Army vs. Navy

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  The Barre daily times, Barre, Vt., November 28, 1910, page 2

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  NAVY WINS 3 TO 0. Sailors Spring Big Surprise on the Sol diers. Sailors Spring Big Surprise on the Sol diers. Philadelphia, Nov. 2S,--That old rule which teaches that if one cares to sue coed he must try. try again, was forcibly brought to mind on Franklin field Saturday afternoon, when the navy, in hard and clean game of football and before q large and enthusiastic crowd defeated their old rivals, the army, by the score of to o. After six attempts to boot the ball from placement over the West Point goal line, Dalton, the sturdy right half. back of the midshipman team, succeeded on his seventh effort, and the three points, which he had been striving for, looked good to the navy and proved to be sufficient to win the game. 1t was a pretty kick, squsrely between the goal posts, and was made toward the end Of the last period of play. The kick almost broke the army’s heart, but, true to the traditions of the teams that have fought for West Point before them, the army stuck to it and did not show the white feather The navy deserved the victory, for the midshipmen put up sterling game and outplayed the cadets from the initial kickoff down TO the instant when field Judge Fultz threw up his hand and deelared the contest at an end.

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  The Pacific commercial advertiser, Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, November 27, 1910, page 8

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  NAVY DEFEATS ARMY BY ONE FIELD COAL Dalton Puts It Over for 3 Points From Soldiers Thirty-Five Yard Line. PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, No vember 26.-The speedy, aggressive eleven from the United States naval academy today trumphed over the army in the annual football contest. and the navy supporters surged out over Frank lin field in the late autumn twilight agIow with eXuItation. Playing better football throughout, the Middies won from the West Point ers by the score of 3 to 0. Although the Annapolis eleven was on the aggressive all through the game, it was only by a lucky kick from placement that they were able to score On the army 5 thirty-yard line Left Half-back Dalton Of the navy team dropped back and kicked d clean goal from the field, scoring the only points Of the hard fought contest. The most brilliant throng of the year saw the game Besides the thousands Of people massed in the stands, there were hundreds Of army and naval Of ficers there, while senators, congress men and diplomats added to the crowd. Society was out in force and as is al ways the ease. the victory Of the navy was popular one. The following is the lineup:

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  The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram, Indiana, November 27, 1910, page 1

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  JACK DALTON WAS THERE WITH GOODS Half Back on the Navy Team Kicked Field Goal, Win ming a Great Game. Philadelphia, Nov. 26.-From time immemorial the name of Jack Dalton has been associated with heroism. Today on Franklin Field, in a football game, the spectators saw a genuine Jack Dalton make good, thereby justiflying all forgotten playwrights and bringing undying glory to the name. Before $4,000 people John Patrick Dalton, midshipman of Broken Bow, Neb., red-headed and six feet tall, left halfback on the Navy team, kicked goal from the field and enabled the Navy to triumph over the Army by a score of 3 to 0. 1t was hard fought game. The goal was kicked in the last quarter. The Navy got the ball on the Army’s 35-yard line. Dalton on trick formation went through the Army’s right wing for II yards, placing the ball on the Army’s 24-yard line. Rodes carried it three yards further. Dalton then carried the bali to, the 1Syard line and kicked goal.

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  Hopkinsville Kentuckian, Kentucky, November 29, 1910, page 5

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  DALTON’S FOOT Brings Victory to Navy Over Army BY 3 to 0. The greatest football contest of the year, the 18th match game between the Army and Navy schools, was played at Philadelphia Saturday before $4,000 people. The game was won by the Navy by score of 3 to 0, when Dalton, left half back, kick ed goal from the % yard line, the only score made by either team. In 10 games, each side has won z and one was tie. The game last year was called off on account of the fatal injury sustained by one of the Navy players early in the season. The $50 midshipmen and about the same number of Cadets attended the great event and Philadelphia was given over to the victorious midshipmen when the victory was won. Dalton, who won the game, is from Broken Bow, Neb. He is red-headed six-footer and as a player is in a class by himself. In nine games the Navy made SO scores and was never scored on. This record was not equaled by any other team during the season.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Officially, Navy leads 64–⁠55–⁠7; as played, 63–⁠55–⁠7 in the 125 games on file; the official count covers all 126 meetings, counting the 111 since this game.