Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
Special From a staff Correspondent


ANNAPOLIS. Md. October 31-Iear-
ing great. gaping holes in the left side
of the Navy line. ana making short
dashes a-ound the Middies' ends like no.
madic Sioux, tackling like fanatic Paw
nees and practically outplaying the Navy
in every respect, the Carlisle Indian foot
ball eleven was able to carry the ball to
within kicking distance of the Middies
goal. from where. on four different &C.
casions. Belanti. the quarterback. booted
the oval over the bars and enabled his
school to trail the colors of the Navy In
the dust. while. on the other hand, the
Navy boys were but able to get touch
down and a goal, the final score being
16 to 6.
Sixty minutes of the fastest and
fiercest foot ball that has been seen on
the Navy gridiron for some time was
witnessed by the 5000 or more spec
tators. Although Navy had thousands
of admirers in the crowd, the boys from
Carlisle were we'll supported in the cheer
ing line. as was shown when their man
at the helm of the team was able to
score goals from the field. The Carlisle
team was the first to appear on the neld,
getting out at 2:25 o'clock, amid rous-
ing cheer. not only from the spectators
on their side of the field, but from the
hundreds of middies who were massed
on stand on the east side of the field.
Navy appeared ten minutes later and
was also given a rousing reception.
strong wind was blowing from the
north and when the coin was tossed and
it was found to favor Carlisle. Capt.
Waseuka chose to defend the north goal
Twenty-Five minutes after the first KICK
off Carlisle had sent the oval over the
Navy goal posts for the first score. After
receiving the ball on punt the Indians
made steady gains until they were within
20 yards of the goal, when Belanti drop
ped back and. while Thorpe held the ball,
booted it over.
Means Even Up.
In comparing the two teams the llnemen
were about even in weight. while Navy
had the advantage in the back field, as
it's men were much heavier than the In
dams The interference put up by the
Indians was good. Their linemen opened
good holes in the Navy line. especially
in the second half, when long gains were
made through the left side. THESE DIG
linemen were also able to stop most all OF
the Navy plunges through the line and
forced the Middies to kick out of danger.
Reifschneider, at left end for Navy, Is
surely booked for that position on the
All-American team this season Ii ne
continues the work which he put up In the
1t was only on rare occasions that TINS
future naval commander was not In the
play and he was SO fast getting down
the field on punts that he downed the IN
dian almost as soon as he caught the
ball. LANCE, at quarter, also played
good game. His running back of punts.
although not as good as last Saturday
against Harvard. was fine. and on one
occasion he covered thirty yards after
having warded off six of the Indians VINO
-. % l.,
Dalton did the punting for the Navy
team, while Thorpe performed that stunt
for the Indians. During the first hall the
latter had the advantage. as he had the
wind to his back. but when the goals
were changed his opponent about evened
I'D matters, and on the whole neither Sc
cured any advantage.
Belanti Out for a Minute.
The game opened with Northcroft kick
ing off to Payne on the 10-yard line, who
came back ten yards before being downed.
On the next lineup Thorpe punted 4o
yards outside. Navy secured the ball on
the 4O-yard line. LANCE took the first
play and made five yards around left end.
Belanti was knocked out on TINS play
but unfortunately for Navy he soon re-
vived and was back in the game. North
croft tried a tackle run and made one
yard, after which Dalton punted to Payne,
who fumbled. and Cobb fell on the ball.
Navy Fails on Field Goal.
Richardson was sent through left guard
for ten yards and took the next play and
made five yards through the same place.
LANCE circled left end for a short gain
and the ball rested within striking dis
lance of the Indian goal. Northcroft drop
ped back for place kick, while LANCE
held the ball, but the wind struck the oval
lust as it was about to go over the posts
and it curved outside.
The Indians punted out from the %
yard line. the ball going out of bounds.
On the next try Lange received the kick
and came back fifteen yards before being
downed On a fake kick Richardson re-
ceived the ball and went through the
lire for five yards. Dalton punted and
Cobb received the ball. After two downs,
Dalton again punted. The Indians punte
and recovered the ball, when Little Boy
caught Lange's rumble. Thorpe made five
yards through the line. He then punted
fifty yards to LANCE. who came back ten
Yards. After one down with but short
gain, Dalton punted. Little Old Man and
Little Boy took the next two runs for
Carlisle and added yards
Indians Penalized.
The Indians attempted a fake kick. but
Northcroft broke through and downed the
runner Tor loss Ol III ydfuS. SdTliole
fumbled on the next play and Dalton fell
on the ball. Dalton punted and Payne
was downed in his tracks by Reifschnei-
der. On the next lineup the Indians were
penalized 10 yards for holding. Thorpe
punted out of bounds. Dalton was thrown
for a loss of yards when he attempted
an end run. He then punted The In
dams were again penalized 10 yards for
holding. Thorpe made s yards around
right end. Hendricks and Gardner, on the
next two downs, added 15 yards. After
one more down with but a slight gain,
Thorpe punted to Lange, who made a
good run and brought it back ID yards
Dalton punted after the nexAdown. After
a punt by Thorpe, which went out of
bounds, the ball was brought in and rest
ed on navys 20-yard line The two kick
ers engaged in a series of punts which
resulted in the Indians getting the ball
near the center of the field. Four line
placed the ball on the 25-yard
line from where Belanti kicked a goal
The score, to o.
Time was called shortly after the next
kickoff for the end of the first half
SECOND HALF.
Navy made one change in the lineup
for the second half. when Reineke took
Meyers place at left guard. Thorpe
kicked off to Reifschneider. Dalton then
punted out of bounds. The Indians made