Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-19
NAVY DOWNS VIRGINIA
Good Toe Work Brings Vic
tory at % to 0.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd. November 18.-In the
presence OF large crowd, containing many
out-of- town society folk, drawn here to
attend the midshipmen's hop tonight. the
Navy foot ball team defeated the team
from the University of Virginia this after
noon by q score Of ~ to O. The visitors
were completely outclassed and were never
able to come within the danger zone OF
their opponents goal Hne- Ten OF the
Nays points were made In the FIRST hah.
the last of them being Tailed up by Deck
er's beautiful drop from the field shortly
before the half ended. Heretofore Deck
er's chances for beating Norton out for
quarter have been handicapped by his ale
legged failure to sky kick drops. His show
ing this afternoon however, places him In
the job for the West Point game two weeks
hence.
Chambers kicked on for the navy from
the northwest goal, the leather being re-
ceived by Randolph, who from his own ten
yard line ran the ball back ten yards be-
fore being downed. johnson. NAPLES and
Neil failed to gain, and johnson was
forced to punt to Decker in midheld. Spen-
Ger got through tackle for ten, and Ghorm-
ley ripped off FIVE, following this up with
two more in the next play.
Doherty fumbled for q loss, Woodwork
recovering the pigskin for Navy. Howard
was forced to punt to Randolph on Vir-
ginia's ten-yard line. Neil was only able
to make two yards. and Randolph toed the
Spencer was given the ball for three
yard plunge. Ghormley and Doherty buck
ed for two and three yards, respectively.
Spencer next got four and Ghormley added
two Doherty was thrown for a loss. which
Decker made up on ten-yard dash around
the left end. Ghormley was sent through
the center for two. and Spencer on three
tackle plunges totaled up eleven yards.
Ping-Pong Work.
Decker's recover of q tumble for a loss
and a ffteen-yard penalty for holding by
Navy. in the next two plays, sent the
leather back twenty yards. The Navy
quarters fake kick was broken up for a
further loss and he was forced to punt, the
leather being covered by Randolph. out OF
bounds. at his own twenty-yard line.
Woods and Nefll each got two yards on line
plays, but Randolph's toe was again called
into play for punt to midfeld. Spencer
made four around the left end, but Virginia
covered the leather on tumble in the next
play, but was Immediately forced to punt
to Decker, who heaed for free kick. Capt.
Howard punting to Johnson who got back
fifteen yards before being downed. Two
yards each by Johnson and NAPLES, with q
fve-yard penalty for Navy holding, tailed
nine yards, which was Immediately lost by
Johnson's failure to gain a return penalty.
A loss on an attempted fake kick forced
Virginia to punt again, Capt. Howard short
ly after returning the punt for short gain,
the leather going out of bounds on Vir-
ginia's ten-yard line. Johnson got six yards
around the end and NAPLES and Neil failed
to gain, Randolph being forced to punt to
Spencer In mfd-held. Spencer tore through
like charging war horse for ten yards
and was next pushed into Virginia's middle
for one yard. Ghormleys four yards and a
five-yard penalty helping Navy still fur
Their.
nobarfv faflad RI cofn ond na,l,.r +oot,
the inflated spheroid for beautiful twen-
ty-yard quarterback run around left end.
Eight more by Grady brought the pigskin
to the visitors seven-yard mark, from
where a penalty for Virginia's holding
placed the struggle on the three-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 G, Vir-
ginia O.
Goal From Field.
Following the kickoff and an exchange
of punts. the leather was virginia's on her
own ten-yard line A beautiful quarterback
run of twenty yards by Johnson got the
leather out of danger. but on the next play
Randolph fumbled the ball, which was COW
cred by Decker. who Immediately after
| dropped back and toed the ball squarely
over the cross bar for thirty-yard drop
from the field. Score, Navy. 10; Virginia, O.
This ended the scoring for the half, al
though Navy hammered her opponents
down to the twenty-five-yard line, from
which Decker tried at another goal, but
failed. Randolph grabbing the unclaimed
pigskin and making beautiful ten-yard
recover just time was called
In the second half a number of substftu-
lions were made by Navy, and her team
was able to plunge. but Virginia held sew
eral times at critical stages, only to be
forced to Immediately punt Nays first
score of the half was made by Doherty
after twenty-yard charge by himself and
donation of four yards each from
Ghormley and Northcroft, which put the
ball three yards from the line, over which
Doherty carried it. Spencer's booting of the
leather helped to make six points, and the
score stood Navy. 16; Virginia, O.
Five minutes before the game ended Ber-
nard recovered the ball for Navy on RAN
doiph's tumble of Capt. Howard's punt to
Virginias thirty-fye-yard- line Ghormley
ripped off ten yards, and in the next play
Norton. recovering his own tumble after
at left end for ten yards. Magruder, aided
by splendid interference, dragged the yfr-
ginia team ten yards for touchdown
which was scored close to the side lines
Ghormley punted out to Norton, who heeied
the ball. and Immediately thereafter kicked
the goal Score: Navy, %; Virginia, O.
The lineup:
Howard Capt,
Dague. left end ............ .Dodson
Chambers
oBsien ''''.' 'e'' TACKLE '.'........ Haskell
Mcconnell. ...... left guard .Daneerneld
Shafroth. right guard. 5000. Murphy
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