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Norton and was then thrown ON his "a yard

mark.
Douglass tried a fake kick, but he lost
five yards because OF a merciless tackle by
Weeks, and reslizipg that the Army's DE-
fence was too strong to make a further
impression Douglass attempted TO punt.
Weeks and Erwin were through the line
IN u jiffy, however, and the former blocked
the bail. As IL rolled back toward the
! Nays goal line Norton. who had his wits
about him, made a headlong dive and got
the bali right out Of the clutches OF two
Army men who pinned him down.
1t was "A superb play by the Navy quar-
terback, for it prevented West Point ron
making n sure touchdown; but the officials
stepped in at this point with a declaration
that as the attempted punt did not go be-
yond the line of scrimmage it was the Army's
ball.
SECOND DROP KICK PANS.
This made the teams line w ON the ~
yard mark and when Smith and Hill a
gathered In three meagre yards by plunglng
head first into the Nays battlements
Beavers dropped back for a drop kick for
goal. IL ooked TO he an easy task FOR him
as he raised the leather with his toe on the
20 yard line, but the kick was a poor one.
for the ball went low and wide OF h posts,
the West Point contingent hsaving a hong
heartrending sigh.
Out from the 20 yard mark Douglass
punted and Hill, making a clean catch,
dashed back for a run of thirty-tive yards
to the Nays q yard mark before he went
down in a fierce tackle. Beavers fumbled
a pass for a punt and Bernard. who fol-
lowed the ball like abulldog, dropped upon
it in the centre Of the field. Douglass was
beaten back for q loss Of five yards and
, proceeded TO punt as Spencer could not
gain, the bali dropping into Johnson's
clutches On the Army's 80 yard n
The Army's defence at this stage was SO
powerful that the midshipmen despaired Of
making gains. 10 that the kicking duel went
on apace. A great punt by Beavers. which
covered ffty-hve yards. was caught by
Norton, who, behind expert interference,
got back TO his ~ yard mark, where Weeks
nailed him with one hand.
On the first down Douglass punted against
the wind and johnson secured the ball out
Of bounds at the Army's 20 yard mark:
With no delay Beavers punted back and
Norton was thrown by Stearns on the Nays
IS yard line after Hanlon had been cleverly
blocked of. Spencer could not gain an
inch, the Army rush line breaking through
and pinning him Town before he could
get started; A long punt by Douglas was
seized by Beavers, who lodged both OF the
Navy's n as they made n reflective grabs
at his legs and finally ran out at the Army's
90 yard line. Beavers punted Immediately
and Norton after making the catch lost
his balance, but scrambled forward on his
arms and knees to the Nays 20 yard line.
, PUNT1NG DUEL WITH HoNoRs EVEN
Douglass and Spencer dented the West
GOlnt Qet6uCb LOT HN6 ydTNS, NntIeupOh
Douglass sent a long low drive to Hill. who
was tackled by Northcroft on the Army's
20 yard line. Beavers lost no time in BOOM
ing the ball back, q drive of fifty yards.
which caused Spencer 10 be thrown on the
Navy's rs yard line. On q fake kick Doug
lass made a short gain, but in the next
sorimmage the ball was fumbled BY Nor.
ton and Christy fell upon it. Smith found
the Nays defence i~mpregnable and
Beavers then tried his third drop kick from
tha Qn M ~ lima The ArivA Uaa aanf AWAY
TOO hastily and with poor accuracy. 80 that
Spencer grabbing IL on the fly scuttled
back 10 his % yard line, where DOu glass,
after n two yard drive into the centre.
pnnted the ball out OF bounds at the centre
If the field.
Big Northaroft jumped through Pullen
then and downed Hill for a loss. so that
beavers sent a spiral punt to Norton, who
ran back twenty yards before Weeks
threw him on the Nays 20 yard mark.
Norton lost five yards on a quarterback
nun and Douglass's punt to Beavers re-
suited in a fierce tackle by Bernard on the
Army's 80 yard mark. Back came the
ball from Beavers toe and in a wild scrim-
mage which followed a tumble Pullon fell
upon the hall on the Nays % yard mark.
Smith and Hill gould gain only two yards
in straight line bucking and Beayers then
made his fourth drop kick from the 25 yard
line, the drive being again wide OF the
mark, which caused a general gnashing OF
teeth among this Army's adherents.
As the BAH rolled over the goal line
there was an imprOmptu scrap between
two belligerents with cries coming from
the Nays side of the field OF Put him
of " but the incident was quickly forgotten
when Douglass punted out from the IS yard
line. Beavers was thrown after making
the catch on the ATmy's 50 yard line, and
then on the next play he ran clear across
the field in a vain attempt to circle the
Nays right wing, and when thrown out
of bounds he fell upon a megaphone, crush
ing 1t as fiat as a pancake. He had gained
only three yards after this desperate rush.
which showed up the aggressive tactics OF
the Navy in bold relief.
FIRST HALF ENDS WITH NO SCORE.
Then johnson tried an onside kick and
Stearns this time was in line TOT the catch
He had a clear field in front of him and,
quickly getting under Roadway, he sprinted
straight for the Nays goal line, but
from behind the iron grip of a big mid
shipman was felt and Steans finally fell
upon his face on the Nays IS yard line,
losing what would have been a sure touch
down had he not been intercepted. Then
time was up for the first half and the teams
ran of the field for ten minutes.
Promptly the Nays band came from
a cor ner OF the field 20 a point in front OF
the Annapolis grand stand. and forming a
hollow square PLAYED the national anthem.
just then a hundred midshipmen put on
white caps arranged in such a manner
mat the nuRo IctJer y DNOSSOIlcu Oui ITOh
the blue and gold pennsnts. The Navy
sang all sorts OF songs and the billy goat
had the time OF his life galloping up and
down, while across the field the youthful
soldiers in a splendid chorus rendered
Army Days." accompanied by their
musicians.
No sooner had the ten minutes elapsed
han the rival elevens trotted back with
no changes in their makeup. II was West
Points turn to kick of, with the NAVY having
the better OF the wind. Al exactly s o'clock
Beavers drove the ball straight to Douglass.
who dashed back ten yards before he was
downed. Then he pInted n johnson
made an inglorious muff, Dague securing
the bali on the Army's IS yard line. Again
Douglass punted and again johnson mufed,
but this time the latter recovered the hall
on his 81 yard mark, much to the relief of
the Army.
Beavers then came tearing across the
field in a desperate attempt to skirt the
right end, but Dague was too much for him
and he was thrown for a loss of five yards.
Right after that Beavers punted and Norton
dashed back to the middle of the field.
After Douglass had split through Week,
for four Yards he got in another punt to
Johnaon who muffed. asuSual, but recovered