Lebanon Valley at Army

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  Coulee City dispatch, Coulee City, Wash., October 5, 1916, page 3

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  SPORTING ITEMS The worlds series starts Saturday between the Boston Americans and the Brooklyn Nationals, at Boston. An improved Harvard eleven defeated Bates College, Saturday, 26 to 0. Boston, winner fthe worlds cham pionship of 1915, is the pennant win ner in the American league in 1915. The Army eleven won the first football contest of the season from Lebanon Valley college, Saturday, 8 to 0. Yale opened the football season Saturday by defeating the light but plucky eleven from Carnegie Institute of Technology, rs to o. The North Central high school, Spokane, tennis team defeated the Lewis and Clark team in the fall championship series, & four matches to three. Can the Boston Americans repeat their success of last season over the ! Philadelphia Nationals in the worlds series? This question is uppermost in the minds of the ball fans. | Les Darcy, the Australian middle. weight champion, knocked out Geo. Chip, the former American middle weight champion in the ninth round of a 20-round match in Australia Sun day. | A place kick from the 1S-yard line | by Captain Streibig in the last three minutes of play broke a to 0 tie and gave Multnomah club the victory over the Oregon Aggies Saturday, 3 to 0. At the end of four furious rounds of boxing at San Diego Saturday eve ming, Battling Nick of San Diego was awarded the decision over AID VOL CAST, former lightweight champion of the world The following are names of worlds champions for the past 10 years: 1906, Chicago, A. L.; 1907, Chicago, N. L.; 1908, Chicago, N. L.; 1909, Pittsburg, N. L.; 1910, Philadelphia, A. L.; 1911, Philadelphia, A. L.; 1912, Boston, A. L.; 1918, Philadelphia, A.. L.; 1914, Boston, N. L.; 1915, Boston, A. L. Nineteen heats were required to complete Columbus (Ohio) Grand cir cult racing Saturday that was feat ured by Areta VS. victory over Queen Hal in the oil pace The first two heats went to Areta w., which lost the third by neck to Queen Hal in 2:05A. Areta V. came with a bold rush in the last quarter of the fourth heat and won jogging out in front in 2:O5A. | After RUDE Benton had shut out Boston in the first game last Saturday of double-header, to 0, for New York’s 26th straight victory, the winning streak of the home team was broken in the second game, which | Boston won, to 8. Though the New Yorks broke old major league records of 20 straight early in the week they just missed tying the worlds record for all established leagues, made by the Corsicanas Tex as, league team in 1903, when it won 81 straight. “a

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  White Bluffs spokesman, White Bluffs, Wash., October 6, 1916, page 2

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  SPORTING ITEMS An improved Harvard eleven defeated Bates College, Saturday, 26 to O. Boston, winner fthe worlds cham pionship Of 1915. is the pennant win ner in the American league in 1916. The Army eleven won the first football contest of the season from Lebanon Valley college, Saturday, 3 to 0. Yale opened the football season Saturday by defeating the light but plucky eleven from Carnegie 1nstitute of Technology, % to o. The North Central high school, Spokane, tennis team defeated the Lewis and Clark team in the fall championship series, four matches to three. Can the Boston Americans repeat their success of last season over the Philadelphia Nationals in the world s series? This question is uppermost in the minds of the ball fans. Les Darcy, the Australian middle weight champion, knocked out Geo. Chip, the former American middle weight champion in the ninth round of 20-round match in Australia Sun day. A place kick from the 1S-yard line by Captain Streibig in the last three minutes of play broke 0 to 0 tie and gave Multnomah club the victory over the Oregon Aggies Saturday, to 0. At the end of four furious rounds of boxing at San Diego Saturday eve ming, Battling Nick of San Diego was awarded the decision over Ad VOL CAST, former lightweight champion of the world. The following are names Of worlds champions for the past 10 years: 1906, Chicago. A. L.; 1907, Chicago N. L.; 1908, Chicago, N. L.; 1909 Pittsburg, N. L.; 1910, Philadelphia A. L.; 1911, Philadelphia, A. L.; 1912 Boston, A. L.; 1913, Philadelphia, A L.; 1914, Boston, N. L.; 1915, Boston, A. l.. Nineteen heats were required to complete Columbus (Ohio) Grand cir. cult racing Saturday that was feat ured by Areta VS. victory over Queen Hal in the 2:11 pace. The first two heats went to Areta “, which lost the third by neck to Queen Hal in I2:05A. Areta V. came with bold rush in the last quarter of the fourth heat and won jogging out in front in 2:05A. After RUDE Benton had shut out Boston in the first game last Satur. day of double-header, to 0, for New York’s 26th straight victory, the winning streak of the home team was broken in the second game, which Boston won, to 8. Though the New Yorks broke old major league records of 20 straight early in the week they just missed tying the worlds record for all established leagues, made by the Corsicana, Tex as, league team in 1908, when 1t wor 81 straight.

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  The sun, October 1, 1916, page 15

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  ARMY TRIUMPHS IN OPENING GAME Defeats Lebanon Valley Eleven in Well Played Contest, 3 to 0. WEST POINT, n. Y. Sept. 30. - The Army defeated Lebanon Valley College to-day 3 to o in the opening game OF the local football season. Tho three point victory represents a pretty field goal kicked by Vidal. the new man from the University OF south Dakota. The collegtans flashed well drilled eleven that held of the Cadets smash ing attacks and forced the Army men TO resort 10 the air line attacks. nearly all which went wild. Onos Vidal threw “a perfect pass into the arms OF the waiting Shrader at the extreme corner Of the field, but the Cadets left end had one foot outside the end zone and the play went for naught. II was the neares, thing to n touchdown to-day. although the Cadets had the ball close to the visitors goal several times. Oliphant gained most ground for the Army. Vidal also proved to be a fast and elusive back, but neither of these men could carry the bail through the collegians’ defence when near the goal line. McEwan roved all over and smashed things right and left when the visitors had the ball. Ford’s kicking A4l, f.,s

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 1, 1916, page 24

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  Cadets Defeat Lebanon Valley Through Drop Kick by Vidal. West Point, y. Y, Sept 80. The Cadets started their football season today with a close margin victory over Lebanon Valley. Vidal, the South Dakota lad. of whom much is expected in goal kicking this season, tailed three points for the soldiers when he booted a pretty field goal from the 25-yard mark in the second quarter. 1t was ali the Army men could get, for their running game stalled when the collcgians’ lire held fast, and al though West Point showed plenty Of driving power between the 2O-yard lines. when it came TO the critical moments even such slashing backs as Oil phant and Vidal failed 10 smash down the visitors stonewall defence. Once in the second quarter Vidal

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Army leads 4–⁠0 in four meetings, counting the three since this game.