Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01

1t remained for the Army and Navy
football teams to furnish the great
est gridiron battle of the year. That
the Army should win was quite a
surprise, but the manner of her
victory was even more so. The score
of % to 9 In the cadets favor doesn't
matter so much, but the way she
brought about that result was surely
the revelation of the football season.
Getting a darn good lesson from
Notre Dame, the Army developed the
forward pass to such an extent that
| it was almost perfection. So it was
more the play than the players that
upset the calculations in the final
game of the season. The Navy was
looked upon as a tremendous team
and almost certain of victory, but the
play all around has been so incon-
sistent this season that the outcome
didn't create the shock 1t might have
II previous contests had not prepared
us to expect anything and not be sur
prised at anything. Thus as we
watched The Army outgeneral, out
maneuver and outplay the Navy. We
sat back content in the fact that
about 80 per cent. of the wiseacres Of
the gridiron were wrong again."
Yes, most everybody was wrong, and
those who were right were only
guessing-only taking a chance. Be-
forehand, not by the widest stretch
of the imagination could anyone Sc
lect the Army to defeat the Navy, al
though a few quite cleverly aimed to
prove to you that the cadets did fig
ure to win. Well, whether or no, they
did win, and as results count in this
world we will have to take off our
hats to those who picked the Army.
o.
The Army won because the Army
played the better game, according to
the new rules, seen anywhere. The
lesson she learned from Notre Dame
| made her a formidable foe, yet up to
Saturday her performances were
| weak and unattractive. She must
have studied hard, for her execution
was well meant, and not the result OF
| the elements of fortune. BY her
/ superb defense and her startling Of
Tense she turned the wonderful Navy
team into a wrecked and unsteady
eleven. The despised cadets became
the heroes of battle before the first
quarter was over, and they went into
the lead shortly after the Mlddies'
first goal from placement and re-
NAMED there until the finish. 1t was
we'll done for the Army, and a
| triumph for the team.
o.
The plays in the game made the
game and the contest was really en-
joyed on its merits and not because
of its social distinction. 1t can be
safely said that the game was the
most interesting since the old rules
| have been slashed to pieces, and 1t
shows that the method of play in the
previous games has not been abreast
of the times The idea is that the
rules have been changed, radically,
vet the coaches have kept far away
from the old lines of football. After
| witnessing the clever plays perpetrat-
ed by the Army We may look forward
to see some wonderful improvement
the gridiron sport next year. The
caches will soon discover that they
must take more chances; that they
must develop the forward pass to
well-nigh perfection, and that they
must not adhere to punting and rush
| ing as a sole means of gaining ground.
| OF course, the development of the
forward pass will be slow and the
coaches will have to feel their way.
but 1t is safe to predict that the team
| that displays the most ability in that
line next year will carry off the hon
ors on the gridiron.
O.
Three touchdowns, two as the re-
suit of forward passes and one after
| a long end run and goal from
placement, showed that the Army
was strong In every respect. In
straight football. perhaps, the Navy
shone more brilliantly, but when the
Army broke away and resorted to
forward passing the Navy didn't
seem to quite catch on. She tried
that style of play herself at times,
but she was q blank failure, most OF
her passes being intercepted for gains
for the Army team. AS to the Navy's
score, all her points were the result
of goals from placement, which is
open evidence that the Middies ex-
pected to win at that style of play.
The touchdown and how to make 1t
was forsaken, forgotten, and the
Navy simply relied on the kicking
game, at which she was superior.
O.
Now that Champion Willie Richie
has made good in New York. he will
be able to use Gotham to great ad-
vantage. Out in Frisco Tom Nc
Carey, the promoter wants Richie
to fight Joe Rivers, and Willie says
he will If he get his price, which, by
the way, is $4,000. If the amount
named is not Forthcoming, Ritchie de-
clares he will come on to New York