Virginia at Navy

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 19, 1905, page 62

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  NAVY DOWNS VIRGINIA Good Toe Work Brings Vic tory at % to 0. Special Dispatch to The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Nd. November 18.-In the presence OF large crowd, containing many out-of- town society folk, drawn here to attend the midshipmen’s hop tonight. the Navy foot ball team defeated the team from the University of Virginia this after noon by q score Of ~ to O. The visitors were completely outclassed and were never able to come within the danger zone OF their opponents goal Hne- Ten OF the Nays points were made In the FIRST hah. the last of them being Tailed up by Deck er’s beautiful drop from the field shortly before the half ended. Heretofore Deck er’s chances for beating Norton out for quarter have been handicapped by his ale legged failure to sky kick drops. His show ing this afternoon however, places him In the job for the West Point game two weeks hence. Chambers kicked on for the navy from the northwest goal, the leather being received by Randolph, who from his own ten yard line ran the ball back ten yards be- fore being downed. johnson. NAPLES and Neil failed to gain, and johnson was forced to punt to Decker in midheld. Spen- Ger got through tackle for ten, and Ghorm- ley ripped off FIVE, following this up with two more in the next play. Doherty fumbled for q loss, Woodwork recovering the pigskin for Navy. Howard was forced to punt to Randolph on Vir- ginia’s ten-yard line. Neil was only able to make two yards. and Randolph toed the Spencer was given the ball for three yard plunge. Ghormley and Doherty buck ed for two and three yards, respectively. Spencer next got four and Ghormley added two Doherty was thrown for a loss. which Decker made up on ten-yard dash around the left end. Ghormley was sent through the center for two. and Spencer on three tackle plunges totaled up eleven yards. Ping-Pong Work. Decker’s recover of q tumble for a loss and a ffteen-yard penalty for holding by Navy. in the next two plays, sent the leather back twenty yards. The Navy quarters fake kick was broken up for a further loss and he was forced to punt, the leather being covered by Randolph. out OF bounds. at his own twenty-yard line. Woods and Nefll each got two yards on line plays, but Randolph’s toe was again called into play for punt to midfeld. Spencer made four around the left end, but Virginia covered the leather on tumble in the next play, but was Immediately forced to punt to Decker, who heaed for free kick. Capt. Howard punting to Johnson who got back fifteen yards before being downed. Two yards each by Johnson and NAPLES, with q fve-yard penalty for Navy holding, tailed nine yards, which was Immediately lost by Johnson’s failure to gain a return penalty. A loss on an attempted fake kick forced Virginia to punt again, Capt. Howard short ly after returning the punt for short gain, the leather going out of bounds on Virginia’s ten-yard line. Johnson got six yards around the end and NAPLES and Neil failed to gain, Randolph being forced to punt to Spencer In mfd-held. Spencer tore through like charging war horse for ten yards and was next pushed into Virginia’s middle for one yard. Ghormleys four yards and a five-yard penalty helping Navy still fur Their. nobarfv faflad RI cofn ond na,l,.r +oot, the inflated spheroid for beautiful twenty-yard quarterback run around left end. Eight more by Grady brought the pigskin to the visitors seven-yard mark, from where a penalty for Virginia’s holding placed the struggle on the three-yard line. Ghormley after one failure to gain was plunged through tackle for the first score seventeen minutes after the game began. Spencer kicked goal. Score: Navy G, Virginia O. Goal From Field. Following the kickoff and an exchange of punts. the leather was virginia’s on her own ten-yard line A beautiful quarterback run of twenty yards by Johnson got the leather out of danger. but on the next play Randolph fumbled the ball, which was COW cred by Decker. who Immediately after | dropped back and toed the ball squarely over the cross bar for thirty-yard drop from the field. Score, Navy. 10; Virginia, O. This ended the scoring for the half, al though Navy hammered her opponents down to the twenty-five-yard line, from which Decker tried at another goal, but failed. Randolph grabbing the unclaimed pigskin and making beautiful ten-yard recover just time was called In the second half a number of substftulions were made by Navy, and her team was able to plunge. but Virginia held sew eral times at critical stages, only to be forced to Immediately punt Nays first score of the half was made by Doherty after twenty-yard charge by himself and donation of four yards each from Ghormley and Northcroft, which put the ball three yards from the line, over which Doherty carried it. Spencer’s booting of the leather helped to make six points, and the score stood Navy. 16; Virginia, O. Five minutes before the game ended Bernard recovered the ball for Navy on RAN doiph’s tumble of Capt. Howard’s punt to Virginias thirty-fye-yard- line Ghormley ripped off ten yards, and in the next play Norton. recovering his own tumble after at left end for ten yards. Magruder, aided by splendid interference, dragged the yfrginia team ten yards for touchdown which was scored close to the side lines Ghormley punted out to Norton, who heeied the ball. and Immediately thereafter kicked the goal Score: Navy, %; Virginia, O. The lineup: Howard Capt, Dague. left end ............ .Dodson Chambers oBsien ‘‘‘‘.’ ‘e’‘ TACKLE ‘.’........ Haskell Mcconnell. ...... left guard .Daneerneld Shafroth. right guard. 5000. Murphy Woodwortb welsh ri sIst ta sad Woods lteCkpr, quarterback RAJ dx,l,,b

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  The Washington times, District of Columbia, November 19, 1905, page 33

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  Won, BUT WERE WEAK Attack Not as Brilliant as Expected. VIRGINIA ENDS BETTER outplayed Their Navy Opponents Decker Kicked Goal From Field. Johnson ShOne Brightly. ANNAPOLIS. Nd. Nov 1S-The Navy won iron. the University OF Virginia by a score of y 10 Q this afternoon. the game consisting OF two halves Of twenty-hve minutes each The visitors aad several brilliant individual players, notably johnson. Ran dolph and Barry, but their team had been weakened by injuries TO their regulars The Midshipmen were not quite up to the standard of the last three games particularly in their offensive work. The attack was not as fast nor as concentrated as previously exhibited this season The Navy scored touchdown and goal from the field in the first half, and two touchdowns in the second half, from both Of which goals were kicked. Decker’s Field Goal. Decker kicked the goal from the field, the first time he has accomplished it in a match game. It was from the 35-yard line and at a somewhat difficult angle. Navy missed Pierson, the stocky left tackle, who has a twisted knee and may be out Of the game another week. No other regular players are on the hospital list. The Virginia, ends, especially Barry. were excellent ard slightly outplayed their opponents. Navv did little cIrcling, most Of It’s gains being outside of tackle Decker got away for one run OF twenty yards from his position and made sew eral other short gains. Spencer also gained on u direct pass play. but was generally turned in from the side. johnson was the only consistent gain er for the visitors and often carried the ball three or four times successfully. He had 70 retire at the end of the first half Randolph generally got away for fair gains after receiving punts, once for twenty-five yards. He did the punting and was rather weak at it, his limit being about thirty-five yards, and many OF them being not over twenty.

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  Daily press. (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, Virginia, November 19, 1905, page 1

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  Anna polls 0utc’assed The SterI. ing Team From Virginia and Won y 10 0. 7. P. !. SCORES FlGHIH VICTORY North Carolina Piles Up a Score of II to o Against V. M. I.-YaIe Beats Princeton. but Harvard Failed to Do Better Than Tieing Score Against Dartmouth. n,y Associated presa.N ANNAPOLIS, MD, Nov. 1S.-The midshipmen played the next to the last game of the n on the home grounds today, defeating the Univer. sity of Virginia team by q score of 22 TO 0. The visitors had several brilliant in dividual players, but were not up 10 he standard Of the midshipmen. The navy scored Il touchdown and goal and n goal from the field in the first half and TWO t%ouchdowns and goals in the second. The midshipmen’s game was nor nearly so fast as usual and there were several bad fumbles. Lieutenant Boyers, tho head coach or West Point, saw the game. He said that Annapolis and West Point are playing about an equal game this season, but that West Point was some. What heavier. The lineup: Navy. Position. U, of Va. Howard (Capt.) (Dague) .Dobson Left End. Chambers tMagruder) ...... Haskell Left Tackle. ODrien tMcConnelD.. .Dangorleld Left Guard. Causey ORecs) Kites Center. Shafrot Murphy Right Guard. ulduy Woods Right Tackle. Woodwork (Welsh) .......... Barry Right End. Decker (Norton) ......... Randolph Quarter Back. Spencer (Ingram) -. Johnson (Neen) Left Half Back. Doherty (Bernard) .......... Waples Right Half Back. Ghormley (Smith) ........... Neil Full Back. Referee Minds, University of Penn. sylvania; Umpire. Sharpe, Yale; Head Linesman, DR.. Whitehurst, University of Maryland. T~ouchdowns – Ghormley, Doherty, Magruder; goals from touchdown8, Decker. Norton (2); goals from field, Decker. Time OF game two 25.minute halves.

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  The semi-weekly messenger, Wilmington, N.C., November 21, 1905, page 1

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  ANNAPOLIS 22: VIRGINIA 0. Annapolis, Nd, November 1S.-The Midshipmen played the next to the last game of the season on the home grounds today, defeating the University of Virginia team by score of % to . The visitors had several brilliant individual players, but were not up to the standard of the midshipmen. The navy scored a touchdown and a goal from the field in the first half and TWO touchdowns and goals in the second The midshipmens’ game was not near ly SO fast as usual, and there were several bad fumbles. Lieutenant Boyers, the head coach of West Point, saw the game. He said that Annapolis and West Point are playing about an equal game this sea son, but that West Point was some what heavier.

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Navy leads 26–⁠10 in 36 meetings, counting the 31 since this game.