Dickinson at Navy

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  Evening capital and Maryland gazette, Annapolis, Md., October 20, 1913, page 1

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  DICKINSON BURIED UNDER SCORE 29 TO 0 Visitors Were Strong in First Half But We’re 0verpOwered in End. ARMY HAD A HARD TIME. Barely NOsed 0ut Colgate Eleven St. Johns SmOthered by F. and M. IS Too After being played almost to standstil in the first half of Satur. days game with Dickinson College being able to score but once, and that largely the result of a favorable break in luck, the midshipmen went into the last half an literally swept the visitors off their feet, piling up a total of z3 points. The final score was Navy. %. Dickinson, 0. Though outweighed by tie middies, Dickin presented a somewhat heavier team than was expected, and while the backfeld was quite fast, they could make no real impression on the heavy line, nor were they able tC gain much around the ends. They stood the pace we’ll in the first half but the heavy charges of the Navy line set telling pace, and one that the Dickinson lads could not with stand as the game wore on. At no stage of the battle did the visitors endangtr the locals goal line, but there was one man in the Dickinson lineup who proved a real terror for the sailor lads to stop. This was Dunn, at fullback. Indeed his individual work stamped him as the star of the game. He bore the lions share of the VOL rk in the Dickinson attack. frequently getting through the Navy line for couple of yards or so, and besides he was bulwark of strength in Diekinson’s sec ondary defensive battery. The plucky fullback showed keen ness in diagnosing the Navy offensive play, and he was in the thick of practically every scrimmage. But the strain, however, proved too much for him, and toward the close of the third period he retired from the game, thoroughly fatigued, in favor of Dalton. His absence from the lineup soon made itself evident, for the middies were able to tear through for great gains more readily than before. Except for an unfortunate tumble by Dickinson, which contrib uted to the middies first touchdown, there probably would not have been any scoring at all in the first half. The opening of the second half found the middies putting a little more ginger into their playing and by old-fashioned football they rushed the ball for a total of so yards, Mitch ell finally going over for touchdown. Leonard kicked goal. Three more points were added in the third period by Leonard drop-kicking for goal from the 35-yard line. In the last quarter the Navy coaches ran in a number of substitutes and by this time the visitors were apparently so worn out by the gruelling work that the middies’ pace did not lessen a bit. Two more touchdowns and cne of the resulting goals made UP the scoring for the period. The visitors got off two clever forward passes in this period for gains of 16 and 90 yards, but play was we’ll in their own zone at the time Though the mi1dies worked the ends oftener and with greater sue cess during the game than at any time this season, they are still far behind in the mastery of the forward pass. Their attempts along this line all proved fizzles. And, in spite of their strength in other respects, the middies would be up against re al danger if they found team that showed much aptitude ia the modern game

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 19, 1913, page 1

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  TRIUMPH FOR NAVY Wake Up in Last Half and Trim Dickinson, 20 to O. 0UTWEIGHED By MIDDIES At No Time Did the Visitors En-. danger the Sailors Goal Line. Special Dispatch to The Star. ANNAPOLIS. Nd, October 1S-Afte, being played almost to a standstill in the first half Of todays game with Dickinson College-being able to score but once, and that largely the result Of a favorable break in luck-the Annapolis midshipmer went into the last hat and literally swept the visitors Off their feet, piIing up a total of % points. The final score read Navy. %: Dickinson, 0. Though outweighed by the Middies, Dickinson presented a somewhat heavier team than was expected. and while the backEeld was quite fast, they could make no real impression on the heavy line, nor were they able to gain much around the ends. They stood the pace well In the first half, but the heavy charges OF the Navy line proved telling pace and one that the Dickinson lads could not Withstand as the game went on. At no stage of the battle did the visitors endanger the locals goal lire. but there was one man In the Dickinson lineup who proved a real terror for the sailor lads to stop. This was Dunn at fullback. Indeed, his individual work stamped him as the star OF the game. He bore the lions share Of the work In the Dickinson attack, frequently getting through the Navy line for couple of yards or so, and, besides, he was a buiwark o. strength in Dickinson secondary de fensive battery. Time and again Navy man punctured the Dickinson line onis to meet the powerful Dunn and be thrown in his tracks or pushed Dack for loss. In fact, the plucky fuliback showed a lou affxar sive play and he was IN the thick OF practicalIy every scrimmage But the strain proved too much for him, and toward the close of the third period he retired IRON the game, thoroughly fattgued, IN favor of Dalton. His absence from the lineup soon made Itself evident for the Mlddes were able to tear through for great gains more readily than before. Except for an unfortunate tumble by Dickinson which contributed to the Mid would not have been any scoring a, all in the first half. 1t was within tn: e. minutes after the opening of the game that this break Of luck occurred. Leon a. d punted from midfie.d and the oal was jagged by Goldstein and severa finally falling on it on Dickinson 5-yard mark. Even then the Middies were com. pelled to make three assaults at the opposing line before they got the leather over, so snn WAS the OichihSou oelcnSt McReavy made the score, but Brown failed in the try for goal. The opening of the second half found the Middies putting little more ginger into their playing, and by old-fashioned foot ball they rushed the bali for q total of so yards. Mitchell finally going owe for touchdown and Leonard kicked goal. Three more points were added ir the third period by Leonard’s drop kick for goal from the 35-yard line. And in the last quarter two more touchdowns were Tailed. Lineup:

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 19, 1913, page 1

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  NAVY WEARS DOWN PLUCKY DICKINSON One Touchdown in First Period Is Followed by More Scores in Third and Fourth Quarters. Annapolis. Oct. 1s.-The powerful vet Gran Naval Academy football team continued its run OF victories by winning from Dickinson this afternoon by a score OF 70 to o. In the first and second quartiers the visitors put up the stfrest kind OF defence. the work Of the line from tackle to tackle being easily up to that Of the Navy players. In the third period however, the persistent attack of the heavy. charging forwards and the smash ing OF such strong backs as McReavey and Harrison proved entirely too much for the visitors. and the Navy had no trouble IN Keeling off yard after yard. In the opening period one touchdown was scored by the midshipmen, Nc Reavey carrying the ball over after Goldstein had fumbled a punt which car ried to Dickinson’s 6-yard line There was no score in the second period. but in the third Mitchell carried the ball over twice. while Leonard lifted nice field goal by means of a drop kick from the so-yard line. The line smashing Of Nc Reavey. aided by Harrison and Mitchell, was responsible for most of the gains that put the Navy in position to score. In the final period Mitchell again carried the ball over for touchdown. The rout Of the visitors was assisted by the fact that toward the last the Navy coaches ran in a lot OF fresh substitutes who are not far below the regulars In playing ability. The faded Dickinsonians were not able TO withstand the tremendously heavy charging and line hitting OF the midshpmen. The secondary defence men were particularly battered up by the players Of the Navy team, who would persistently charge through and try to put them out OF play.

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, October 19, 1913, page 4

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  DICKINSON ELEVEN TROUNCED BY NAVY Pennsylvania. Battle Middies to a Draw in First Half, but Lose BY % to o Score. Annapolis. Md, Oct. 1S-The Navy defeated the Dickinson eleven today. . to 0. The visitors played good defensive game throughout the first half, but the heavy line of the Middies finally told on them. and in the final half Navy scored frequently. The first touchdown, and the only one before the third quarter. came In the first period, when Goldstein. the Dicxinson captain, fumbled a kick near his own goal line. In the third period series of line smashing plays again put the ball over. but all attempts at forward passes or fake kick plays failed. Only on straight line bucks could the Middies gain at all In the latter periods the back field made large gains on plays through the line. -Four touchdowns. two goals from touchdowns, and one field goal made up the score.

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Navy leads 9–⁠1–⁠4 in 14 meetings, counting the two since this game.