Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-11-10
NAVY ATTACK CRUSHED
THE BUCKNELL ELEVEN
Middies Surprised Even Them.
selves by Large Score.
VISITORS STRONG IN FLASHES.
Great Burst Of Speed at Opening Oi
Second Half Gave Them Touch
down 0nly Tally Of Season.

Further demonstrating that they
have one of the most powerful foot
ball teams in the country this year,
the midshipmen rolled up the big
score Of 20 to Z against the Bucknell
aggregation Saturday afternoon.
Conquerers of the University of
Pittsburgh, the team that held the
middies to a scoreless tie in the open
ing conte st of the season here Buck
nell came to Annapolis confident Of
holding the sailors to a small score,
but no idea of Winning. This Coach
Dckins on admitted before hostilities
were opened,s but little did he think
that his charges would receive such
severe trouneing.
To the middies the result was more
than sweet revenge for the defeat
they suffered at the hands of Bucknell
last season, IL to 6. BuckneIl was
simply outclassed in ali departments
Of che game. They could not cope
with the Navy's battering-ram attack
that ripped the opposing line asunder
The dashing work of the middies in
the opening stages of the battle was
enough to take the heart out of the
visitors, three touchdowns being
scored in the first period, and when
the first half ended the figures read
Navy, 81; Bucknell, 0.
Bucknel not only did not get with
in distance to score either by touch
down or field goal during the first
half, but she was unable even to reg
ister a hrstdowp, so stiff ives the de-
iensiye work Of the Navy forwards.
And their forward passes, which
largely contributed to the victory
over Navy last year, were either
smeared by the middies or went into
miserable attempts.
But the middies could not maintain
their record of an uncrossed goal, for
liz the face of the Overwhelming de-
feat Bucknell accomplished this, and it
was effected nicey. The visitors made
the score within few minutes after
the kickoff in the second half, through
wonderful burst of speed and clever
ly executed forward passes. Gdauiec
by ) spectacular run Of 80 yards,
brought the leather in the Navy 2oue.
Two line-smashing plays and a
forward pass, Cruikshank to Hopper,
or Is yards, carried the ball danger
ously near the Navy goal line. In
fact, it rested only three yards from
the coveted mark.
Bucknell, however, failed to make
any impression on the Navy line,
and Cruikshank was thrown for loss
of our yards when he atte mpted a
wide-enj run. The next play, how
ever, another quick forward pass,
Cruikshank to Hopper, sent the lat
ter across the line for the touchdown.
A minute later Sturgis kicked goal.
By this time the middies were fight
ing mad, and both teams were playing
like demons. Bucknell's attack. how
ever, could not stand the pace long,
ilnd soon began to crumble.
At this juncture, the watchtul eyes
of the officials caught three Navy
players roughing it and they were
promptly disqualified. Th.se were
Howe and Brown, the stawlart
guards, and Ingram, at left end.
Then too, TIE middies had a number
If second-string men in the lineup
and it was some time before they got
going right. Later, however, the
regular backfitld men, Mitchell at
quarter, McReavy and Failing at
haves and Harrison at full, were
sent back into the game.
The difference in the Navy attack
was at once noticeable, and the rest
Of the game was steady procession
| by the middies down the fitld, while
Bucknell did not again get within
| striking distance. The Nav score
was made up of ten touchdowns,
seven goals aud one goal from place.
ment. by Brown, kicked during the
first half
With the West Point game only
two weeks off, the work of the mid
dies along all lines IN Saturdays
game was such as to give their friends
the greatest confidence for a victory
over their rivals. They were not only
able to gain ground readily on plays
through tackle and other parts of the
line, but essayed end runs and for
ward passes for great gains and ran
back punts well.
Mitchell and Nichols, the rivals
for quarterback, each had a chance
TO show himself. While both are
heady players and capable in carry.
ing the ball, Nichols has something
on Mitchell in running through a bro
ken field. His zigzag sprint of SO
yards for a touchdown was easily the
most spectacular play of the game
and be also got away several times
1 for shorter oains