The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-22
Y. P. I. MEETS NAVY
WITH STIFF FRONT
Polys Surprise Sailors by Putting Up Strong Game in
the First Haf-Middres Back Strong in the
Second.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Nov 21.-The
eleven OF the Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute gave the Audshipmen all they
were looking for this afternoon, and
kept them playing every moment TO win
by Is to 4.
It had been the idea of the Navy
coaches to retire the regulars as soon
as possible If a commanding lead had
been established, so as 10 run no fur
Their chance OF injuries when Only a
week remained before the Army game,
but 90 stiff was the work Of the Nir-
ginians that no changes were made IN
iii the game ran well into the second
half. At one stage of the game. early
in the first half and just before the
visitors made their score. Virginia
made four successive first downs, and
pierced the Navy line IN a way no other
team has done this season.
Navy Stars Absent.
Navy was somewhat weakened at the
start by the absence OF Slingluff from
center and Reifsnider from right END
but this probably affected the work or
the team but little Encouraging signs
were not wanting in the dash and sus-
tanning power of Navy plays at certain
points in the game, but It cannot be
denied, on the other hand, that at one
time the Navy team was nearer being
in the air than at any time this season.
Iange's running back OF kicks was not
so noticeable today, but he worked
some fine forward passes TO the ends,
chiefly TO Jones, and ran the team IN
good shane. The Navy, as usual used
a lot OF substitutes, some OF them being
olavers vino had not been used pre-
viousIy this year.
The Virginians kicked off. and Dalton
hunted back, Northcroft taking the bal!
on a dead run and carrying It Dehlnu
the goal. but as the rules do not allow
this play, it was given 10 the visitors
on their 40-yard line. z. r. Hodgson
hunted to the Nays 40-yard line, ana
Dalton returned 10 Connolly, who rum
HE'D and Meyer fell on it on Virginia
26-vard lire. Richardson made ntteeh
Yards on three plays, and Jones re-
caivAd Iange's long forward pass, anu
o,rriad the ball over the line for a
touchdown at the edge Of the Held
Hit Fast Pace.
on the Navy's 5O-yard line the visit
ors began TO hit fast pace and alter
nate the backs with the ball just out
side of Navy's line. Davis and Luttrell
carried the ball and sometimes T. r.
Hodgson was dropped back to pull
through for few much needed yards.
The visitors kept moving and made
four first downs successfully, but were
stopped for three downs on the Navy S
I5-yard line but E. r. Hodgson lifted
a clean field goal The visitors kept up
their good work after TIE Navy had
kicked of and threw both Dalton and
LANCE for losses Of about ten yards
each At that period Of the game the
midshipnlen seemed unable TO get their
plays moving smoothly. Dalton Dunted
to Virginia's 40-yard line and, after one
first down. the midshipmen held and
got the bali on downs and started an en-
tirely different kind Of ball.
Clay easily made nrst down in the
two plays and a forward pass from
LANCE 10 Davis yielded twenty-five
yards and brought the bah to the visit
ors' 10-yard line. Clay carried it for
five outside OF left tackle. and Richard
son carried for the other half of the
distance. Northcroft ended the scoring
of the half by kicking the goal
In the second half, the Navy scored