Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-10-19
TWO GOOD GAMES.
NAVY DOWNS DICKINSON COLLEGE BY
SCORE OF 5 TO 0.
ST. Johns Won From Maryland Agricul-
turaI College -Suappy 6ames In
Rain And Mud.

The principal feature of Saturday S
games were rain and mud, and per
feet football was an impossibility ON
account of the slippery condition of
the pigskin. The wet weather brought
disappointment to many, but some
dared the element to witness the CON
tests both at College campus and at
the Naval Academy.
In steady rain and on soggy field
the Navy defeated Dickinson ON Sat
urday 5 to 0. Despite the adverse
weather conditions the game was
snappy and fast, and the most note
worthy feature of il was the promising
showing made by the middies. With
determination TO wipe out last year S
defeat by Dickinson and to equal, if
possible, the score of IL too, made by
the Army against this team last Satur-
day, they went into the play with a
vim that was most gratifying to the
navy rooters.
Although the middies scored but
once, the fact that they were within
five yards of touchdown at the call
of time for the first half and also that
their goal was seriously threatened but
once, is evidence that the game was
rather more of a victory than the score
would show. On the first lineup Navy
fumbled and David recovered the ball
for Dickinson. Here the middies put
up magnificent defense and recover
ed the ball on downs.
Although the visiting team made
considerable gains at other stages of
the game, particularly in the second
half, it was never able again to get
within striking distance of Nays
goal. The middies were quick to take
advantage of almost every tumble, of
which there were many, and their
general alertness in this and other de-
partments of play, showed a vast i'm
provement over their form in previous
games of the past two years.
Shortly after the next kickoff Dick
inson fumbled and then the middies
made valiant effort to score again.
Strassburger and Farley plowed
through the right side of Dickinson S
line for gains of 3 to 10 yards at a
time and were but four yards from an
other touchdown when the half ended.
During the first half of the game
Harry, the stalwart left guard on the
Pennsylvania eleven, dislocated his
hip and so painful was the injury that
he had to be removed from the field on
a stretcher. The brigade of midship-
men that occupied the north stand,
amused themselves between the halves
by practicing songs to be sung at
Franklin Field ON November %. The
game ended with the ball in Navy's
possession ON Dickinson's l0-yard line.
The work of Howard, Farley and
Needham for the Academy team, and
Davis, Seeley and Rich for the visit
ors was especially worthy of commen-
dation. The lineup:
Dickinson-Carlin, |. e.. Tompkins,
|. t.. Harry, |. g.; Amerman, c.;
Messner, r. &. Davis, r. t.. Williams,
captain, r. Q. Curtis, q. b. ; Rich, l.
h. b. ; Robinson, r. h. b. Seeley, I. b.
Navy-Howard and Bagley, l. e. /;
Piersol, |. t. Grady, |. e.; Oak, c. /;
Reese and Smith, +. g.; Farley and
Grady, r. t.. Soule, captain, r. e. !;
Needham, q. b. Dowell Land Hickey,
|. H. b.; Strassburger and Decker, r.
h. b. /; Halsey and Keene, f. b.
As stated in Saturdays Capital
st. Johns defeated their old rivals,
the Maryland Agricultural College, Is
to O. The victors played a brilliant
game despite conditions of weather,
which made the grounds nearly as
suitable for water polo match as a
football game. Two inches of mud
covered more than half of the field
and there were pools of water yards
square. The ability of the st. john s
players to hold fast to the pigskin
was remarkable under the circumstan-
ces. st. Johns showed that this year S
team maintains the reputation of that
institution of turning out one of the
best football teams in the country for
college of its size. Thouh not at
all heavy, the players are strong, fast
and aggressive, and their plays are
varied and accurate. The ex-Yale
stars, Chamberlain and Gould, who
officiated at the game, praised the
work of the winners very highly.