Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-26
A VERY DISAPPOINTING GAME
MIDDIES HAD A CLOSE CALL
WITH v. P. /.
Navy Not Hilarious Over The Re-
suit of The Game On
Saturday.
ARM MEETS DEFEAT AT
HANDS OF SYRACUSE.

The Navy is not at all hilarious
over the score of to 0 made against
the eleven of the Virginia Polytech-
mic Institute Saturday afternoon in
the last game before the team lines up
against their great rivals, the repre-
sentatives of the Army.
The visitors very much surprised
the local contingent by the stiffness
of their defense and thorough know l.
edge of the game. The only score
was made towards the latter part OF
the first half, which lasted 25 minu-
tes, and the second half, of 20 minu-
ties, was scoreless. Throughout the
game the advantage in ground-gaining
was undoubtedly with the midship-
men, and this, with some wind be-
hind them, kept the ball in the Vir-
ginian's section the whole of the first
half.
A blocked kick gave the midshipmen
the ball on the visitors 25-yard line,
and from that point, Douglass carry
ing the ball in most of the plays, it
was pushed along until Douglass car
ried il across. Norton missed the
goal. The Navy kicked off and Vir-
ginia, by 20-yard run of Hodgson
and several good gains by Nutter,
carried the ball to midfield as time
was called. Douglass and Piersol re-
tired from the Navy lineup early in
the second half and, with the advan.
tage of the wind, the visitors put up
still sitter defense.
The larger part of Navy's gains
were made in Spencer's and Norton S
running back of spunts. The visitors
did not have fast ends .andsthe backs
had fine opportunity of getting
back after receiving kicks. Bernard
made several gains ON forward passes,
but the Navy also lost the ball twice
on attempts at this play. Norton was
tatclIled for loss on quarterback run
once, but got off for fifteen or SO
yards on two other attempts. Norton
also attempted drop kick for a goal
from the field on one occasion from
the 40-yard line. but the kick fell
short. The lineup:
Navy Bernard, Boynton, |. e. !;
Northcroft, leighton, /. t. Meyer, J..
&. Slingluif, G.. Wright, r. g.; Pier
sol, Magruder, r. t.; Dague, r. g.
Norton, q. b.; Douglass, Harris, l..
Ii. b.: Spencer, (c.) r. h. b.; In
gram, f. b.
V. p. -worthington. ]. e.. DifIen-
dali. l. /. /; Cunningham. !. g.; john
son, e.: Goodwin, stiles, r. g.;
Branch. r. t. /; Warner, r. e.; Wialson,
q. b. ; Hodgson, |. h. b.; Nutter, (c.) }
r. h. b.; Smith. f. b.
For the second time this season
the Catonsville Country Club eleven
defeated the Plebes. or fourth class
midshipmen Saturday by IL to .. The
ountry Club players about a month
ago downed the younger middies 5
to 0. The visitors started in with n
rush and after four minutes nf play
Schaub was showed aeross he goal
line for !, iod :. inwn after the ball
had been carried 80 yards by line
plunges. ss~a@
Edmonston scored second touch
down by n quarterback run for 10
yards after the ball had been worked
for about % yards. Then the Plebes
braeed up and before the close of
the first half Donaldson went over for
touchdown. In the second half the
Plebes played fast game, and the
Country Clubs touchdown was the re-
suit of an error. The ball was passed
10 Young and it bounded on the mid
dy's head. Quick asa flash Edmons-
ton, the Country Clubs quarterback,
picked up the leather and ran 75 yards
for the score. Edmonston kicked two
of the three goals for his team. The
lineup:
Country Club-Malone, /. e.; Kelly,
|. t.: Roberts, /. e.. (. Luby, c.; Brew
er. r. g.; Schaub, r. t.; West, r. e.
Edmonston, q. b.; Graham, l. n. b. ;
King, r. h. b.: Bradley, Ewell, f. b.
Plebes--Pailthorp, Young, l. e.
scott, l. t.. Niles. 1. g.; w. T.. Brown.
e.. Pagan. r. e.: Ainsworth, r t. /;
Kildun,r. e.; Robertson. q. b.. Gates,
I I. n. b.. NJ. ;. Brown, r. h. b.; Don
aldson. Bronson. (. b.