Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
ARMY'S UNEXPECTED VICTORY
CAPS CLIMAX OF SURPRISES
Football in 1913, Under New
Rules, Is Just as Uncertain
as Baseball.
ANNAPOLIS DOPE IS UPSET
West Points Remarkable Form
Reversal and Merrillat's
Great Work Features.

With another surprise in the West
Point victory over Annapolis the
football season for 1918 came to a
close Saturday. The new rules of
the gridiron game have made the
major college sport as uncertain as
baseball. The Army victory was only
one of number of sensational up
sets in big games this season. 1t
ranks with Cornell's victory over the
University of Pennsylvania's team,
Yale's draw with Princeton and Car
isles win from Dartmouth, as well
as Dartmouth's victory over Prince
ton.
The field goal played an important
part on both sides of Saturdays big
game, while the forward pass which
Merrillat turned into sensational
dash was another of the features OF
up-to-date football under the new
rules.
West Point Springs Surprise.
A spectacular, yet confusing finale
was furnished to the 1918 football
season by the Army eleven when
they defeated the Navy warriors at
the Polo Grounds, New York, in the
eighteenth annual contest by the
score of 20 to 8. West Points victory
tied the series at nine triumphs each:
Outplayed during the first period OF
the game, the Cadets brought into
action their forward pass guns in
the second half of the classic strug-
gle and swept the<Middies off their
feet. Two forward passes over the
goal line resulted In touchdowns,
which, added to another touchdown
and a goal from placement, made the
total one that has not been exceeded
by either academy in ten years.
Merrillat crossed the goal line or
the Midshipmen on two occasions,
while the other march to touchdown
was registered by Captain Hoge.
The first three points were contrib
uted by Woodruff in the opening
period of play, when he kicked a
beautiful goal from placement.
Babe Brown, whose trained toe
spelled defeat for the Army In the
last two meetings previous to yes
terday threatened to duplicate past
performances. His three goals from
placement were heartily received by
the followers of the Midshipmen, but
when his team wavered In protect
Ing its own goal line his wonderful
work was of no avail In the procur-
Ing of victory.
West Point Elects Prichard.
West Point had wild celebration
on the return OF the triumphant Ca
det team yesterday. The Navy goat
was tied on the back of the Army
mule and paraded around while the
students cheered and celebrated their
victory in song and general jollifi-
cation.
On the train the football squad
elected a captain for the next year.
Cadet Vernon Edward Prichard,
whose play at quarterback on the
Army eleven has been so spectacular
during the season just closed, was
chosen to lead the ARMY men. Cadet
Prichard is a member of the class
of 1915. He will be % years old next
month. He was appointed from the
Eleventh Congressional district of
Iowa and entered the Military Acad-
envy June IL, 1911 He is very popu-
lar with his teammates and the
members of the corps. His election
to the captaincy was unanimous.
Cadet Prichard Is color sergeant In
the battalion OF cadets.
Navy L. Glum and Gloomy.
Annapolis men who remained at
home intended to go through with
the usual celebration but the coaches
and players were in no mood to &C
cept any such attentions.
The midshipmen gathered at the
station, nearly mile from Bancroft
Hall, and waited patiently until the
train, over an hour late, came In.
The horses had been taken from the
vehicles used to carry the players
.tf 20 ahn hxy
they were dragged at the double time
to Bancroft Hall, the midshipmen
following. At the hall cheers were
given for each player and coach and
a final cheer of much significance
ended with the triple repetition of
next year.
washington Wants Big Game.
Sentiment is growing among off,
cials in Washington favorable to
staging the annual Army and Navy
football game either at the national
capital or at Annapolis or West
Point. It has been suggested that II
the game is played in Washington
Congress might be persuaded to make
an appropriation defraying all tx-
penses. Another argument is made
In support of the plan to havs the
game played in Washington.
1t is suggested by friends OF the
two institutions that they would UNI
doubtedly be the gamers In nate
rial way If their football heroes dis
ported at a point where 1t would be
convenient for all members o. Con-
gress and their families to attend.
The managers of the American
League Baseball Club are willing to
enter into a contract making their
field available for the Army-Navy
football game.