Dartmouth at Army

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 29, 1899, page 1

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  CADETS DEFEAT DARTMOUTH. VEST POINT MEN SUCCESSFUL BY a SCORE OF TO .. West Point y 7. oct. q Speciality a score Of to 2 the cadets defeated Dartmouth tho and the leather frequently went into out-ofthe-way places The cadets showed UP in good form. and played straight hard football from start to finish Rockwell made several pretty runs. and Nelly gave a good account OF himself IN his first game as half back Bettison Farnsworth and Smith did splendid work for the cadets. Dartmouth’s team was In the pink Of condition. The game was two halves OF ffteen and twenty minutes Promptly AZ 3l5 o’clock Dougherty kicked 70 Dartmouth’s thrty-ivc-yard Inc. Proctor made a return run Of ten yards. Dartmouth tried the cadet line but could make only small gains. Proc tor punted 10 Dougherty who brushed aside all In reference and gained fifteen yards There was considerable fumbng at this stage OF the game West Point could gain nothing through Dart mouths line and Dougherty puntod on the third down West Point secured the bail on downs. ana gain The cadet rOOters yelled with delight. and so confused Dartmouth that Nelly repeated Rock Wells performance. on DaTtmOuths Vineyard line tho cadets lost the ball Proctor had no room 70 yards. Bunker made gain through DartWoutn’s centre. ana Rockwell ~ mo n’Nt pay got AROUND the visitors cft end for “a touchdown. Bettson Proctor kicked of The ball rolled down the field. with Dougnerty ST. hot pursuit Before he could catch 1t the leather rolled over West Point had touched IT, He allowed Dartmouth n safety The remainder OF this half was closely contested Dartmouth kept the ball In West Point territory ana the leather rolled across tho cadet goal lire second half The plays both sides were brilliant The lineup was as follows.

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  The Worcester spy, Worcester, Mass., October 29, 1899, page 4

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  DARTMOUTH AGAIN LOST Army Cadets Beat New Hampshire Players by Small Margin. West Point, N. Y, Oct. 2S.-In thick mist and with the ground in slippery condition, West Point this afternoon defeated Dartmouth at foot ball, by a score of to 2. Dartmouth won her two points by a safety West Point went into the game with her regular team, but in the second half Ennis was substituted for Goodspeed, Clard for Wesson and Glade for Nellis. All the scoring was done in the first half Bettisin, West Points centre did especially fine work. He not only got down on punts but tackled Dartmouth’s back in his track. Dartmouths centre was weak, but Gilmore and O’Connor at the ends did good work, as did also Crowell and Alling, the tackles. Cooks quarterback work was also very good. Twenty and fifteen minute halves were played. Coggswell of Trinity was ref cree and Thompson Of Princeton UNI pire,

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Army leads 6–⁠1 in seven meetings, counting the five since this game.