North Carolina at Navy

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 22, 1905, page 57

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  FAST WORK BY NAVY. By Fleetness and Skill North Carolina Was Badly Beaten. special Dispatch to The Star. ANNAPOLIS. October 21-The mfdsbipmen piled up 3s more points in their march to unscored-upon victory this afternoon when the strong team of the University of North Carolina found the navy line stone wall and the navy backs encircling arms IKE the outstretching feelers of an octopus during the two twenty minute halves the middle goal line was never in danger while on the other hand the Blue and Gold war flors battered the visitors to pieces and scored almost at will As in the other games ms season the coaches turned the various material out and made many sinh sutuuons. particularly during the second haif. The visitors received the kick off Nlnburn catching the pisskn almost under MS own goal post but the navy held hard and got possession of the ball almost i’m mediate!y. Aided by q long run by Spen- Ger through tackle and many short line gains by Grady, Bernard and Norton the balI was finally placed where Spencer car ried 1t over from the I5-yard line This oc- CURED about two minutes after play began. rms started the scoring and during the remainder of the half Doherty got two more touehdowns, which Norton kicked goal for, making the score Is to 0. In the second half Carolina fumbled on her own a-yard line, and I’m the next play navy showed Ghornlley over for the fourth score: Decker failed to kick. Score, Navy, %; Carolina, o. Following this touchdC IN came the SEN sation of the game. Carolina kicked off to Spencer. who received the ball squarely under his goal and got back fifteen yards before being downed. On the next play Bernard was given the ball and broke through the opposing tackle Aided by the magnificent interference of Decker he ran 30 yards through the whole of the opposing team, but was finally tackled from behind by Gardiner. after a neck and neck race of fifteen yards On the next play Grady scored on a five-yard line plunge. Decker kicked goal before the Carolinas Were lined zip for his booting of the pig skin and the additional one point was not allowed by the referee. Score, Navy IS; Carolina, o. Decker again distinguished himself after the next kickoff by a beautiful 45-yard run around right end. Navy was then penalized for holding. but Bernard and Spencer tore off 1j and 10 yards respectively. From here Ghormiey was showed over for another score, Decker failing goal Score, Navy, SO; Carolina o. Following 49-yard end run by Spencer Ghormley was again sent in for score, Needham failing at goal. Final score Navy, IS; Carolina, o. The lineup was as follows;

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Tied 5–⁠5 in 10 meetings, counting the eight since this game.