Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-28

the side lines with injuries, Annapolis rail-
lied desperately and for the greater part of
the half really fought the soldiers to
standstill. Once the Navy fought her
for fifty yards without losing the ball, only
to be held by quarter back kick on the
third down only twenty-five yards from
that passionately desired touchdown. For
the better part of the second half play was
in the Army's territory. but as darkness
drew on the Armys strength returned. her
attack recovered its earlier vigor and she
was only twenty-five yards from her en-
emys goal and going strong when time ex-
plred.
An Experts Review.
Walter Camp. the well-known expert had
the following review of the game in the
Philadelphia Press: The Navy started off
well, and certainly the dash which they put
into both their attack and their defense was
worth yards to them, but 1t was terribly
expensive work 1t made the Army seem
almost sluggish in comparison when 1t was
eating up the Nays vitality fast. and the
only excuse for II could be probability of
reaching the Army goal line, and that from
the distance was really so nearly an impos-
sibility that 1t should not have received
consideration.
The Navy should have husbanded some of
that reserve force for later use and should
have kicked earlier and kept kicking.
That with the excellent defense the Middies
were putting up. would have held the Army
down in their own territory and in an I'M
comfortable position.
Instead of this there occurred Just the I'M
expected that crops out to turn affairs.
The Army, forced to punt. made rather
short kick, which the wind also held up, so
that both the Navy backs had time to come
up on it. AS it bounded neither of them
touched 1t and it went up, but, fatal error!
as 1t came down, after it's first rebound, one
of them, instead of Selling it. reached out
half-heartedly, touched it and thereby put
the Army men on side.
Upton, who coming down the field
under the kick. was right on hand. In
stead of falling on the ball he kicked 1t
along toward the Navy line, and as it went
skimmering along he raced after it and in
another moment had secured the first touch
down of the game, and. in addition, had en-
tirely altered the aspect of affairs.
Instead Of struggling in their own terri
tory and fighting against the wind, the
Army would now have the wind with them
and holding back any kicks Of the Navy.
1t was the turning point in the game most
decidedly, and while the Army might with
their greater power have worn down the
Navy, this gave them certainty.
Middies Lost Heart
This took the heart out of the Annapolis
men and added great confidence to West
Point. Before the half was over the Army
had hammered its way down to a second
touchdown and the half closed with score
OF II to in West Points favor.
Various were the predictions heard at in
Permission as to the size of the score, many
of those along the side lines estimating 1t
at least at thirty and the majority prob
ably at 20. but these reckoned without con-
sidering the plucky defense of Annapolis
In the second half they stopped West
Points running game even more success
fully than they had in the first period, and
mad they not again been guilty of most
Itrocious judgment themselves in the use
of plays they might have scored Having
refused to kick when they had the wind
with them, they punted several times on
the second down when they had the wind
against them, even after If had been dem
onstrated that West Point could, on an
even exchange without the wind out-kick
them and had an end in Gillespie, who
outclassed the Nays ends. The heroic
brace they took in the second half at one
time looked as If 1t might bring them
score but instead OF repeating a very sue
cessful run they were using lust outside
the Army's left tackle and which unless 1t
reversed Its record would have given them
the necessary two yards. they tried quar-
ter back kick, and that, too. directly out of
bounds, thus yielding possession of the ball
without ever a try for the score
A drop-klck, kick from placement a
long fake anything in which there was
chance. would have been better but to
kick the ball directly out of bounds that
sounded the deathknell of any hope the
Navy may have had of scoring But they
hello the Army TO those two single scores
of the first half and to do that they fought
hard and WELL
Tipton's Good Judgment
1t was nothing like the one-sided games
or some other years, notably that of last
season. yet 1t was a decisive victory for
the Army and they deserved their points.
ind
and fully demonstrated superiority In
attack brought them the second West
Points attack was manifestly more DOW
eriul than that of Annapolis, but the sur
prise came In the excellent defense of
Annapolis.
II was far and away ahead of any
thing the Navy has done since the Army
developed their heavy attack and deserved
to have backing in the shape of a better
defense TO go with II. After all, the SUI
periority In the line was too much for the
Navy 10 overcome. although they fought
braFely. Were the two teams to meet again
tomorrow the result would of necessity be
the same. West Point could outkick the
Navy and their ends, especially Gillespie
We're better.
West Points stamina was greater, and
even though the first score had not &C.
CURED and ii came through excellent heoJ
work of West Point. the Army would have
made that second score just the same
The day was perfect. save for the wind
idu Deen well protected with
straw from the frost and hence the foot
Ing was almost good as in the game
between Penn and Cornell on Thanksgiv-
Ing day. The crowd was all that an Army
Navy game can draw. and that means
much. for non-players In both arms of the
service take the sport seriously enough TO
make "A point OF knowing the game Hence
me points are appreciated and good play
Is recognized at its full worth.
Tlpton, the Army center. was as he has
been all through the season. host In him
self, aggressive. but also painstakng. with
enough weight to insure his ability 10 stand
fast when necessary. He continually sue
ceeded In getting his jump upon his oppo-
nent and in that way added much to the
effectiveness OF his line, in addition to being
the direct cause of the remarkable first
score.
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