Evening capital., 1904-10-31
MIDDIES GO DOWN IN DEFEAT
NAVY Is OUTPLAYED BY
SWARTHMORE.
The Pennsylvanians Have Very
Worthy Team This Year
PrepS Play Ball.

The midshipmen went down in de-
feat on Saturday afternoon and the
Navy lowered its colors TO the Swarth-
more eleven by "a score of to o.
Swarthmore has generally been con-
sidered far out of the class of the
Navy at football, but the game Sat
urday afternoon demonstrated that the
Pennsylvanians this year have a very
worthy eleven.
Swarthmore had possession of the
ball during the major portion of the
first half The Midshipmen received
the first kickoff and by steady gains
which they made at the start it SEEM
ed as though they would have no
trouble in defeating their opponents.
The visitors were a trifie excited at
first, but they soon solved the problem
and the middies we're forced TO kick
after rushing the ball for a total of %
yards. Then the visitors began their
work. Their assault was strong
one and took the middies completely
by surprise. Twice they carried the
ball inside of the locals 20 yard line.
but there the middies presented a
strong front, and Crowell was forced
to kick, and on both occasions he fail
ed at goals from the field.
Shortly after this. however, the
visitors got the ball ON the 20-yard
line and alter a few rushes Maxwell,
the 230- pound guard, was showed over
the line for a touchdown. Crowell
failed TO kick goal The middies were
completely outplayed during the first
half. In the second half honOrs were
about even, but the playing was much
slower than in the first. The middies
failed to avail themselves of their best
chances to score, which occurred
shortly after the half began. They
had worked the ball down the field for
a total of 40 yaIds until it finally rest
ed on the visitors l0-yard line, and
touchdown seemed only a matter of
time Grady, who was given the ball
for the next play, fumbled. Swarth
more recovered the ball and after a
couple of rushes punted out of danger.
The Inidshipmen's hope was then gone.
About four minutes before the close
of the gam Swarthmore advanced as
far as Ma. US 25-yard mark, but could
go no farther, and Crowell succeeded
on his third attempt at goal from the
field. This ended the scoring. Score,
3 to 0.
st. Johns Preparatory Department
football eleven played one of the best
games of the season on Saturday after
noon with the Country School of Bal
timore on the latter's grounds. They
fought for 30 minutes without either
side scoring. The "Preps'' were
about 10 pounds heavier to the man.
The Country School won the toss
and kicked off to the 15-yard line.
TNI,V - hxy0 20 10 rlu
pushed the ball to the 45-yard line,
by trick play, made a good run of
25 yards around sright end, but fum-
bled, and st. Johns got the ball on
their l5-yard line. The ball was then
pushed back and forth, neither side
being able to gain. In the second half
the Country School received the bali
on the 20-yard line, and by tackle and
end plays they pushed it to st. Johns
7-yard line, where it was lost on
downs.
ST. Johns then forced the ball to
the Country Schools 5-yard line.
They were penalized for holding and
then tried for a goal from the field,
but the Country School blocked the
kick. Small, Levely and Hutchinson
played we'll for st. Johns, while
Reid, Howard and Ridgely played
best for the Country School. The
Country School Will meet the George
town "Preps'' on Wednesday after
noon at the Country School grounds.
at Lexington, Va, on Saturday the
st. Johns football team, now ON their
Southern tour, won the game with
the Virginia Military Institute by a
score of 12 to in a % and 20 min
ute halves. Virginia tried the expert
ment of using substitute backs with
bad result st. Johns made two
touchdowns in the first half. The
Virginians put in their regular team
in the second half and hammered the
visitors line for touchdown. Mas
sic, Stude and James, for Virginia,
Military Institute, and Duval and
Smith, for st. Johns, did good work.
Umpire, Mr.. Halbert, of st. Johns.
Referee. Mr.. Ballet, of Washington