Georgia at Navy

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  The sun, New York, October 29, 1916, page 1

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  GEORGIA SUCCUMBS TO NAVY ELEVEN Penalties and Injuries Mar Contest at Annapolis Score Is % to 3. ANSNpoLls. Md. Oct. Oct. rs – The University 81 Georgia football team sue rumbed to the Navy eleven here to-day, - to ?. The .Ime was “A rough one and Wa marked by many penalties and minor injuries. Tho ovsrzealousncss became So marked that the referee dis pual!fcl a player on each team TIL” visitors PLAYED tiue football IN tho FIRST hale. holding – m.ddlcs on fairly even terms. hu’ ven 20 pieces n the third period. ~” punting and line p,unging OF bannolly. The Georgia hn,fback. featured The lineup: Nnrr Enorn.a =

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  The Washington herald, October 29, 1916, page 12

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  GEORGIA IS BEATEN BY MIDDIES, II TO ; Annapolis, Md, Oct. 2S.-Playing a cred liable game during the first half Of which they gained fully as much ground as did Navy, but lacking the punch when It was needed, Georgia University lost to Navy this afternoon, p to 3. Donnelly’s wonderful puntinE was all that saved Georgia from a shut-out GeOrgia’s line could not stand the at tack Of the Navy or solve the sailors open attack. After an opening exchange of punts Navy drove through for 20 yards and a long forward pass, Welchal to Even. gave them a chance to strike and two plays saw WelChal go over. Reifie kicked goal

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  Norwich bulletin, October 30, 1916, page 3

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  Navy Beats Georgia. The University of Georgia football team succumbed to the Navy eleven at Annapolis Saturday, 27 to 3. The game was rough and was marked by many penalties and minor injuries, the over-ZealoUsness becoming so marked that the referee disqualified a player on each team. The visitors played a good football game in the first half, hold ing the Middies on fairly even terms, but went to rieces in the third period. The bunting and line plunging of Don nelly, the Georgia halfback, featured

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Navy leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.