Colgate at Army

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  Evening public ledger, Philadelphia [Pa.], October 18, 1915, page 10

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  ARMY DEFEAT ONLY SURPRISE ON SATURDAY Colgate Scores Victory Over West Point-Yale Also Victorious PRINCETON’S GOOD TEAM There have been few surprises in the football world this fall but none can COM pare with the upset at West Point Saturday. when Colgate triumphed over the Army team by the score of 13 to 0. Until this game the Cadets showed a football team that promised to be one of the strongest in the East. with many vet Grams In the lineup and good foundation built on open football, the future generals looked like sure winners, but Saturdays upset puts them with Yale, Penn and the Navy. The game demonstrated that a stronger Army is needed on the West Point grid iron. Colgate’s victory was no fiuke for it presented an eleven with a powerful at tack and this attack became stronger when within striking distance of the goal line. The game showed that the Army must develop a stronger defense before the battle with the Navy. Virginia gave Harvard a hard tussle, but failed to show anything startling The Crimson was prepared for a strenuous afternoon and played safe from the start. When within scoring distance Harvard 4 took no chances on rushing the ball, and depended on Captain Mahans toe for the scores. He dropped three across the bar from the field and performed exactly as a Harvard captain should, especially one who follows the famous Brickley. There is no doubt but that Virginia has powerful team, but the strength was shown chiefly on the defense. Their attack was good, but against the Grim son linesmen it could make only little progress Thurman, who scored against Yale on drop kick and whose punting was largely responsible for the victory of the Southerners two weeks ago, could do little against Haughton’s players. Two drop-kicks were attempted. but both went wide of the mark. His punting, however, was good. AS this was the first real test Harward has had this year. three important things were brought out. First, Mahan is one of the best drop-kickers in the East and is a worthy successor of Charles Brickley; secondly, Harvard has a good defense, and thirdly, the generalship on the Harvard team is OF the highest order.

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  The Sunday telegram, Clarksburg, W. Va., October 17, 1915, page 14

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  COLGATE WINS FROM CADETS Army Loses in One Of Hardest Fought Games Ever Seen in West Point. WEST POINT. N. V, Oct. 16.-The Army was defeated today by Colgate by 10 to o in one of the hardest fought games ever staged here. Col gate took advantage of poor advantake of poor work by the Cadets and scored both touchdowns. The f1rst score came in the third quarter, when Cofin’s punt was blocked by Goode, who fell on. the oval on the Army’s 15-yards line. Again the Army tried to stem the tide Of defeat. but a pretty forward pass, Anderson to ROBBERS, resulted in a touchdown. Lineup: Army-0. Colrate-1s. ol’phant Steward Left end farkeF y. West vn’fe ie,t cn.rG Goode Mch~ah . Genesee Right guard. Right tackle. Redfeld .;........ Nelson Right end. Nayland ............ .:..i......... Anderson Quarterback. EVFu OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ....... Spencer Left lalfback. mitchell ‘............l.. Clio b Right lialfback. Coffin ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Hubbell IfnllDack. Score by periods: Army 0-O--0-- %. Colgate 0--O-74-6-1s. Referee, y. a. Evans. Umpire, W. F.. Murphy. Head linesnlan, T.. W. Luehring. Time Of quarters, !: md 10 minutes each. Colgate scoring; Touchdown. Clio, ltoperts. Goal from touchdown, Goode Sub stitMtes: Army--Jones for aPrker, Par ker for Jones. Parks for chare, Chare for Parks, Goodman for Mcswan, Holmes for AleaGham. Triton for Redheld .Hudnott for Britton. Murrilllfor Neyland Schwartz kopf fol Sord, Coleman for schwartz, Hoge for Mitchell. Mitchell for Hogc, Wal ker for Mitchell, Hoge for Walker, Bring ham for Colin. Colgate Hornung for Abel. Roberts for Spencer. Watkins for Hubell. 7iiTff ilItd .flstl.s Al

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 17, 1915, page 59

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  |NAVY TIES QUAKERSISURPR|SE FOR ARMY Sailors Battle in Game With Colgate Defeats West Point by Penn to 7 to 7 Score. Score of 13toO. FORWARD PASS FEATURES cadets PLAY POOR GAME the Fling and ued and Blocked Punts Give Vic Predominates in tory to Visiting 0fense. Eleven CADETS PLAY POOR GAME WEST POINT, N. r. October H. The Army was defeated today by Col gate by 13 to o in one Of the hardest fought games ever seen here. Col gate took advantage of poor work by the cadets and scored both touchdowns. After the cadets had fallen down the first score came in the third quarter. when Collins punt was blocked by Goode, who fell on the oval on the Army’s 15-yard line. Although the cadets fought hard, they could not ward on the powerful onslaughts of the visiting backs. and Clio was sent over for the touchdown. Goode kicking the goal. In the fourth quarter Bringham muffed q punt on the Army’s 10-yard line and q Colgate forward dropped on 1t. Again the Army tried to stem the tide of defeat, but a pretty forward pass, Anderson to Roberts. resulted In a touchdown. The goal was missed. The Army once essayed a goal from placement, Oliphant making good try for the 40-yard line, but the BAH fell short of the bar. McEwan and Oliphant did the best work for the army, while Abel, Anderson. Clio ana Barton were the Colgate stars. PEN. alties for offside play were frequent

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Army leads 24–⁠5–⁠2 in 31 meetings, counting the 21 since this game.