Harvard at Army

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  The Washington herald, Washington, D.C., October 31, 1909, page 1

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  INJURY TO CADET ENDS ARMY GAME Acting Capt6in Byrne Para lyzed and Aay Die. HALT COMES IN SECOND HALF with Score Against West Point TO o, and harvard PIunginE Toward Goal LIBe, Army Player Misses Hard Tackle and Ia Thrown. Becomes Unconscious. West Point. n. Y, Oct So.-Eugene A Byrne, left tackle OF the Army eleven. was severely. if not Sltally. injured here this afternoon in the football game with the team from Harvard Byrne. whose father saw the accident, was acting captain OF the West Pointers for the day, playing hard and effectively throughout Il was in the second half that he was hurt. and after the serious ness OF the injury became fully known, the game was stopped and tho teams hurried to their dressing rooms. The score was 10 0 in favor Of Harvard About half Of the second half had been played when Bryne was hurt. It was I feared that his neck was broken when / he was carried from the field on q stretcher Harvard was in the thick OF a ripping attack, when the play took / place IN which the accident occurred A forward pass had gained 10 yards carrying the ball into West Point terri tory, and rushing tactics were taken up. Directed at Eyrne. / There came a sharp m s. plunge on the ( lr.r sac OF svest 1i- nne. ia whicl ( Nilno,, ihe Harvard n back. carried thg I hail TIE play cl.- AT Byrne, and hc I dove 10 s1op il. From accounts given By 4 those who were close enough 10 the tanEle OF men while the scrimmage was on. Byrne missed the tackle. and immedlately afterward met with tie blow OF ! collision which struck him down. / When the scrimmage. ceased. Byrne was stretched out on the ground. He could not rise when his feuow-players went / to his assistance, and DR.. Hanna, Of / the Army. went out On the field 10 hell ! him. / I can’t move” murmuTed the PROSTATE player. That was ali he said for I’m an / other moment he had sunk into uncon- / sciousness. Other army doctors hurried out 10 aid in reviving the injured man. as well as DR.. Nichols. Of Harvard. who has had much experience with football | injuries. / Byrne was found 20 be wholly paralyZed / The doctors set about 10 restore resp’ra- / ton. as ii was seen that the player / was just breathing and little more. Dr / Hanna worked the players arms back and forth. but with no encouraging re- / sponse The spectators in the stands could see that something serious had hap pened. for Byrne’s face became as gray ! as ashes. Every Means Used. / The doctors worked over him for about / fifteen minutes on the field. using all the means at their command to bring min around. once he appeared to be regain ing consciousness. That was just before / he was put on a stretCher. but he be- / came unconscious again. / The length Of time spent in working OF / the player on the field convinced the / spectators that the accident was serious The father Of the injured cadet haC climbed over the wire fence separating the grldiron from the field while the doctors were at work He walked VI close TO the group. bent over. took a look at his son. and then stood quietly back / until the patient was removed from the field ! A moment after Byrne had been car ried OF the field. wrapped in blankets the players OF both teams started for their quarters, and it was evident that / the contest had been stopped. The spec tators fled slowly out Of the stands anC down 10 the station. ! Byrne is a veteran member of the foot / ball squad. and one evidence OF his stand. ! ing is the fact that he was acting cap / tain to-day in place Of Pullen, who has an injured knee. This Is Byrne’s fourth / year at the Academy and on the foot ! ball team

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  The Daily Missoulian, Missoula, Mont., October 31, 1909, page 10

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  Harvard, 9; Army. 0. West Point. oct. 3o~~Harvar1 scored twice ON the army here today I’m hard-fought game Of football. AMI would probably have added at lea 81 another field goal To her tally had not time been called 10 minutes early in the second half. owing to the serious injuries received by Byrne. the army left tackle. whose condition is critical The final score: Harvard. 3: West Point. 0. Harvard gave the hest tx hibition of the forward pass seen al West Point this year. The passes were not long but they were sure: only one failed. The army tried the on side kick once In the first half for gain of 81 yards. and once In the second half for loss. when the ball went direct to Leslie. the Harvard left haifhack. who carght II. Frothingham’s poor Judgment If nunts lost Harvard much ground in the first half. but his accurate following of in reference and Leslie’s brilliant run ming through broken fields were sub stantial factors In obtaining the Grim son her victory.

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Harvard leads 19–⁠18–⁠2 in 39 meetings, counting the 27 since this game.