New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
Cadets Begin Struggle with
Furious Attack, Over
whelming Middies.

Philadelphia. Nov. 3o-It was o'clock
10 the minute by the big clock which
hangs on the gymnasium AT Franklin
Field here to-day when Billy Iangford
blew his whistle and started the bitter.
relentless gridiron struggle which ended
two hours later in a victory for the Navy
over the Army eleven by a score OF 10
o. Those six points which meant so much
to the midshipmen. were made by Brown
the big right guard from Annapolis. on
two goals from the field by placement
late in the fourth period. and here is told
in sequence the plays which eventually
.. led up 10 the third defeat I'm row for
the cadets from West Point.
Captain Devore won the toss for the
Army and decided 10 defend the west
goal with the wind at the back OF his
punters This gave the kick-oiI TO tho
Navy and Leonard got on poor drive.
which an Army man ran back ten yards
10 his own 35-yard line before being laid
low by vicious tackle. Then began
series OF plays which fairly carried tho
midshipmen of their feet Reyes. the
West Point fullback went dashing around
the Nays right end. behind clever inter-
ference from fake-kick formation. for
pretty run Of twenty-five yards. Ben
edict followed this up by sharp thrust
of tackle for nine yards and Hobbs
added two more for a first down. putting
the ball on the Navy's 25-yard line.
Hobbs. Benedict and Keyes. between
them, hammered out another first down
by short gains, and Hobbs carried II
four yards nearer the coveted goal line
I'm a Wild plunge at the centre. The same
player was stopped on the next dash By
the now desperate midshlpmen without
gaining an inch, following which Pritch-
ard, the Army field general. called for
try at goal by drop kick Keyes fell back
TO the 2o-yard line and had plenty OF
time, but missed by a good two feet. and
the long march OF ffty-three yards by
straight rushing came to nothing. to the
loudly-expressed delight OF tho bowling
midshipmen.
| This gave the Navy a chance to try out
its attack from the 2O-yard line. but four
running plays and a penalty against the
Army for offslde advanced the ball only
eleven yards, so that Leonard punted 10
Keyes. who fumbled. but recovered on
his own i0-yard line. This time the Army
running attack was not so powerful and
| Hobbs punted over the goal line. Again
: the Navy put the ball in play on tho 20
| yard mark. and by dint OF some hari
| plungng and a quick dash off tackle by
McReavy for nine yards carried the ball
a good twenty yards. The Army defence
stiffened, however, so that Leonard
punted and Reyes scrambled back ten
yards one OF the few times he was abe
to evade the Navy ends or one OF the
other forwards. Two exchanges OF punts
and q few rushing plays brought the first
| period 10 an end.
Second Quarter.
The second quarter began with tho ball
In possession Of the midshipmen on their
own 42-yard line. and Rodes reeled OF
five yards on a wide end run. which might
have been more profitable except for a
| flying tackle by Reyes. Hobbs stopped
! the same man for only one yard on the
next play, and then came another chance
! for the cadets TO strike. Gilchrist blocked
punt and an Army man snapped up the
| ball and staggered along over the slippery
turf to the Navys l2-yard line before he
was laid low. IL was a sudden turn Of
the tide, but the Army failed to take ad-
vantage of the glowing opportunity.
Benedict hurled himself through a hole