Syracuse at Montana

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 26, 1915, page 1

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  SYRACUSE In A DRAWN BATTLE WITH MONTANA Eastern Team Scores the Touchdown That Ties Count in Third Quarter. Missoula. Mont. Nov. %. Montana and Syracuse played to game mere to-day in ? binding snowstorm. Mon tsna scored a touchdown in the second period by recovering the ball after an attempted place kick, which shot the ball outside the bars. Syracuse scored in the third period by buckins the line for thirteen yards after two forward masses from centre field. Both teams failed at goal. I’ll. ONLY their ability TO brace INSIDE their l5-yard line allowed Syracuse 10 escape with a tie score. The western ers outplayed their rivals in a stralght rushing game. The Montana team, IN stead of using the expected open pay smashed the Syracuse line for long Ed vances. gaining 25i yards from scrlm- IMAGES to 14l for Syracuse. strong wind made kicking difficult, vance OF Montana. missed two field goals ana goal after touchdown, and WILKINSON was unable TO kick an easy goal AFTER the Syracuse touchdown. Montana twice crossed the oIahEr, coal. but Blackwell dropped the ball after he had smashed past tackle IoC rs wards to a touchdown. On five other occasions Montana crowded the ball TO Syracuse’s lO-yard line only to be held for downs. Except for few minutes in the third quarter, when a series OF long. brilliantly executed forward passes carried the fasteners from their 2O-yard line to a touchdown the MAY was all in Syracuse territory. Montana scored in the second quartor when Meehan. Of the Syracuse team. allowed a free kick to lie behind the goal line until Clark, of Montana. had fallen on It. Dolan gave Montana touchdown. The lineup ana summary follow:

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  Arizona republican, Arizona, December 1, 1915, page 7

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  AND OREGON AGG|ES PORTLAND. Ore, Nov. 3O.-The football curtain will drop finally for the 1915 season in the Pacific North west tomorrow with what is consid- cred the greatest international game in the history of western football The Oregon Aggies, sole victors this year over the Michigan Aggies. will clash here with the Syracuse University eleven, which went through the season with but one de- feat. at the hands of Princeton, 80. and two ties. with Dartmouth, O-J. and Montana. 6–⁠6. Tonight’s perfect weather. after a long period of rain, made it likely that tOmorrow’s game would be played on q firm field. The Aggies arrived today from Corvallis and had their final workout on the sawdust covered gridiron. Several of the men are injured. but Yeager only of the first string men will not be in uni form. Betting. which was about even fol- lowing Montana’s tie game. with Syracuse, has been vigorous and to- night the odds heightened to to I. with Syracuse the favorite. and sev- eral large wagers were reported at odds or to l. The superior weight of the visitors. together with the re- ports of injuries in the Aggie camp. have made Syracuse top-heavy favor ties.

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  The Tacoma times, Tacoma, Wash., November 29, 1915, page 2

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  SYRACUSE TEAM REACHES co ST PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. az The Syracuse football team of 81 players arrived here Sunday, to meet Oregon Agricultural college Wednesday. The visitors, who were held to 6–⁠6 score by the University of Montana, will practice tomorrow on 4 sawdust field, in final preparation for the big game. Accompanying the team are F. ]. O’Neil, head coach; William Horr, assistan. coach; H. Crowley, trainer; w. s.. Smith, graduate manager; and n. II. Brooks, student manager.

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  Bismarck daily tribune, North Dakota, November 26, 1915, page 1 (results column)

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  BIC CR|D|R0N BATTLES ARE. OVERfO 1915 | ] Cornell Claims the Championship After Defeating Pennsylvania in Great Struggle. MINNESOTA LOST TO ALL STARS Montana Holds Syracuse Team to a Tie Score in srrw Storm. East and west, north and south, yes terday closed the annual battle for football supremacy and many sur. prises were encountered when the scores of the various games were reported. Minnesota, which had divided honors with Illinois in the western conference, went down to defeat before the All!Stars. Thanksgiving Football Results. Cornell, “a; Pennsylvania, 8. Brown, 80; Carlisle, 3. S. Dakota 0; Creighton, 0. ,. Syracuse, 6; Univ. Montana, 6. St. Louis, 0; Georgetown, 10. Western Reserve, 26; Chase, 20. Kansas, s; Missouri, 6. Miami, “a. Cincinnati, y. Pittsburgh, 20; Penn State, 0. .n Notre Dame, Sc; Texas, Z. Colorado, 8; Colo. School Of Mines 6. Colorado Aggies, “a; Denver, 3. Akransa, As; Okla School of Mines, Washington & Lee, As: North Carolima ,Aggies, 13. Washington, 46; Colorado, 0. DePaul, 13; 2Keewatin, Z. te MarQuet. o.; st. Thomas, 0. Drake, IA; ,Ames, 2S. Washington < Jefferson. 27: lie. heigh, 8. Virginia. IA; North Carolina, y. Columbia, 49, Wesleyan. O.. Minneapolis, 3; Ali Stars, No Score Game. 3 3 At Omaha Neb.. Creighton and South Dakota universities struggled Continued on Page Eight

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Tied 0–⁠0–⁠1 in their only meeting.