Army at Yale

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  New Britain herald, November 1, 1929, page 28

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  BOOTHS HEAD WON’T SWELL, STATES FORMER’TEAMMATE Not in His Makeup Declares Eddie Lawson of This City-Yale Football Hero Rounded By Interview CTS and Cameramen, Loses All Privacy – Became Famous On New Haven Boys Club Tean,-Modest- 1y Gives Line All Credit. Albie Booth knows how Lindy felt after his sensational trip 10 Paris as the Hone eagle” He knows how Florence and John fel. when they were the objects of re porters’ curiosity, Ever since his miraculous feats on the football eridiron as a star player with the l Yale university team. Albie has lost the comfort of privacy, day or night, according to Eddie Lawson of this city, one of Albie’s gang back in their native home in West Haven. Several who are now taking part in professional football as members of the Williams football team arc in the same gang They know each other and have full knowledge of their pals feelings on success or failure. Eddie says that Albie Booth has never been swell head ed” is not that way now. and will never be that way because it is not in his makeup. He is just a regU- his teammates credit for any sue cess he may have. Dogged By Ncwspapermen He’s a national hero now and the ever-alert newspapermen realiz3 this as they make every possible never give the West Haven boy a rest. It has been said that news papermen have resorted to peekinE in his windows in the morning anI gaining aCccGs 10 his classrooms. and in practice sessions they are always trying to get him 10 one sidn so that they will obtain the much desired scoop” After the Yale Army game last Saturday group Of gentlemen Of the press gathered outside tho dressing room and asked if they might see Albie for an interview. The management Of the Yale team threw out tackling dummy and suggested that the interviewer’s question be aimed at the dummy. Does that discourage the reporters? No. They go out with more deter mination. The telephone at his home is ringing constantly and he is given little time to study. Albic wants to spend as much time as possible on his school work but these constant Interruptions arc causing him much trouble. Coaches are doing their best 10 keep him away from reporters and although some photographs have been sanctioned, the desire for more exclusive pictures is great, and cam cramen snap pictures Of him even while he is trying to study in the class room Wonderful College Record The 141-pound star is in his second year at Yale university In his freshman year he explained the freshman football. basketball. and baseball teams When he reported for the football team much was ex- pected of him and he more than came through. Last week he en- tered the game when the score was 10 lo v d5LlilSI I ale, put when he left the count was 21 to 13 in favor of Yale and he had scored each and every one of his teams points. Several years ago he played quar- tcrback on the New Haven Hill- house High school team but he was graduated at the age of 17 years and had really done nothing to merit attention when he was in high school He went to Milford Prep aratory school, where he developed considerably. Starred With Boys Club Booth really came to the front while playing as member of the New Haven Boys club team. His running mates in the backfeld were Joe Lawson, brother to Eddie and George Lawson of this city and son of the great Jack Lawson Of New

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  Seward daily gateway, Alaska, October 28, 1929, page 5 (results column)

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  FOOTBALL 6o0REES5 Penn State 6, lafayette 3 Columbia 33. Williams 0 Syracuse 6, Brown o Amherst ‘, Wesleyan Q Dartmouth 34, Harvard T Colgate 52. Providence 0 Iowa ‘, Wisconsin 0 Ohio $. Cincinnati Q Missouri ‘, Nebraska ‘ Illinois IA, Michigan 0 Yale 21 Army 13 Metre Dome Y Ca~~ egie Tech 0 Navy 13. PHrcat1A 13 Ohio 5Vaye ., Indiana 0 Purdue 26, Chicago 0 var- 23. Iowa state 0 Tulane 20. Georgia Tech 14 Florida IS, Georgia 6 Oregon 14. Wash. N. 0 oregon State 27. Idaho 0 U. of so. CaI., N, Stanford 0 Gonzaga V. Mt. Gt Charles 6 Pittsburgh 40, AIleghany Q. Holy Cross T; Marquette Q. New York 13; Butler 6. Mime sota 54; Ripon 0. Michigan State 40; North Caro- lima State 6. Oklahoma IA; Kansas Aggies IS South Dakota stae 6; South 0. West Virginia 30: Oklahoma Aggies s. Alabama s; sewanee N tennessee 39, Washington and Lee O North Carolina 30, Virginia Pol ly 13. Virginia 30; st. Johns Of An napolis ‘. Pennsylvania 1O; Marshall \.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 28, 1929, page 5 (results column)

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  GRID GAMES ON SATURDAY The following are results of prin- cipal football games played last Saturday in various parts of the country: Oregon IA; Washington Univer- sity 0. University of Southern California ‘; Stanford O. Oregon State 27; Idaho O. Gonzaga T; Mount. Charles 6. Penn State G.; Lafayette 3. Columbia 33; Williams 0. Syracuse 6; Brown 0. Amherst ?; Wesleyan 0. Dartmouth 34; Harvard 2. Colgate 62; Providence 0. Iowa T. Wisconsin 0. Ohio 25; Cincinnati 0. Missouri T; Nebraska 2. Illinois 14; Michigan 0. Yale 21: Army 13. Notre Dame T; Carnegie Tech Q. Navy 13; Princeton 13. Ohio State 0; Indiana 0. Purdue 26; Chicago 0. Kansas 33; Iowa State O. Tulane 20; Georgia Tech 14. Florida IS; Georgia 6.

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Yale leads 22–⁠16–⁠8 in 46 meetings, counting the 17 since this game.