Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-29
NAVY MEETS
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President Watches Cadets Sweep
Middies of Their Feet-Sea-
men Put Up Great Fight.
BY FRANK G.. MENKE.

POLO GROUNDS, NEW YORK,
and with its hind legs to-day kicked
the Navy goal to smithereens. When
the smoke of battle cleared the final
score showed that the Army had de-
feated the Navy by score of % to g.
The Army team swept the much
Wanted Navy eleven off its feet, out
playing 1t in every department of the
game. The Navy put up a game fight,
and fought ferociously in the last
quarter, but the cadets were not to
be denied.
1t was the first time since 1908 that
the Army had triumphed over the
Navy.
whe most spectacular play of ms
game occurred in the third period
when Captain Hogue, of the ARMY
eleven, raced down the field SIS yards
and brought the ball to within
yards of the Navy's goal. Two
smashes through the center gave the
Army its second touchdown Of the
game.
The middies tried line smashing and
made some gains, but at the crucial
moment the Army line held and the
middies were forced to kick.
The star in the middies' lineup
was Brown and his toe. Three times
the right guard booted the ball and
three times he sailed it over the ca
dets' goal.
Immediately after the game the $50
West Point cadets formed circle
around the playing field, lifted their
caps. let loose a wild cheer and then
rushed to the center of the field yell
ing like Indians. There they hoisted
the Army colors and waved aloft the
figures showing the Army's score for
the game.
In that vast assemblage there was
only one nom partisan rooter. He was
President Wilson. AS COMMANDMENT
Chief of the Army and Navy he
could root for neither side, no mat
ter what his personal feeling may
have been.
sat on the Army side and rooted for
the cadets. Then. to even up mat
ters, he went over to the seadogs
during the last half of the game.
FIRST PERIOD.
The Navy won the toss and elected
to defend the west goal.
Hogue kicked off to Gilchrist, who
was downed on the Nays S6-yard
line
McReavy made yards through
center. Harrison dropped back as
though for a punt. caught the Army
unawares and ran 80 yards before
being downed on the Army's 2o-yard
line McReavy made yards through
center. McReavy added more
through left tackle. Harrison failed
to gain through center. McReavy took
the ball through center to the Army's
6-yard line. Blodgett failed to gain
through center.
The Navy fumbled on the next play
and lost the ball on the Army's 3-yard
line. Hogue punted to Nichols. who
ran the ball back to the Army's IA
yard line.
McReavy battered the Army line for
9 yards Nichols lost yards on
run following q fake punt. The Navy
failed to gain on the next play at
right guard. The Nays booter
d opped back to the 20-yard line for
try at the goal from placement.
Nichols holding the ball: Brown
placed the ball squarely over the bar.
SCORE-NAVY. 8, ARMY, o.
Howe kicked of and Jouett took
the ball to the Army's 25-yard lire,
The Army was penalized . yards for
off side play. The Army failed to
gain through center. The Army was
held without a gain on a try against
right tackle
The Army attempted a forward
pass from the 80 ward line, but II fail
ed. After a punt 1t was the Nays
ball on her own 25-yard Line. tBlol~