Washington and Lee at Army

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  Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, October 8, 1916, page 1

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  GENERALS OUTPLAYED ARMY ELEVEN DEFEATS. WASHINGTON AND LEE N’rEininns Score In Second Quarter. : work Forward Pass Five Times. Find Line Tin yielding. WEST POINT. n. Y. October THE Army football team defeated Washing ton and Lee University here to-day, IA to Z. The Cadets outplaycd the Virginia Collegians from the start. The Army cxceiled in the running game. Oliphant. Place and Vidal doing fine work in advancing the ball. McIiwun. Army captain. played finely at center. The Soldiers launched only three forward passes, all of which were fail ures, while Washington and Lee tried une pass twelve times. five of which SIX yards gained. Inc visitors were unable to Ito any ming at all with the Army’s line. The lineup: Army. Position. W. & l.. Mullins. ...... left end ....... Adams Jones....... LEFT tackle ....Johuson lew center ....... Picrottc Mencham... right guard 49,. Bethel Butler....... right tackle 49,. .Ignico Eord........ right end ...... Graham Gerhardt.... quarter back :. f;nglcy Harmon. left half back ;c;;;Y%nns oiiphant. . right half back ....Kehoc Score by periods: Washington & Lee .....e ! o d Summary: Army scoring touch downs. Place. Gerhardt. Goals from Observation-Disclosures t2). Washing incton and Lee scoring: touchdown- Sorrel. Goal from touchdown-Young. Substitutions: Army Cole for Null Inns, Holmes for Mcacham, March for Ford: Vidal for Harmon. Washington and Lee-Lariin for Adams. Mears for Graham, Paxton for kehoc. Grill for Sorrcl. Referee. +. w. Murphy, OF Brown: umpire. NJ. G.. Mccarthy, Holy Cross: head lincsmau, w. K. Okcson. Lehieh. Time Of periods. ten minutes.

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Army leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.