New-York tribune., 1905-12-03
DETAILS OF THE GAME.
Hoo the Battle Vas Wqged and
Ho7C 1t Finally Ended.

The rs1al prelrnjnaries of running through
signals and getting off a few punts over. the
teams went to their respective sides Of the
field while the captains and officials stood IN
a group to decide the choice Of goal. Captain
Gillespie won the toss for the Army and with
out hesitancy chose the south goal. with
strong wind to favor the punter The elevens
took their place, the ball was carefully poised
in the centre of the field, the whistle blew and
Decker the Nays stocky quarterback, sent
the ball flying down the field to Torney who
ran It back ten yards. On the first lne-up Tor
ney punted to the Navy's 50-yard line, where
Decker was downed in his tracks. Then came
the first clash and the first test of the Navy's
offensive strength and the Army's defence,
which, be it said favored the latter.
Doherty and Spencer got three yards IN the
centre between them. but despairing of first
down Howard punted Johnson fumbled but
recovered the ball on the Army's 35-yard line.
Smith went into the line, but two yards was all
he could gain and Torney punted on the second
down. a rather poor effort, the ball going out of
bounds on the Navys 45-yard line. Ghormley
got one yard and Doherty two moro on des-
perate plunges into the line, but the Army's de-
fence was too strcng and Howard dropped back
for a punt and got beauty against the wind.
Tornev caught the ball for West Point but in
trying to elude the Navy ends ran toward his
own goal and suffered loss of fifteen yards.
He then punted on the first down. Decker mis-
Judged the ball which bounded over his head
and went rolling to the NaVys Zo-yard llne'
where he fell on 1t. The Navy backs could not
gain nv rushing and Howard punted last
! resort IT was his one bad kick of the game
The ball went almost straight up in the air and
foil into the arms of an Army on the Navy's
Onward line well within striking distance of the
goal line. Offside play cost the Army five yards,
and after Smith had failed to get more than
four wards in two plunges Rockwell was called
on for a place kick for goal from the 35-yard
inc The try failed the ball going over the
line for a touchdown. and Annapolis had a
breathing SPELL
NAVY IN CLOSE QUARTERS.
Howard punted out from the 25-yard line for
the Navy. and Christie fumbled the ball on the
| so-,ard line but saved it for his team by fall
ing on It Smith and Hills gathered in sever
wards in two plunges through guard and tackle
| hut there was holding in the line by over
| anxious Army man, and fifteen yard penalty
made it necessary for Torney 70 punt. He got
| off a long twister, which rolled out of bounds
! on the Navy's 5-yard line. On the first play
| Decker was thrown by Rockwell for a three
yard loss in effort to get around the left end
| II was a critical time for the Navy but Spencer
| got five yards through the centre the next
play and then Howard. standing between his
own goal posts, punted to the 2S-yard Iine q
| fair effort, considering the wind and dangerous
position
The Army again within striking distance
! of the coveted goal line. Weeks the big guard
was called back, and in three four plunges
he advanced the ball fifteen yards. Again the
| Army forwards too ready to hold and a
/ a penalty Of fifteen yards for the offence neu-
/ tralized all the good work This time Torney
was called on for a try for goal from placement
but it failed as had the other, and once more
| the Navy followers breathed easier.
| Howard punted out from the 25-yard Iiae to
n1idfeld- The Army attack now In better
working order. and Smith. Hills and Weeks car
ried the ball by short gains OF from two to four
yards TO the Nays 27-yard line when Annapo-
lis braced and held for downs. It was plucky