Dickinson at Navy

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  Evening capital, Annapolis, Md., October 24, 1904, page 1

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  THE NAVY FAILED TO SCORE A TIE GAME PLAYED WITH DICKINSON TEAM. A Poor Exhibition of Foot Ball Is Given By Both Visitors And M:ddieS. Dickinson College and Navy played a tie game Saturday afternoon that was notable for the many fumbles and offside plays made by both teams. In the first part of the game Navy lost q snlendid chance for a touchdown by fumbling the ball when within three wards of Dickinson’s goal line. The feature of the game were the line bucking of Klingtsine and Davis for Dickinson and Gray for the Navy. The whole of the first half consisted of fumbles ana offside plays that lost more for Dickinson than for Navy. In the second half Dickinson braced up and gave the Middies tussle. The fumbling and offside plays by the Navy in this half were the worst ever seen on the Academy field and prob ably accounts for the poor showing made by the Navy after defeating Princeton last week. During the last part of the game Grady, who proved to be the best ground gamer for the Navy. was put out of the game for slugging. The principal feature of the game was the weak defense of the Middies. The Dickinson players repeatedly smashed through for good gains, and on three or four occasions only did the Middies hold for downs. Aside from the chance the visitors had to score in the second half they also had another This was in the first half, when they had the bail on Navy’s 25-yard line. Navy at this point held strong and Davis, who tried for a field goal from placement, failed. The poor work of the Middies on Saturday may be at tributed partly to the fact that the back fields is in much unsettled condition. due to the injuries of Root and Douglass, both of whom have broken legs, and Spencer, who is out nursing slight injury. On the whole, however, the work was bad, even their tackling being weak. The usual big crowd witnessed the game, and among the spectators was Secretary of the Navy Morton, who was on a visit to Superintendent Brownson. The crowd was the largest that has yet attended game at the Academy this season, and the day was an ideal one for the game. West Point defeated Yale Saturday in the annual football struggle. The score was IL to 6. 1t was the first time the Army has ever won from Yale, and there was much rejoicing Saturday night IN the Army camp. The sol diers’ two touchdowns were the resuits of long runs and quick work in taking advantage of their opponents mistakes. A delegation of naval Off GERS from the Naval Academy watched the game and cheered West Points victory.

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  New-York tribune, New York, October 23, 1904, page 10

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  Positions. DICKINSON TIES The NAVY. 0 TO 0. TRY -ELEGRATH 10 TIE THIBUNL-I ANNAPOLIS Nd. Oct. 22-Dickinson College and the Navv r1aved tie game this afternoon that was norable for the many fumoles and ofrside plays made BY both teams. In the first part of the game the NAVY lost spl -ndid chance for touchdown by tumble on Dickicson’s 3-yard line Klngsttne ard Davis for Die kinson. and Grady. for the Navy bucked the line with vigOr The whole of the first half consisted fumbes and offside plays that lost moro for Dickinson than for the Navy. In the second half Dickinson braced up and gave the mddIes tussle. The fumblng and offside plays bv the Navy in this half probably the worst eyer seen on academy field. IN the last part OF the game Grady. who proved to be the best ground gamer for the Navy. put OF the game for slugging. The lineup and score:

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  The Washington times, District of Columbia, October 23, 1904, page 1

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  FUMBLES COSTLY FOR THE MIDDIES Only N k an Even Break With Dickinson. NEITHER ELEVEN SCORES Midshipmen Put Up a Miserable Ar ticle OF Football-Lost Many Chances. ANNAPOLIS. Nd, Oct. 22-The An naDoiis midshipmen exhibited a miserabIys poor article of football in the game here this afternoon with the eleven Of Dick msou College. Neither team was able % effect a score. The Nays case was all the more sorry, following upon their victory over Princeton last Saturday. and the fact that the team which played today was defeated Dy West Point Two weeks ago Dy the score or Is 20 q. The Aiddies really lost JOday’s contest 10y numerous fumoies. Tor il was “a juggle of the plgskiu that spoiled their best available chance TO score ia the first half Lineup:

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Navy leads 9–⁠1–⁠4 in 14 meetings, counting the seven since this game.