Navy at Maryland

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  The Bridgeport evening farmer, Connecticut, October 12, 1916, page 12

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  Navy Eleven Defeats Maryland By Getting Lead in First Period Annapolis, Md, Oct, 12-Losing the game largely through nervousness (which resulted in two costly fum b1es within a few seconds after the con- test started, Maryland State Agricul- tural College held the Midshipmen to a IA to z score here yesterday after noon. Shortly after the kickoff and while the two teams were still playing a safe feel the other fellow out” sort of a game, Michael muffed a middy punt and the leather was covered for the sailors by Reifel we’ll within the tFarmers 20-yard mark Two off tackle plays by Ingram and Roberts netted eight yards and then a for ward pass that miscued was followed lby 9 pretty 15-yards shot from h. gram to Orr, who caught the ball :, behind the goal Clarke kicked goal. In the second period forward IpaPsing again helped the sailors to get wIhin striking distance. Ingram shdt across on line plunge and Clarke booted over the extra point The third period was all the Farm ers’. Brewer. who was the individ- ual star for the visitors. made an 1s- yard open field dash after an ex- change of punts. This was followed by a long aerial heave from Brewer to Derrick, who was downed over the goal line as he caught the pass.

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Navy leads 14–⁠7 in 21 meetings, counting the 15 since this game.