Tufts at Army

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  The sun, October 26, 1913, page 16

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  ARMY SQUEEZE WIN BY SAFETY OF TUFTS Two Cadets POuncc on Curvin. After Fumblcd Punt. for Score. TVFTS PRESSING At END Lose Ball on West Point One Yard Line and Chance for Victory. TUFTS PRESSING At END WEST pofST. y. Y. ~, 25.--Throughout “A driving rainstorr, and ankle deep In mud the Army and Tufts football teams splashcd trcir way w and down the plain this afternoon in one “f tn” fiercest and hardest fought games ever staged on the cadets gridiron Th” army men were The yiCtors but the sCore, 70 o, was IN” lowest recorded her” in the history or the game. Th” New England team WAS strong and heavy and proved itself !” h” even better than had been anticipated Tn. grldiron was a quagmire ana IN” PLAYERS foundered around In an effort 10 iocat. the bail, which Was loose most “t the afternoon The Army proved tS,lt Il better follower Of tho plgskin than Turts and IL was hccaus” of tnis fact that the visitors We’re on the losing chd AT the finish Showing remarkable burst ~ speed near the end OF the last quarter the East ,ruers started a ~laSling attack that came near being m” cadets undoinE. West cott Angel and HAdl’y in end plays and smashes off tackle carried the pan from m,lneld without once losing Il until II rested for first down on the cadets one yard line. With touchdown in sight Parks passed the ball to Angel for a dash around Merrillat Angel fumhled and Hess who distinguished HIM self In to-day’s game BY his line huckins tactics and close following ct III” ball, broke through and fell on H. The whistle ended the fray a moment Later The Ar.nys score came IN the third ouartcr after “A tift-en yard penalty mad been inflicted on Tufts for holding in the line Gurvin went back of his goal Nne To- punt. He too fumbled the pass, but recovered the ball only 10 be pounced upon and thrown behind the line 10y Mar

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 26, 1913, page 15

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  Army Wins from Tufts, Playing in a Quagn1Ie From this point Angel and Westcott, behind splendid interference In several off-tackle plays. carried the ball to the Army’s two-yard line In the last ditch the Army fought hard. and on the third down Angel fumbled. Hess. who played good football to-day in the Army back field. shot through and bounced on the ball and the cadets rushed IT twenty yards and out OF danger I’m the next two plays. The fumbling on both sides was ire quent and the cadets were losers OF much ground by penalties for offside play ana holding. Prichard outkicked Parks. but the puntirg was only mediocre. The Army was without the services OF several oil us stars. Huston and Hodgson were resting hy reason Of their Injuries. while Benedlct was injured and removed early In the hrst quarter. Lanphier. Hess. Prichard. Doe and Hoge all played star football for the ARMY while the work OF Angel. Bingham, Westcott and Standard was the feature OF Tufts play.

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, October 26, 1913, page 29

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  WEST POINT NOSES OUT TUFTS ELEVEN Army Lands Hard-Fought Battle on Field Ankle Deep with Water by 2 to 0 Score. West Point, N. Y, Oct. 25.-‘The Army landed a tight squeeze victory today. beating Tufts by score of . to 0. The field was a quagmire. pools of water ankle deep covering portions of the gridiron. There was much loose hand ling of the ball on both sides, and the punting WAS poor. The Army suffered the loss of many yards from penalties Tor offside plays and holding in the line. The Army’s score came in the third quarter when Guerven, the Tuft quarter back, dropped behind the goal posts to kick. The pass was poor and Guervin !umbled and was thrown behind the line oy Markee for a safety Wescott and Parks did the best work for Tufts, while Prichard and Ford were the Army stars.

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  The daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, October 26, 1913, page 1 (results column)

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  - I(LD0RZI7VG2 I.llsasa1sA = NEWS, q FOOTBALL RESULTS q At Princeton Dartmouth. 6; Prince ton, 0. At Cambridge-Harvard. 80; Penn. State, O.. At New Haven-Yale, o; Washing ton and Jefferson, 0. At Ithica Pittsburgh, 20; Cornell, Z. At West Point-Army 2; Tufts, 0 “A. Annapolis Navy, rs; Maryland Aggies. 0, AT Philadelphia Pennsylvania. q; Carlisle, Z. !. At Chicago Chicago, 8; Purdue, 0. At indianapolis Illinois, 10; In. diana, 0. At Nashville. Tenn.-Michigan. 50; Vanderbilt, 2. At Minneapolis Minnesota, 30; North Dakota, O. At Madison, Wis.--Michigan Aggies IL; Wisconsin, Z. = At Pittsburgh. Pa.--Carnegie Tech. Z; Grove City, Z. At Westerville, hio-otterbain, Z; Westerville, 0. At Akron Buchtell, 9; West Vir ginia Wesleyan, Z. /. At Evanston, III Iowa, Is; North western, 6. At Cleveland Oberlin, g.; Case, “a At Granville-Miami, 19; Dennison 0. At Delaware, so-wesleyan, 10; Depauw, 0. AT indianapolis Butler, 0; Eariham 0. ia At Terre Haute-Rose Poly, 8; wa bash, G. s, 10. .,s, At Des Moines-D es Moines Coileg | IL; Iowa Wesleyan, O.. At Omaha Creighton, 3; Bellevue 0. =. At Springfield, Mo-Rolla Mines, rs Drury, o. s. At Dallas-University Of Texas, 10 | sewanee, | AT Boulder, Colo.-Colorado Univel sity is; Colorado Aggies, Z. ! At Salt Lake Colorado School Q ! Mines, Z; Utah, o. At Lexington, va.-Washington an Lee 80; Lake Forest, o.

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