The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22
PENNSYLVANIA D0WNED
BY WEST POINT IN A HARD FOUGHT I
GAME OF FOOT BALL.
UNIVERSITY BOYS DO NOT SCORE
One OF the Worst Defeats Pennsylvania
Ever rsustafned-She PUTS Up n Stin
Game, But is OutpIayed-westF Point
Does Some Fine sprinting-Columbia bia
Defeats the Naval Academy, but
Only by the hardest Kiue or Play

West Point, y. Y, November 20
ball team was defeated by West Point
military academy today, and incidental
ly suffered one of the worst defeats in
her foot ball history. The score. "a to
0. shows how West Point outplayed the
Pennsylvanians. The visitors put up
a stiff game, however. and were beaten
simply because West Point played a
superior article of foot ball.
After Pennsylvania kicked off, the
ball was in West Points possession on
her 30-yard line. Bunker, Graves
and Casad, with excellent interference,
yard line where Pennsylvania was Civ
en- the ball for off side play. Pennsyl-
vania, however, was forced to kick.
Again West Point, by centre rushes
and a pretty hurdle by Bunker, carried
the ball to Pennsylvania 10-yard line,
where Casad was forced over for a
touch down. Daily kicked goal.
After the next kick off, Pennsylva-
mia secured the ball and, by a series OF
trick plays and revolving circles. forced
West Point to back for thirty ya-ds.
but West Point was given the ball for
off side play and again worked Il down
the field and pushed Bunker over for a
touchdown. DAILY kicked a goal. MAX
ing the score.
In the second half West Point kicked
off to Reynolds, who was downed on
Pennsylvania 35-yard line, after run
ming ten yards. PENNSYLVANIA made the
first down three or four times by re-
volving plays and a double pass, when
she was forced to kick. West Point
again worked toward Pennsy ylvania S
goal and when on Pennsylvania 2a-
yard line Farnsworth was put through
the line and made a touchdown. DAILY
kicked a goal.
On the next line up, after an e8ci:tnge
of punts. Daily on a fake kick, simply
twisted Zig-Zagged and stole mis- way
through the whole Pennsylvania team
and ran sixty-five yards down for q
touchdown, which, however, was nor al
lowed on account of holding by West
Point.
Then began a series of the fierces
rushes seen during the day. until the
ball was again on Pennsylvania 80
yard line where McAndrew was pu
through the line and he sprinted FOL
| another touchdown. Daily kicked th'
goal.
Annapolis Md, November 20.-The
| Colombians beat the Middies today but
by a very narrow margin. The game
| which was closely fought from begin
| ming to end resulted in a score of tC
| 5 for the New Workers, but was IL
doubt until the last minute. When the
| game was called Belknap kicked off fol
| the navy. The Middies began to ham.
mer the Columbia's line, which yielded
| slowly to the weight the cadets threw
| upon it. Nichols, Freyer and Lane
rushed the ball forward and Land scor
| ed the first touchdown after five min
| utes of play. Freyer failed at goal
! In the second half Columbia started
| in fiercely to redeem herself TIL
| navy tried their rush tactics again
but Columbia's defense seemed strong
| er. and the Smilers were forced to d.
| considerable kicking. Columbia on tn,
| other hand began smashing the navy
| line righ- and left, using several tricl
| plays to advantage at the same time.
| With the ball on the navy's 40-yar'
| line Columbia used q close formation
| play and Captain Berrien broke through
| navy's line and ran the distance for
| touchdown. Bruce kicked goal. In tn
remaining time the navy tried hard =
| score. but failed.