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gay to the Army twenty yard line
where they scored on drop kick.
Story Of First Half.


Hyatt got the ball. The ball was on
the Army side. Greble kicked long
punt to the Navy's yard line. 1t
looked like an Army goal After only
four minutes play the Navy rooters
were nearly crazy. Chamberlin was
sent through the center to make the
distance but they held him fast. He
managed to make a yard. A fierce
scrimmage now. Chamberlin again
took the ball, showing his huge should
ers through right tackle he landed six
inches over the line. Hyatt lay down
holding the ball Dean did the kick
ing He took his time. He IIped the
sun, felt the wind and while the navy
men barked themselves hoarse trying
to rattle him, he kept steady and
kicked a nice goal. Army, 6; Navy, 0.
Northcroft kicked off for the Navy.
Dean caught the ball and ran back Is
yards before he was rallied. Greble
now punted and Reifsnider got the
ball in midfield where the Army ends
pounced on him. Dalton made nasty
muff when the ball was thrown to
shim for a punt.
Dalton kicked to Hyatt, who slipped
and fell on the Army's Is yard line.
Greble gained a couple yards around
the left end but the Army was penal
lied and the ball was taken back to
the five yard line. Greble punted to
midfield. Dalton made five yards
through tackle. Dalton punted to
Hyatt, who ran back ten yards.
Greble punted out to Lange who
made a fifteen yard run down to the
Army's % yard line. Army got the
ball on tumble. Hyatt made yards
.around the right end. Both teams
were playing fiercely Greble made a
beautiful punt to the Nays 10 yard
Wine. LANCE made fair catch. Dali
ton was now given the ball but Cham
lbe Rim made sensational tackle and
got him before he had gained a foot.
Greble had to punt.
Clay tried an onside kick. Navy in
,terfered with fair catch and was pen
allied 25 yards. Greble punted to
middle-field and the Navy had lost
fits best chance so far. Dalton gained
yards around left end. Dalton kick
ed to the Army's 20 yard line.
Hyatt ran around the Navy's left
end but Army was penalized for Off
side play. Greble punted. Lange
made twenty yard run, Clay made
six yards on the left side. Leighton
gained five IIore and it was a first
down on the Armys Is yard line, Navy
playing ,old-fashioned football.
The ball was on the Army's Is yard
line. Lange was there with 3 yards
on an end run. Army down on it's
hands and knees. Navy took it's time
and LANCE made perfect field goal.
Army, g. Navy. 4.
The half closed with the Army in
possession of the ball in Navy terri
tory. In this half the Army played
the midshipmen to standstill.
Story Of Second Half.
Northcroft kicked to Army's so yard
Hne Dean returned it and the game
apparently was going to continue in
the same fashion.
Hyatt carried the ball through right
tackle four yards. The play was ex-
tremely savage now, both sides fight
ing for blood. Dean made great
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the Navy goal line. He was hurled
and throttled and finally slammed
down 6 yards from the line. Dalton
kicked feebly to so yard line. The
Army now prepared to do stunts.
Dean made a good run but Army was
penalized Is yards. On a fake kick
Chamberlin ploughed through for s
yards.
Greble punted to LANCE. Ball on
Navy 10 yard line Dalton booted out
% midfield A series of line plunges
by Chamberlin did not net enough. An
onside kick was tried and Clay recov-
cred the ball. Army forcing all the
time. Dalton punted to Dean. Then
came some more fancy work. West
Point gave Hyatt the ball He hurled
It 80 feet into the enemy's territory
but the Navy recovered the ball The
forward pass gained nothing. Army,
however, was always forcing the
game.
n Stearns Is Injured.
tsArmy penalized five yards for off
hide work. Greble punted to Richard
bon who was downed on Nays 10
yard line. Clay was hurled back for a
loss Of five feet in an attempt to skirt
the end. Chamberlin was knocked
billy in this rush. After replacing his
knee cap and pulling his ankle into
Joint he resumed the recreation.
Hyatt made fair catch from Dali
IONS punt. Greble punted back
Lange caught the ball on the bounce,
mshing it back twenty yards Stearns
had rib or so broken in this pleas
intry but was souzed with water and
continued.
The play was getting more and
more savage. Navy was penalized Is
Yards and ball punted to Army's 20
fard line. The game whipsawed with
bunts and rushes, ball remaining near
y in midfield. Short replaced Leigh
ION who was all in. Nix replaced
Moss. Both teams Strengthening for
Jhe finish.
Navy rooters came up standing as
Lange made a successful forward pass
b Clay, gaining ten Yards Lange
iunted to Dean on Arrays Is yard
Inc. Dean made Is yards in a pretty
And RIM lonf 49,