Carlisle at Navy

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 1, 1908, page 1

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  ANNAPOLIS. Md. October 31-Iearing great. gaping holes in the left side of the Navy line. ana making short dashes a-ound the Middies’ ends like no. madic Sioux, tackling like fanatic Paw nees and practically outplaying the Navy in every respect, the Carlisle Indian foot ball eleven was able to carry the ball to within kicking distance of the Middies goal. from where. on four different &C. casions. Belanti. the quarterback. booted the oval over the bars and enabled his school to trail the colors of the Navy In the dust. while. on the other hand, the Navy boys were but able to get touch down and a goal, the final score being 16 to 6. Sixty minutes of the fastest and fiercest foot ball that has been seen on the Navy gridiron for some time was witnessed by the 5000 or more spec tators. Although Navy had thousands of admirers in the crowd, the boys from Carlisle were we’ll supported in the cheer ing line. as was shown when their man at the helm of the team was able to score goals from the field. The Carlisle team was the first to appear on the neld, getting out at 2:25 o’clock, amid rousing cheer. not only from the spectators on their side of the field, but from the hundreds of middies who were massed on stand on the east side of the field. Navy appeared ten minutes later and was also given a rousing reception. strong wind was blowing from the north and when the coin was tossed and it was found to favor Carlisle. Capt. Waseuka chose to defend the north goal Twenty-Five minutes after the first KICK off Carlisle had sent the oval over the Navy goal posts for the first score. After receiving the ball on punt the Indians made steady gains until they were within 20 yards of the goal, when Belanti drop ped back and. while Thorpe held the ball, booted it over. Means Even Up. In comparing the two teams the llnemen were about even in weight. while Navy had the advantage in the back field, as it’s men were much heavier than the In dams The interference put up by the Indians was good. Their linemen opened good holes in the Navy line. especially in the second half, when long gains were made through the left side. THESE DIG linemen were also able to stop most all OF the Navy plunges through the line and forced the Middies to kick out of danger. Reifschneider, at left end for Navy, Is surely booked for that position on the All-American team this season Ii ne continues the work which he put up In the 1t was only on rare occasions that TINS future naval commander was not In the play and he was SO fast getting down the field on punts that he downed the IN dian almost as soon as he caught the ball. LANCE, at quarter, also played good game. His running back of punts. although not as good as last Saturday against Harvard. was fine. and on one occasion he covered thirty yards after having warded off six of the Indians VINO -. % l., Dalton did the punting for the Navy team, while Thorpe performed that stunt for the Indians. During the first hall the latter had the advantage. as he had the wind to his back. but when the goals were changed his opponent about evened I’D matters, and on the whole neither Sc cured any advantage. Belanti Out for a Minute. The game opened with Northcroft kick ing off to Payne on the 10-yard line, who came back ten yards before being downed. On the next lineup Thorpe punted 4o yards outside. Navy secured the ball on the 4O-yard line. LANCE took the first play and made five yards around left end. Belanti was knocked out on TINS play but unfortunately for Navy he soon revived and was back in the game. North croft tried a tackle run and made one yard, after which Dalton punted to Payne, who fumbled. and Cobb fell on the ball. Navy Fails on Field Goal. Richardson was sent through left guard for ten yards and took the next play and made five yards through the same place. LANCE circled left end for a short gain and the ball rested within striking dis lance of the Indian goal. Northcroft drop ped back for place kick, while LANCE held the ball, but the wind struck the oval lust as it was about to go over the posts and it curved outside. The Indians punted out from the % yard line. the ball going out of bounds. On the next try Lange received the kick and came back fifteen yards before being downed On a fake kick Richardson received the ball and went through the lire for five yards. Dalton punted and Cobb received the ball. After two downs, Dalton again punted. The Indians punte and recovered the ball, when Little Boy caught Lange’s rumble. Thorpe made five yards through the line. He then punted fifty yards to LANCE. who came back ten Yards. After one down with but short gain, Dalton punted. Little Old Man and Little Boy took the next two runs for Carlisle and added yards Indians Penalized. The Indians attempted a fake kick. but Northcroft broke through and downed the runner Tor loss Ol III ydfuS. SdTliole fumbled on the next play and Dalton fell on the ball. Dalton punted and Payne was downed in his tracks by Reifschneider. On the next lineup the Indians were penalized 10 yards for holding. Thorpe punted out of bounds. Dalton was thrown for a loss of yards when he attempted an end run. He then punted The In dams were again penalized 10 yards for holding. Thorpe made s yards around right end. Hendricks and Gardner, on the next two downs, added 15 yards. After one more down with but a slight gain, Thorpe punted to Lange, who made a good run and brought it back ID yards Dalton punted after the nexAdown. After a punt by Thorpe, which went out of bounds, the ball was brought in and rest ed on navys 20-yard line The two kick ers engaged in a series of punts which resulted in the Indians getting the ball near the center of the field. Four line placed the ball on the 25-yard line from where Belanti kicked a goal The score, to o. Time was called shortly after the next kickoff for the end of the first half SECOND HALF. Navy made one change in the lineup for the second half. when Reineke took Meyers place at left guard. Thorpe kicked off to Reifschneider. Dalton then punted out of bounds. The Indians made

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  The Birmingham age-herald, November 1, 1908, page 11

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  WEST POINT HOLDS PRINCETON ID TIE Navy Loses to the Carlisle h. dianS 16–⁠6 BELOITS GOAL KICKING Chicago Beats Minnesota ConcIusively, While Illinois Trims lndiana-Har- ward Wins Hard Fight From BroWn-The Results. West Point, N. r., October a.-Prince- ton met the Military academy cadets at football here this afternoon for the first time in two years, and the result was a tie In the first half honors were about even, but in the second the visitors threatened to score repeatedly almost from the time the whistle blew. Four times they carried the ball to within the cadets five-yard line, only to lose it on downs. Once they brought 1t to the four yard line on first down, but were un- able to cross the coveted goal line because of the cadets determined defense. Creole twice saved the game for the cadets by taekling Tibbott behind the line, while Johnson and Brown also broke up sev- eral plays at critical periods. West Point was dangerous only once, in the first half, when by a series of 1ushes and fake kicks the ball was put on Princeton’s 3O-yard line. Dean then tried a drop kick, but the ball went wild. In this half Princeton twice carried the leather to their opponents 15-yard line, but there West Points defense stiffened, and the visitors lost the ball. Tibbott Read and McCrohan were Princeton’s most effective ground gathers, while only Creole and Kern were able to advance the pigskin for the cadets.

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  The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, November 2, 1908, page 1

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  Carlisle 16. Navy 6. ANNAPOLIS Nd. Nov. 2-On fast grid iron Saturday the Indians from Carlisle administered their first defeat of the mid shipmen- The final score was Carlisle Is, Navy 6. For the first half the middies had the better of it until just before time was called. Probably the midshipmen’s best chance for a score came almost i’m mediately- after the contest opened. but they failed to make it. and just as the half was drawing. to a close Carlisle began the series of four. scores, all of them placement goals beautifully made by Balenti. that made up Carlisle’s total Of 16. Navy was not discouraged. and went back to the second half. with the cheering knowledge that in It she. would have the advantage of a favoring wind for Daltons kicks. The very first of these however. went sailing out of bounds and Navy was again on the defensive. The de- Tense did no good against the whirlwind attack of the Indians, and the midshipmen were quickly in dire straits to defend their goal 1t was just after Balenti made his third placement goal that the midshipmen made their score, Detsrmined to ers went in literally to annihiiate their visitors. Line plunges finally. drove Rich ardson over for the blue and COLDS only score. Northcroft kicked goal

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  The Montgomery advertiser, Alabama, November 1, 1908, page 3

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  Gilbert sarOny, the female impersOnator at .1Orpheum’‘ next week. Indiann Defeat Navy. Annapolis. Md. Oct. 3f.-On a fast gridiron. under smiling skies the In feat to the midshlpmen’ today. me final score was: Carlisle. 16; Navy 6. Just as the first half was drawing to a close, Carlisle began the series of four scores, all of them placement goals beautifully made by Balonti, that made up Carlisle’s total of 16.

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Navy leads 3–⁠1 in four meetings, counting the two since this game.