New-York tribune., 1908-10-25
NAVY PLAYS HARVARD
TO EVEN SCORE GAME
BOTH TEAMS MAKE TOUGH
DOUN And GOAL.
Crimson SGued from Defeat by Re
coUery of Bal After Fumble and
Long Ran bg NOurse.
rBy Gable 70 The Tribune-l

.-,.nciis Oct 24-HsSvard and the Navy
,,svas = tie game here this afterneog vach sloe
rciring one touchdown and a goal Inc MioSiIlt
Tsn clearly had the best OF il and only hard luck
,,-s,1ertea them from winning the game They
s-sr,s or good team work and brilliant play al
critical moments. while Harvard was, 10 say lhe
least fortunate in obtaining her touchoo"h
The game was characterized by an unusually
,.--s amount OF kicking in which the Navy usually
.alned Burr. Of Harvard. kicked farther than
ether Dalton or I-ange, of the Navy ana also
Kicked higher. which gave his ends a oetter
Chance but the kicks not handled as well by
,ta Harvard hacks Corbett the Harvard half
fas,z who caught most of the punts, displayed
fleat speed and was largely responsible lot the
crin1son's gains
waite also did Wei in running back punts, but
,lsfther o. them could cover much ground as
WIS gained by Iange Of the Navy, who played
& really brilliant game He used good judgment in
,s:nllsag the team. sure IN catching punts ex-
eest for one miss which he recovered himself and
converted into a gain. and was shifty on his feet
.raenever Sny Harvard men tried to stop him.
The Cambridge men could not gain through the
Annapolis line and able only t7yo or three
tnes 10 get any big gains around the end One
was -a-yard run. in which COrbett carried the
BAN around right end Another time was on fake
kick when fIarvard's left end back Of the
iaker received the ball and continued around right
ta5 for a big gain The next time that this play
-a5as tried. though Jones tackled the for
3-yerc loss Harvard tried several fakes, but
5fl not gain much. the whole at this style of
play. Forward passes by the Crimson were not
particularly successful that kicking game was
made necessary. When the Harvard team tried
line plunees the backs helped one another in good
shape, buJ II was difficult for them 10 make much
iiea5Way under the rules
The ruidshepmen did not have any particular
stars with The exception Of Lange, but they all
played gritty spirited game, and worked well to-
syether This the secret Of their success Cap
zafr Nor-hcroTt.. usual. down the field with
1Ile ends and proved his worth both offensive
and defensive tackle. Leighton broke up a great
many plays and made himself responsible for end
runs on side o. the line Slinglun erratic
in his passing hut otherwise did well, especially
slle defensive. Jones and Richardson did most Of
The rushing fGT TIE Annapolis team in creditable
manner while Reifsnider particularly effective
IN banding forward passes.
Burr deserved credit for his kicking, but Hoar
did the best work for Harvard in the line NouTse,
who made Harvard's only touchdown. got the bail
ol tumble. and ran half the length Of the field
The crowd was the largest thai ever came 10 this
historic OLD town watch an athletic event Spe-
ciaI trains from Baltimore Washington and other
Southern cities brought hundreds Of persons, most
~ whom wore the gold and blue Of the Navy. But
IN the west stand there was solid mass Of three
hundred Harvard grads who cheered long and
loud for TIE Crimson team
The rniddies formed z soliduass Of dark blue
the stand lghtened by the glitter Of the brass
bu-tons on their flll dress uniforms. They sprang
surprise in the cheering line Just before the game
tators As the two teams trotted out the field
take their positions whole brigade rose and
as man. shouted Clear ship for actiont' Then
jt before the sharp shrek Of the referees whistle
sounded putting the eball in play three buglers in
different parts Of the field, given signal sound
ID general quarters the bugie cali which sends
the gun crews 70 their stations Just before ac-
ton begins.
Behind the north goal posts the olscers stationed
- the Academy 81; with their families They gave
z picturesque setting 20 an already rictIresore
scene Each officer wore the blue service cap and
zhe blue service uniform Of the enavy. Packed
together far down the field the east side sat a
bunch OF marine officers. and for briliancy OF
color and amount Of gold lace they chad the navy
of1cers beat a mile
The weather was a triae warm for football bot
II nearly perfect from the spectators point Of
view. Beyond the football field r1otous in coIors
excitement and action lay the placid and historic
Severn River the scene Of so many stirring eva,+s
sn Revolutionary davs
1he Elicshlpmen cheeTed. they d-ir IN almost
perfect accord ana unison Whenever the struggling
team out or the gridiron got in tight place they
gave their famous siren yei!-as blood curdling as
any war wholp Indian band en- the war na+h
ever gave The old Navy Er1diron heroes who were
there were ali recognized and cheered. There vas
IlohrTy- who did his share IN carving the bali
down the field in the Arrny-Navy game at Prince
toa. where IL the gathering darkness the rndshp-
men, lby great exhibition Of pluck fought the
army back and finally carried the ball across the
ap7,a
ara Douglass, Of the class Of 'G6, heroes OF many
hard fought gridiron battle-an came in for entb,-
siastic applause
on the chalk marked field the two teams fought
They : each other with q snap and fierce
ness that spoke well for the vitality Of American
youth. Time after time some slashing tackle would
cut short what seemed 10 be a sure gain-but this
Is going too far ahead
The Navy squad was first on the field followed
quickly by the Crimson Hardly had the ovation
for the midsEipInen died down when the brigade
rose and gave a -Four N yell with three "FIar-
wards" The end. To while away the time while
the teams Were practising the brigade sang this
Gang way. Harvard,
Fresh from the and ocean vavy:
They're not cilCh,
B7t every inch the Navy.
Then the officials called the two CAPTAINS to-
gether. coin spun, the teams took their no.
sitioas, the rival Quarterbacs barked out encour-
aging cries 10 their teams the whistle blew the
ban scared high into the air. and while ten thou
sand persons held their breath the game was
actually
Harvard kicked OF 10 the finish the second half
After exchange OF kicks the Navy punted from
near lis own goal. When the kick was blocked
there was a great cheer from the Harvard section
which subsided when Middle fell on the ball
Soon after that Dalton got OF a e5-yard kick
the Harvard goal BUrT's return kick was well run
hack by Lange, who Immediately made a success
fuI forward pass the left end The next play
Z forward pass 10 Reifsnider. the right end
who cleverly secured the ball. broke away from a
Harvard tackle and back OF the goal post
NorthcToft kicked the goal
The rest Of the half was principally devoted TO
kicking. although forward passes fake kicks and
on-sce kicks were tried Burr's kicks were pretty
and Lsnges lodging returns ept everybody's eyes