Yale at Army

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  The Worcester spy, Worcester, Mass., October 30, 1898, page 1

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  MADEYAIEWORK West Pointers Played a Very Strong Game. West Point, N. Y, Oct. 2s.-The Yale West Point foot ball game this after noon resulted in a score OF. 10 to 0 in favor of Yale. 1t was the best played and most exciting contest witnessed here this season. The West Pointers put up a good fight, the Yale men having to work very hard for the points they scored. The military boys We’re in fine trim, and went in to play a win ming game, but by an unfortunate fluke, precisely IL seconds before the end of the first half, Mcbride went over the line for touchdown. Brown tried for goal, but West Point blocked the kick. In the second half West Point kicked off IS yards, but Marvin promptly punt ed back. The ball fell into the hands OF Waldron, who made the most brilliant play Of the day, running IS yards and eluding the tackles by a system of leaps. He was finally downed by AL len within 20 yards of YaEe’s goal line At this point Kroner attempted to kick goal from the field, but the pig skin fell a little short of it’s mark. The ball was gradually worked back into West Point territory, and three minutes before time was called Marvin went over the line for a touchdown. Brown tried for goal, but West Point blocked the BALL The lineup was as follows:

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  The Portland daily press, Maine, October 31, 1898, page 1

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  VAL E WON. But the Military Boys Put Up Good Game. West Point, N. Y, October 29.-The Yale West Point foot ball game here this afternoon resulted in score of 10 to 0 in favor of Yale. It was the best played and most exciting contest witnessed here this season. The West Pointers put up o good fight. the Yale men having to work very hard for the points they scored. The military boys were in fine trim and went in to play a winning game. but by an unfoI tunate fuke .preoisely II seconds before the end Of the first half. Mcbride went over the line for touchdown. Brown tried for q goal, but West Point blocked the kick. In the second half. West Point kicked of 45 yards. but Marvin promptly punted back. The bali fell into the hands of Waldron, who made the most brilliant play of the day, running As yards and eluding tackles by system of leaps. He was finally downed by Allen within 30 yards of Yale’s goal line. At this point, KRONER attempted to kick goal from the field, but the ball fell a little short of It’s mark. The boil was gradual ~ worked back into West Point territory and just three minutes before time was called Marvin went over the line for a touchdown. Brown again tried for a goal, but West Point blocked the ball. Tho limo NM

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  Wheeling Sunday register, Wheeling, W. Va., October 30, 1898, page 3

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  YALE 10; WEST POINT 0. West Point, N. Y, October 29.-The Yale-West Point foot ball game here this afternoon resulted in a score of 10 to 0 in favor Of Yale. 1t was the best played and most exciting contest wit messed here this season. The West Pointers put up a good fight, Yale having to work very hard for the points they scored. The military boys were in fine trim and went in to play win ming game, but by an unfortunate fluke precisely eleven seconds before the end of the first half, Mcbride went over the line for a touchdown. Brown tried for goal, but West Point blocked the kick. In the second half the ball was gradually worked into West Point ter ritory, and just three minutes before time was called Marvin went over the line for a touchdown.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Yale leads 22–⁠16–⁠8 in 46 meetings, counting the 40 since this game.