Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24
WRG|N|ANS SHUT
OUT NAVAL CADETS
Only Touchdown of Struggle
Scored in Final Two
Minutes of Play.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md. October 23.-In as
gamely contested and. hard battle as
was ever seen on Academy Field Uni
versity of Virginia by the score of , to o
defeated Navy this afternoon. Two min
utes before the game closed nine of ten
persons in the crowd OF 1000 that saw
the struggle would have given odds that
it would be a no-score contest.
The four plays preceding Virginia's
tally were so intense with heart-gripping
interest that the two score navy yard
policemen were utterly unable to restrain
| the crowd. that in its wild excitement
left seats and grandstands and poured en-
masse onto the line-barred field. En-
thusiastic young southern bellies strug
sled with mere burly men in an effort to
get point of vantage from which to see
the twenty-five padded and helmeted
warriors hurl themselves at one another.
So wild was the enthusiasm that one
overzealous Virginian had to be nabbed
and escorted off the government reser-
walton.
For over forty-five long minutes of
actual play the two teams had battled.
on the other side. when Stanton. the
wonderful little Eirginian who played
halfback. except when Bowen was called
| back from right end to punt. was given
| the leather. He got away for 30 yards
| of as pretty lodging as was ever seem
| With the now wet and slippery pigskin
| inside Nays 15-yard line. Yancey, Stan
ton and Christian were thrown into the
+, Navy line. The succession of plays made
fast down. but left two feet of green
| chaiked up Calling frantically upon
| their favorites to "hold EN-, Navy" or
score Virginia according to their af
| mutations. the crowd surged out of the
stand and down the side lines to where
the battle royal was being fought.
A Great Finale.
| With two feet to go Virginia's husky
! fullback smashed into a rocky shore of
| Neptune's sons and was drifted back like
| receding wave. With Navy players ad-
| ministering elephantine slaps to one an
others backs and begging one another. to
hold EN- Gooch barked QUIT the signals
giving Stanton try at glory. With thud
and a grunt that registered above the
screams of the frenZied crowd, the Vir-
gilman was slammed through for a little
over twelve inches.
Then came the supreme test. Just for
an instant the noise was hushed and the
girls picked the lace off their handker
chiefs as Yancey slammed into the await
ing mass of grim and determined blue-and-
gold-clad midshipmen. He fumbled the
leather. and heads and shoulders came to-
gether in a savage clawing match. all
bound to the bottom of the pile whittier the
porker's hide had dropped. When referee
and umpire fought their way to the grass
beneath they found Murphy, the burly
Virginia guard winded and gasping, but
triumphantly hugging the ball and safely
over the Navy goal line. The score was
made and victory perched on Charlottes-
vines banners, but Navy had no cause for
shame after such fight as her warriors
had put up for two feet of green sward
Though defeated Navy was not disheart-
ened over the outcome of the game. Her
team had shown a never-Say-die fighting
spirit that has been looked for and hoped
for all season.