The evening world., 1911-10-23

~Y HILE Saturday's game b
\x tween Yale and tho Army
w team At West Point didn't
sirs q true line on tho merits
VI either team. II did demon
strate tho fact that West Point
hasa little on Yale in every way.
Yale lost has, year and was an1ious
to wipe that defeat out She brought
her best men to meet tho Cadets.
Every advantage given by the now
rules wa taken. and Yais managed.
By frequent shifts. 70 keao . fresh
backHeld II action all through the
game
When West Point scored within .
few minutes Of tho kiokofi 10 was no
fake. but tho result Of . series q
brilliant playa There was some
puntinK. and then tho Army ham.
msrsd tho Yalo limo for twenty-five
yarda driving Il back hslpiassty through
tho mud. Even with their banks 10 the
line. the Yale players could cot stop
tho Army rush Dean. the hero Of ths
gamA vas sent through he line Tor .
II was 20 unexpected thsS sxsey ons
thousht Ys's had no& yst bssun % play.
'waiea EN- now 'aiA . Ya1S roptsr
AZ my eibs.. oonnAntly.
They'll even The score bsfpss ~
quarter - ova-"
Hut Yals couidn't DO II. For . few mis-
utes aft@ ths kickoff Yals pushsd tbs
Army hard Then the BAH went back
inte Yale territory again In the $50
ond period It scanned possible that tho
Blue might GOT After working tho
ball doSn to West Points ;xsnty-two-
yard line YAls tried for Q fold goal
but Arnold blocked the bah. and. a. It
rolled over tho nrid Gillespie. thu Army
left, end. snapped II up and started for
the other end OF the field. Hs circisd
the ,scklers and had . clear Aeid. But
The mud kcpi him from scoring. Hs
SLIPPED several tmes and almost fell.
recovered his balance just too lAte and
WAS brought down only two yards from
the Yale goal line. Devore had been
holding. and the Army was penalixed
fifteen yards. Dean tried q drop kick.
bpS IL was blocked.
~ the ARM men the most promI-
nent. asi1s from Dean, wa De-
wore. the tackle. six feet three and
all bone and slaeW. Devors was the
most aysr sss!ve man on the fisid. He
tackled Ike Il rac.ns auto running dow
. mere spectator. Once 20 ran over
Merritt and slammed h.m down 10
roughly that the umpire stopped 10 say
q few kind words. being ably seconded
By Merritt. And. BY tie way. Tho pro-
testing by Yale men during the latter
part. of the game was one Indication OF
the fact that tAey were SeiHs outoiayci
and outfought They were fairly des-
perate In the ,,st quarter. Time and
again they wen, Int. PLAYS with suprome
speed and sf.or:. only 10 be held with
out gain.
In the kicking duei which lasted al
through the game Dean outpunted Phil
bin ana spaiding. Moreover. while th'
Yais backs frequently fumblcd the slip
perry ball land small wondcr,. the Arm,
backs. and particularly Dean. yer,
rarely lei u go through their fingers
An Army man explained this by sayini
that Dean had n bar OF resin sewod int
the front OF hi1 molesklns, and that h
rubbed the resia Into his ha7ds befor
making a catch. When the Army met
trottnd out for tho second quarter Their
were streaks OF white from waist I
knee. and the same Army rootcy OK
planned to me that Trainer Harry Tut
hill had brushed thcm down with rest
dust no tina they could rub their hand
in II. Tricks In all traces.
Ons OF the most thrilling incidents q
the game came IN tho second period
when Yale punted nearly to wea
Points goal lire. Dean attempted
return punt. The dlstancs between IN
rush line ana the last chalk mark wa
NO small that rather than risk a fumbl
ana a touchdown should somo Yale ma
recover II Dean stood In close. with al
heels fairly on West Points goal lint
This time he ala let the ball sill
through his fingers. but fell on II II
stantly, Just In tim 10 rave Il. Tt
ball was dow go close 10 the limo III.
for a minute the spectators thought
was behind It. But when Dear rose m
walked far bacx of'the goal line
punt again tho Cadets chortled joyfull,
This time he punted beautifully out
midneid. and the Army stands breathe
again, II was his work In such p.noh'
a. this. as well as his great runnln
down and punt!na n handling
punts. that marx Dean as one OF u
best fullbaoks OF the year,
~ spite II the deep mud and 4
large pools Of water h a covere
the Geld the play Of both team
va very open Al thi. style ss p.
ne Superiority OF the Army ends ",
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