West Virginia at Dartmouth

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 19, 1916, page 1

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  WEST VIRGINIA AND DARTMOUTH PLAY TIE GAME Score of 7 to 7 Marks Close OF Sensational Battle Played on Slush.COvered Field Hanover, n. H., Nov. 1S.-In one OF the most thrilling games played on Alumni Oval in years, Dartmouth and West Virginia battled to TO tie this afternoon on field covered with | mud and snow. The Green’s tally came from forward pass. Cannell to Dussosoit, over the goal line in the third quarter. The Southerners evened up the count in the final session, when Rod gers smashed through tackle for q touchdown from the 5-yard line. AS the result Of weeks snowfall the gridiron was in terrible shape. Despite this handicap. both elevens put up an exceptionally good game. Rod gers. the 200-pound fullback, proved an able ground gamer, ripping through the Green line time and again for good gains. Webster, at tackle for the Wis itors, also put up a strong game. Ger rish, Dussosoit and Emery excelled for Dartmouth Rushes the Ball West Virginia rushed the ball to Dartmouth’s 5-yard mark in the first quarter. but the Green limo held and gained the ball on tumble. Soon after Rodgers tried placement kick from the 40-yard mark, but the Dart mouth forwards broke through and blocked the attempt. Cotton fell on the ball for Dartmouth. Cannell slipped around right end for 85yard run, but three forward passes proved unavailing. West Virginia, get ting the ball. tried another placement, but this time Nicely got through and blocked the kick. Gerrsh. for Dartmouth, and Hite and Rodgers, for West Virginia, got away with some pretty runs before the half ended. but the nearest approach to a score was an incompleted pass over the goal line by Dartmouth Nicely, the Green’s one-armed lineman. furnished sensation by intercepting a forward pass and getting back fifteen yards. Combination Of Bucks A combination of line bucks and off tackle plays paved the way for the Dartmouth score. Dussosoit received a forward pass from Cannell for the tally and Gcrrish kicked the goal. Good use of the forward pass, coupled with Rodgers’s ability to carry the ball. resulted in the visitors score. Rodgers diving over the line and Chenowith tying things up by kicking the goal after the punt out. The lineup follows:

• The sun, November 19, 1916

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  DARTMOUTH IN TIE WITH WEST VIRGINIA Teams Fight Fierccly or Muddy Hanover GridirOn to Z to : Score. HANOVER. y. II. Nov. Is.-Battling on field inches deep in mud. Dartmouth and Vest Virginia fought to a to stand e still here to-day In the closing game for the Green A recent thaw had turned the surface OF the field to swamp and through this the two cicvens slipped. slid and wsllowed for forty-fve minutes ir the most evenly matched home game in many years. Fumbl!ng ny both sides was general throughout. and several potential touch downs were spoiled because the playcr slipped with clear field ahead OF him. In the nrst half the teams batticd to “A scoreless tie. neither eleven succeed ng in crashing through the defenccs of the other, The Southerners got off several dazzling forward passes. and Cannell. the Green quarter. madc’ several long end runs. ono OF thcm for forty-Ave Yards, Neely. Dartmouths one armed pls, er, sensationally intercepted one for ward pass and ran ten yards. In the third period the line punginc OF the home team was more effective and gains through the line by Gerrish. putsmel and Edwards. combined with Ions end runs by CannelI. brought tho hall TO the SouthcJners’ II yard line There forward pass. Cannell to Uusossoit netted the touchdown and Gerrish kicked the goal West Virginia rallied In the last period and after rushing the ball 10 Dart. mouths 20 yard line, a forward pass T. | broke through centre for “A touchdown and Cheno~ eth kicked the goal. Tim. was called four minutes aftcrward Th, ltueup.

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  Norwich bulletin, November 20, 1916, page 3

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  Dartmouth and West Virginia Tied. Dartmouth and West Virginia Tied. Dartmouth closed it’s football season at Hanover Saturday by playing a : to tie with West Virginia. Dart mouths score came in the third per iod on long forward pass from Can nell to Dussosoit, Gerrish kicking the goal. The visitors tied the score in the last five minutes of play on a se- ries of rushes by Hite and Rodgers. Rodgers carried the ball over the line and Chenoweth kicked the goal. The game was played on a field two inches deep in mud as a result of a snow storm, but there were remark ably few fumbles. In the first period Rodgers made two rushes of 25 and g yards. respec- lively. Later Hite made a 32 yards run. CanneN contributed the longest gain, covering 45 yards before he slip ped and fell. The lineup and sum mary: Dartmouth West Virginia

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Dartmouth leads 1–⁠0–⁠1 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.