Army at Stanford

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., December 29, 1929, page 1

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  CRUSHES WEST POINT, A-13 Army, With eagle Stopped, Is 0utpIayed in 0verWheIm- ing Defeat. STANFORD STADIUM. Palo Alto, Calf, December 2S.-While afternoon shadows began to trace their message Of impending darkness in this huge bowl today, more than 10000 spectators huddled around its embanklnents saw a great Stanford team beat down the stubborn defensive of Army’s eleven and crush the soldiers under q 34–⁠13 score, their most decisive beating CT the year. Outrushed, outpasse1, and With their all-American halfback marvel. Red” eagle, guarded as closely as IL charging opposing warriors can guard one man, the Cadets were overwhelmed by a Stanford offensive that rose to new and brilliant heights for 1929. Surging, crushing power, generated from the dazzling reverses and fake reverses that Coach Glenn Pop” Warner had fashioned for his current gridiron machine. spelled the doom of an Army squad that barely lost to Notre Dame, TO, few weeks ago. Two final periods saw the soldiers wilt under the smash ing attack of the Cardinal and White ierSeyed team that finished its regular season in a four-way tie for the Pa cific Coast Conference championship. Three Touchdowns in Last Half. In the last two quarters, Stanford pounded over for three touchdowns. The first half ended, 14–⁠13, with Army on the short end, but in the closing sessions its line was pierced and its defense battered down before the ire mendous reserve strength that came on to the field. A tumble by eagle in the third period started the drive for points that saw Stanford pull away from it’s Eastern rival in the score board total. On his own 17-yard line the Red Knight” dropped the ball. Driscoll, Cardinal guard, recovered. Four powerful lunges at the Cadets forward wall by Smalling, fullback, brought q touchdown. The try for point from placement was wide, but Stanford held 20-to-13 lead. With their opponents on the run, the Cards crashed over for two more touch downs in the last quarter, knitting through for yardage almost as they midheld. Once Smalling went over. and the last time Fleischhacker carried the ball over for its final ride. Smalltng Proves Sensation. The big post-season crowd filled the stands to watch the performances of eagle. but 1t stayed to see an amazing individual feat OF foot ball by one of the sons of Stanford-”Chuck” Small ing. Here. there and everywhere, the Card fullback closed his college career in a blaze Of glory such as few other Tidiron heroes have done here in many years. In 20 plunges at the line, Smalling bat tered his way for total of 149 yards His defensive work was dazzling His CONTINUED on Page 8, Column s.

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., January 1, 1930, page 1

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  Stanford Team Shows Stamina In Triumph OUer Army Gridmen coaches Of foot ball are now meeting in New York to talk matters over and make plans for next year. The college associations also ase in session. SO, It becomes evident that such matters as the foot ball rules and the Carnegie report will be in for long discussions. 1t is sincerely to be hoped that the officials will let the foot ball rules alone. They have changed the rules so often and made them so complicated that a number OF these officials themselves have been unable to keep the changes in mind. This was demonstrated plain ly in some of the smaller college games this past season. Any step toward sim plification would be a good step. but changes have been all too frequent. AS for the Carnegie report, abut all the colleges in mass formation can do Is to pass resolutions. Any reform can come only through individual institutons and from the inside. Rules Now Satisfy. To go back to the foot ball rules. believe that the rules committee is pretty we’ll satisfied with the present code. The tumble rule apparently has come to stay. Its strength is that many OF the players seem to like it. 1 never have believed much in rule protection from manual errors, but the present method of treating fumbles certainly does tend to simplify the rules and that always is to be desired. Moreover, the rule seems to have worked out in action as well as theory, and that is the real test. We shall all have TO admit that foot ball has seldom produced more fine games or more thrills than In the season Of 1929. (Copyright, 1929. by North American News paper Alliance)

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  The Daily Alaska empire, December 30, 1929, page 5

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  WINS |. FROM AR MY IN FOOTBALL GAME Western Eleven Brushes Soldier Team by Score 34–⁠13 PALO ALTO, Cal, Dec. 30.-Sev- enty thousand fans saw the great Stanford football eleven beat down the stubborn defensive of the Army eleven last Saturday afternoon to crush the soldiers under a 34 to 13 score. Outrushed and outpassed, with their All-American half back mar vel Red” Cagle, the Army was overwhelmed by the Stanford of- fensive that rose to new brilliant heights and in the two final pe- riods, the soldiers wilted under the 7mashing attack of the Stanford eleven which scored three times. iSmalling, Stanford’s fullback, made all three scores. The half ended 14 to 13 in favor of Stanford. Cagie scored one touchdown, but the longest run was held to 30 yards on a punt.

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  The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], December 30, 1929, page 10

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  Army Crushed by Powerful Stanford Team BU Times SDecjaJ PALO ALTO, Cal, Dec. 30. --- Praise of Pacific coast football followers was showered down on a great Leland Stanford team today, the result of the westerners’ decisive 34-to-13 victory over Army here Saturday. The Cadets were crushed COM pletely by the powerful Stanford eleven, and the great Chris eagle, Army’s famed alI-American half back, failed to score. Army put up a gallant battle, but the terrific thrustS of Stanford were not to be denied and the soldiers were routed completely in the sec ond half after holding the west erners to a 14–⁠13 score in the first half.

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Stanford leads 7–⁠5 in 12 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.