Today's Tidbit... A 1919 Press Pass And Grass Drills

I recently came across the press-photo pass shown below. Since it only cost a few bucks, I decided to buy the item, research the game's story, and find something interesting to share with you. So, a few paragraphs from now, you’ll know whether I succeeded in that task.

Since the photo-press pass did not identify the year it was used, my first task was determining the year they played the game. Thankfully, Army's football website lists the dates and results of each game by opponent. It shows Army won the nine pre-1970 games with BC and has gone 4-24 since then. I also learned the teams met on October 25 at West Point in 1919 and 1969 and at Chestnut Hill in 1980. Since the pass looks more like something printed in 1919 than 1969, we are going with that game as the basis for this story.