Omaha daily bee., 1913-11-30

the game the boxes began to fill In
faultless lines OF gray. behind the cadet
hand, the army poured its battalions
onto the field. They circled the gridiron,
formed in columns OF four, then in solid
lines, marched the length of the field.
halting to face the presidents box in
the upper east grandstand.
The navy won the toss and selected the
west goal. giving the army the kickoff.
The president and his party ~ere late.
Five minutes after the time set they ar
rived and the game began
Navy scores First.
The navy ran the ball back 20 the thir-
ty-five yard line. Half a dozen plays,
including one end run of forty yards.
put the ball on the army fIfteen-yard
line. Nichols made ten yards. Jouett took
Hodgson's place and punted from back
of the army goal. The kick went only
to the twenty-yard line and after a fake
play had failed Brown kicked a goal
from placement. Score: Navy, 3; army. O.
The feature of the play thus far was
the strength OF the army lines defense.
This gave the navy first blood and the
Annapolis contingent almost went fran
tic with joy. The army kicked off TO
the navy twenty-five-yarJ line and the
ball was run back ten yards. The navy
was penalized five yards for offside. The
navy fumbled and an army back got Il
on the navy's thirty-yard line. Offside
play cost the navy another five yards
Hoge made three yards, Jouett made one.
The army tried a forward pass, which
grounded and went for touchback. The
navy punted from the twenty-yard line
to the army's forty-five-yard mark and
Prichard ran the ball back twenty yards
The army lost eight yards on an at
tempted forward pass and punted to the
navy's fifteen-yard line. Navy failed to
gain and Nichols punted to midfield.
where Prichard was downed. Jouett car
ried the ball six yards and then punted
to the navy's fifteen-yard mark.
The quarter ended with the ball In
navy's possession on its own eighteen
yard line. Benedict was hurt and Hobbs
took his place.
First score by Army.
The second play OF the second period
was a high pass which caused the navy
TO lose twelve yards. Nichols then
punted and the army returned. the kick
to navy's thirty-seven-yard line. Weyand
blocked the next kick and the ball rolled
to navy's five-yard line. where a mid
shipman fell on It. The otfside act gave
the army the ball, but prevented a touch
down. Woodruff then went In for Jouett
and kicked a goal from placement Hodg.
son then took Woodrufrs place. Score
Navy. army,
Navy kicked TO Hodgson, who ran
Z back TO the twenty-five-yRrd line. where
/ he fumbled, and midshipman fell on
/ the ball on the army twenty-yard line
1 Two plays failed to gain. Time wa
Z taken out while Vaughan OF the navy
I fixed an injury. Nichols made three
yards through center and then Brown
/ sent the bali between the goal posts
| from placement. giving the navy the al
! vantage TO 5. McEwan for the army
/ kicked off to the navy twenty-yard line
+ Nichols carried the ball TO the aTmy'i
forty-yard line. Navy gained five NOR,
yards on a line plunge. Failing mad
two yards through right tackle. Brown
made an incompleted forward pass. th'
army getting the pigskin. Hobbs punte'
To the navy's twenty-yard line. Nicholii
made eight yards through center u
navy's forty-rine-yard line. The army
recovered the ball on a blocked punt oI
the navy's forty y-five-yard line. Thel
attempted a forward pass. but failed I,
advance. Army punted TO the navy
twenty-yard line. Nichols gained aroun'
left end. Nichols punted to midfield
where Pntchard got the ball and ran {
back to the navy's thirty5five-yard line
Blodgett went in for McReavy. who wa
carried off the field with an injured lef
knee. The army on a forward pass car
ried the ball TO the navy's twenty-yar
line
Army Makes Touchdown.
The West Point line, instead OF tryin
for a goal, decided 10 try another forwar
pass. The ball was passed 70 Pritchart
who made a rifle shot through 20 Mel
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