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  New-York tribune, New York, October 27, 1901, page 5

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  WEST POINT DEFEATS WILLIAMS. CADETS. ALTHOUGH IN A CRIPPLED coNDI- TIoN. MAKE THE SCORE 15 TO o. v-es, Paint Oct. 2s-Although in crippled cond,tion West Point defeated Williams by score OF X 70 on the cadet gridiron to-day several OF ine soldiers best players unable 70 line up on dccount of contusons received IN the game aea’ns. i uaryard last Saturday. Early in the game Casad cave way 10 Phillips and IN the first half Good sneed showed that he not fully recovered from Saturdays hard tussle. In spite OF TINS, une game was interesting. The visitors displayed nhernected strength and frequently made orllhant dashes On several occasions the soldiers line was opened by williams for considerable gains. Ihere was an entire absence OF fumbng. and, although punishment was given TO both teams on one or TWO occasions for off side play, the game. as a whole was comparatively free from serious errors II was clean contest from start TO finish. In the first half Bunker made touchdown before the ball was three minutes in play. II was then thought that West Point would have a wslkover but Williams took a brace and fought desperately the end OF the half. The soldiers could not take the ball 10 another touchdown in this half although they had the oval within an inch of Williams’s goal line. West Point the toss and chose the east goal. Peabody kicked 10 Cadet Williams. who gained ten yards before going to earth. Graves punted TO the visitors l5-yard line williams returned the kick. but the cadets rushed the ball back again, and Bunker went over the line for a touchdown. No goal The punting duel that followed the lineup showed West Point had the better of il Although Williams tried and sometimes succeeded in getting through West Point for considerable gains, the ball uained dangerously the visitors goal but the soldiers lacked vim TO get II across Casad unable TO stand the strain any longer this stage OF the game. and gave way Phillips The oval now within a foot Of Williams,s goal when II and Cadet Williams made a fair catch. Graves the visitors l5-yard line where Graves tried goal tTS the d He ws mSsa 4e it by by aR neh and 5G time called at the end Of this half the cadets

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  The Washington times, October 27, 1901, page 7

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  WEST POINT HARD PRESSED. Victory Over Williams Mas After plenty of Work. WEST POINT. n. Y. oct. 26.-The Military Academy football team defeated Williams College here today by a score of Is TO o. Although victorious. the West Pointers had to work hard for what they got. At times Williams line seemed i’m penetrable. and just before the end of the first half West Point lost touch dow” when the tail was within two inches Of the goal line. This was due to the superior strength Of Williams. West Point scored after three minutes play. making the only score in the first half. In the second half. Williams sub 5t!tuted Graves for Jackeratt and Joyer for Moore. West Point substituted Blain for Goodspeed. Hackett for Phillips. Self ridge for Bartlett. Phillips for Casad auI McAndrew for Bunker. West Point made two touchdowns In the second half, but FarnswOrth failed each goal

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Army leads 6–⁠0 in six meetings, counting the four since this game.