Dickinson at Army

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  Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, October 12, 1902, page 1

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  WEST POINT is VICTORIOUS Cadets Carry sloppy Ball Across Line, While Dickinson Fails to Score. WEST POINT, N. Y, Oct. lion a Sloppy field and with a wet, slippery ball, which neither side was able to hold, the West Point cadets defeated the team from Dick inson college today by a score of II to O.. Dickinson put up a much better exhibition of foot ball than the cadets expected. West Point made its first score early in the first half on a tumble by the visitors, the ball rolling into McAndrew’s hands. He ran hfty-ive yards through a clear field for a touchdown, from which Torney kicked a goal. In the second half Hackett, Torney and Graves were sent repeatedly through the line for gains and Gardner made a pretty run around the end from the twenty-yard line, making the other touchdown for the cadets. Graves failed to kick the goal. Now came a game between the fullbacks, the ball being kicked back and forth every few minute for the remainder OF the half. which ended with the score IL to 0 I’m favor of the cadets.

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  The Washington times, District of Columbia, October 12, 1902, page 9

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  ARMY PLAYED DICKINSON WHILE THE RAIN FELL WEST POINT, n. Y, Oct. 11.--With the rain falling in torrents the West Point and Dickinson teams faced each other on the gridiron here today. The soldiers won by score of II to o. Neither side was able to keep hold on the wet, slippery ball, and there was great deal of fumbling on both sides Five minutes after the game started Dickinson fumbled the ball Andrews secured it and ran fifty yards, scoring the first touchdown. 1t was a continual exchange of the ball on fumbles during the remainder of the half, which endel with the score 6 to in the army’s ia vor. Gardener took Bunker’s place at half back in the second half and made spectacular run through the entire Dickinson team. making the other score for West Point. Both teams then resorted to kicking, and the ball see sawed back and forth, neither side scoring

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Army leads 4–⁠0 in four meetings, counting the three since this game.