The Washington herald., 1910-11-27

Middles to-day got sweet revenge over
their rivals from West Point for the
licking handed out by the Army two
years ago.
Navy won the annual gridfron classic
In the final quarter of play. neatly
executed kick from placement from the
SO-yard line by Dalton. the crack left
half back, turning likely looking score
less tie into a glorious victory.
Both elevens presented wonderfully
strong rush lines. and before the game
had gone three minutes il was evident 10
all that a goal from the field or a fiuke
would turn the tide.
The ball was carried very little by rush
ing and driven back and forth great
deal by kicking. In no game OF eonse-
quence this year has kicking played so
prominent a part in the result and
the aspects OF the game as they un-
!. folded and in no game has the relative
influence Of kicking so exceeded that or
the rushing.
The Nays offense in rushing was Just
about twice as productive as the Army S,
but not good enough TO produce score,
while neither team had an offense that
was first class. even as offenses go this
season. The rushing game this year has
been decidedly Intellectual as compared
10 other seasons. but taking that as a
standard the offense to-day was weak.
Play Mostly In Army's Territory.
The Navy, however, was pegging away
frequently at the Army's goal line, be-
cause far the greater part Of the play
was in the Army's territory. The main
reason for this fact was the longer dis
lance achieved by the Navy punting. the
admirable work OF the Navy ends in COW
ering Daltons long drives, and correla-
lively, the loose, uncertain handling of
punts by the Army men who were play
ing back.
The Navy often suddenly jumped into
an advantageous position by bouncing on
a punt sent well into Army territory. and
mishandled by an Army back.
Thrown back In their attempts 20 pene-
trate the Army defense and get over the
goal line by that method. the Navy found
il expedient 20 try repeated field goals.
Seven times Dalton tried a field goal,
six of them place kicks from serimmage
and one a second kick. and the last time
he sent the ball true and gave Navy the
latter's three points In trying these
placement kicks from scrimmage, Dalton
stood close 10 his line, and he had to kick
quickly. The success Of his belated field
goal was partly due 10 the quick. deft
handling OF SOWell who took the ball
from the center and was remarkably
quick in placing it down for the kick.
Navy Numbered Here.
on a previous attempt the Navy was
close 10 the Army's goal line and had
less than yards TO go for first down.
Another rush might have been better
policy just at that time, especially as the
Navy had just been doing its best bit Of
sustained rushing of the game. But
criticism always can be made of move
which is not crowned with success.
At still another time there was an at
tempted field goal by the Navy which.
. without doubt. in the playing +eading up
To II, WAS poor judgment The ball was
in good position for field goal, directly.
in front of the goal posts. II was thel
second down. AnOtheTsrush was trick
an end run. but il carried the ball 10
the side of the field, and the field goal
was tried from that far less advan-
tageous position.
slow. Plays were run of slowly, and
the quarter passed almost without either
team getting warmed up.
The second quarter was an improve
ment, and the third quarter still more
, of an Improvement. with the play quick
ering as il went along. 1t became more
positive, tagged less. as the players got
out of the feeling of stage fright and
out OF their apparently hesitating and
uncertain attitude
Though team precision and effective
striking in formations. as we'll as effective
formations themselves, were lacking.
there was "A great deal Of splendid indi-
vidual playing This was particularly
true OF the line men. In breaking
through. following the ball, and, above
all, in clean hard tackling, the game
brought out a lot OF good football which
helped the game as a spectacle. In the
fulhllment Of. definite purpose. effort 10
show clean-cut superiority as a result of
a seasons drilling and cooperation. the
teams made no more progress than other
big teams have under the present rules,
less than in the Yale-PrincetOn. Harvard
Yale. and Pennsylvania-Corn games.
People came away wondering how West
Point ever beat Yale. Yet there was
plenty of evidence of cafeful drilling in
fundamentals, ana that possibly Is a quar-
ity overlooked a bit in some quarters.
perhaps in the desire to have the team
together.
The Army was Outpunted by the Navy,
and the Navy ends were better In getting
down under the longer punts they had to
cover and preventing a chance for a run
back In line play there was little choice
either way. The Armys kicking was
cratic Several on-side kicks went only
a few yards over the scrimmage line. and
then into the arms Of a Navy back.
Forward Pass Used Twice.
The Army did not use the forward
pass at all The Navy used It twice In
connection with bluff at a place kick
Once II was successful. the other time an
Army man was at the receiving end.
In up-to-date tactics there was one play.
sshift by the Navy, in which one guard
went around TO the other side of the
lire and the backs, in tandem alignment.
shifted 10 the re-enforeed side. The shift
was used by the Navy in the third quar-
ter when the midshipmen were engaged In
the one consistent spell OF attack In the