The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-03

him and in this way timed his tackling
beautifully and caught his man
t~squarely.
Annapolis won the toss and chose the
west goal giving West Point the ball.
lGraves kicked to Nichols who was on
the nayy's 25-yard line. Annapolis
then carried the ball to their 42-yard
line. where the army line held and
Belknap was forced to kick. DAILY got
the ball for West Point on the iatter's
|So-yard line West Point could make
but little impression on the navy line
and DAILY was forced TO kick, the bali
to Annapolis on her own 5o-yard
mark. After carrying il back to West
Points 45-yard line. the navy boys lost
the ball on holding. and West Point i'm
|mediateiy punted to the navys 3s-yard
line. The navy punted TO West Points
I25-vaEd line and DAILY carried the bali
back TO mid-field before being downed.
The army lads carried the ball TO the
navy's 2S-yard line, where they lost il
on downs. The navy booted the ball
out Of danger. The ball going to West
Points Seward line.
On the first line up Casad. OF West
Point broke through the navy line and
carried the ball to the navy's 25-yard
line. Hackett. Bunker and Casad car
|ried the ball ten yards nearer the Anna
polls goal. 1t was their third down
with three yards to gain and Daily
dropped back for a try at a field goal.
The a sailed sQuarely between the
goal posts and the West Point rooters
lcheered heartily for their eleven. There
was an exchange of kicks and then Nc
Nair. h Annapolis quarterback. ran
so yards. placing the ball on West
Points 25-yard line. Plunges into the
line by Freyer. Read and Nichols forced
the ball over West Points goal line
Nichols making the touchdown. Belk-
nap missed the goal and the score was
tied at five There was no further scor-
ling in this half. time being called with
the ball in the army's possession in
mid field.
The sensational play of the game was
made Immediately after the kick off in
the second half. Belknap kicked to
Daily and the latter catching the ball
on West Points 5-yard line ran the en-
tire length of the field for a touch
ldown. He was assisted greatly by the
beautiful interference of Bunke and
lCasad. DAILY kicked the goal and the
Iscore was West Point IL: Annapolis ):
where it remained.
Belknap was forced to retire and
Annapolis was badly handicapped by
the weak kicking of Frever. West
Point gained from 10 to 20 Yards on
leach exchange. Near the close of the
game Freyer's tumble gave the army
eleven the ball on the naVy's 15-yard
line. 1t was carried on the 7-vard line
where 1T was lost on downs. On the
first line up, Freyer got through the
West Point line and carried the ball to
ipig-skin to West Points 35-yard line
Ionly to lose it on downs. DAILY kicked
it out of danger. This proceeding was
repeated several times. the navy boys
tgaining double the amount of ground
gained by their heavier opponents.
The game was free from unnecessary
lroughness and there were comparative
ly few penalties inflicted. Annapolis
lost Is yards and West Point lost {
yards for off-side play and also lost the
ball for holding.
Besides the playing of Daily. the work
of Casad, Bunker, Graves and Good.
speed was brilliant. The tackling of the
latter was marvellous. He frequently
broke through the opposing line ant
Idowned the runner before the latter got
well started.
For Annapolis, McNail, Belknap
Nichols, Freyer and Read did the best
work. They tackled hard and low and
iran well with the ball. The teams lined
Iup as follows: