Lehigh at Navy

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  The Washington herald, Washington, D.C., October 21, 1906, page 8

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  NAVY’S SCORE SMALL Lehigh Held Sailors to II Points on Muddy Field CAPT. SPENCER IS INJURED Leader of Annapolis VIII Be Laid tn Week or Two by n Wrenched Knee-LenG HunS Give the Middtes Their Two TOuchdowns – Pennsy boys Are strong fn Defense. Special 10 Tho Washington Herald. Annapolis, Md. Oct o0.-The Midshipmems football team played a far superior game than did Lehigh to-day. but was only able TO score l. points. However. the Nays defense was strong at all times. and at no stage OF the game did the Bethlehem aggregation threaten the MILDLY goal. The halves were twenty and fifteen minutes, and the Middies scored one touchdown in each. both goals being kicked by Norton. Navy led a slashing attack at times, and both scores were made by straight plans through the line the ball being worked for thirty to fifty yards respectively. for each touchdown. The Middies’ first score was made after about ten minutes of play, and during the remainder Of the half the visitors braced up and prevented further scoring. In the second part the Middes managed to work the bail across Lehigh’s goal for the second touchdown, and on three Occasions got within the i5-yard line Of the visitors goal, once being on the 5-yard mark, but the Pennsylvanians rallied each time, and got possession OF the ball on downs. In the same half Norton had a good chance for “a goal from placement, having made a fair catch 81 yards from Lehigh’s goal. but the ball went a few feet wide of the bar The game was played on a heavy field. Both teams were penanZed frequently for holding, offside, and other infractions Of the rules Score Unexpectedly Small. Since Lehigh was defeated By Princeton s. to o ten days ago. AM Annapolis held the Tigers down TO . to o last Saturday, it was expected that the Alddies would roll up Il larger score today. The visit ors, however, played fairly strong game. but not up 10 the standard of the AIiddies. I1ehigh’s defense was especially strong when they held the AIiddies for downs three times while their goal was threatened in the second half But in offensive tactics the visitors were la mentally weak In scrimmage during the early part OF the second half Spencer. captain of the Annapolis. sustained an injury which will probably keep him out of the game for “a week or two Spencer was carrying the BAH when hc was tackled. In the fall his right knee was badly twisted. and he had 10 be assisted from the field AS the game wore Oh. and the coaches realized that Lehigb was not a dangerous Zoe. a number of substitutes were given “A try out

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  The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., October 21, 1906, page 1

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  NAVY BEATS LEHIGH IN CLOSE CONTEST journal Special Service. Annapolis, Md, Oct. 20.-Lehigh uni versity football team played a fairly strong game here today, altho the An napolis midshipmen won by the score of IL to 0. The middies scored one touchdown in each half. Lehigh put up a strong defense, especially in the second half, when the sailor lads three times worked the ball to the visitors 15-yard mark. where Lehigh took it each time on downs The Bethlehem players were lamentably weak in often sive tactics, however. At no stage of the game was the navy goal line threat ened. Both of the navy S touchdowns were made By hard line plunges after the ball had been carried from thirty

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  The Montgomery advertiser, October 21, 1906, page 15

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  AIIDDIEs TRIM LEHIGH. Game Was Replete In PuntinE and Fast Open Play. Annapolis, Md, Oct 20.-The foot ball team of the Naval Academy this afternoon swamped that of Lehigh by score of 12 to 0. The midshipmen had a number of chances to score by drop kick goals, but Norton ran the team for straight touchdowns and each time Lehigh braced at the critical moment. There was plenty of bunting in which the mid dShipmen had rather the better of the exchanges of kicks and they man. aged to keep the ball in their oppon- ent’s territory during the greater part of the game and to score two touch- downs, one in each half.

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Navy leads 15–⁠6–⁠1 in 22 meetings, counting the nine since this game.