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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1915
Page
13
Wesleyan and Marietta clash in a hard fought game with Jacobs and Beck starring for Wesleyan. Marietta presses Wesleyan’s defense as the Orange and Black rally to threaten late but the rivals’ big plays and strong line play produce a dramatic finish.
West Point November 6 Army lost to Notre Dame 7 to 0 in a hard fought contest. Army offense stalled, backs unable to pierce the Irish line except Oliphant. Notre Dame outplayed the Cadets, field goal attempts failed, Coffin outrushed Phelan in punting, Bergman scored the decisive touchdown with a successful kick. Lineups and substitutions listed.
Carlisle Indian football team edged Holy Cross 23 to 21 in Worcester Mass on November 6. The Indians surged with three touchdowns a field goal and two extra points while Holy Cross rallied in the second half with seventy one points? and a safety and a touchdown in a close finish.
Kentucky defeats Louisville 15 to 0 to end Louisville's bid for the state championship. Kinney rushes 80 yards for a touchdown as Kentucky’s defense stifles Louisville's aerial attack. The report also notes Bethany’s 19 to 0 loss to Muskingum and Yale’s 2 1 0 victory over Cornell in soccer.
Coach Speedy Rush, formerly of the University School of Cleveland, has begun a new era at Princeton. The team shows balance and strength with Captain Glick at quarterback and strong punting from Dansel. Lean is a standout tackle, and Princeton appears prepared to face Cornell in a competitive season.
West Virginia overwhelmed Marshall with a 92 to 6 score at the fair grounds next Saturday game. Tickets snapped up in Welch Fullerton's drug store and Waldo cigar stand with limited reserved seats for Clarksburg residents. Sales across Weston Shinnston Buckhannon exceeded expectations as one dollar buys both games.
Columbus, Nov. 6 Ohio State defeated Indiana 10 to 9 in a close football game filled with line plunges and a Whitaker sixteen yard run. Indiana scored on a touchdown by Erehart and a Norton forward pass return, while a third quarter safety by Sorenson proved pivotal.
Virginia's football machine defeated Vanderbilt 25 to 10, using straight football and a completed forward pass for a touchdown. Curry rushed eighty yards for Vanderbilt's lone score as Virginia gained control after turnovers. Other southern results included Georgia Tech 21 Alabama 7 and Georgia 37 Florida 10.
H. VanDyke Johns of Stanford defeated William Pope of San Yirinciaco in the finals of the national tournament, securing the championship. The match concluded the event with Johns emerging as the top competitor.
Early in the Marshall College and Davis-Wikins College football schedules talk, plans aimed to unite the teams November 13 on a neutral field in Clarksburg. Davis and Elkington as the second state team, the Big Green, prepare to meet. Huntingtonians have been testing against Virginia Kentucky and Ohio, while Davis and Elkins show creditable form after last year’s 6-0 Marshall win.
Pittsburg defeated Washington and Jefferson 19 to 0 before 35000 at Pitt Stadium. Hastings and Herron broke big plays for Pitt in the third quarter, with Jefferson’s defense failing to stop the fast Pitt offense as Warner’s men controlled the line. Substitutions and errors marred the game as Pitt gained the decisive lead on a series of long runs and a key fumble recovery.
Cincinnati scored first in the third quarter after a drive to Wesleyan’s 20 yard line. Small kicked a field goal. Wentzel and Ribler added touchdowns with Palmer converting twice. Wesleyan’s lone TD came late in the fourth. Elkins gridders praised for offense and defense. Green defense noted as strong.
Buckhannon High overwhelmed Wesleyan Scrubs 26 to 10 at College Field. Rollinson Work-Tan Curtis and Deem starred for the scrubs while Ross and Hymes added a pair of touchdowns for Buckhannon. Layfield repeatedly breached the line as the home team improved noticeably from previous performances.
At Princeton, Harvard defeated Princeton 10 to 6 in a game described as slow with briefer bursts of action. Harvard scored the only touchdown in the first half and added a successful drop kick point after, while Princeton showed a late burst but could not convert.
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