Evening star., 1912-11-10
THORPE BEATS ARMY
CarIisIe's Great Player Stars
at West Point.
INDIANS WIN, 27 TO 6
Cadets Show Splendid Defense at
Start, But Are 0utplayed
by Redskins.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special DlSpatcn 10 lne Star.
WEST POINT, " y, November O.
When the Indians finally got their scor-
ing machine at work they beat West
Point this afternoon. 1t took them a
little time to get started. 1t was eX-
pected that it would, for the Army put
up valorous defense in the first half.
AS good as their defense was. the eN-
perience of the team was not sufficient
to beat an eleven coached in every trick
of the game and one possessed of more
endurance than the Cadets.
1t is conceded that the Indians have
one of the best scoring elevens in the
east this year, and any team which plays
against them must expect to have all
kinds of trouble before the game is over.
The new rules seem particularly adapt
ed to the style Of play which is brought
out by Glenn Warner from season to sea-
son as he takes care of his Carlisle
pupils.
Naturally, the star of the contest was
Thorpe. In the first half he showed how
capable he was by fooling the Army re-
peatedly by the manner in which he car
ried the ball onto their territory. The
further the game went the better he got,
while the Army backs were no match for
him.
Nc1LQeT scored IN F1TSL.
In the first period neither Of the teams
scored, although the Indians were out
playing their white folks. West Point
kicked off and Devore landed the ball in
Thorpe's hands. In five plays Thorpe
made two runs of twenty yards and
close to West Points goal that 1t looked
like a goal, but in his last run he was
tackled hard and dropped the ball. Pur-
nell fell on 1t, and the Army got out of
trouble as quickly as possible by kick
ing. Hobbs landed the ball on the In
dams 1O-yard line. In the very first
play Thorpe broke loose again and car
ried the ball to the Army's 45-yard line,
where he was tackled so hard that he
dropped it. Busch was coming rapidly
behind him. and. with heap OF luck,
picked the ball up and carried 1t ten
yards more.
The Indians kept working the ball down
the field. using every trick play Of which
they knew, but finally they were up to
their last down, and tried a forward pass
had the ball. The Cadets kicked out of
danger, and almost as they did SO the
first period was over, with no score. al
though there was no question as to which
eleven had played the better foot ball.
In the second period the Indians be-
came too rash, and penalties worked
havoc with them. Powell was ruled out
of the game in a hurry for slugging
Pritchard. 1t was the old outcropping
of the Indian against the Soldier. The
Army got half the distance of the goal
line for that bit of misbehavior, and that
set the ball within twenty-five yards OF
Carlisle's goal. The Indians lost heart
because of the penalties which were en-
forced against them. trait Of the team,
and the Soldiers worked the ball down
the field until Hobbs finally got around
the end for a touchdown. which was
made without much difficulty.
Pritchard failed to kick the goal and
the score was & to in favor of West
Point That was the only score which
was made by the Cadets.
In the same period Thorpe finally got
out Of the Army line and ran the ball
from the 44-yard line to the 15-
yard line. That cheered the Indians,
and the Army was driven steadily back
until Bergie went over the line for a.
touchdown. Thorpe kicked the goal, and
the period was over.