New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-20
THE ARMY AT TOP SPEED
Cadets Score Three TouChd0Wns
on Trinity in One Period.
FORWARD PASS WORKS WELL
Substitute Team Plays Second
Half-Dean and Brown Make
Spectacular Runs.
by Telegraph to TIE Tribune.

By Telegraph to TIE Tribune.
West Point, n. Z. Nov. lathe Trinity
College football eleven. Boosting q long
string of victories heretofore unmarried by
a defeat. came here to-day confident in its
ability to make il interesting for the Army
in an engagement on the Plains. But the
cadets met them with such terrific broad
sides that they were soon forced TO strike
their colors, and only the generosity Of
their cenauerors prevented the defeat OF
the collegians being turned into disastrous
rout-
The Armv did all its scoring in the sec
ond quarter, when it made three touch
downs. from two of which goals were
kicked. AS there was no other scoring
West Point won. II TO O. In the second nail
the cadets used practically a substitute
eleven. and were several times IN danger OF
being scored on. Twice Trinity rushed the
ball inside of her opponents 5-yard line
only to lose ii on downs
The Army's play while the first string
men We're in the game was almost all tna'
could be desired and showed that the
coaches had brought the team 10 almost
its highest state of efficiency. The PLAYS
were run off with a rapidty and dash thaI
were pretty 10 see. OF fumbling there was
none The backs handled the ball cieanly
and the whole team seemed never 70 lose
sight of it. They followed it like hounds
on a het scent and a loose ball was certain
TO he covered by a man wearing black
and gray sweater,
The interference formed quickly and got
off fast The tackiing was clean and hard
Good Judgment was used in the selection OF
plays and the line was so aggressive that
the second defence was called on 10 do
little defensive work. In fact, the TRINITY
backs were often slammed down before
they got UP TO the line The Army did not
resort to the forward pass frequently, but
when that play was called into use 1t was
executed with such accuracy as 70 make II
one of the best and most dangerous rae
tors in the cadets offensive assortment II
was on a perfect forward pass that the
first touchdown was scored
The work OF the whole team was so
smooth and fast that IL could not fail to
prove more than satisfactory 20 Lieuterlants
Nelly and Philoon. the Army coaches. and
certainly it was OF such character mat
1t sent the Nays scouts back to Annap-
oils with grave faces.
The work of the cadets backheld was
spectacular and brilliant Brown and Dean
were the particular stars Brown and the
ball we're simply inseparable- Wherever
the ball was there Brown was sure to De-
The two couldn't lose each other Both
Brown and Dean cut loose for long end
runs, and once Brown fell on a fumbled
punt behind Trinity's goal line fer a touch
down.
The first quarter was devoted almost en-
| tirely TO punting, and IL was not until the
| beginning of the second period that West
/ Point got down TO the rushing game
| Brown started the trouble by swinging
! wide around Trinity's right end. and. aided
by good interference, carried the ball to tht
/ coIlegians' 10-yard line. On the next PLAY
Dean shot the ball over the line Of scriIn
/ mage TO Hicks, who logged across the goa
line for the first touchdown. Goal wa
missed
Trinity tried a forward pass shortly aIte
the next kickoff. Dean was right ther
waiting for II. He caught the ball on IN
run. flashed through the astonished Trinity
pIavers and dashed sixty-five yards 1or !
touchdown from which goal was klcAeu
4 few minutes later Trinity fumbled ont
Of Deans kicks The ball rolled across th'
coal line and Brown fell on il for tht
third and last touchdown. Goal was asaI
kicked.
In the second half the Army substitute
found the eoIIegians. tough proposllloii
but whenever stand was really neeessai )
the subs braced and took the pail OF
do,,,re That's one of the habits Army
lines have.
waImslev and Arnold also starred rol
y3-ae+ Point while Carroll. Ramsden anc
Cooke played best for Trinity