Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-02
ANNAPOLIS NAVAL
ACADEMY DEFEATS
WEST POINT TEAM
ARMY ELEVEN Is UNABLE TO SCORE
Midshpmen Run Up Many Points During the
Second Half-WOrk of Quarterback Norton
in Handling Kicks Is Almost Perfect.
Attendance at Game Is Large

yard line. but the kick was blocked,
the army, however, securing the BALL
Beavers carried the ball for first down
and IL was on the navy's 10-yard line
The army attempted q forward pass
the ball going back of the navy's goal
for a touchback.
Douglass kicked into line and Norton
recovered the ball. Norton gained five
yards, but the ball was brought back
and given to the army for interfer-
ence.
johnson went through center for five
yards, and Beavers then tried for q
drop kick from the 20-yard line. The
ball went straight between the posts
but underneath the bar by foot.
Douglass was thrown by Weeks for a
loss of four yards. Carpenter failed at
center.
Beavers attempted a goal from the
field but the ball went wide. Beavers
gained eight yards on an end run
across the entire field and the ball was
on the navy's 35-yard line. He had q
clear field but was overtaken by Dague
before he had reached the navy's goal.
Time was called with the ball in the
army's possession on the navy's 10
yard line. Score, first half: Army, o.;
Navy, o.
Second Half
The teams appeared on the field for
the second half at 2:50. There were no
changes in either team. Douglass went
through center for four yards and then
kicked off to Johnson on the army's
25-yard line. Dague threw the army
quarter hard. Beavers punted to Spen-
Ger in midfield. Douglass kicked to
johnson on the army's 8-yard line. Ay-
res went in right end in place of
Stearns for the army. Spencer gained
three yards when the navy attempted
forward pass. johnson secured the
ball and ran the entire distance of the
field for an apparent touchdown, but
the score was not allowed because the
ball had not touched at least one men,
Der of the navy team before taken by
an army man. 1t was the army's ball
on their 3O-yard line. The army then
attempted an on-side kick and it was
the navy's ball on midheld. Douglass
punted to Johnson on the armys 20
yard line and Dague threw him in his
tracks. On a fake kick Beavers lost
five yards. Northcroft was injured in
the scrimmage.
Beavers dropped back for kick,
but the ball was passed to Hill, who
gained five yards through center.
Beavers kicked on the next lineup and
Spencer heeled the catch on the army s
45-yard line and Northcroft tried for
goal IrOHn plaCeIueIlL dllu 6Silt Iiie
ball squarely between the goal posts.
Score: Navy 4, army 0.
Mountford was sent in in Johnson's
place and Spencer tried the center
| for two yards and again for three
| more. The ball was on the army's
30-yard line and Norton dropped bacl
for an apparent goal from the field
| On a forward pass from Norton In
| graham carried the ball over for c
| tot chdown. Norton a moment Later
kicked goal
Score: Navy 10, army 0.
Douglass got three yards through
center and Norton then made another
pretty forward pass to Bernard on the
army's 10-yard line. A navy man was
offside and the ball was brought back
to the 25-yard line.
Norton then dropped back for an
apparent try for a goal from the field
There was another forward pass, how
ever but the ball went to the army
because of interference.
Beavers kicked on the first lineup
and Spencer ran the ball back fifteen
yards.
Lamont then went in for Dague at
right end for the navy. On an ex-
change of kicks the navy secured the
ball on the army's 30-yard line. Doug
lass punted and Mountford caught the
ball on the army's 10-yard line. Beav-
ers kicked to Douglass on the army's
35-Sard line. Simpson went in for
Pierson On a forward pass the army
gained three yards, but was thrown
back moment later on fake kick.
navys 45-yard line and Douglass re-
turned the punt to Mountford on the
navy's 15-yard line. but the ball was
brought back to- the naVy'S 50-yard