Notre Dame at Army

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 7, 1915, page 1

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  Notre Dame Victor over Army Eleven R. P. |. A TARTAR FOR UNION TEAM Schenectady Eleven Wins by Light Score After Fierce Struggle. Schenectady. n. Y. Nov. G. Union College defeated Rensselaer, Polytechmic Institute here this afternoon at football by score Of : 20 0. The game was made remarkable by the stand o. the Troy engineers. who played the best football Of their season and proved strong opponents for Union. In the fourth period Gof, Union’r quarterback, dove through centre from the l-yard line for Unions solitary touchdown. Rosecrans kicked the goal Toward the end of the third quarter Girling punted TO the r. p. !. l5-yard line. Johnson brought the ball back ths teen yards. Lockman could not gam through centre, and Rensselaer, was penalized fifteen yards for holding. Captain Jenkins. Of Union, threw Krie, for slight loss, and n forward pass went out of bounds. Lockmsn made five yards through centre. IL was fourth down with twelve yards TO 60. Johnson punted short TO Gardner, who caught the ball on r. 2. Is 49, yard line. and carried il to the 11-yard nine yards. Twice more he hit the line. and with the ball two feet from R. 7. Is goal the period ended. On TIC AhAl vi AONU “a ANt HISl UshN VI the final period Gof took the ball across on fake skin-tackle play. Several times Union had chances 70 score. Early in the first quarter Rose Grams caught punt from Johnson on Unions 46-yard line. Plays by Girling and Golf Melted six yards, and then Rosecraus carried the pigskin twelve yards TO K. p. Is 35-yard line. Roof went eight yards through tackle. and Golf made first down. Then Girling swung around right end for twenty two yards, bringing the ball 70 r. P. | 3 4-yard line. Four times Union jammI al the Cherry and White line and could not gain. The ball went 20 r. p. l. on downs, and Johnson punted out Of danger. Rosecrans played sterling game for Union. He was strong on defence, and gained frequently on line bucks. Girl ing made several spectacular runs, while Roof hit the line hard. John son, of r. ?. J., did yeoman service for his team. Tho Imam.

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 7, 1915, page 60

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  ARMY IS SHUT OUT Notre Dame OutpIays and Defeats West Point, 7 to 0. CADETS WINGS ARE WEAK Numerous Penalties Imposed for 0ffside Play and Holding. WEST POINT, N. r, November g. The Army lost to Notre Dame today, Z to 0. in a well played and hard-fought game. The Army showed a weak Of tense and none of the Cadet backs could gain consistently through the Notre Damealine. except, oliphant, who played his usual star game. The Army forwards were outplayed most Of the time and its wings were woefully weak. Three times Notre Dame essayed to kiclr field goals, but failed. Coffin out kicked Phelan in a punting duel. The nearest the Army came to scoring was in the last quarter when OIL phant heeled a catch on Notre Danes 46-yard line. At this point hestried a goal from placement, but in a strong wind the kick was an inch short, the ball striking the cross bar directly in the center. The Cadets got down to Notre Danes 30-yard mark in the first period, but poor work by Murrill, who was thrown for loss of 20 yards In an attempt at forward passing, lost them the advantage. The visitors scored in the last few minutes Of play. Obtaining the ball at midfield, they began an attack which took them within striking distance. A long forward pass, Cofall to Bergman, gave them the touchdown a moment later when the latter ran the remaining 35 yards to the Army goal line. Cofall kicked the goal. There was some loose handling of the ball and numerous penalties were i’m posed for offside play and holding. Bergman and Cofall were the stars for Notre Dame. while McEwan and Oil phant played the Best game for the Ca diets.

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], November 7, 1915, page 1

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  NOTRE DAME WINS FROM ARMY, 7 TO 0 Soldiers Not Disgraced In Spite Of Defeat by West crner>. CADETS MICH IMPROVED WEST POST. y. Y, Nov. TIE Army was beaten to-day b. Not. Dame but was no; disgraced. Tire aral ere was : to 0. The Soldiers defence pr..4a OF much improved variety and t. ard running attack OF tie Wes:e-rAr. spilled time and again. Jhe Cadets had some hard lI.s ia their overhead plays although ;.-y -. to Neylani ard Ferd. which cane i-y In the frst period and Uee.s-tit-l g.. removal o. these players from IT, ..r..p weakened the Cadets haa-s- some. what. The visitors touchdown tans Ia.ag the las. few minutes u play 81 . o.. ward pass. Cofal 20 Bergman. ,I- AZ. ter running thirty yards FOR tie -7rs Toe Cadets made several pa.n a.. stands and took tie ball away ron So,re Dame. once oliphaH, haI .iluck with an attempt 70 KICK a 1.s o.. nert goal rh..e standing ~ Mr., Danes is yard marx. The ball “a. ne crossoar n tcunied back into tie @.ld o. play. The Army line showed iuprp”a~--. in It’s WORK. Coti1’- pIHt!ns exc. = that % Pnelag. OilphaUt. NeESat I’D Capt. WeylauI all played brilliantly .otho army. Bergman ard CoTa yer. the moe: consistent ground gamer – Notrc Dame. The lrsuu.

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  The Washington herald, Washington, D.C., November 7, 1915, page 14

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  HOLSTERS Win GAME FROM ARMY ELEVEN Aerial Heave Paves Way for Notre Dame to Score Lone Touchdown Over West Point, Score, 7 to 0. West Point. Nov. 6.-Army bowed tc Notre Dame today. the Hoosiers win ming, TO o. after a hard-fought game It was a forward pass that won the game for the Westerners, although theiI skill in the overhead plays was not OF the same degree as distinguished theil work OF two seasons ago, when they routed the Army with their airline plays. Coffin had a shade the better OF the punting duel with Phelan. The Army was out-charged. and Notrt Danes forwards bent the Cadets front wall back time and time again. The soldiers never got within striking dis. lance of the visitors goal Once Oil. plant, standing on Notre Danes forty. six-yard line, tried a goal from place. ment, but the ball hit the cross-bar and bounded back into the field. After that Notre Dame went after the Army and tore through for big gains In the last quarter, with but few min utes to play, the visitors got the ball al midf1eld and a beautiful forward pass Cofall to Bergeman, took II over the Army line, the feet half back running thirty yards. Cofall kicked goal. The Hpa-nn.

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Notre Dame leads 40–⁠8–⁠4 in 52 meetings, counting the 49 since this game.