Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-28
THAT SPLENDID NAVY TEAM
MASTERY OF "NEW FOOTBALL"
BY MIDSHIPMEN ELEVEN
Brilliant Work of Douglas and Laage-
Dague Was Dague Chalmers Docs
Well For lafayette


SCOkE NAVY 17-LAtA1EIlE o
In Saturdays game in wbieh the
midshipmeu won from Lafayette by a
score Of II TO o, IL is difncult 10 deter
mine whether the higher measure Of
praise is due TO the splendid mastery
Of the .sneg football by the local
eleven, the variety OF the strategy em-
ployed or tine brilliant individual work
OF several of the team men. Certainly,
the game played by midsbipnen was
one of the best ever seen here and
they kept their supporters thrilled
| with some fresh scintillation u OF bril-
liancy at almost every turn Of the
game.
Lafayette did not present a weak
4 team by any means. In fact, il was
| very strong and the victory OF the
| Navy was due only 10 the exceptional
football work Of the local team. The
| visitors had, as usual, heavy and
| we'll trained line, almost a stone wall
| 10 direct attack, aud they had back
fold that has been classed among the
! best ia the country. In particular. its
lllf,rs. Chalmers and McCaa, were
players OF exceptional ability, and
10 lad a good quarter in FIad.
| However, the difference in the
1 kCatNH WAS III Ll6 u3C NUAGA AuGg
| made OF the allowances Of the new
rules, their inability to cope with
| Douglas in the duel Of punts, the
great inferiority Of their ends and
their failure To execute such brilliant
performances as did Lange and
Douglas in running back the ball af-
| ter kicks and from the different for
nations. II was in just these things,
| the finer points of the game, that the
Navy team put up a wonderful exhi-
bition, creditable alike TO themselves
and TO their coaches.
The game started in a way which
gave promise of the hardest kind OF
contest. Lafayette kicked off and
Lauge punted the ball back. Lafay-
cite Immediately began to make sub
stantial gains, several first downs be-
| ing made by the gains of McCaa,
Chalmers and Swank. However, the
Navy would manage to stop this ad-
vancing before the goal was seriously
threatened and Chalmers WAS forced
to punt.
In the exchange OF punts which fol-
lowed, Douglas would invariably
have from five To fifteen yards the bet
ter Of Chalmers and this gradually
forced the ball into Lafayette's terri
W ~
on Lafayette's 35-yard line and Lange
tried goal from the field. The ball
went low and was recovered by La
fayette on its l0-yard line. Cbal-
mers made a miserable punt 10 the
side line and the Navy brought the
ball to Iafayette's 1C-yard line. Here
I.ange dropped back as If for a try
| for field goal, but ran around right
end for touchdown. NortbcrOft
missed the goal. The score was made
after fifteen minutes of hard play and
| IL was the only one Of the half.
The Navy's second score was made
after about ten minutes Of play in the
second half. The play was chiefly
contributed TO 1t was a splendid for
ward pass from Lange TO Robertson
which landed the ball on Lafayette's
| l0-yard line. Msgruder making the
| touchdown after two short gains bad
worked il 10 the 4-yard point. Doug
| las ran back the next kickoff for 40
yards, putting tho bail past middeld.
The punting exchange which follow
| ed again resulted 10 the advantage Of
| the local players, and irr few min
/ tes Magruder again carried the ball
| over. Northcroft kicked both goals
| In this half. Towards the middle Of
Il
| stitutes until every regular player bad
| been displaced. Still, the advantage
| Of the contest was with the local play
crs.
The much Oyerused adjective bril-
| liant is the proper one 10 describe
| the work Of Douglas and Lange, such
| remarkable and regular running back
| and from their position has not been
seen here in many seasons either by
local or visiting players. Nortbcroft
played excellent in every department
| or n lineman's work, while Sbafroth.
| Wright, SIingiun and the ofheY ycter-
ans Of the line played the same fine
game which is always expected Of
them and always given. Dague was
| Dagu, which is the besf-praise that
can be given him. lie showed all
the speed, stamina and bead that
| brought him 10 the front last year
and makes him an almost uBrfya lied
choice for All-America end this sea
son.
The lineup was:
Navy. Position. Lafayette
fsnfder ....a.. .....L. E.......~. .....3wank X
Northcroft, ,Stocr.....L-T. Engies kirkpatrick
stuart, King Rogers
SllngIufl, Anderson. .C.-...... ...---.A ycrig9
Wright strauss. RE-. 0xar
Shafroths Leighton. k- lcott
Dague. Htrother.. r. X elley
LANCE Mason .....ft .H..-............ fiad
Douglas fc.l Gates J.. hal rners
Jones, Spen ........R. H.. AcCaa, Conover
Magruder, Brand. F.B..A ..Biaicher. Accaa
Referee Gresham Poe. Princeton.