Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-10-21
MIDOIES GO DOWN IN
DEFEAT SECOND TIME
Outplayed by SwarthmOre They
Lose Gruelling Battle 2l to s.
GEIG AND McKISSICK STAR.
Big Full Back and Quarter We're the
Shining Lights in Visitors Offensive
Work.

Outplayed and oLt generated at alt
stages of the game, the midship-
mems football team lost 60 the
eleven of Swarthmore College. of
Pennsylvania, on the Naval Academy
grounds Saturday afternoon by the
decisive score of 2l to 6.
Following right on the heels the
blow handed out by Lehigh the pre-
ceding Saturday, the sting of defeat
by Swarthmore was made even great :
er. The Swarthmofe eleven not only
uncorked a splendid series of forward
passes, varying to the double and
triple passes that eliminated in for
ward tosses, but they also exceled in
the old fashioned tactics that they
employed at different times.
The series of forward passes kept
the middies bewildered ali the time.
In fact not once did the sailors SER
iously menace the opposing goal line,
and their score of six points repre-
sented by a touchdown, was largely
an element Of luck. The middies
were almost entirely powerless to
break down the excellent interference
of the visitors, and with Geig, the
big fullback, and M.Kissick, the star
of the game, the Garnet team tore
through the Navy line and circled the
ends in way chat disheartened
Navy adherents.
1t was largely the result of Swarth-
more only fragrant blunder of the
game that the middies scored. Geig
attempted double pass to McKis-
sick on Swarthmore's SC-yard line.
The latter muffed the pass and appar-
emily made no attempt to recover the
ball. nor did any of the other Swarth-
more players.
But Alexander, Navy's fullback, was
alert enough to take advantage of the
miscue Coming along on a dead
run, he picked up the leather and
sprinted across The goal line for a
touchdown. None Of the visiting
players made much OF an attempt to
overtake the fleeing Middies.
In fact, it was claimed by Swarth-
more, that the play was an incom-
plete forward pass, hence little at
tention was paid to the muffed ball.
But it was plainly a double pass, and
the coaches allowed tn. touchdown
thus registered to stand. Mitchell
failed 10 kick an easy goal, and the
score read: Navy, g. Sarthmore, 0.
The Middies in the grandstand
went wild at the realization that their
team had drawn first blood over the
conquerors of the University of Penn
syvania of week ago, but their joy
was short-lived. Swarthmore had
started the game with an exhibition
of a better attack and defense that
was able to cope with the Navy for
wards. Their efforts, however,
proved unavailing until the second
period was we'll under way.
A couple of well-executed forward
passes betweeh Geig and McKissick
and vice versa. with plunge through
the tackles now and then, soon COW
cred up the distance, and with only
two yards to go, Geig, by a mighty
plunge, went across the line for a
touchdown and McKissick kicked
goal.
The superiority of Swarthmore's 8
work was not doubted even by the
tanchest Navy admirers, and the open.
ing of the second half saw them
playing in even better form than
in the early stages. 1t was shortly
after the Middies opened the second
half by kicking off that the stellar
play Of the game was made. IL
was 70-yard run by McKissick,
aided by splendid interference, the
play eliminating in a touchdown.
The visitors had lined up on their 30
yard line, and failing to net much gain
on line plunge, McKissick, playing
in halfback's position, took the ball
on direct pass and with Geig, Cline,
Lutz and Delaplane, forming a most
effective line of interference, the little
quarterback circled the Navy's left
wing, shook off several opposing
tacklers, and although overtaken
and tackled by Alexande a few
yards in front of the coveted goal
line, in the fall he had the ball across
the line by few inches. McKissick
again kicked goal and the score stood
Swarthmore, IA, Navy, 6.
The Middies made a determined
effort in the last four minutes of play
to add few points to their own
score. Holding the visitors for
downs, when Swarthmore attempted
to make the distance on a forward
pass, the Middies began a heavy on
slaught at the opposing forwards.
Their efforts counted for 25 yards
but Swarthmore rallied on its Is.
yard line, and the Middies, failing tc
make the distance, also lost the ball
on a poor attempt at a forward pass.
This was the only instance during
the game that Ihe Navy backfeld
worked with any degree of smooth.
ness.