Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-11-20
DENIED THEM A SCORE.
NAVY wHITEWASHED THE Wis
ITING vIRGINIANS.
Decker Proves That He Can Drop
Field Goals - Saturdays
Game Most Inter
esting.

| folk, drawn here to attend the mid
| shipments hop at the Academy Satur.
| day night, Navy defeated the team
| from University of Virginia in the
afternoon by score of 20 to o. The
visitors were completely outclassed
and we're never able to come within
the danger zone of their opponents
goal line
Nine of Nayy's points were made in
the first half, the last of them being
Tailed up by Decker's beautiful drop
from the field shortly before the half
ended. Heretofore DecKer's chances
for beating Norton out for qaarter
have been handicapped by his alleged
failure TO successfully kick drops.
His showing Saturday, however, safe
ly places him in the job for the West
Point game two weeks hence.
Cham bers kicked off for the Navy
from the northwest goal the leather
being received by Randolph who from
his own l0-yard line ran the ball
back 10 yards before being downed.
Johnson, Wafies and Neil failed to
gain and Johnson was forced to pant
To Deoker in midfeld. Spencer got
throught aokle for 10 yards and Ghorm-
ley ripped off following this mp
with two more in the next play.
Doherty fumbled for a loss Woodworth
recovering the pigskln for Navy.
Howard was forced to punt to Ran
dolph On Virginia's l5-yard line.
On three plays for the visitors Neil
was only able to make two yards and
Randolph toed the leather back to
Decker in midfield again. Spencer
was given the ball for l0-yard
plunge. Ghormley and Doherty buck
ed for two and three yards. respective.
ly. Spencer got four and Ghormley
added two. Doherty was thrown for
a less which Decker made mp on TO-
yard dash around left end. Ghormley
was sent through center for two and
Spencer on three tackle plunges total
ed up eleven yards.
Decker's recover of tumble for a
losssand 15-yard penalty for holding
by Navy in the next two plays sent
the leather back 90 yards. The Navy's
quarter fake kick was broken up for "A
further loss and he was forced 20
punt, the leather being covered by
Randolph out of bounds ON his own 20
yard line. Woods and Neil each got
two yards on line plays, but Ran
daiahmp pa toe vas again called into play
cred the h'ifd feaitfftttl itfftt end, nd but Virginia Gov
next play. being, however. Immediately
forced to punt to Decker who heeled
for a free kick, Captain Howard punt
ing to Johnson, who got back 10
yards before being downed.
Two yards each by Johnson aud
Wales with 5-yard penalty for
Navy holding Tailed nine yards, which
was Immediately lost by Johnson's
failure to gain and a return penalty.
A. loss on an attempted fake kick
forced Virginia to punt again, Cap
tain Howard shortly after returning
the punt for a short gain, the leather
going out of bounds on Virginia's
I5-yard line. johnson got six yards
around the end and Wafles and Neil
each failed Ito gain, Ranolph being
forced TO punt to Spencer in midfield.
SIencer tore through like a charging
war horse for 10 yards and was next
pushed into Virginia's middle for one
yard, Ghormley's four yards and D.
yard penalty helping Navy still fur
ther.
Doherty failed to gain and Decker
took the inflated spheriod for beau
tiful 90 yard quarter back run around
left end Eight more by Grady
brought the pigskin tn the visitors
7.yard mark, from where halved
penalty for Virgihia's holding placed
the struggle on the 3-yard line.
Ghormley, after one failure to gain,
was plunged through tackle for the
first~score seventeen minutes after the
game began. Spencer kicked goal.
Score. Navy, 6; Virginia, Q.
FOLLOWING the kick off and an ex
change of punts the leather was Vir-
ginia's on her own l0-yard line. A
sFs-T o,.Aa ko YsffTN of q
hv Johnson got the leather out of dan
ger. button the next play Randolph
fumbled the leather which was cover
ed by Decker, who immediately after
dropped back and tCed the ball square
ly over the cross bar for 30-yard drop
from the field. Score, Navy, 3; Viz
pinia. O. This ended the scoring for
the half, although Navy hammered
her opponents down to the 25-ysrd
line. from which Decker tried another
field goal, but failed, Randolph grab
bing the unclaimed pigskin aud max
ing a beautiful 10 yard recover just
as the time was called.
In the second half q number OF sub
situations were made by Navy and her
team was able to plunge, but Virginia
held several times at critical stages.
ONLY to be forced Immediately TO
punf. Navy 1fSb score Ol ND5 udil
was made by Doherty after a 20-yard
charge by himself and donation Of
four wards each from Ghormley and
Northcroft, which put the ball three
wards from the line, over which
Doherty carried it. Spencer's bootiDg
of the leather helped TO make six
points and the score stood Navy, 10,
Virginia, 0.
Five inmates before the game ended
Bernard recovered the ball for Navy
on Randolph's tumble Of Captain
Howard's punt TO Virginia's 35yard
line. GhormIey ripped of 10 yards
and in the next play Norton, recover
ing his own tumble after the play
was broken up, got around left end
for Is yards. Magruder. aided by
SPLENDID interference. dragged the
Virginia team 10 yards for touch
down. which was scored close TO the
side lines. GhormleY~ punted out
TO Norton, who heeled the ball and
Immediately thereafter kicked the
goal. Score, Navy. %; Virginia, 0.