Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-01
SAILOR BOYS 10 Up TIT
POINT Land LUBBERS|
Thirty Thousand People Witness Spectacular Football Game
Between the Rival Government Academies Score IS
Six to Nothing But There Was Lots Of Poor Playing

Philadelphia, Pa Now. 80. Thee
navy today defeated Its land lubber
twin, the army, in their annual FOOT
ball conflict on Franklin field by
score Of six to nothing before q brill
liant and repre sentative assemblagel
of nearly thirty thousand persons.
Thoughts the score looks close, the
West Point team never seriously
threatened the Annapolis goal, the
nidshipmen playing all around their
opponents at nearly every stage of
The contest. 4.
The result was a surprise to the
army. for withza heavier team, more
Experience and a better season s rec
ord than the navy, the cadets from
up the Hudson could see nothing but
Victory But after the first few
serimmages it was seen that the navy
was very strong and the way the
naidshipmen tore up the cadets line.
and raced around their ends took.
the army fellows Off their feet. The
army was plainly on the run, but
like good ldiers, they came back
and fought the sailors hard. II was
no use; hdMeyer, for It was the
nayy's day. 81
From d scfent q Viewpoint the
game will go down in history as a
4 firstsclass contest. It was hard from
the beginning to the end, but It was
marred By much fumbIing and other.
niisplays. New style of plays. par
!, ticularly the forward pass. were fall
! llres nearly every time they We're
1 tried Loss Of distance through
players falling to catch the forward
passes more than made up for the
ground gained, nevertheless the
l came was spectacular. AN.
sNeither side appeared to have the
strength to penetrate their oppo-
nent,s line successfully and both
teams resorted to much punting and
/. end running. The only score of the
game was made in the first half.
which was full Of action from the
!. kickoff to- the tinlekeeper's whistle.
The midshipmen twice had the ball
within shrinking distance and each
& time failed to follow sup their adj
vantage, but finally. after q punting
duel. an army man fumbled and the
nlidshipman fell on the pigskin on
the army's 25-yard line.
Left HaIfback Douglas, who played
wonderful game for the navy went
through the West Point line for ten
yards. a forward pass helped some
and another line play put the ball
On the two-yard line, The army
braced but the navy was not to be
defeated. Selecting Douglas to make
try, the midshipmen dug their feet
4 into the ground and with mighty
plunge forward carried Douglas with
{ them to whats proved to be the win
ming score. Lange kicked goal.
During the remainder Of the hall
the navy several times got within
twenty yards Of the army goal but
each time lost the ball either through
fumbling or poor forward pass
LANCE, the navy quarterback. tried
a field goal but 1t was blocked.
The second nalf was more or less
3 iistless. the play frequently being
l stopped to enable the trainers te
sfix up injured men. Each team con:
ssantly punted with The hope Of re-
covering the ball on fumbies in i'd
opponents territory This frequent
ly happened
The star of the game was Captain
Douglas. His punting was uniform
III good and his tackling sure. Blu
q ii was running with the ball where
he showed hest. He kept his fee
we'll and ran with such power ant
Judgment that he was able to max.
ave and ten yards. and sometime
more, nearly every time he carries
the ball. DeInott and Dagssa. ths
navy ends, also showed up well, be
ing down field With the ball ever.
time it was punted ana aiding nuci
Id braeink up the army interference
For the army Beavers was called up
J sn to do most of enc work and hi
played brilliant game nntii he VIA
forced to leave the field through ia
itsIies,