New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20
Wins by Only One Touchdown,
but Damaging tumble
Costs Another.
PHILBIN MAKES TIE SCORE
Punting, Plunging and Open
field Running by Flynn SIR
Big Crowd to Shouts
Of Apprival.
IBy Telegraph to The Trr5une.l

here to-day before an enthusiastic
crowd OF some fifteen thousand lovers
Of the game by a score Of 6 to 0, the re-
suit of one touchdown early in the sec
ond period. t.; victory was more ap-
preciated by Yale men because in a
measure it made UP for two defeats in
the last two years as the Army won in
1870 by a score of 8 to 3 and in 1911 by
a score Of 6 10 o.
The score this afternoon was hardly
a true measure of the strength OF the
two elevens. as H,--.day Philbiu scored
one touchdown for Yale on hard
straight rushing and the help OF well
executed forward pass, and came
within a scaut foot of getting another
after march down the field of sixty
five yards. The cadets. on the other
hand, never seriously threatened the
Yale goal line, although two drop kicks
were attempted on the long chance
from close to the centre of the field.
The Army team made one consistent
assault near the end Of the second half
in which it carried the ball by mixing
I'D a dashing running attack with
forward pass for fifteen yeards from its
own 30-yard line to Yale's 25-yard line,
but this good work was neutralized by
the Blue forwards breaking through
and smothering an attempted forward
pass and a damaging penalty of fifteen
yards for holding. The Yale men were
fairly carried off their feet in trying to
stop this game rally by the cadets, and
II looked for a few minutes as if the
score might be tied. The check came,
however, and thereafter as had been
the case previously, Yale did most of
the forcing.
Yale's attack was sharp, forceful and
fairly consistent and the defence rea-
sonably strong for this time Of the
season. but this feature Of the game,
with the work of the individual play
ers. is discussed fully in Sol Metzger's
ANALYTICAL story of the struggle in
this issue Of The Tribune, so that 1t
can be dismissed here with few words
II must be recorded however, as a
matter Of news that Lefty" Flynn
was a power in Yale's attack and a
potent factor in the victory. For
big man he was wonderfully speedy,
and, while he made four damaging
fumbles. he tore off two forty-yard
runs through q broken field on catch
ing punts and hit the line for many
substantial gains. His punting, too,
was effective. as he placed the ball
we'll and carried great distances.
Ketcham played a dashing game for
Yale at centre, while Captain Spalding
and Phnbin did their part.
The Army eleven showed flashes Of
strength on the attack and played in
its usual aggressive way, but the de-
fence was a bit ragged, particularly
on the right side. Captain Devore and
two other regulars were on the side
lines on account of slight injuries. and
this materially weakened the line. De-
wore was nursing a bad knee, where
he was kicked in the last practice
scrimmage, and Larkin could not fill
his shoes, although he worked like
Trojan and fought with never flag
ging zeal.
A summary Of the play gives fair
conception of how the battle went.
Yale gained 1856 yards by straight
rushing from scrimmage formation for
ten first downs, while West Point made
l21 yards In this way for four first
downs. Thanks to Flynn and his two
brilliant dashes for forty yards each,
Yale gained 120 yards in running back
punts and kich-offs to only forty yards
for the Army Yale punted ten times
for an average of close to forty yards,
while West Point punted twelve times
for an average Of about thirty-four
wards. The Blue gained some ground
IN these exchanges, but not much, as
the clever work of the Army ends was
a distinct feature Of the fame.
The forward pass was used sever.
times by each team, and there was lit
tie to choose In this respect. Yale
gained thirty-six yards to twenty-one
for West Point. In fumbling and the
inhiction of penalties Yale lost much
valuable ground and this did much to
keep the cadets in the running. Yale was
penalized five times, mostly for hold
ing, and lost sixty-flve yards, while
the Army was set back three times for
forty-flve yards. Loose handling of the
ball, however, was Yale's chief weak
ness, and 1t proved decidedly costly.
The men from New Haven made nine
fumbles, and through them they lost
the ball four times, 115 yards and
q touchdown. Flynn, as said before.
was the chief offender. He made four
blunders, to his deep chagrin, which
cost most of the yardage and the ball
three times. The cadets fumbled only
twice for the loss of fifteen yards and
the ball once.
AS previously told, close to fifteen
thousand persons visited the reserva
ton, and deeply enjoyed the sharp
struggle Of brains and Drawn. 1t
rained In the morning, but the low
Au.otn1 dripnIng clnuda did not scare