Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-10-19
THE MILDLY GOAL UNCROSSED
WESTERN MARYLAND PROVED
AN EASY MARK.
Decker's Brilliant Hurdle And a
Forty Yard Dash a Feat
ure Of The Game.
THE FINAL SCORE RES ULTED
in 20 TO o,

The Midshipmen yesterday played
| the fourth game Of their season and by
shutting out Western Maryland, kept
their record of an uncrossed goal line
untarnished, and at the same time
piled up IA score Of % against the
| lighter visitors. This gives the Navy
a total of 1913 points TO their oppc-
nent's for the first third of the sea.
son.
The team from Westminster was
outweighed and outclassed at every
feature of the contest, though several
times they succeeded in making their
wards and twice held the NavyNstub.
bornly for downs. The feature of the
game was q brilliant 40-yard dash for
the final touchdown by Decker, Navy 5
| fast quarter Receiving the ball from
punt on Maryland's IS 40-yard line, he
lskirted the left wing of his opposing
interference, and leaving his own in
| reference behind, dashed away for
the goal with only Higgins, the op-
posing quarter, in front of him.
The latter, entirely ignorant of
| Decker's record as a hurdler, dove for
his man at the proper moment, but
found only an aching void in the place
of Decker and the hard ground tC
| catch himself on. The fleet quarter
back had cleared his opponents head
| by safe margin and placed the pig
skin fairly between the posts, He fol
| lowed this few seconds later by kick.
| ing a goal and bringing the score NJ
to its final figure.
Sellman, for the visitors, attempted
q similar play in the first half, leap,
| ing for a hurdle of the middle of the
line. He got high enough to make q
long slide for his length, but his play
| was not so sensational as was Deck.
er's. Both, however, brought forth
| round after round of applause. Decker
/ proved himself q better all-arounC
/ ground gamer than Norton, whom he
| succeeded For the visitors, Sellman,
| Adams, Higgins and Stayton played
| excellent games. Adkins and Sellmar
| were the chief ground gamers fol
Western Maryland.
| The Navy was without the services
of Captain Howard, who is carrying
| his arm in sling as the result of q
| strained shoulder, received in Satur
| DAYS game with Dickinson and Doug
| lass, the star halfBack, Dougherty, one
of the regular halves, played only par
of the second half. On Saturday Nortl
Carolina University it is expected
will give the Middies q struggle. The
| lineup yesterday was as follows:
Navy-Welch, Strotner. left end
Piersol, Cabanis, left tackle; O'Brien
Silngluff. left guard; Causey, Reese,
center; Shaffroth, right guard; Grady,
Mckinney, right tackle; Woodorth,
right end Norton, Needham, Decker,
quarterback; Spencer, Schreiner, left
halfback; Barnard, Doherty, right
halfbaok; Ghormley, Smith, Boyd,
full back.
Western Maryland Oollege-Tread-
way, left end; Gibson, left tackle
Tarr, left guard; Colling, center; Car.
yer, right guard; Stayton, right
| tackle; Stine, right end; Higgins,
quarterback; Sellman, left halfback
Adams, Marcus, right halfback; Ad-
kins, full back.
Referee--Mr. r. p Melvin, st. John 5
| College Umpire-Mr. Gresham Poe,
Princeton. Touchdons-Smith, 2;
Spencre, Piersol, Decker Goals from
touchdown-Norton, 2; Neeham,
Decker Goals from touchdowns miss
ed-N eedham Time-Two I5-minute
halves.