Lehigh at Army

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 29, 1911, page 60

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  ARMY GOING IS ON Soldiers Trim Lehigh by 20 to o Score. WITHIN TOUCH OF GOAL Lehigh Carries Ball to Army’s One Yard Line, But Fails to Score. WEST POINT, N. Y, October 2S.-The West Point foot ball team easily defeated Lehigh here today by a score of 70 to 0. Two touchdowns, one of which Melted a goal a placement goal and two drop kicks gave the army it’s score. The visitors once got to within six inches of the Army goal. after they had carried the ball from midfield by two pretty forward passes and line plays that Melted them steady gains and 1t looked as if the Army’s clean slate would be spoiled. I’m der the shadow Of their goal posts. how ever, the Soldiers braced and took the ball. Poor handling of punts by Lehigh gave the Army chance for one of it’s drop kicks which Keyes scored, and when Pazzetti misjudged Macdonald punt, Hoge bore down upon the ball and gathered 1t in for a touchdown. J.ine-up and summary:

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  Norwich bulletin, Connecticut, October 30, 1911, page 3

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  SOLDIERS SAVE THEIR GOAL LINE Lehieh Got Within Six Inches of Touchdown-West Pointers Win, 20 to 0, The West Point football team easily defeated Lehign at West Point Satur- day by a score of 20 to 0. Two teuch owns, a placement goal and two drop kicks gave the Cadets their score. Once the visitors got within six inches of West Points goal, after they had car ried the ball from mid-field by two pretty forward passes and line plays which netted them steady gains, and it looked as if the Army’s clean slate would be spoiled. Under the shadow of their goal post, however, the sol- diers braced and took the ball. Poor handling of punts by Lehigh gave West Point a chance for one of it’s drop kicks, which Reyes scored, and when Pazzetti misjudged MacDona1d’s punt, Hoge bore down upon the ball and gathered in in for a touchdown.

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  The Washington times, District of Columbia, October 29, 1911, page 14

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  West Point Easily Defeats Lehigh Team WEST POINT, N. Y, Oct. 29-The West Point football team easily defeat ed Lehigh here yesterday by a score Of 20 to 0, Two touchdowns, a place. ment goal and two drop kicks gave the Army its score. The visitors once got to within six inches Of the Army goal, after they had carried the ball from midfield by two pretty forward passes and line plays that netted them steady gains, and it looked as If the Army’s s clean slate would be spoiled. Under the shadow of their goal posts, however, the soldiers braced and took the ball. Poor handling of punts by ‘Lehigh gave the Army a chance for one of its drop kicks which Keyes scored, and when Paggett misjudged MacDonald’s s punt Hoge bore down upon the ball and gathered II in for a touchdown.

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  The Calumet news, Calumet, Mich., October 30, 1911, page 7 (results column)

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  MICHIGAN BEATS VANDERBILT But the U. Of M. Has Hard Time Win ming the Victory. Ann Arbor, Mich, oct. 3O-Givins the maize and blue one OF the toughest battles Ferry field has witnessed in years and threatening 10 snatch vic tory until the last moment of play Vanderbilt university’s football eleven was defeated . 20 s by Michigan sat urday. Neither team counted in the lics, two quarters. Each scored a field goal in the third. In the final period Wells, Michigan’s end crossed the Vanderbilt goal line and Captain Conklin kicked goal. A few minutes later Captain Morrison Of Vanderbilt duplicated Wells performance. but he put too much energy i’m his kick-out The oval sailed over the head Of his teammates and Vanderblts chance to tie the score with a goal following the touch down was forfeited, This failure gave the game to Michigan. Pennsy is Defeated. Philadelphia, Pa, oct. 3O.-The Uni versity of Pennsylvania football team suffered one Of the worst defeats in its career Saturday when it lost to Penn sylvania state college p to 6. The feature of the game was the lightning like scoring of the state college in the first period. The visitors made 20 points in this period. Yale an Easy Winner. New Haven, Conn, oct. SO.-fale won an easy victory over Colgate here this afternoon % to 0. Walter CamT Jr. appeared in the Yale lineup for the first time this season. playing a spec tacular game. Princeton Scores Victory. Princeton. n. J., oct 3O.-Long enc runs. on-side kicks and the forward pass enabled Princeton to defeat HOLY Cross Saturday, 20 TO 0. However, the Worcester eleven tore up the Prince ton line as no other team has Thu season. Brown Scores on Harvard. ! Cambridge, Mass, oct. 30.-Browl was no match for Harvard at football Saturday afternoon. for the score o 90 to 6 does not spell the full strength of the crimson offense Yet Brow had the satisfaction of being the frs team to cross the Harvard goal lin this season. a feat due to its perfec ton in forward passing. Wisconsin is Strong. Evanston, Ill, oct 30.-Wisconsi proved too strong for Northwestern here. winning the football game % I 2. The Wisconsin team never was u danger. Northwestern’s one field goa was the result of a rally in the fourt period. Other Games. other games played Saturday result ed as follows: Indiana p; washington 0. South Dakota. 10; Denver univer sity 0. Nebraska “a: Missouri o. Purdue 3; Depauw 0. Minnesota “a; Iowa G. University OF Colorado IS; Wyo ming 3. University Of Utah %; Montana AZ ricutural college O. GEORGETOWN 81: St Johns 0. Kansas Il; Drake 3. st. Louis university. “a; Rolla 6. Dartmouth 70 Vermont 0. Carlisle Indians 10; Lafayette o. Ohio state 8: Ohio Wesleyan 0. Army 90; Lehigh 0. Oberlin 6: Case 8. NoN,v n. Western Reserve o. Cornell Q: Pittsburg 8.

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.

Army leads 9–⁠2–⁠1 in 12 meetings, counting the six since this game.