Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-28

DA WHICH, unhihNh, ~ WI ''oN'"
down for his team was beyond all
precedent. Once or twice the speedy
backs have Appropriated such a play.
but never has n player succeeded III
| dribbling a ball from the middle line
10 the goal line with a whole team
| yelling at his back. That a 22-ponnd
center rush could have accomplished
Il is all the more remarkable.
The associated press dispatches
say;
The score does not properly indi'
cate the relative strength OF the two
eleyens. for probably not In the his
tory OF great university games have
two teams been more evenly matched,
The first touchdown for the army
was the result OF a tumble by one or
The navy backs, but the brilliancy with
which Upton, the army center, took
advantage Of the error has never been
cxcelled, II eQualled, on the football
gridiron. The game had been In prog
ress less than ten minutes; the navy
had shown unexpected strength In de-
Tense, while the army's much Wanted
~offense had crumbled TO naught, With
the ball in mid.fleld. Smith for the
navy was hurled back for a loss.
Spencer also failed, and Howard
kicked to the army's 35-yard line.
West Point found the navy ! a I'll
braltar, and Torney kicked TO mid
field. There were three Annapolis
men under the punt, but when all had
been thrown, the ball rolled off to
one side. Upton coming on from ba-
hind with the muscle and Drawn both
In good working condition, kicked the
! ball toward the navy goal. Pursued
7 by n half dozen navy men he a no
: time to stoop and secure the sphere,
, but, rushing on, he again dribbled II,
His aim was accurate, and the ball
was driven nearer the navy's goal.
! When within fifteen yards OF the GOV
! eted line. Upton knew tnat a touch.
1 down for the army was inevitable. As
he drew near the goal he began to
: loosen his burdensome head gear and
nose guard. that he might be enabled
Eto locato the ball With more accufe'
n cy. 4 third Elck ana the pigskin was
u behind the Nays goal, Upton lying
Q ursoa It. such deliberation and rare
I judgment In moments of trial were
8 the turning point Of victory for West
Point. Up 10 this time The Annapolis
boys had really outplayed their heav
o Ter opponents. and on exchange oi
punts, aided by a stiff wind, had grad
ually forced West Point neare her
own goal line
This touchdown gave West Poin'
d The advantage of the wind and was
q doubtless responsible for the victory
O OF the army over the navy. Doe
missed the goal and the score stood I
20 0 In favor Of the army.
Another story.
A special dispatch speaking of this
: play says,
West Point scored both of he,
touch.downs In the first half. The
first was made about fifteen min
utes after the start Of play, Finding
II impossible to make q great dis
lance for the first down. West Poin'
called on Torney for a punt. Stand
ing on hts own twenty-yard line. tn,
little fullback booted the ball To mid
field Norton caught the ball. but tn,
fierce attack OF the army iinesmaf
rushing at full speed, booted the bal
out Of the reach of a navy player
With both teams al his back read,
to fall upon the ball. Upton agalr
kicked Il, sending the oval to the ma
vy's t~weuty.yard line. This clever
play OF the West Point mar set tbs
crowd Wild and they were on theft
feet shouting like mad, For the thirt
time ripton's foot hit the leather
sending II out Of the reach OF the 9th
crs Then throwing aside his head
gear and nose guard. he seized III,
ball inside the navy's five-yard lin'
and ran over for a touchdown, Tbs
cheering that followed this play last
cd for several minutes.