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Do you think he could make the team today? Come to think of it, Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was a kicker on the 1915 Army team probably was not much bigger.

He weighed only 165 pounds. In 1913, Benjamin F. Hoge was captain of the football team at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, N. Y. Here he is again, with another player: New York Times story, December 7, 1912: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B01E0DC1E3AE6...

Wystan: Thanks for the information on Capt. Hoge. We will add to the record when we update.

Given the discrepancy in resemblance (or lack thereof) between the Hoge photos, I suspect this is not Benjamin F. Hoge (USMA Class of 1914), but his younger brother, William M. Hoge, Jr. (USMA Class of 1916). Both were on the Army football team in the fall of 1913.

I am a granddaughter of Benjamin F. Hoge, USMA '14. I would like to correct an error that is reported here. Capt. Hoge's full name was Benjamin FIERY Hoge. As far as that 2nd photo is concerned, it is not Ben. It looks nothing like him! I have the photo of the Army '13 team, taken after their defeat over Navy. My grandfather holds the football, which has been inscribed "Army 22 Navy 7" It is a treasure. As an aside, his son, Benjamin Whiting Hoge survives him, his 2 daughters are deceased. Col. Hoge died in 1985, in Alexandria, VA.

The army only has a pantomime horse? You'd have thought they could have found a real one.

I believe the Army mascot is a mule. (Note the big ears.)

The game was played on November 29, 1913, at the Polo Grounds, in New York City. President Woodrow Wilson was among the spectators. Army sank the Navy and won, 22-9.

The President was watching the game: West Point cadets enter the field: Navy's mascot is a goat: A long view of the field (NYC's Polo Grounds):

One source that may help date this set of pictures of West Point Cadet Camp
www.cuttersguide.com/pdf/Military-and-Uniforms/Cadet%20gr...

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It also helps with the location. From page 69:

Classrooms and Summer Camps
To become a successful officer a cadet must be
familiar with tactics and techniques of the combat
arms, and he must be strong in body and hardy in
spirit. So he spends many hours during the summer
at Camp Buckner, in the hills back of West Point,
firing all the weapons, bivouacking in the open, and
just plain marching like any other dogface (infan¬
tryman). Every year sees two classes in summer
camp: the new First and Third. While they are
there, the Plebes who have just arrived at the Acad¬
emy are given over to the careful supervision of
“New Cadet Details” of First Classmen, and the
new Second Class goes on a field trip to other
installations.