New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27
ARMY kICKERS WIN.
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their defeat lent an added zest to the meeting
of the traditional rivIls Of the united service
Nobodv who left the field after the two hours
and more OF spirited desperate play had any
doubt that the better team had Won' pu1 'ii0
better team had to fight 10 the utmost 10 carry
off a victory. Indeed. the Navy made oerteF
showing than at any time since she won hei
last match from the West Pointers, in lSoo- All
the same the Army was her master. Al o 'lile
with one exception did Annapolis display sucH
a power of concentrated attack as that which
won West Point her second touchdown. For
more than fifty yards the soldiers bucked their
way down that hard fought field with never
slip and never a tumble until they mao halii-
hered their way across the goal line. Livery
inch OF ground was contested with all the fury
OF desperation, aided by strength and SKILL but
that well forged and polished attack was LOU
strong TO be successfully resisted
The first touchdown for the Army was accom-
plished in a way not often witnessed ana as
rlaved that faculty for taking instant advan-
,ase of an opponents blunders that seems 10
be so peculiarly & characteristic OF the "es'
Point eleven. The game had been IN progress
only a few moments. and the Navy mao alreauS
developed so strong defence that IL was pam
that q hot struggle was on, when Iorhey punt
ed the ball striking the hard ground on the
Nays 35-yard line. One Of the Navys backs
leaned for the bounding oval but only succeed
ed In barely touching it. Like flash Upton
tbs Arrny's centre was upon the ball, and, see
ing that he would not have time TO pick the ball
up kicked 1t as il rolled TOWARD the Nays goal
AS the leather few along Upton charged after
fl at the top Of his speed. with tho entire Navy
team IN pursuit.
At the 2O-yard line he caught and dribbled 1t
again, and then seeing that he had things IN
his own hands If only he played it right the
ffrr at
off his cumbersome headgear and threw It to
one side BY this time the ball over the
line and Upton still in the lead. seized II in
his arms and IN an instant more the entire
NAVY eleven was on top of him. But he had
done his work and the Army had scored
It was after this that the soldiers made their
long series Of successful rushes for a second
touchdown. Doe. Prince and ToTney were the
chief ground gamers for the West Pointers. and
most of their gains were made through the
line The teams were fairly evenly matched as
TO weight, with the slight difference in favor
Of the Army.
THE TEAMS TAKE THE FIELD.
It lacked a few minutes of 2 o'clock when a
roar from the West Point sta"a announced the
arrival Of the West Point team The eleven
trotted out on the field and set 10 work at its
warming up practice. which Daily, the great
quarterback. and Graves. the Aruy's ex-tackle
and captain. watched with much interest from
the side lines. Three minutes later the sailors
appeared. and their greeting was no less siren
uous than the their rivals had received.
When Referee Wrightington tossed the coin
Captain Farley guessed correctly. and the Navy
at once took the western goal, with the strong
breeze behind them. a moment later the
elevens faced each other, while from the sail
ors' stand rang out the callI Clear ship for
action!"
The next second the whistle shrilled and Doe
kicked of TO Smith, who st back to the 30
yard line. while the cadets from the Army stand
assured their rivals Navy, you've got no show"
After two short gains by the Navy backs
the umpire saw holding the Navy line and
set the middies back fifteen yards. There
nothing for it after this but TO punt and How
ard lifted the leather TO Prince, and it was the
Armys bali for the first time on her 45-yard
line. Torney gained two yards the first time
and nothing at all the second but he kept on
trying and made the first down. despits the
siren yell which the Nays partisans sent out
through their megaphones. Then the umpire
evened up things by setting the West Pointers
back fifteen yards for holding. Torney made as
IL 10 punt but tried TO run instead and got
around Writings end for five yards He then
punted IN good earnest against the wind the
ball going out at the middies' 5O-yard mark
Annapolis boys, one by Spencer. between tackle
and end, netting eight yards; but the Army held
and Norton tried a quarterback kick which was
promptly blocked by the active Upton, who also
fell the ball
Great was the delight among the sailors when
the West Pointers failed to break the Nays
line and had 10 punt again. But Howard
having the wind with him. sent II back at once
and Carey made pretty back 10 midfeld
only TO drop the ball when he was savagely
thrown by Howard The watchful Grady fell on
the leather. and It was the Navy's. with a gain
OF fifteen yards on the exchange Of punts. The
punting was working we'll that the Navy
thought II wise TO kick again on the first down
and the Army started in TO rush on It's own 25-
yard mark Two attempts failed to gain any,
thing Of consequence, and Torney then punted
the ball hit the Navy's 35-yard line. and then
followed Wild scramble for It. which resulted
IN Upton making the first touchdown as de-
scribed above.
Prince punted out well but Doe missed an
easy goal. the wind carrying the ball wide. and
the score was to o. The soldiers on the stands
were nearly frantic with joy. but the sailors
made fully much noise. by way of assuring
their comrades on the field that they regarded
that touchdown just a bit of hard luck.
capable OF being easily retrieved.
ARMY GETS INTO ITS BEST FORM.
Following the touchdown there were severa,
punts exchanged, and then the Army for tn.
first time showed its best FORM for then began
that series of irresistible rushes none of them
especially pretty 10 see but all of them compact