Colgate at Army

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  New-York tribune, October 25, 1908, page 8

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  ARMY BEATS COLGATE. Wins by Score of 8 to o, the Some al Year Ago. West Point Oct 2-The Army to-day axasu tooz tho Colgate boys into camp. repeating the perform ance Of last ysAr in defeating them by tho sans SCORES to o. The Colgate team put up a pluckv game. and. although in the first half they rnads three first downs. they unable 70 gain consist entity and only for few mon4nts early In the first half were they dangerous. Once, by fumbIng the. ball IN running back, the kickoff PhilOon gave them chance to try for a goal from placement az the alyard line Waite missed by about six inches Both teams were too eager. and penalties The Army backs showed speed and took their openings quickly. WaImsey especially kept his feet well Greble made a sensational OF sixty yards through broken field. The Army started their march for the score after Underwood had nailed MacDOnnelrs punt on COlgats’s s5-yard mark Here they discovered weak spot, and sent Walmsley and GrebIe crashing through right tackle for slices territory Brown got around right end from the 15-yard mark for the touchdown PhilOoa kicked the goal Early in the second half the Army got the ball On Cogate’s a-yard mark. and after carrying TO the T-yard stripe, penalzed fifteen yards and GrebIe made a miserable try at drop kick The Army. aided by Colgate being penalized twice for ofrside soon had the ball COlgate’s 4-yard mark where they were held for downs Again the Army got TO the 3O-yard mark and Kern failed at a drop kick. PhiiOOn also had a chance in this half at placement kick but the ball Wens wide. II -a5ns5 torrent, during the last half and tns

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 25, 1908, page 1

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  Cadets Beat Colgate. WEST POINT. n. Y. October 24-The West Point Cadets defeated Colgate Uni versity here today, the score being to o. In the first half Underwood received a punt on Colgate’s 35-yard mark Greble and Brown went through the opposing line to the 10-yard line, and Brown on the next play got around right end for the touchdown and Philoon kicked the goal. Early in the half Colgate failed at a goal from placement. and the cadets failed three times during the game at drop kicks.

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  The Cairo bulletin, Illinois, October 25, 1908, page 1

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  ARMY BEATS COLGATE. West Point, n. Y, Oct. 2f.-The west Point Cadets defeated Colgate University here today G to o. In the first half Underwood received a punt on Colgate’s – yard mark Greblc and Brown went through the opposing line to the ten yard line and Brown on the next play got around the righ. end for a touchdown and Philoon kicked the goal. Early in the half Colgate failed at a goal from place ment. and the cadets failed three times during the game at drop kicks

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  The Fairmont West Virginian, Fairmont, W. Va., October 26, 1908, page 6 (results column)

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  Princeton, 0; Syracuse, 0. Army, 6; Colgate, 0. Lafayette, s; Brown, c. Tech, II; Allegheny, 0. Michigan, 10; Ohio State, 6. Tech, IL; Holy Cross. 0. Northwestern, az; Beloit, 4. Nebraska, 10; Haskell Indians, 0. MoReANrowN WON AGAIN. MoRGANTowN, Oct, -clarks, burg High School was defeated in a good game Of football by the Morgan, town High school at this place satur. day. The teams were about evenly matched so far as weight counts and the game was very well played from the start. Morgantown scored two goals from field and kicked goal each time. she also carried the ball across her opponents line for the third time Just as the whistles for the end Of the game was blown. This score was not allowed.

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Army leads 24–⁠5–⁠2 in 31 meetings, counting the 26 since this game.