Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29
ARMY FOOT BALL
TEAM VICTORIOUS
OVER navy, 200

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out for injuries or conferences among
| the officials.
/ When the final quarter opened the
| Army went into action determined to
| add more points to its already large
score A punting duel finally worked
the ball within striking distance OF the
Middies' goal and the Soldiers uncov-
| cred an old-fashioned attack. which
| proved irresistible BY short line
plunges and end runs the ball was car
| ried a few yards at a time until the
| Navy first and second defense vas
| maSSed the sCrimmage line. Then
| Quarterback Prichard switched his tao
| tics and made a forward pass to Merri-
| lat. who crossed the last 5-yard line be-
! fore he was downed. From here Bene-
| dict carried the leather over in two
| plunges. Again the Army failed to con-
| vert the touchdown into a goal and the
scoring ended.
Series Now Stands a Tie.
| The victory was particularly pleasing
to the Soldiers, for as a result of to-
days win the series, which began in
| 1890. now stands a tie. each academy
| having won nine games of the nineteen
played. with the 1905 contest a 6-to-6
tie.
The result also rounded out tri-
umphant season for the Army team,
which now takes it's place as one of the
very few eastern elevenS to complete
the 1914 foot ball campaign without be-
ing either detea ted or tied. 1t was the
confidence that comes from a winning
preliminary schedule that sent the Ca
diets into the game eager for the play
and certain that they would win. Even
the famous Navy goat. which was pa
raded along the side lines just before
the game began. failed to strike the
traditional terror into the hearts of the
Army and the Middies' mascot faded
away in the closing period just as his
academy team did before the rushes of
the Soldiers.
Much of the superiority of the Army
was due to its heavy and veteran
squad of layers, but the foot ball ex-
perts who followed the play We're al
most unanimous in the opinion that the
Military Academy was represented by
one of the best teams which has car
ried the black. gold and gray to victory
of the game the soldiers outshone the
sailors. except In fighting spirit Here
the honors were even, for the Navy
fought desperate, and to the extreme
limit of ability and endurance to hold
back the Army's crushing attack. This
spirit, so prevalent in all service
games, resulted in several penalties
and a number of minor bruises. The
Navy officers deny, however, that their
center. Perry, was guilty of the rough
play for which he was ordered out of
the game and the middies penalized
half the distance to the goal line in
the second period.
Army's Interference Deadly.
Both extensively and defensively the
cadet combination proved too strong
for the midshipmen to successfully
combat. The interference accorded the
Army runner was quickly formed and
deadly in its effectiveness. Prichard's
generalship at quarter was excellent.
and his forward passing short and
sharp. with Merrilat. as rule. on the
receiving end. In punting the various
Army backs worked well in conjuHc-
ton with their ends. 1t was the fast
covering of these kicks that caused
the sailors to tumble at critical times.
The Navy could make little or no
Roadway through the soldiers line, the
first or secondary defense frequently
sweeping through on the backs with
the ball. The passing also was ragged,
which caused fumbling and delay in
starting the runs When the middies
tried forward passes there appeared to
be little cooperation between the
thrower. and the intended catcher.
Many of these passes oFershot the
PLAYER sent out for them by many
yards, and when caught the Army de-
Tense Immediately dropped the receiver
in his tracks In many respects the
play of the two teams brought TO mlnd
the Harvard Yale game of week ago.
The Army had the finished team whlle
the bright spots in the Navy play was
the work of certain individual midship-
men. -.
In this respect Capt. Overesch at LETT
end Quarterback Miles and Halfbacks
Craig and Hurlburt all figured promi.
nentIy for the Navy a some PERIOD OF
the play. Capt. Prichard and Merrilat,
because of the perfect work OF the
forward pass between these players
were the Army stars. Every touch-
down made by the cadets was due to
this method of advance
McEwan at center was tower OF
strength on defense for the line, while
Hodgson was the best of the secondary
line in this respect Prichard's general
work at quarterback. aside from MS
forward passing, was excellent and
his selection of plays. especially at
critical moments, showed splendid gen.
eralship-
Lineup and Summary.
Army J2Ot Position Navy i0l.