Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22
WRG|MANS SCORE
AGAINST M|DD|ES
Polytechnic Team Put Up a
Hard and Stubborn
Contest.
Special pisus;cb TO The Star.

sp"clal lplspatcn 10 iile STAR
ANNAPOLIS. Md. November ?1,--Vir-
eina Polytechnic Institute put up
stubborn contest against the Naval
Academy. forced it TO keep its regular
PLAYERS in for throeQuarters of the game
and finished tic game with the modest
score Of IL 10 I against it. The Navy
coaches hoped to be able to clinch the
game by setting swift pace at the
STAR and then to retire the regular
PLAYERS. so as to diminish the chances OF
iniu-ius any OF them. but they were met
with such good game on the part of the
Virsinians tina. il was not until a good
part of the second ha!r Lad been played
that they could see their way TO run in
tie s1cond-taam men. The Navy did
score easily il the game. but he second
score was secured by the visitors, and
for time they distinctly outplaycd the
local team. making the mos. continuous
gains against il that any team has done
this wear. and preventing ti?eir attacks
from moving off wi IA the wanted smooth
ness and speed
\ finely executed forward pass f-cm
Lange TO Jones gained 20 yards and So
cured the fist touchdown, and it Ice ed
like an easy victory for The home team.
However Polytechnic Kicked and received
Dal:on's return on thei. o9-ya:d line.
From this point e. carried il without
sing possession of /; to tAe Nays ~
yard line. The MidshiDinen held for two.
plays here and T.. l.. Hcdgeson kicked A
clean goal from placemea.. The Stries
OF plays by which the visitors scored
:onstitui ad the most successful and sus-
tanned attack upon lie Nays line Sc
this veal.
IL. a-r.i,a
of runts Richardson fell On the ball aftsr
Connolly had fumD!ed it on the visitors
a0-yard line. Clay made first down in
two plays and forward pass to Davis
melted - yards Clay and Richardson
divided thc remi;linS 10 between them.
Richardson carrying the ball across the
lire Noithcorft kicked tne goal. This
enued the ring; 10: tie half.
Tie Navy got lis las score very prompt
~ III the second hal.. ana il came in the
shape of fed goal Kicked from place
ment by Lange-proi ably the most diff
cut one accomplished On the local grounds
this year. The Navy kicked off. and Oh
the first lineup the ball was fumoled 10
Richardson on tirsi1ia's 25-yard line.
After two short gains the Navy recovered
the ball al oaside. kick, but without
gain and on the extreme edge of the
fed. I.anse kicked the goal clearly from
Virginias :;0-yard line and almost on the
side line. The Navy began to change its
players rapidly after the last score. and
ended the game without single player
who Ind started il. Lange was taken
out about ten minutes after the game
started ard Hibb ard substituted. Just
he went III +. y. Hodgeson got through
Oh d fake interference play and had
clean fed but tcr HI: bard wlo mana ged
TO roll him until other Navy players
stopped his progress. The Navy s!bsti-
tUtcs could not seer ca tic visitors and
most o. the play vas in Navy TERRITORY.
TIE :aEae Vas rot withou. encourage
f-ten t,it no
did rot siow ihat high sta rGard OF play
which it was hoped would bc Sc aud
nature 20 Il SO -ear tie final same. Lur.n-
par. Of TIE frs; half tn N9yy sc"nle.l
whiie lis liua WAS pierced in almost every
place. However. T. showed its strength
hy ia living s;roa;iy. aad tia Nav COW
~latuIating itse'. th1t tra last gane b.
fore the :inal Comet = I'ast az no player
VII e Kept out o the ircat gam. on
account OF injuries.
Lin.-up and raran,a.y
~, s. g c1,2;v =. E9si IT, VII
N"r,he:ott. N.ne...I.>f; tscsi,..:. j. Iars.
:, 'J'cf j. n. :,
n:r,ttonl ~. gard. wa't~-
- n,l' A:,:e; .op: ;;e:er ;,.jFs,
MFsn sls,t ,s; l. t.
Davis. =, ,........Ert III Is
Isrse Eiihsrd 'rl'; ID ~ c:ly
Clay. Eiaie-. Elgat hd;.ba~:. =. Darl'
Richardson DI..an. F,ab.c. B. ."i heise.u
soo:e-NRval !aesaenr. 10: vi mia Fo,gt .chnl,.
Insti:ute. I. rrm hdovl.-Ionts Navy: Richard
son; q al fr'n sou Id ;" ~ or;;1rrot:. Field
%.a fn 's %o,a af si
yale I'M i.eMr M, Mra: q, q r. IN re;s!y
rams # me rnire s;,y cf Penosy vaaa. Head
ice mar-Mr. McNat If >isy. Tfmy o. halves