New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-30

Was comparatively much better than West
Point's-so much better that Harvard could not
pierce it. while the Navy could and did get
through West Point But West Point played
just the kind of football that Yale played-a
steady. remorseless, driving attack against a
line inferior in strength and skill Very seldom
indeed. did the Army vary her line smash
ing work by an attempt at an end run. She
had no need. for at almost every attempt the
Navy line gave way before the assaults of the
tandem composed of Graves, Bunker, Hackett
and Torney Occasionally a brace would he
made and tho ball taken from the Army on
downs, but this was a rarity.
Individually there is a mixed report TO be
made OF this game, for the stars of both sides
are to be charged with serious errors as well as
credited with excellent play DAILY ran the team
with all his cool generalship caught punts and
them back with the skill that he has shown
many hotIy contested fields. and punted
with strength and accuracy, but he is response
bic for errors already recounted Bunker. who
played last year at tackle. and was of the
very best of his year in that position, at
right halfback yesterday, and gained more dis
tance for West Point than any other man. 1t
seemed almost impossible to stop him when he
got started with the ball in the tandem forma-
ton. Yet he fumbed the leather when only
few yards from the navy's goal, else another
touchdown would surely have resulted
STRASsBURGER BEST FOR ANNAPOLIS.
Strassburger was the most reliable and brill
liant ground gamer for Annapolis, yet he dropped
the ball when only twenty yards from his own
goal. and from that point the soldiers soon
bucked the pigskn over for another touchdown.
Condition had much to do with the result OF
the game, and this point West Point had
much the better Of it. In such fine fette did
the soldiers &c into the game that every man
who started in the contest finished it. An
napolis. the other hand. had been badly
battered In earlier games that only four of her
eleven lasted the game out.
A roar from the navy side at Los o'clock an
nounced the arrival of the midshipmen and at
once they fell to signal practice. The soldiers
were only two minutes later Then the soldiers
were cheered by the sailors and the sailors by
the soldiers. after which the coin was tossed
Captain Boyers winning and choosing the east
ern goal and the wind At that time a brisk
breeze was blowing and the ground was some
what slippery, the frost having been turned 10
coating of ooze by the warmth of the sun.
The Navy kicked off at 2:1O o'clock Captain
Belknap officiating, and lifting the ball to DAILY
who thrown by Soule after getting back
about eight yards The soldiers made one trial
at the Nays line. but made impression and
DAILY surprised everybody by punting. Then
the sailors tried fake kick 1t failed to gain
as il did on every occasion during the afternoon
when 1t tried by the Navy. There was little
use in continuing 10 try it, yet Captain Belknap
so ordered time and again. A real punt fol-
lowed the fake, and as the ball was fumbled
a Navy forward fell it on West Points %
yard mark. Then the Navy tried West Points
line, and Strassburger wormed his way through
the centre for Ave yards.
TRY FOR a FIELD GOAL.
The next two attempts failed and strass-
burger dropped back to the 32-yard line to try
for a goal from the field. West Points rushers
were through the ''Middies' line like sand
through sieve, and one Of them blocked the
kick so that it went wild. There followed an ex-
change of kicks, and another futile fake punt
by the Navy
Then the soldiers took the ball at about the
centre of the field and began a simply irresist-
ible series Of assaults on the Navy's line Time
and time again Torney or Bunker or Hackett
shot through the centre of the Navy's right
wing, which seemed to be the special object of
attack, for gains ranging anywhere from one
TO eight yards, and before they renquished the
pigskin the Army boys had hammered it across
by main strength for the first touchdown of the
game. Bunker making the score. Daily punted
out 10 Hackett, but the catch was not properlv
made and no try for goal was allowed
As soon the West Pointers got the hall
again. they started in once more to beat the
Nays line into submission and they succeeded
admirably The deadly tandem was now called
into play, and with Bunker Torney, Hackett
and Graves alternating in carrying the ball
they pounded and battered their wav slowly
up the gridiron more than sixty Yards until
Bunker dropped the ball four yards from An
napos's goal, when it seemed certain that
West Point would score again. A glad cheer
arose from the midshipmen in the stand and
the blue and orange flags waved hopefully in
the sun-illumined SCOT. Belknap at once punt
ed TO Hackett, who lodged both Soue and
Whiting and, behind Days interference. ran
the leather around the Nays left wing and
over the line. Torney tried the goal, but it was
difficult one, and just failed making the
score 10 to O.
THE NAVY's BIG BRACE
Then came the Navy's big brace Belknap
kicked on TO Bunker who made bulI-like rush
that put Root out of business. The yellow
haired halfback had nearly left all his on
ponents behind him. Only Smith remained and
the latter cast himself at the runner with = Der
feet disregard Of the consequences to himself
He stopped Bunker all right. but he was
Knocked unconscious, and when he came
10 had TO be taken out of the game
despite his ardent protests, for he was So
weak he could hardly walk. and would
have fallen mad he not been supported The io,,
Gus McNair skipped into his place while ATuna
replaced Root. West Point tried double nass
but Soule nipped il in the bud for a loss ana
DAILY punted clean fifty yards
rumble and an end by Milne brought
the ball TO the Armys twenty-five ward line
ana AFTER the "Middies" had bounded off west
Points defence twice. Strassbureer mad -
ulai Tor goal 1t only just failed. and the wind