Tufts at Army

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 17, 1912, page 60

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  TROUBLE FOR ARMY Have Hard Time Defeating Tufts Eleven, IS to 6. OUTPLAYED IN FIRST HALF Brace Up in Second Half and Played Different Brand of Foot Ball. WEST POINT, N. Y, November 49, The Army had a harder time defeating Tufts today than the score indicates. The Cadets were returned the winners by a 15 to 6 score, but in the first two periods were outplayed by the Tufts team Devore had his hands full with O’Donnell who got through several times and spoiled Army plays behind the Soldiers line. Tufts scored early in the first period after Prichard had muffed Mitchell’s punt on the Army’s 1O-yard line. Bennett broke through the Army forwards. scooped UP the ball and went over for the touchdown. The goal was missed. The Army scored a minute later when Mitchell muffed long punt by Hobbs and Markoe got the ball on. Tufts 15-yard line. Four plays took it over, Prichard scoring the touchdown. Devore missed a very easy goal. The Cadets braced up in the second half and played different brand of foot ball. Hobbs, Keys and Aultman made long gains and Prichard got in a thirty-five-yard run which brought the ball to Tufts one-yard line, and keyes was sent through for a touchdown. Devore failed at another easy try for goal. keyes dropped a field goal from the 15-yard line in the last few minutes of play, making the Army’s score 15. The lineup:

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, November 17, 1912, page 36

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  ARMY DEFEATS TUFTS ELEVEN West Point Lads Capture Great Game by Is to 6 Tally. &ase West Point, N. Y, Nov. 1s.-The Army defeated Tufts here to-day by a score of Is to In herd-fought game. The cadets scored two touchdowns and Reyes kicked one goal from the field. Tufts scored early in the first period when Bennett picked up a punt thai Pritchard fHmbIed and ran Is yards over the Army line for the touchdown. The goal was missed: Tufts worried the Army a lot during the first two pc RODS, but when the cadets came on for the second half they riddled the Tuft line and made long gains. While Pritcnard’s mum was the cause Of the only score the visitors made, yet he played star game at quarter and made the Armys first touchdown. Keyee and Hobbs did some fine offensive work in the SECOND half, carrying the bah s. yards by consistent line plunging to the visitors 2O-yard line, where Keyes was pushed over for the Armyss second touchdown Devore missed both goals. Keyes dropped a goal from the field from the 15-yard line in the last period.

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Army leads 19–⁠0 in 19 meetings, counting the three since this game.