New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27

helped the Army, and the soldiers had the ball
on the Navy 35-yard mark at the call
of time. During the brief wait there were i'm
promptu concerts on both sides OF the field.
Both bands marched up the sidelines and got
into action. and both cadet aggregations sang
and cheered themselves hoarse, bidding defiance
to each other, respectively. something in this
wise:
1t was just hike this in the olden days.
When the Army could not score;
Ana the s noSy o Rps JAYS IT of e4s
Now our team plays just as it ought to play
And the ArIny's line can't hold.
In the days Of old.
In the Army there's sobriety. promotion's very
slow;
But this our Army team is up and going for
Yes. like lightning the Army backs. it's line a
For the Army was the Army mule when the Navy
colt
When the Navy q colt,
The Army was an Army NUE.
When the Navy was colt.
NAVY BRACES UP IN SECOND HALF.
The usual visits between officials of the Army
and Navy departments were omitted. for some
reason, possibly because Of the absence of Sec
rotary Taft The second half began with more
punting, at which Torney easily got the better
of Howard For one thing. the Army kicker mad
the full benefit of the strong west breeze. but
Towards kicking fell off sadly, aside from tho
effect of the wind Early in this half the SOL
diers got the ball on their own S0-yard mark.
and started another Of those FORWARD
march" affairs that had wrought such woe to
the defenders of the salty in the first half
AS before Doe. Torney and Prince were to the
front when It came TO ground gaining. and
among them they ate up thirty-fve yards OF
the Navys ground before Prince fumbled and
the Navy got the oval
About this time Smith was badly hurt and
gave way to Gornley, and Wilcox replaced
Norton at quarter The fresh material seemed
to put new life into the sailors. for right here
thew began to do their best work of the day.
Whether or not the Army had exhausted Its
powers by that last dash for a touchdown. true
1t is that in the next fifteen minutes the Nays
play was far and away her most brilliant and
effective. Gormley. Doherty md Bernhard tore
the line up for @ total of twenty yards. and the
sailors on the bleachers went wild with delight,
which raised almost to the height OF frenzy
when DOherty. on delayed pass. broke through
the centre and ran twenty-five yards. the long
est run Of the day, before he was dragged down
from behind.
This brought the ball only twenty-five yards
from the West Point goal and excitement was
at fever heat despite the chill breeze for one
thought was in every mind. and that was, Can
they scorer"
They couldn't. Two more rushes netted a
total of only three yards and then Wilcox
Numbered. It was ell right to try quarterback
kick but Wilcox kicked out of bounds. thereby
depriving his rushers of chance to get the
ball for the Navy. The Army took the leather
and had pulled its bacon out of the fire.
This was high tide for the Navy. Never
again. though the sailors fought CALAMITY TO
the last, did they seriously threaten their OPP
ponents goal. When the Army took the ball
Torney ten yards a fake punt Short
gains by Doe were followed by enough
punt. and the wind rolled the ball fully sixty
yards before II went out Of bounds on the
Navy's 20-yard line. Until Just before the end
OF the match neither side seemed to be able to
pierce the others defence any more, and there
punting duel, in which Prince, who had
been delegated to boot the leather after Tor
ney retired. aided by the wind, got the better
of Howard. Several times the Navy punted on
the first down, even in the teeth OF the wind,
and she invariably lost ground by the
change Of kicks it hard to why she
did it.
AS q bank Of dun colored clouds rose up from
the West to re-0've the setting sun, the Army
seemed n o get its attack to swinging
and when the e blew knocking at the
Nays 25-yard with fair prospects of
other touchdown long.
After the struggl, the West Pointers
rushed the field, preceded by their band
which played THE Army and Navy Forever"
and circled about the arena, cheering their team
until they welnigh lost their voices. Then
they formed huge circle, with q colo: guard
in the Genes, and at signal rushed for the flag
| for whoS1 defencs the nation gives them their
/ training
The two teams lined up follows: