1919 Season

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1919 Season - Record: 0-5-0
09.26 - at Marshall - Loss 40-0
Date unknown - vs Gilmer - Loss 1-0
Date unknown - Mineola - Loss 6-0
Date unknown - Mineola - Loss 40-0
Date unknown - Gilmer - Loss 40-0

* 9.26 at Marshall was played at the College of Marshall
** vs Gilmer was forfeited due to a sideline fight. The officials ruled in favor of a 1-0 Gilmer victory.

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Longview vs Gilmer - at Fair Park in Longview - 1919 - via Gilmer Mirror

Longview/Gilmer Forfeit Game

Sideline tension was responsible for the 1-0 forfeit victory over Longview. The school annual gives the following account of the game:

"In the first quarter Gilmer rushed the ball to Longview's one, but the pig hide was given to Longview by the referred. In the second half, captain Dugger Cook ran 35 yards for a Gilmer tally. During the third period a fist fight began at the sideline and Longview's referee left the field and became engaged in it. Gilmer, wanting to reestablish the game, asked for another official but was refused. The umpired ruled the game 1-0 in Gilmer's favor. Gilmer fans and played, not liking the look of things, picked up and hurriedly big Longview adieu."