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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], November 21, 1897, page 1

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  EASY FOR VEST POINT. Cadets Defeat the brown University Team by az to o. WEST POINT, Nov. 2O.-Under a gloomy sky and on a wet field West Point showed under Brown. her old rival, this afternoon, by a score OF AZ to Q. This was two points better than the prediction of Ned McEnany, who was reported in yesterdays SUN as saying that 1t would DO 40 to in favor OF West Point. Two thousand persons witnessed the game from the side lines, and although the Brown “ rooters “ were in the minority, West Point cheered her plays repeat edly. Tho game began at $3.50 O’Clock, Brown kicking of. In three minutes Nesbitt went through Browns line for a touchdown. On tho KICKOFF, after rushes by West Point, the bali was given to Brown for holding. Cannon made a superb run of sixty yards, but was downed by Waldron on West Points lO.yard for four downs, and then by brilliant runs by Foy and PUSHES by West Point the bali vas carried through by Romeyn. for West goals. Two more touchdownsw were made In this half and one goal WAS missed. the score being ~ 70 o In favor of West Point. The features 81 t Gnm mail we’re the runs OF Foy and Waldron and ond half, after three minutes Of play Sesbltt repeated his, rush of the first half and made a Souehdown, but Scales missed the goal. Re, Peated gains were, made by West Point, and three more topchdowns went to the teams credit In this half. ~ Brown, by as’pal measurement in the diagram o. the game n Fe by Capt. Gordon, gained only lOo yards In rt and PUSHES. while West Point made LOIS var through the Providence team. MI Brown 2 io6 ards. 20 were made by Gam. Browns half backs. Gemmon and Fultz, with hieharcson, the quarter back, played a win. classed by West Point. The cadets PLAYED Altar game throughout. Tho runs OF Foy. Wal dr0n’ aud Nesbitt were features. whileSSales,

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  The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., November 21, 1897, page 10

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  BROWN BEATEN. Superb Game Put Up by the West Point Cadets WEST POINT, N. Y, Nov. 2O-This afternoon Brown and West Point met on wet gridiron under cloudy skies, but the day was dark only for Brown, West Point showing her under with a score of AZ to 0. West Points work was superb, although Brown put up a plucky game. Twenty-Five minute halves were played, and at the end of the first half West Point had scored p points. In the second half with an unchanged line, she again scored &c points. Five of West Points touch downs were made without losing the ball on a caught punt

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Army leads 6–⁠2 in eight meetings, counting the four since this game.