New-York tribune., 1907-10-20
ARMY MAULS THE BJrp
PLAYS YALE TO A TIN
Els Beef Unable to Overcon,
Pluck and Dash of Cadets
By Telegraph TO The Tribune)

off the Army gridirOn to-day with teeth sasel
the blue still flying from his collar Rr. Jug
teeth were locked on nothing for the Arm, 20
escaped and on the field hundreds % ua'
coated cadets danced and sang to ceIebra.ay
scoreless game Some one rushed to the - -'
of the field with Il great gray, black ana -
banner All around the field the cadets SUD soa
lined, hand in hand. and with a wild veu -
leaped for the flag. each man striving n 80.
hand the pole; and all the while the -.
at the northern end of the field bIared -
Blue till throats were tired and wind was - -
And then from the east stand came ~ 1-
notes Of the Yale song. as thousand men ,iS
barred heads sang For Cod for Countrv -.
for Yale
Yale men have had many a bitter min .
swallow the heights above the Hudso1 ~
recent years. Often the excuse has been H..
Yale men, used to the massed stands NJ 80
with Princeton or Harvard. could not NAV 49,,
best the West Point gridirOn with cor,,.
lively few spectators. But this excuse can -
Captain BigelOw's team little TODAY Navs~ -.
greater crowd witness an Army game at bo-a-
and there was literally not an inch OF roo,, :
the stands or in the patches Of open field -
comers-and there were plenty of them. tbsT,'
TO the mismanagement of the Monmoutb -
cUrsion-fOund it hard 70 see the game Nv
they had some friend at court.
Neither side was ever in serious danss- =,
defeat. IF anything could be learned fror, -
h.,
matched teams under the new rules Nsi,b
team could gain consistently through rbs T--
and the Army ends were almost inpregna,,a
Possibly West Point a little bAt4s- -
most points of the game. But the wea.na.. =
Beavers in punting fatal TO hopas =. -.
Army victory In the first half when the nrs.
was confined almost entirely 10 kicking W
Point gained ground on straight football on.s =
twice. and still more on two successfrI -
brilliant forward passes But on the excbang..
Of punts Coy had all the better Of il and tSis
made the play even.
The exciting moments Of the game vs-,
many. but the climax came at the end a. ~,
right. Starting on their own 3O-yard line ,5a
Yale backs plOUghed down the field for rrs,+.
yards. Then came a 60-yard punt West pri1,
tried the line once. twice. only 10 fail Gear,
took the ball and shot it forward 10 Ayres br,
the Army end was slow, and Yale took the hall
The Blue backs hammered out first down ana
then West Point bTaCed on the 3O-yard Ina
Hammer and tOngs they went at it again bu-
the Army line was firm. and the game vss
saved when Yale was penalized fifteen yards for
holding. One end run there was time for bur
as the ball was down the whistle blew and rhs
Army for the third time in six years had
played the big Blue team 10 a Tie.
There was plenty of asgressiveness about tha
cadets They didn't wait for Yale 10 mako an
attack and then rest content with repelIfnr i-
They kept on pounding. and when Yale had
the ball the backs had 70 be spry indeed to gst
a start. Erwin. the Army's big left guard was
a particular thorn IN the side OF the Ell backs
He threw them for a loss time and again and
he made as many tackles as his ends when Ia
Went down under punts. He spilled a triple PASS
in the first half In pretty style and what Ia
| did 20 the Yale onside kick was discoursging I,
Knox and his aids This onside kick was trisi
only three times in the game. and Yale lost
the ball on the play each time.
Tad Jones was nor avua~rsl4 &C.,
game long for Yale. the quarterback not being
IN the best Of condition He played until well
INTO the second half, however. when Dimes took
MS place. The new man put fresh life into us
team His handling OF the ball was cleaner. and
tne work or the backs became quicken Frel
Murphy. who was scheduled to go inro tba
game after the first half did not get his chsncs
until nearly the end Of the game. when Rouar
was hurt The only other injury that was az
all serious was 20 Sterns. OF the Army who
f! gave way 10 Hanlon after tacklins Tad Jones
BoNlar played an excellent game for Yale His
! attempt at a goal from placement near the end
or the first half was the nearest either side cana
10 score.
Harvard and Princeton both had experts
watching the play Cooney was or. hand for ths
| Tigers and took copious notes The vulnerable
ity or the Yale ends must have pleased him as
we'll as the comparative failure of the forward
I pass From Cambridge came DAILY, famous az
Harvard and Army quarterback. Yale's line
| crumpled time and again when the Army for
wards broke through, and is by no means ths
tower Of strength some have called it,
The game was fairly clean. although II was
hard fought. But a strict umpire such as Bill
| Edwards, would have kept a very sharp eve
on Tad Jones, who was justly unpopular with
the crowd for some highly unnecessary rough
ing.
There were many penalties for both sides
throughout the game. West Point suffering more
I neaNiIN rEiag
reason for the penalties. although West Point
was penalized. five times for the failure Of the
forward pass. Yale also lost ground IN this
manner but the most costly OF Yale's forward
passes was due TO attempt at the long throw
the Blue developed last year cadet caught
the ball on this pass in the first half and
| brought 1t hack fifteen yards
Ihere was trouble with the crowd in the west
stand, where Yale was quartered right at the
end or the game The mass surged out on the
Held. and the officials were helpless. picket
line OF soldiers from the post was formed az
last, and the crowd was kept in some sort Of
order after that
some two thousand unfortunates took the
steamer Monmouth TO the game The boat was
! overcrowded. IL was late In reaching West Point
ana so lttle discrimination was used in selling
tickets that women were subjected TO roughness
that might well have had serious consequences
Ihere were PfnkertOn men on board ostensiolS
70 Keep order, but they took their duties lightly
one man IN a police uniform and wearing
badse, being grossly intoxicated. There were on
BOARD number OF young hoodlums Of the tips
that parades the town and infests the hotels on
Gays or intercollegiate games Most OF them
wore the Yale blue. and il is safe to saw. do not
know what railroad serves New Haven. Their
naturally pleasant disposition was mellowed by
the liquor they had no difficulty in obtaining
Ihe lineup and summary follow:
- Yale ol. Position. Army O.