Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15
M|DD|ES WIN ON
A FIELD OF MUD
Spirited and Well Played Con-
test With Penn State.
Navy Tries Innova-
ton.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. November 14-With
some inches of mud on the field and
compound of rain. hail and snow falling
steadily, the Naval Academy Won from
Penn. State this afternoon by to
in the last big foot ball game of the
local season. Notwithstanding the diff
Guilty in holding the soggy ball, the game
was we'll played, and there was remark
ably little fumbling. State played, as
always at Annapolis, a clean, hard ana
intelligent game. and kept the Midship-
men working hard all the time. In the
work of the linemen, including the ends
and the running Of the backs from the
lineup, State gave as good an exhibit
ton as the Midshipmen, but the donors
for the game were decided by Dalton's
longer punting than that of any OF the
State men who did the kicking and
I.ange's splendid running back of KICKS:
One of these runs in the last half was
for 80 yards. while others were from
Is to %. Dalton, for the Navy, ana
Ballou, for the visitors, also had SUI
stantial runs to their credit
Navy Tries Innovation.
The Navy tried a new arrangement Tor
the first time in a match. Jones, whose
experience has been behind the line EN-
tirely, went to left end, and Clay took
his place in back field. The new arrange
ment made a good impression, but 1uii
Judgment could not be passed upon IT
nv the coaches because of the adverse
conditions and because Jones IetIeu
with a bruised leg after the touchdown
had been made. But the same arFanee-
ment will be used in practice next Wees.
and the chances are that tnere Will oe
final shakedown of the team.
Either there was much careless play
ing today or the eyes of Umpire =, Al
sharpe are unusually keen, for the In
Fiction of penalties were frequent. me
teams suffered about equally from the
intentional foul play. The teams prayed
spirited but a clean and sportsmahiihe
game.
state kicked off. and the ball was kept
in Navy territory for some time. When
the Navy punted. Baliou ran IL BACK
ran it back to midfield. Here the Navy
made a stand and forced punt. Dalton
returned to States 40-yard line and
Hirschman punted to LANCE. who ran TO
the Nays 5O-yard line. Dalton punted
to Ballou on States 20-yard line, but
low return was intercepted
by Jones on the 3O-yard.
Navy Scores.
Seven desperate plays. five of which
were by Richardson, who hit the line
like a projectile, carried the ball across
States goal line. Northcroft missed the
goal. During the remainder of the half
the Navy had a decided advantage.
though States defense was strong. par
ticularly at critical times. Hirschman
was not the equal of Dalton as a punter,
and this, with Lange's running-back, kept
the ball in the visitors territory, though
their line and ends held just as we'll as
the Nays.
In the second half, except just at the
end. the play was also in the visitors
territory.
Lange's so-Yard Run.
However their spirited defense prevent
ed a score even after the brilliant S0-yard
run Of Lange had landed the ball on
their 1O-yard line. Both sides were pen
allied frequently for holding, but there
was no deliberate foul work. The Navy
had four chances for field goals. three
attempts being Northcroft's and one
Lange's. One of Northcroft's was on
fair catch of Lange's and on the 45-yard
lines 1t fell short. The others were
from the lineup. Lange missed his.
while State was on the ball. the other
times. before Northcroft had a chance.
AS the game closed States ends were
getting down unoer kicks better, and
Clay's punts were falling far short of
those of Dalton. The ball was gradually
forced toward the Nays goal line, and
the game ended with it held by the Mid
shipmen on their own 2O-yard line.
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