Omaha daily bee., 1913-11-30
MlDDlES ROUTED BY THE
SOLDIERS IN FAST CAME.
Sailor Eleven, Ten to Seven Favorite
Before Game, Beaten Twenty
Two to Nine.
GRIDIR0N SURPRISE OF YEAR
Play of Usual Desperate Character
Marking Their Battles.
SOLDIERS JUDGMENT BETTER
Accurate Handling Of Forward Pass
Also Big Factor
NAVY SCORES FIRsT0N GOAL
Sftcr Double TIE Wcst Point Men
Make second Touchdown and
Never Headed After
That.

Army, %.
T Navy, 8.
Lire up and summary; >,v
MaiNoe .......LE.l L.E.-....... ingram
NYynne .........L.T.l LT.......... Ralston
Huston ....,..LG.l LG...'...'.''' low, 6owe
MSGwah ones ,RC ,,,.,.,i;,c o.. Brown
Weyland .......R.n.l X E.. tC) Gilchrisi
Merrlliat .......R.E IL R.T........ Vaughan
rrcnard ...... .Q:Bl .. Bee Nicholson
Jouett ........ r. Il. LII. McReayey
Hoge (C).,...L.H.l RH.......... Failing
Benedict ......F, B.. 4. B........ HarrisJl,
Referee: w Langford, Trinity. Umpire:
Dr \. l.. Sharpe Yale. Linosman; Car!
Marshall, Harvard. Tine of periods Fif'
teen minutes each. Army scoring Touch.
downs: Merillat C2). Hoge. Goal from
touchdown: Mclcwan. Goal from place
ment: Woodruff. Navy scoring. Goals
-fIon placement, Brown go. Substtutions:
Army, Hobbs for Benedict, Woodruff for
Jouett, Hodgson for Woodruff, Jouett for
Hodgson. Benedict for Hobbs. Ford foI
Benedict, Goodman for McEwan; Navy,
Blodgett for McReavey, Leonard for Fail
ing Alexander for Leonard, overeach for
Ingram, Howe for Vaughan, Mitchell for
Nichols.
Score;
Army .......s..........,........ 6-22
POLO GROUNDS, New York. Nov. %
The Army foot ball eleven defeated the
Navy here this afternoon in their annual
game, by a score OF % to 9. As a climaS;
TO the 1918 foot ball season, the cadet
eleven furnished the biggest gridfron sur
prise of the year In their triumph over
the Midshipmen. Before the game, the
sailors were a 10 TO favorite In the
wagering as the result of season
play, marked by victory after victory by
big scores Against the Army, however.
their erratc, but conservative, play
failed to gain the points or yards rolled
up by the Army through the use OF for
ward passes. long runs and general open
ffeld play at critical points of the game.
The play was OF the usual desperate
character which always marks the inter-
academy contests and individually there
was little choice or advantage in the
pay OF either the linesmen or the back
field. The Army. however. used better
Judgment in its selection Of and manipu-
lation of their plays. To this and the
accurate handling OF the forward pass
when near the m!ddes' goal line, is due
the cadets triumph after three years OF
straight defeat.
The Navy scored first on a goal from
placement but the score was soon tied
by the Army. The Army forged ahead
only to be tied again. to .. After that
the Army scored it's second touchdown
and was never again headed.
Army Celebration Begins.
A whirl OF gray and gold charged from
the Army stand to the field In broker
he Arr,
battalions clustered In front OF the Navy
stands. For a moment they stood befor'
the gold and blue. then falling in behinC
the white shouldered cadet band danced
TO lively tune, up, down and aroun'
the fled.
The two elevens. victor and vanauished
had left the field. some on the shoulder
OF the cadets. The Army standar'
floated from the center of the field. tn
!. cadets holding hands around IT, A chez
foi the Army, a hoarse word of sigma
from the color bearer and the circl
shattered; half thousand cheering
men in gray and gold ran madly owe
the field and clustered in a mass o
moving color around the standard.
The band played a few notes, the clus
ter scattered, the crowd in tIe grand
stand was on its feet; two men in gra
nailed army pennants to the goal post
and the last act OF the game was done.
weather Il Threatening.
Under skies that nome ntarily threat
ened rain a gala crowd OF more tina
40OOo. among them the president Of IN
United States filled the stands.
Spectators accommodated late al
rivals with tickets at fancy prices. Sue
purchasers took chance on gaining ao
mission 20 the grounds. however. for al
rangements had been made TO invalidat
tickets sold By SPECTATORS. The gate
were opened at II O'Clock, but the crow
on hand at that hour was small.
After / O'Clock the stands filled quickl!
Water laden wind. raw and cuttinI
swept out OF the northeast and the cloud
threatened a downpOur
President is Late.
Crowds ranged through the boxes O
the edge Of the field. A hundred PHI
tographers darted here and there. snal
ping scattered groups OF pretty girls Ar
? notables. A handful OF invalids from n
army team. crippled heroes Of 9TH
games. filed into the south stand {
crutchea
Half an hour before the time set 4