Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-10-30
NAVY'S FIRST DEFEAT.
SWARTMORE FIRST TO CROSS
MIDDIES' GOALLINE.
Although The Navy Was 0utplayed
And 0utweighed, Score
Was Close.
N0RTON'S FAILURE AT GOAL
PREVENTED A TIE.

Win not man on tnS1T team VINO
weighed over 100 pounds aud nearly
all of the regular backs out of the
game, Navy on Saturday went up
against Swarthmore's "beef trust"
which had some men in the line who
tipped the scales at over 200 pounds.
Notwithstanding this the Navy lads
were only defeated by score of 6 to
5, and little Norton's unaccountable
failure at goal after Ghormley's touch
down, was all that prevented tie
score. The weightrto for the touch
down of the visitors was made in the
first part of the game. after Maxwell
and Kreuger, two giants, had been
used repeatedly in a series of batter
ing ram plays that opened holes in the
Navy line at nearly all times. Swarth-
more's baoktield men were fast, how
ever, and gained regularly, and Pike
also proved an effective man in the
plays
The Middies' fight for ten yards to
make their only touchdown in the SCI
ond half was one,of the prettiest ex-
hibitions Of determination aud fighting
spirit ever seen on the local gridiron.
Swarthmo-e gained an average of
six yards during the game to the
Navy's one, but by incidents so fre-
quent in football only single point
divided the two scores Crowell kick
ed off at the start and the Navy back
ran up against an immovable wall.
Ghormley punted 40 yards to Swarth-
more's 30 yard line, where the process
sion to touchdown began.
MoDonough sand Prichard were the
most regular gamers, but when yard
or two were needed the mighty Max
we'll was entrusted with the task and
hesnever failed, sometimes pulling off
several more yards than necessary.
The plays were carried off without
the semblanee of a tumble until, with
out losing the ball, McDonough was
pushed over for the first score Of the
game and Crowell kicked the goal.
There was no more scoring during the
half, although SwarthmOre, after re-
ceiving the kick, carried the ball to
the Nevy's 45-yard line. At this point
Crowell tried goal from the field,
but the ball was passed high and he
did not have a fair chance, the ball
being kicked high in the air and fall
ing far short. Time for the half was
then called.
The play which put the Navy with
in scoring distance of their opponents
goal occurred a little past the middle
of the half. land was remarkable one.
The Navy received the ball after
Crowell's punt, and being utterly TN
able TO gain, Ghormley also punted.
The ball was only partially stopped by
a Swarthmore player and continued
to 90 forward. Piersol falling on it
less than 20 yards of the goal line.
The Navy was given five yards of this
for Swarthmore's off side play, and
by mighty efforts GhormIey and Pier
sol carried the ball in two rushes to
the 4 yard line, from which Ghormley
carried the ball over.
The demonstration by the Midship-
men after this splendid work was i'm
mense, but it was changed to sorrow
when Norton uuaccountably missed
an easy goal. The Navy kicked off,
and in the seven minutes of play which
remained Swal thmore had succeeded
in carrying the ball past the middle
of the field. 1t is only fair to the
Navy TO say that none of her regular
halfbacks were available, Douglass.
Spencer, Doherty and Bernard all be-
ing out of the game. Smith, substi-
tute fullbaok, and Townsend, who had
not before played in a big game, we're
substituted and did nobly.
A feature Of the game was tho re-
hearsing of the Army Navy songs for
the big contest at Princeton on De-
cember 2. The Academy band was
placed in front of the Midshipmen' 8
stand during the intermission between
halves and the tunes of two or three
of the songs gone over while the full
voiced songs were hurled out over the
green.
While Navy was putting up such a
magnificent fight against the "beef
trust y her real rivals at West Point
were being tronced beautifully on the
hanks Of the Hudson by the brawny
sons of Eli. The Yale eleven. which
was defeated by the Soldiers last sea.
son, rubbed it IN on Army to the tune
of 30 to 0.