New-York tribune., 1907-10-20
CRIMSON BARELY WINS
NAVY LINE INFINCIBLE,
Fumbled PINT GiUeS HmUard Oniy
Score of FierceIy Fought Contest.

- nj, touchdown OF the game carry III
the first half Lange, the Navy quar- tei IN, s
iuggled one Of Burr's punts under lLle 9Iie g, 80
So, ~,,.I 7,osts and W. Peirce, HarVards s Dig
Guard seized the bail and took II over Tic eou-
Tina inst nc he was tackled by Navy man
Parker kicked the goal Ihe goau lIlle ~ Vi
team, was seriously nenaced Thereafter.
n WAS a hard game for the Navy 10 lo9e' @9
80, ,idst,ir,roe1's forwards clearly outpayed tle
heavier Crimson line. and except lor A"iiso
had fumbling Harvard would have iouho sColii iiIs
on the Navy next to impossible. Inc pay ms W
captafn Douglas Of the Navy team was lio
feature of the game. Besides DONG an 'iIe
hunting and almost holding his own dsehii401
R,7rr the star Harvard kicker, he was IN every
pIav He followed the ball like houho tdchleu
hercely and time and again thre" iIIl H.a-- Ns-
runner for a loss. on the offence ms PaSliis
was spectacular. Five times on fake KICKS =
made gains of from ten to twenty yards. ana
once picking up a poor pass, ne dashed through
the Harvard eleven for twenty-five yards
harvard found the Navy line stone wall,
and had TO rely short onslde KICKS anu
forward passes to gain ground. Durhs rl0
entire game the Crimson only succeeded IN max
ing a first down once by straight tootpal- ne
Navy backs found the Crimson llhe alinoo[ 90
difficult but succeeded in making louI me-
downs in the little rushing It DID, as the e4e'ei1
played kicking game almost exclusively
Siinglufr played a remarkable game al centre
This sturdy Navy player toyed win ms sl, opp
nent and his work both On oe1eIAO0 'l4AA '
was Of the highest order.
THE kicking Of the former was the best seen on
the Navy field this year. The ends OF poll
teams played good football successfully pre-
venting the running back OF kicks. Inc mar
yard ends covered punts better. perhaps
Harvard started the game with rush New
hau receiving the kickoff, rushed 1t back
few yards and then punted before being tackled
Lange fumbled the catch, and q Harvard man man
fell or the ball well in Navy territory Har-
yard then tried the Navy bne found II too
strong and called on Burr TO punt. AFTER a
few exchanges Lange made his fatal tumble on
his own 15-yard line, and the touchdown fol-
lowed which as 1t turned out, won the game for
The teams took the field shortly after
O'clock, before the biggest crowd ever gathered
on the Academy grounds for football game.
II Is estimated at ten thousand persons. The
brigade Of TnIdshipmen sang and cheered ana
supported the team a only Navy men can
After the touchdown some more fumbllng by
the Navy backs left the ball in dangerous prox-
unity TO the goal line, but score was saved
by Jones, and then Harvard was slowly but
surely forced down the field. and the call OF
time prevented what might possibly have re-
suited in a score
The Navy team came on the field for the second
half determined to win. Receiving the kickoff,
Richardson dashed back fifteen yards and then
Douglass punted Harvard could do nothing
with the Navy line, Slngluf, Shafroth and
Northcroft smashing up almost every line play.
Douglass and Burr again measured strength In
punting, the latter gaining slightly on each eX-
change. The Navy captain electrified the stands
by making several dashlng gains on fake kicks,
and once Dague. a forward pass, landed
the bah Harvards 30-yard line, but the
Navy lost the chance to score a moment later
on a badly executed forward pass. Richardson
heeled d punt on HarYards 4-yard line, but
Captain Douglass wanted touchdown or moth
ing at all and elected TO rush the ball, instead
Of trying a kick from placement.
The play throughout this half mainly in
Harvard territory. Jones was sent back OF the
line 10 hanGIsirhe punts IN Lange's place, as
the latter's eye was slightly injured, and he did
the work well. Tie game ended with the bah
in the Nays possession on Harvard's 35-yard
line. Reeves the Navy mead coach, said that
he felt satisfied with everything except the
score as on the merits Of the teams the result
should have been to O.
The bright, clear, crisp day attracted an enor-
nous crowd to watch the midshpmen struggle
against the heavier crimson clad warriors Of old
Harvard on the striped field. The game was
scheduled 20 start at go but long before that
hour the crowd began to gather The capacity of
the field was taxed to the utmost. Half an hour
before il was time for the game TO start the
stands were overcrowded and still the throngs
poured on the field. It was a picturesque sight
On the east side Of the field was the brigade Of
nidshipmen, six hundred strong, forming a solid
dark blue phalanX. Setting off the Navy blue
Of the middies, in short stands on either side
Of the women giving a touch Of color, even Of
brtlliancy. TO the scene.
Back Of the south goal sat the naval officers
attached to the academy, their friends and their
families. White haired naval officers who had
spent the greater part of their lives in the ser,ic
OF their country rivaed the 'pIebe" rnidshipmen
in their enthusiasm for the success of the Navv
team In these stands the Navy gold and blue
waved everywhere. The slightest turn Of the
tide for the MILDLY team sufficient to cause
an outburst Of enthusiastic applause. Let the
Navy football heroes check the sturdy Crimson
warriors and Navy flags would wave triun,rb
antly, no matter how slight the excuse might
seem to the casual observer
On the west side Of the field and across from,
the brigade Of midshipmen was arranged tier
after tier of chair seats. These were filed with
well wishers Of both teams There was IN no
seen the Crimson Of the Massachusetts college
as well as the proud colors of the NAVY There
olu harvard grads got together" and made
the Harvard yells resound once more. There
100, fair Navy girls waved Navy flags de-
hantly or triumphantly, as the case might be AZ
the supporters Of their adversares
oh me north end Of the field were massed a
score OF rows deep enlisted men of the navv
and marine corps as well as a good snripIIfn, =,
OF civilians. There was no concerted cheering
-IoIh tnat ehd OF the field, but the game was
watched there with the deepest interest
How the brigade Of midshiprnen cheeredr r-ba,,
never let up. From the kickoff unt, tbo
referees whistle announced the end of the game
there was no cessation. No team ever asked or
ever received more loyal support than that given
the Navy team to-day. IT was inspiring to those
who had merely come TO see the game. - ,,,st
nave been doubly inspiring to the stubhorr
nghtlng Navy team out that striped field NJ
battle iieiu VI
IN speaking OF the Navy cheering and NJ Tho
Navy spirit, that of Harvard must NOT bo 80
looked While Crimson supporters were decided
~ in the minority, those that were on hond
llaue up as Tar as they could for their lack of