New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
HOW NAVY TEAM WON.
BeaUers's Magnificent Punting Saves
Army-Douglas a Star.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

PHILADELPHIA Nov ao-Certainly game this
season was fiercely contested than the strug-
gle between the Army and the Navy here to-
day. Rough play there was In abundance. but
the game was clean. and the roughness was only
their opponents much that overstrung nerves
gave way again and again. Penalties were fire.
the frequency with which team the other
was set back for offside play Or holding simply
bears witness to the easerness OF the men
II a few minutes before o'clock when the
Army team. confident and assured of victory.
dashed the field. while the drab band blared,
the army mule kicked up its heels and the cadets
in the south stand cut loose tho cannon ball
cheer. A few quick dashes down the field, a drop
kick by Beavers. and the Navy. Inspired by
thoughts of last years triumph, the field,
greeted by & from the north stand that old
William Penn. high above the city. must have
and Douglas limbered up bit, ana then the Navy
captain and the Army fullback began to send
screaming punts 10 the backs. to accustom them
to conditions. Then the captains called the turn
OF coin, and though Smith. the cadet. won.
he scorned the wind and called upon Beavers TO
kick off
The ball seemed hard to poise. and there
moment of breathless waiting al the teams hung
on the kick Then Beavers sent the ball sailing
far down the field and the Navy line. Doug
las punted out and the Army tried the Navy
line. 1t held firm. and Beavers sent spiral twist
and took it back five yards. Douglas
returned the kick and the Army took up the
assault In midfied.
NAVY LINE HOLDS FIRM.
Beavers lost ground. and Smith could only get
back three yards. So Beavers punted again to
Iange on the Navy 30-yard line. The Army backs
kicks had full distance, but the ends were slow
The Navy wanted the ball in Army territory and
kicked TO the Army's 25-yard line-a fine
punt
Mountford tried onside kick. but Douglas
nailed It The Navy captain got six yards a
fake kick, and then sent real punt way down the
field. Mountford just escaped Dagues flying
tackle. and Lange dropped him In mldfeld. Smith
hurled himself through the Navy line, but the off,
cals said the Army leader had hurdled, and his
| team went back. An onsde kick frutless.
and Beavers was swept back six yards on the next
play. Beavers punted, and on the next play Doug
lass fake kick netted FIVE yards.
The work of the middes surprised every one
for the Navy team played better football than the
cadets, and seemed a lot more confident.
Douglas punted right away TO the Navy's ten
yard line. and Mountfords teeth together
with a snap when Dague and De Alptt with Sling
luff not far back. tackled him. The Army punted
again, and Douglas tried fake kick that was good
for five yards An eager Army end added five
yards more for offside and Douglas booted the
ball again. Mountford running 1t back to his So
yard line. Beavers kicked to nidfeld, and Doug
las who was pretty nearly the whole Navy back
field far ground gaining went. returned the
kick fifteen yards
rate defensive formations Of the other. and both
had been obliged to kick a lot Beavers had had
the better of the duel but Douglas held his own
with him fairly well.
Douglas kicked to midheld- Smith tore off three
yards and Seares brought the cadet gray three
yards nearer the Navy goal No else could
gain. however, and Beavers punted. Lange coming
back ten yards Douglas ripped off eight more
before kicking to the Armys 1O-yard line The
Army nisjudged many Of his long. low spirals.
allowing them to GO over their heads.
DOUGLAS MAKES LONG GAIN.
There was exchange of punts. and then Doug
las electrified the middes by a brilliant dash
through tackle for nearly forty yards. The ball
or the s-yard line, and touchdown seemed i'm
minenI.
The Army braced right there, however and the
Navy smashes went for naught Then the cadets
from the Point went mad when a forward pass
failed the Army took the ball Beavers punted
10 his oyard line, and Douglas returned the kick
Norntford let the ball go, and Wright pounced on
IL on the Army's 25-yard lire.
Searles was ali in. and Greble went into the
Army backfield. Jones smashed through Weeks
for nine yards. but Reifsnyder checked. Doug
las made IL first down, and later the
north stand OF blue and gold and
flying hats as the Navy's captain shot through
Erwin tcr touchdown. Lange kicked the goal,