Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-11-27
WAS CLOSE, BUT NAVY ZION.
CARPENTERS RUN NEARLY
CAUSED A TIE.
Virginia Was Finally Downed By a
Score of II TO 6-Beat Army
Team Early In
Season.

nc Institute on the Academy gridiron
before large crowd by a score of 10
TO 9 IN closely contested and alto
gether exciting game, which had as
IT'S feature the end to end dash of Car
penter, NiIginia's right half back for
the visitors only score.
Carpenters run was the undoubted
feature OF the contest. and came at
the Kick off in the beginning of the
second half on the often worked bnt
stiH safe double pass. Navy had
scored one touchdown in the first and
kicked the necessary goal to make the
Navy score 6, Virginia 0, when the
twenty-five men returned to the turf
after their l0-minute rest. Norton
booted the leather off from center of
the field and the inflated pigskip soar
ed up on its long aerial journey reach.
ed its greatest height and pyrated
slowly into the waiting arms of Hol.
land, who stood on his own 1O.yard
line.
The waiting Virginian grabbed the
leather TO his sweat-smeared Jersey
as II forever and dashed off to the
right, while Carpneter, who had play
ed nearer the bound, ran in appare MT
~ to form his mates Interference
The Navy ends We're down the field
almost as quick as the ball and wasted
ed no time in tackling Holland. Car
penter, with lightning like Tapidity,
passed bshind Holland and in towards
the center of the grjdiron, the inflated
spheroid being passed back 10 him
like 10-pound projectile ont Of !
gatling gun. While the midshipmen
ends sat on FHollands head in what
they thought was victorious well doing
the speedy right half of the visiting
eleven was off mp the ether side of the
field in long half circle. which was
not squared by Navy tack les until
he had crossed the blue and gold line
way up the field
Grady aud Norton. for Navy. left
their finger prints on his striped stock
ings as he flashed past them, but any
attempt to stop him was futile. Be
it said for the midshipmen that they
appreciated the beauty of the play
and applauded it to the echo. Outside
Of this brilliant feature the visitors
were outolassed, it being said that this
was due TO their poor physical condi
tion. The midshipmen, however. are
all the more pleased at the victory. as
Virginia is the only eleven on their
seasons schedule who has met the
Army. The vanquished heroes of
a"hluo9 stluSSle were bHe DOyS
who at the opening of the Hudson
river season rubbed it into the Army
mule to the tune of Is to 6. This was
iu the minds of all and as Carpenter
kicked off at the opening of the game
he sang out: Now Virginia, remem-
Der What you did to Army, and rub
it in on 'em -
The ball was received by Decker,
Navy's speedy quarter, squarelv nm
der his own posts who, as is generally
expected, got back Is yards before
being downed. When he hit The
ground he was hurt and took the full
two minutes rest Ia the third plav
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 Carpenter beautiful play in
the second half would have been
nipped in the bud and Navy's goal
line remained unorossed Navy was
forced TO punt TO the visitors in mid
field, the leather being received by
Carpenter on his own 45-yard mark
BY pretty lodging he got back 10
yards, at 5yard penalty placed the
visitors where they were forced to
punt. quarterback kick was block
ed, Causey covering the leather for
Navy in midfield.
The battle was a royal one then.
but the future admirals were forced 10
rely on Captain Howard's toe to get
them cut of danger. The punt was
received by Carpenter under his own
goal posts and although he fumbled.
he recovered the leather and made a
short gain Straight line plunging
brought the ball to the visitors 20
yard line. Here tumble was taken
of by Oausey and the dis
of the pile of sweaty
humanity revealed him hugging an in
fiated bag of lather. Norton called on
Grady in the sharp barking signal
code and the big guard tore through
for two well earned yards. Doherty
got into tackle for five times three
feet, and Grady again took the leath-
er. This time he made four Yards,
which landed the ball on Virginia's
s. yard mark, from where Doherty car.
Iied it over, through a big hole in
Virginia's tackle point. Spencer
kicked goal Score, Navy. 6; Vir-
giDia 0.
This ended tje scoring for the half.
Carpenter. after his team
had hammered down to Navy's 10
yard line, tried place kick from the
field. The ball was beautifully han.
died, but went outside the upright
bar by a margin so narrow that the
lacing must have touched the post
Navy's final score was made near the
middle of the final half, when she OBJ
tanned the leather on a blocked kick
Virginia had received Howard's punt
close to her own goal line. and to get
the leather out of danger. Carpenter
dropped back for kick. The crimson
and gold line failed to hold Grady,
who bounded into the air and literally
pulled the flying leather TO earth.
which ii hal hardly landed on before
Ghormley squirmed through and fut-
tered ever it. From Lthis easy point
the future admirals began to fight to
break the tie of "a few moments pre-
vfous by Carpenters phenomenal rrn
-Four yards by Ghormley was follow
ed by two more donated by Grady.
who in the following play oTene /
tackle for four. In the next attempt
he failed and the leather was passed
TO Doheity The charging warhorse'
of the Navy made good by covering
the necessary FIVE yards remaining,
and Spencer's tee added the necessary