Notre Dame at Army

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 5, 1916, page 17

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  Army Eleven Defeats Team of NOtre Dame attack, and, screened by perfec. inter ference, Bergman made a touchdown That blow reused the sighting blood OF the Army. a forward pass. Gerhsrdt 20 Vidal resulted in a touchdown. and Olipnant kicked the goal, making the score Is 70 10. In the final period two touch. downs and goal from placement add ed seventeen points 20 the Army score and made the total for the day COM plete. The forward pass was the most e.. fective weapon OF the soldiers. IL re. suited directly or indirectly in ell but three of their points, and there was only one OF the ten attempted that was not longer than twenty yards. Thu short pass was from Gerhardt 70 Vida in the third period IL was made from place kick formation and travelled about fifteen yards. Another, in the fourth period. fror; 0liphant 20 Vida was good for hftJ yards and resulted in a touchdown Two more, worked in succession, nettct sixty-eight yards and a score. A pass from Cofal 20 Bergman gained twenty. FIVE yards for \otre Dame and led &c the Westerners’ only touchdown. TIVE of the three field goals scored by the Army were made possible by advance, through the overhead attack. A Shifty Attack In straight football the Army wal outma.ched. Notre Dame had tbs stronger, shiftier attack, and seldom hes a team been seen that moved with the ball so perfectly. From the stands Il seemed that on one shift formation the backs beat the ball a full stride, bui the officials never called II. In the first half the visitors made ST. first downs TO four for the Army, and 10 the second scored three 10 one. Then system of interference was perfect, ard the forwards charged out 70 clip OF me secondaries, while the backs swept the ends and made much ground in bucks eff tackle. lt was on mass az tackle that Bergman scored. Captain McEwan stood out on the defence for the Army team. He was al over the field az once, II seemed, ane when he was forced out for while with an injured ankle the Army line lost much of its strength. There was a glaring weakness IN tht play of the Army team. The men ~oule not or could not tackle. Time ane again one of the Notre Dame met would slip and roll off three or foui men before being downed by gripi around the. neck. Oliphant. while powerful in running, used little Judg ment in picking openings and seemed u rely on his great strength. Coughlin. who played at left tackle and Backman, his side partner a. guard, were real football players. ana + had a merry time rolling back the at tacks of the Army. They tackled like fiends, and any man they hit was wet aware of the fact. IT. fn1lous.

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 5, 1916, page 52

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  ARMY HAS IT EASY Defeats Notre Dame, 80 to 10, by Aerial Attack. WEST POINT. y. Y. November A. Notre Dame. which team came TO West Point three years ago for the first time and flashed such a wonderful forward passing game as to carry the Soldiers off their feet, was beaten today by a system of play which they themselves used to such good advantage at that time. The Army eleven, by a wonder full exhibition of forward passing, won by a score of 80 to 10. The Cadets were outplayed in the line until the last quarter, and Oliphant was effectually stopped with his run ming plays, but the South Bend eleven was unable to fathom the Army’s air line attack. Oliphant and Vidal. two western boys. were the stars of the contest. ELEPHANTS wonderful tossing of the ball equaled any ever seen here, and Vidals great work of carrying the oval on to touchdownS was. another feature of the overhead playing of the Army. Three times Oliphant tossed long passes to Vidal, who each time went on to a score. Vidal booted a field goal. and Oliphant, besides kicking all the goals from touchdowus. three times sent the ball between the uprights for placement goals. Cofalrs running and the line play of Bachman and McInerny stood out prominently in Notre Danes playing.

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  Evening capital news, Boise, Idaho, November 5, 1916, page 6

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  ARNY’S OFFENSIVE BRINGS VICTORY Notre Dame Unable to Stop the Onslaughts of West Point. West Point N. Y, Nov. 4.-The driving attack, the brilliant overhead play and the finished defense of the Army’s Oliphant-Vidal combination was too much for Notre Dame this afternoon and the westerners were beaten, 80 to TO- Three times the army scored touch downs, and each time it was Vidal who went over after long forward passes from Oliphant In addition Vidal drop-kicked a beautiful field goal from the 45-yard line and Oliphant lifted two over from placement from the 1Syard line. Cofall and Bergman did the heavy work for Notre Dame. Cofall equalled Vidars feat. sending drop-kick soar ing from the 45-yard line. Bergman crashed through with the westerners’ only touchdown and Co fall kicked the goal. Five THOUSAND saw the Hoosiers forge ahead twice in the first and third periods and cheered the cadets when they opened up their forward pass play.

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Birmingham, Ala., November 5, 1916, page 1

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  Soldiers Beat Notre Dame West Point, N. Y, November 4-Notre Dame. which team came to West Point three yearse ago for the first time and flashed such a wonderful forward pass ing game as to carry the soldiers Off their feet was beaten today by systenn of play which they themselves used to such good advantage at that time The Army eleven, by wonderful exhibition of forward passing, won by score OF 30 to 10. The Cadets were outplayed in the line until the last quarter and Oliphant was effectually stopped with his running plays, but the South Bend eleven was I’M able to fathom the Armys air line at tack. Oliphant and Vidal, two western lads, were the stars of the contest. OIL plants wonderful passing of the bali equaled any ever seen here, and Vidal’s great work of carrying the oval on to touchdowns was another feature of the overhead playing of the Army.

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Notre Dame leads 40–⁠8–⁠4 in 52 meetings, counting the 48 since this game.