Rutgers at Navy

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  New-York tribune, New York, October 4, 1908, page 9

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  NAVY BEATS RUTGERS. Midshipmen Play Fast Game Despite Warm Day for Football. Annapolis Oct .3.-Notwithstanding the neal ana .a short time of preparation the Navy put up an excellent game to-day in the opening contest Oh the season and defeated Rutgers In two hfteehminute halves by a score Of IS to O. The Navy scored twice the first half and once IN the sec ond During most OF the second period the Navy ,,oa nearly all substitutes in the lineup Rutgers had a good, heavy team and one excel lent back in Alverson. This player made hrst downs on several occasions, and also helped 10 keep the score down by his long and well placed nfInts

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Rutgers leads 13–⁠10–⁠1 in 24 meetings, counting the 20 since this game.