New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-12
Scene of Terrible Carnage on
Plains When Soldiers Shoot
Into Jerseyites, 20 to O.
USE SPURS WITHOUT MERCY
Cavalry, Infantry and Artillery
with Eleven Full Generals
In Command, Annihilate
Defenceless Enemy.
rBy T.,r,pa 70 The Trihun-

West Point. ~ z. Oct with an
attack that fairly bristlei with ginger. the
Army football team swept the eleven
from Rutgers down to an overwhelming
defeat on the plain. this afternoon. Save
for A few brief plays In the opening
period. Rutgers could not cope with the
variety and fulness Cf the cadet attack
pnd gas driven back at every turn.
The final score vas y 20 IN favor
OF the service team. victory that was
measured hy three ,ogchdovns. tao goa )
,n.refrorn and three goals from the field.
rvic. lr the first period Rutgers al
most came within striking distance o.
the west Point line. but poor hanoi NJ
o, the ball. fault that was with tne
Jersey players from whistle N "nists'
cost them chances that might have been
made % pierce the Army defence. oven
10 the extent Of A touchdown or t"o.
From a Rutgers point o, view II vas
A game Of Disappointment. the caoeS
had little difficulty In solving the ne"
mass play that George Foster SANFORD
thought would make his eleven stand on,
AZ the seaton-, end and. Furthermore the
Army 20 completely covered and oiocHed
OF Toohey and Nash. Rutgerss dasn-ns
pair Of tackles. hat they were Almost
helpless
The whole work Of the Rutgers team
fell On the broad shoulders Of Isin'an'
vho played alternately as offensive oacE
and defensive guard His play indeed
vas brilliant.
on the other hand the team that EN'-
gers found Itself matched asains' W.
dor b,cdlv Is the rest Army eleven tna'
has been pu, or the Aeld since lsll-
,I,houch the season - young. Char.ey
Daley has a team OF wen I'1'''
strength. clever and accurate In the exc
ct,tion OF its attack. and deadly anu ''i'-
penetrahle on the defence What = mn
"a the point, however. y the fact 'DaI ''7
second team II every Whit as suohs a.
. 70, s,ronger than. the first. for u IA,
.c,, agaIrs, the Nev Brunswick eleven
ito, 4, the second quarter and agan IN
the fourth.
I, both tests IL showed terrific power
n, the attack. although defensiVeF Il
ass probab.y not quite up TO the sta'''
ard ~
Tro clements Of good tootoaH Da'e'
certainly has drilled into this Army 'eA''''
In handling the ball the soldier DOGS
a, the top notch Of form and IN "a 1h''''s
,h.v we're practically lnvincioIe
yChs,e inc Army ends. Aarkoe' Hose'
,.,.,, and Merillat. were cutting the''
-. sun With deadly aim, the Ne"
a-.,,.,ck men were letting them get
,hrough with the result that the seeoh'-
defence was forced 10 do WORK 'ha'
.,o,ld have been attended 20 before.
rhe Rutgers line. which was eHpe''eu
., So, asid, every variety Of Army at
80 called 10 live up 10 the standard OF
,,s princeton and Union games foT the
/ nrst few plays the Army could gain ho'h,
f,g through the forward breast"o'H' O''
a. the game wore on the steady MP o' 'le
! ..t.,s. tandem formation on al'ACh
,-o.,,d through the Rutgers defencei and
al kinds o, gaps opened up.
Z, was through one OF these tha' MoIee
I .iinned for A thlrty-yard run 10 toue"-
dou, IN the end OF the nTst nan. A"s
at. k,I, line that Sanford had WORKED
,,ga,ns, with much care seemed 10 oe
unable 20 withstand the constant s''''u -
The Army attack. McClosheS AZ Ce"i
ard Talnan were rocks on "h!Ch INV
,oldisrs split often. but when they 'e4lne'
20 avoid this pair they had little 70 rear
that their advance would be turned o@0A'
rutce however. when backed UP 70
,b.i- own goalpost the Rutgers men t~''
NOD and held. each time taking the oal' Oh
Tomas Th.lr own attack failed, however
So. Tor the remarkable Qunting ana
,,,,,s,,r o, Tslman. Rutgers extensively
was no match for the cadets ChuI '"e
oDoosition could frame its pia! 10 "'e
-. new Sanford mass play on Ia A.
his particular formation yielded se'els
GOOD gains. But iatterly the service
o,aI,srs OWNED the formation In us IN
caption. and By massins against ''e Po'''
threatened. and shooting the wings III "
h,,d 20 nip the runner before NJ
shi. N cap into the gap formed oS ms
100000 they were able 10 shut OF
any advance BY this means
O,e NAV Rutgers had. however. winch
a team surer in handling the oa'' oo-'D
surely have worked 10 good eheo'- ~ "SS
q formation built around the to1"a'D
with the line we'll spread OUT three gums
80 ,he extreme right and one to the same
noin, on the left This formation mad ihe
caaats running around IN circles o1'
.,an,v handling Of the ball nearly always
ors.t any advantage that Ru'sers gained
., ,hs NAV With team skil,u! IN the
Execution Of the pass this play "ould
nrobsbly puzzle the best OF opponents
/ one pleasing feature OF west POINT
s,,Ia o, play VAS the low running ana
croxdlng lineup. both carried over bod
ny from Harvard Planted almost on the
rround the cadets got terrific M when
,hsv charSed-a III, much the same as the
one Val. encountered IN It's maj game
-, Eoy.r,ber. and OF which the origin
I IS common -,
| 7, Talnan. Who was right guard on
as,a,rs and tullhack on offence carries
hir..If a. well in every game as he did
! in Yesterdays. he may coon hhd MS name
In ,hs hall OF football fame. IL Is coin
cId.nce that Sanford discovered Harold
weekes. the great Columbia BACK OF
decade axo. Talman IS not "eekes YET
but he has every chance OF becoming one
/ 1, his development continues
| The lineup follows;
/ IVES, Point ~. Positlon HIIsets 10y,
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