Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
CLOSE, BUT NAVY WON
Great Jubilation Among the
Midshipmen.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
DEFEAT OF TEAM THAT WHIP
PED WEST POINT.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute Over
come by IL to 6-Sensational Run
by Carpenter of the Visitors.
TIENARROWLYESCAPED

come by IL to 6-sensational Run
by Carpenter of the Visitors.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md. November e5-The
Navy this afternoon defeated tho eleven or
Virginia Polytechnic Institute on the acad-
envy gridiron before a large crowd by \
score of Il to 6. In closely contested and
altogether exciting game, which had ijs
feature the end-to-eud dash OF Carpenter,
Virginia's right half for the visitors only
score
Carpenters Great Run
Carpenters run was the undoubted feat
of the contest and came at the kirkofg
in the beginning OF the second half on thu
often worked but still safe double pass
Navy had scored one touchdown I'm the first
and kicked the necessary goal TO make the
score Navy, 8; Virginia. q. when the twenty
two men returned to the turf after their
ten-Ininute rest. Norton booted the leather
off from the center Of the field and the in
fated pigSkin scared up on It's long aerial
Journey, reached its greatest height and
floated slowly into the waiting arms of Hol-
land, who stood on HIS own teil-yard Strip
near the side line. The waiting Nirginian
grabbed the leather to his sw=st-srnearcd
Jersey as II forever and dashed off TO the
right while Carpenter, who had played
nearer the bound, ran In. apparently TO
form his mates interference. The Navy
ends were down the field almost as quick
as the ball, and wasted no time in tackling
Holland. Carpenter, with lightning-lke ra-
| pidity, passed behind Holland and in toward
| the center of the gridon the Inflated spher-
| Old being passed back to him like a ten
pound projectile out of a Calling gun. While
| the midshipman ends set on Hollands head
! in what they thought was victorious welldoing
| the speedy right half of the visiting eleven
was Off up the other side OF the field in a
| long half circle, which was not squared
| py Navy tacklers until he had crossed the
| Blue and Gold line way up the field. Grady
| and Norton. for Navy. left their finger
| prints on his striped stockings as he flashed
| futile
Be 1T said for the MIdshipmen that they
| appreciated the beauty OF the play and ap-
| plauded it to the echo.
Visitors outclassed.
Outside of this brilliant feat ure the visit
ors were outclassed, it being said that
this was due TO their poor physical con-
dition. The Midshipmen, however. are all
the more pleased at the victory as Virginia
| is the only eleven on their seasons sched-
| ule who has met the Army. The van
| quished heroes OF today's struggle were
the boys who at the opening of the Hudson
river season rubbed ii into the Army mule
to the tune of 10 to g. This was IN the
minds of all, and as Carpenter kicked of at
the opening OF the game. he sang out:
l
Army, and rub It in on en-
The ball was received by Decker, Nays
speedy quarter squafely under his own
got back fifteen yards before being
downed. When he hit the ground he was
hurt and took the full two minutes rest.
In the third play after this. however. it
was necessary to take him out and replace
him with Norton. 1t is generally conceded
that had the fast quarter stayed in the
contest Carpenters beautiful play In the
| hatf nY,fA haxy l.a.. q,
the bud and Nays goal line remained
crossed.
Navy was forced to punt to the visitors
| in midfield, the leather being received by
Carpenter on his own 45-yard mark. BY
pretty lodging he got back ten yards. but
after 5-yard penalty placed the visitors
where they were forced to punt. A quar-
terback kick was blocked. Causey COW
ering the leather for Navy in midfield.
The battle was a royal one then, but tho
future admrals were forced to rely on
Capt. Towards toe to get them out Of
danger. The punt was received by Car
penter under his own goal posts, and al
though he fumbled he recovered the
leather and made a short gain. Straight
line plunging brought the ball to the visl-
: tors 20-yard line. Here a tumble was
taken advantage of by Causey and tho
mainly revealed him hugging an inflated
bag of lea Their.
The First Score for Navy.
Norton called on Grady in the sharp
T barking signal code and the big guard tore
r through for two well-earned yards.
= Doherty got into tackle for five times
a three feet, and Grady again took the
| leather. This time he made four yards.
| which landed the ball on Virginia. S-yard
o | mark from where Doherty carried II over.
: through big hole in NirGinia's tackle
q ! point. Spencer kicked goal. Score: Navy.
e This ended the scoring for the half. al
y | though Carpenter. after his team had ham
mered down to Nays 15-yard line, tried a
:, | place kick from the field.
d Navy Scores Again.
d The ball was beautifully handled, but
= went outside the upright bar by margin
T so narrow that the lacing must have
: touched the post.
. Nays final score was made near the
i middle of the final half. when she OBJ
tanned the leather on blocked kick. Ntr-
| plnia had received Towards punt close "a
her own goal line. and TO get the leather
out OF danger Carpenter dropped back for
a kick The Crimson and Gold line failed
: to hold Grady who bounded into the air
and literally pulled the flying leather 10
earth. which 1t had hardly landed on be-
: fore Ghormley squirmed through and nut
| tered over it. From this easy point the
| future admirals began TO fight TO break the
:; tie of few moments previous by car
n penter's phenomenal run. Four YARDS oy
10 GhormIey was followed by two more do
81 mated by Grady who, in the following play
10 opened tackle for four. In the next at
10 tempt he failed, and the leather was passed
= to Doherty again. The charging war
~ horse of the navy made good by cover
"a ing the necessary five yards remaining
and Spencers toe added the necessary
!. point to make the score Navy, u; Wiz
# gtnia q.
This ended the scoring. but Virginia had
10 hammered her way again to the danger
r. zone for Navy, and Carpenter had once
h more failed field goal try. The ball was
- Vfrginia's on Nays 10-yard line wher
time was called, thus warding OFF a tie
10 which would almost surely have resulted
"a had the visitors only been given time 10
" make their yards
e Temperance of Douglas.
\ Another feature OF the contest was tht
a fact that Douglas, the star half of las
lie years Navy eleven, who received a broker
e leg in the Princeton game and has beer
n out with an infected leg all this season
u was once more of the game. He was pu
e in place of Spencer in the last moments o
= the game, but had no opportunity to SHOW
- himself. On one run which he made h
~ was given the leather, and showed dis