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terrific tackle. Douglas, however, punted
we'll down the field to MOuntfOrd. Dague
I was under the ball and in tackiing his man
grabbed him by the hair, hut Mountford
wriggled out OF his grasp only to be hung
heavily on his ~ yard line by De Mott.
Il Beavers then tried. to get around the
Nays left end. but after lodging four
tacklers he was driven back for a loss Of
five yards. Smith. however. tried the
same point in the Nays defence n
gathered in ten yards. but IL was the third
down and Beavers decided to punt. Doug
Las had scarcely caught the ball on his IS
yard line when along came Moss with a
deadly tackle. but Douglas was up and
doing for the next play, which was a rafting
kick $ well placed that MOuntford took IL
on the bound. He fumbled the ball at that,
but was quick enough to recover IL as he
slid out OF bounds on the Arrry's IS yard
line.
The cheering and singing by the rival
cadets was so incessant n so ear splitting
that the players became confused and sew
eral Of them raised their hands In protest.
An Army man was winded 30 that there
was a minutes rest, after which Beaver
tried a forward pass.
The ball. was caught by LANCE on the
Nays As yard line. whereupon Douglas,
behind good interference. came dod ging
around Besson's end for fifteen yards, but
the Army braced after that and Douglas
WAtn COluDtlleu 10 punt 4 Rbib bAult HNb
drive was neatly caught by MountfOrd. who
made a brilliant run through a broken
field. lodging half a dozen midshipmen
until the omnipresent Douglas stopped
him short after a run OF forty yards.
LDIN BY WEST POINT.
This landed the ball on the Nays AZ
ward line, where smith, the West Point
captain. was shot through . hole in the
centre Of the line for sia yards more, but
Nha-, a.A. halAs,- - No. Dos-N 80 NkaN
Annapolis received a 10 yard penalty, which
temporarily quelled the enthusiasm of the
boys in gray.
Now came a forward pass by Beavers,
but the throw was so short tina not a yard
was gained, Beavers followed this up
with a bold attempt to skirt h Nays
left end, but his interference was broken
quickly and he was thrown back for a loss.
Beavers then punted 20 Douglas, who
ran out Of bound at the Nays 25 yard
line. On the next play the Army was or
side and the ball was brought back and the
Navy received five yards. ~
A well directed punt by Douglas got away
from MOuntford, who chased il TO his rs
yard line, where he fell on il Just in the
nick of time, but Reavers punted the hall
out Of danger and Douglas, slipping around
in the mud. was tackled heavily in the
centre of the field. Douglas could not gain
much in two end runs, 80 he made an onside
kick. MountfOrd was on the alert, nov
ever. and chasing the ball to his ~ yard
line he picked il up. only to he lacked in
mis- tricks by Slingiuf.
SAILORS ON T7s ~.
The Navy's defence was so powerful
not a yard could he gained in two
centre plays. and finally the midshipmen
broke through so swiftly that MountROrd
& tumble. There was a wild scramble
for the ball, but luckily for the Army Mount
ford deftly recovered ". Then Beavers
a punt to the middle Of she field.
where LANCE madoa clever catch, but fell
a victim to SteRIns
Next came a play that set the Navy crowd
wild with delight and incidentally began
10 show the weakness of the West Point
On a fake kick Douglas made II dash
for the'Army's right end. A wall Of inter
ference preceded him and he never stopped
running until Capt. Smith, with a flying
tackle. hurled him fiat on his face on the
Army's \ yard line.
This 90 yard run was practically the
turning OF the tide. but the soldiersl were
game and put up such a stiff defence that
when the ball had been carried to the5 yard
line by Jones the mids hipmen realized
that strategy rather than brute strength
was the better move, SO Douglas tried a
forward pass. II was a weak attempt.
the ball being caught on the 10 yard line
by Weeks.
This was a miraculous escape for West
Point and the Army crowd broke into wild
cheers and song But the Navy's en-
thusiasm did not relax for the Annapolis
contingent felt confident that a score was |
near at hand. 50 when beavers kicked the
ball down the field there was a racket from
both sides of the field that was deafening.
Douglas made the catch and was h~ustling
back at top speed when he suddenly dropped
the ball. A rough and tumble scrimnage
for its possession followed. but Dague
was the quickest in the bunch and fell on
il out of bounds at the centre .sf the field.
Right here came a play fatal to West
Point. Douglas booted the baA in the air
and far over the heads OF the struggling |
players. MOuntford gagged rhe feathers
perfectly ~ he stood on his p yard
line. but when the ball had settled in his
arms ne dropped il. II was a crude error
and the Army gave vent to- u loud grOan, !
which was further intensified when DE
Mott. who had gone down the field under |
the kick like a runaway locomotive. fell on
the ball before MountrOrd could recover il.
REACHES THE
This advantage was Just what the Navy
and the midshipmen lined up de-
to score this time. Surles was
lone up and left the field in favor Of Greble. \
this point the delay giving both teams a
chance TO get a breathing spell. Then as
the midshipmen went TO the attack once
more Douglas smashed through "A hole
Weeks and Erwin for eleven yards.
This placed the ball ynthe u yard tne, and
quick "A a flash Reifsnider banged into the
VuineraDle point Tor Two more. |
With a sudden shift in tactics came a
quarterback run by LANCE. who
the Army's right wing FOR ten
yards. Smith again covering himself with
glory by a timely tackle. With only two
yards to go Douglas plunged into the
fray like a battering RAM. but the Army
was fighting tooth and nail. and not a foot
was gained. Then Reifsnider tried his
luck. but so fierce was the battling hat
no dropped the ball. All hands scrambled
it and Lange was lucky enough 10 get
his hands on it. r.E ."
Still two yards from the goal line on the
down. the Navy completely fooled
West Point by a delayed pass, which en-
lbled Douglas to surge over the goal line
Tor a touchdown.
The instant the Navy stag made this
score there was the widest scene imaginable
the confines Of he Annapolis grand
stand. Megaphones. hats. canes, ,faRs,
p~arasols. programmes n everything nov
lble were thrown in the air. The marine
band blared forth martial music and the
billy goat was dragged up and dow until
he looked II he was being ehOk0d to death.
Grayhaired admirals. c~ommOdores and
commanders forgot their dignity for the
and danced around the sidelines
kith midahinnaAn who ware crayV With INV /