Trinity (CT) at Army

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 20, 1910, page 11

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  THE ARMY AT TOP SPEED Cadets Score Three TouChd0Wns on Trinity in One Period. FORWARD PASS WORKS WELL Substitute Team Plays Second Half-Dean and Brown Make Spectacular Runs. By Telegraph to TIE Tribune. West Point, n. Z. Nov. lathe Trinity College football eleven. Boosting q long string of victories heretofore unmarried by a defeat. came here to-day confident in its ability to make il interesting for the Army in an engagement on the Plains. But the cadets met them with such terrific broad sides that they were soon forced TO strike their colors, and only the generosity Of their cenauerors prevented the defeat OF the collegians being turned into disastrous rout- The Armv did all its scoring in the sec ond quarter, when it made three touch downs. from two of which goals were kicked. AS there was no other scoring West Point won. II TO O. In the second nail the cadets used practically a substitute eleven. and were several times IN danger OF being scored on. Twice Trinity rushed the ball inside of her opponents 5-yard line only to lose ii on downs The Army’s play while the first string men We’re in the game was almost all tna’ could be desired and showed that the coaches had brought the team 10 almost its highest state of efficiency. The PLAYS were run off with a rapidty and dash thaI were pretty 10 see. OF fumbling there was none The backs handled the ball cieanly and the whole team seemed never 70 lose sight of it. They followed it like hounds on a het scent and a loose ball was certain TO he covered by a man wearing black and gray sweater, The interference formed quickly and got off fast The tackiing was clean and hard Good Judgment was used in the selection OF plays and the line was so aggressive that the second defence was called on 10 do little defensive work. In fact, the TRINITY backs were often slammed down before they got UP TO the line The Army did not resort to the forward pass frequently, but when that play was called into use 1t was executed with such accuracy as 70 make II one of the best and most dangerous rae tors in the cadets offensive assortment II was on a perfect forward pass that the first touchdown was scored The work OF the whole team was so smooth and fast that IL could not fail to prove more than satisfactory 20 Lieuterlants Nelly and Philoon. the Army coaches. and certainly it was OF such character mat 1t sent the Nays scouts back to Annap- oils with grave faces. The work of the cadets backheld was spectacular and brilliant Brown and Dean were the particular stars Brown and the ball we’re simply inseparable- Wherever the ball was there Brown was sure to De- The two couldn’t lose each other Both Brown and Dean cut loose for long end runs, and once Brown fell on a fumbled punt behind Trinity’s goal line fer a touch down. The first quarter was devoted almost en- | tirely TO punting, and IL was not until the | beginning of the second period that West / Point got down TO the rushing game | Brown started the trouble by swinging ! wide around Trinity’s right end. and. aided by good interference, carried the ball to tht / coIlegians’ 10-yard line. On the next PLAY Dean shot the ball over the line Of scriIn / mage TO Hicks, who logged across the goa line for the first touchdown. Goal wa missed Trinity tried a forward pass shortly aIte the next kickoff. Dean was right ther waiting for II. He caught the ball on IN run. flashed through the astonished Trinity pIavers and dashed sixty-five yards 1or ! touchdown from which goal was klcAeu 4 few minutes later Trinity fumbled ont Of Deans kicks The ball rolled across th’ coal line and Brown fell on il for tht third and last touchdown. Goal was asaI kicked. In the second half the Army substitute found the eoIIegians. tough proposllloii but whenever stand was really neeessai ) the subs braced and took the pail OF do,,,re That’s one of the habits Army lines have. waImslev and Arnold also starred rol y3-ae+ Point while Carroll. Ramsden anc Cooke played best for Trinity

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, November 20, 1910, page 1

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  West Point Downs Trinity. West Point. N. Y. Nov. I9.-West Point defeated Trinity here to-day in the final game on the Soldiers gridiron by a score Of Il TO 0. The Trinity boys put up a hard fight ali through and were very close TO scoring twice in the last quarter. The cadets had the most OF their first team in when the game started NJ Es-s,,t

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Army leads 13–⁠0 in 13 meetings, counting the one since this game.