Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03
ARMY OUTPLAyS
NAVY THROUGHOUT
70 TO D CONTEST
West Point Men Are in Fighting
Trim and Inflict Crushing
Defeat on Midshipmen
Cadets Shrewd.

! strongest, most versatile ana best cOaCn-
ed and trained Army elevens that ever
came down from West Point swept a
husky but less active and alert Navy
team to crushing defeat on Franklin
| Field yesterday to the tune OF 20 to o.
and before a crowd Of nearly 5000 of
| the excited partisans of the two services
evened up the tally OF the year since
the two have met afeld. There was
no department OF play, save only that
| of downright courage to fight on the
end, in which the soldiers did not out
play the sailors, and this in spite Of a
/ smashing rally by the Blue and Gold.
! Led by captain and n quarterback,
who was marvellous combination Of
fire and ice, and whose team reflected
his personality at every stage. the eleven
| Of the Gray, Gold and Black played
more kinds OF football. and with perfect
generelship than the midshipmen APP
parently had ever dreamed was in the
bright lexicon OF the autumn game.
Whether Capt. rrichard chose the aerial
route by which to score, whether he per-
| ferred to cut loose the wide runs that
went gancing and reeling deep into Navy
territory or whether, on what might be
called aggressive defense close to the
Navy goal, the West Pointers game was
that of the master against the student.
ARMY STRUCK HARD.
Aided, too. by superb kicking, the keen
est kind Of following the ball. and ply
steal condition that told at all times In
favor OF an overweighed eleven fighting
in pra ctically summer heat, the Army
was enabled to strike hard IS we'll as
cleverly, and to carry the Tight when nee
essary right into the heart OF the enemy S
defenses. 1t was into n close ordered de-
Tense that the West Pointers made one
savage march of nearly so yards up the
field, and were robbed Of another touch
down only by tumble that popped over
the navy line In what would have been
the eliminating rush. giving Annapolis n
touchback, a chance to breathe and a
chance to rally.
Individual mistakes the Army made
from time to time, but the way in which
Charlie Daleys team took advantage OF
the gold and blue errors more than made
up for any slips of their own. There were
times when the navy was bewildered by
the speed and variety of their opponents
play, and other times when the men from
the Severn were literally lifted back by q
hard charging, swiftly shifting and SITTING
line that played with splendid uni
son. And all this time there was the
, threat of that deadly forward pass that
crushed Annapolis last year and. as Z
turned out, was to he Big factor for the
cadets once again.
Had there been more men like him or
the team, working In unison. Their,
, might have been n different story e
. tell, but tn Annapolis eleven hat
neither the individuals. the headworl
nor the teamwork to earn a drubbnf
less decisive. Where Annapolis seemed
to have staked It's faith in power ant
ruggedness, with a little deception upor
. which to fall back now and then. Yves
Point had added trained skill and decep
ton to a natural power scarcely les.
impressive.
There a shrewdness In the work
ing of the Army plays that was visibl,
evidence If the cunning minds tina
devised them. The forward passes tina
: took large toll OF the Navy sprans
from a source so novel that they wer,
beyond the power Of the Navy defens
to spoil in their first stages and wer'
carried out with such splendid execu
, ton that combined with the shrewdnes
: In the choice Of the downs on which
! they were used, made them PRACTICAL,
unbeatable.
They began with a double delay anC
reached their mark with the speed anC
precision. II seemed, OF a Dol from al
arpuebus The passer at first Rugged hi
line, hidden, so protected. that nom
could reach him until he knew withou
even looking that his ends were full,
} half way to their destinations. Then h.
leaped back from the pack, and hesitat
, ing just n moment more, hurled the bal
( straight and true,
g The Army attack was memorable. |
r could be DELAYED, baked Of It's purpose
; but never for a few feeting moment
wrecked. With the kicking game witt
the running attack, the soldiers edge
their way down the field. and when the
were fighting their hardest and through
the heart of the Navy line. they hus
f handed their energy with a care tina
I bespoke the boarding OF resources laugh
= them by Harry Tuthill, the Army
y clever trainer Time and again whe
there was some delay the whole Arm
team Topped fat on its back on the sod
| but as suddenly came erect and the
to the crouch as the whistle sounds
, for the resumption Of play.
q 1t was hard. rough game rs Army
, Navy games are always expected TO be
but 1t was perhaps moro IN At of ex
ASPIRATION over his inability to chec
the attack ne did not understand thai
with any deliberate idea OF slugging tina
: Perry, the veteran Navy center. was le
into bit OF play that earned his dis
qualification and the serious pcnalt
against the Blue and Gold OF half tn
distance to the goal line. II put his tear
= In serious predicament, for It le
. directly to an opportunity for the Arm
. to try field goal from a fair catch
. and 1t was more good fortune than any
. thing else that saved the Annapoli
eleven from another score against Il.
y There was the usual parade TO an,
across the held before the game, tn
y furry of color. the fine singing anc
cheering In which the two academic
. always indulge and between the halve
. much visiting among the dignitaries O
" the two branches of the service and tn
" important civilian officials of the govern
y ment but the mind of the crowd was o,
: the game and for once at least the set
= ting WAS perhaps not so brilliant as Il
the battles on Franklin field Of lon
y ago, and the game itself more intense an
. better played
The superior size of the midshipme
was plainly apparent when they ran GU
y way, for fresh whitewash had not bee