Syracuse at Army

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 19, 1899, page 1

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  WEST POINT DEFEATS SYRACUSE West Point Nov. 1s-In two halves OF twenty FIVE minutes each West Point this afternoon defeated the football team from Syracuse by score of 10 TO G. The game exciting one from start to finish and although the Cadets came of victorious. they had to work hard for their points The ball put in motion at $40 and II was sitch dark when time called. In the middle Of the first half West Point scored the first six points, and one minute later Wes- OF the field TO a touchdown. Bettison kicked an easy goal which gave TO the Cadets u points. In the middle OF the second half by plunges and scrimmages Syracuse scored six points The Wis itors had large following. who cheered Justify for the team. The lineup follows:

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  The times, District of Columbia, November 19, 1899, page 9

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  west Point Beats Syracuse. WEST POINT, Nov. 1S.-In a fercely contested football game here this afternoon West Point defeated the team from Syracuse University by a score Of y to 6. Wesson made a star play for West Point by catching punt and running 105 yards for a touchdown. The cadets scored twelve points in the first and the Syracuse boys six in the last half

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Syracuse leads 12–⁠10 in 22 meetings, counting the 21 since this game.