The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-01
NAVY BEATS ARMY
IN ANNUAL GAME
Defeat of Heavier and More
Experienced Team Came
as Big Surprise.
SAILORS AT EVERY POINT
FORWARD PASS PROVES FAIL
URE TO BOTH TEAMS.

Philadelphia, Nov. SO-The Navy today
defeated the Army in the annual football
contest on Franklin field by the score ct
10 before brilliant and representa-
i've assemblage of nearly $1,000 persons.
Though the score looks close the West
Point team never seriously threatened the
Annapolis goal the midshipmC~ playing
an around their opponents al neSSiy every
stage OF the contest. The result was a
surprise TO the Army, for with heavier
team more experience and better seq
sons record than the Navy, the cadets
could see nothing but victory. The Navy
soon put the Army ON the run. But like
good soldiers the Army came back and
Fought very hard. 1t was no use, how
ever, for il was the Nays day.
The game was marred by much fumbl-
ing and other misplays- The new style
plays, particularly the forward pass
were failures nearly every time they were
tried. Both teams resorted 10 much
Punung and end runs.
Score in First Half.
The only score of the game was made
In the first half The midshipmen twice
had the ball within striking distance and
eaeh time failed 10 follow up their ad-
vantage. but finally. after punting duel.
the Army man fumbled and q midship-
man fell on the plgskln on the Army :
-5-yard line. Left halfbsck Douglas went
through the West Point line for ten yards.
A forward pass helped some and another
line play put the bali two yards from the
cadets goal The Army braced, but the
Navy was not 10 be denied. Douglas was
called on again and with a mighty plunge
went over for Il touchdown. LANCE kick
ed goal. There was little doing in the re-
mainder of the half
The second nalf was more or less list
less. play frequently being stopped to en-
able the trainers to fix up injured men.
Each team constantly punted with the
nope Of recovering the ball on fumbles i'm
ITS opponents territory. This frequently
happened.
The stan of the game was Captain
Douglass. His punting was uniformly
good and his tackling sure. But il was
running with the ball where he showed
his best.
For the Army Beavers was called upon
10 DO the most work, and he played a
brilliant game until he forced to
leave the field through injuries.
Though the president was not present,
he was represented by Miss Ethel Roose-
welt. who was the guest Of Acting Score
tary OF War Oliver and the Misses Oliver.
The Oliver party included Assistant Sec
rotary of the Treasury Beekman. Secre-
tary Metcalf officially represented the
navy department He was accompanied
by Mrs. Metcalf and Senator and Mrs.
Flint of California.
A big grey mule. covered with the grey
black and yellow Of the army in the ca
paCity Of mascot, ambled in front of the
army stand, and goat was mascot for
the Navy.
The West Point contingent also had a
bear cub sent from Detroit.
From the time the game started until
the last whistle blew there was one con
tinual round Of cheering and singing and
when the Navy came out victorious pam
demonium broke loose.
How Game Was Played.
West Point won the toss and took the
kickoff The Navy took the east goal
with the wind in their favor
Beavers kicked off for the Army The
ball went over the goal line and the
Navy kicked out from the 15-yard line.
The ball landed in mid field West Point
was unable to gain and Beavers punted.
The Navy promptly returned the kick
The pigsktn was punted to the Army's
l5-yard line. where Beavers received it
and ran 10 yards before he was downed
on the next lineup the Army was pen
allied Is yards.
The Army. after being forced back for a
A)-yard loss. was compelled to kick the
hall landing in the Nays possession on
their own 35-yaFd line.
After getting the ball on their own L.
yard line the Army punted TO mid-field
Douglass got the ball and ran through the
Army field TO the S-yard line The Nav
made two yards on two line plunges Fow-
Ter replaced Pullen at the Nays right
own 15-yard line.
The Navy recovered the ball about two
yards. from the line and sent Douglass
over for touchdown. LANCE kicked the
goal Score: Navy. 8: Army. O.
The next kickoff resulted g. an ex-
change of punts. The ball changed hands
the pigskin in the Army's possession on
their own 25-yard line.
The hopes of the Army boys rose as the
cadets made five yards through the mid
shipmen. A forward pass failed On the
next play they made their distance. He-e
the Army had its first chance to score.
Beavers tried for field goal, but failed
The Navy Immediately kicked out to mid
field
After another kicking duel the Army
advanced the ball from their 35-yard line
On an
completed forward pass This brough.
the ball dangerously close to their goal
and Beavers punted away. Here the Navy
also lost fifteen yards for forward pass
the bail hitting the ground before play
er caught Il.
For the next five minutes much of the
play was in mid-field. Neither team ap-
peared to be able to do much with its Cd
ponents line and there was much punt
ing. varied with a few forward passes
The Navy received the ball on the A.
yard line on a punt and tried for a field
goal, but Northcroft failed
The ARM got the bail on the kick-out
and the game ended with the ball in the
center of the field.
The Second HaIf
There were no changes in the lineup
when the navy kicked off in the second
laf The ball was returned to the Nayys
45-yard line. wnere it was lost The Navy
began making good gains. but Refsnieder
fumbled and II was the Army's ball on
their own 3-yard line. The Navy re-
gained Il on an Army tumble and was
penalized five wards. A forward pass
failed and It was the Army's ball The
Navy was penalized fifteen yards for
holding. The ball was kicked to the
Army's 13-yard line and Smith for the
Army fumbled and Douglass recovered
the ball for the Navy Another penalty
was inflicted on the Navy for holding AMI
they punted 20 the Armys I5-Vard line
Roynton replaced Carl Jones for the
Navy The ball exchanged hands consid-
erably on kicks The Army took possess
sion of IL on their own 20-yard line and
started 20 rush through the Navy line
They were held and forced TO kick On
the return punt a tumble gave the mid