The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-29
Tennessee Wins Championship Trophy

guilty of the rough play for which lie
was ordered out of the game. and the
mddies penalized half the distance 10
the goal line in the second period
The interference accorded the Army
runner was quickly formed end deadly
in its effectiveness. Prichard's general
ship at quarter was excellent and his for
ward passing short and sharp with Mer-
rilat, as a rule, on the receiving end. In
punting the various Army backs worked
we'll in conjunction with their ends Il
was the fast covering OF these kicks that
made the sailors fumbled at critical
times.
The Nays passing was ragged. When
the middies tried forward passes there
appeared to belittle cooperation between
the thrower and the intended catcher.
Many forward passes overshot their mark
by many yards.
Army's Great Team
In many respects the play of the two
teams brought to mind the Harvard Yale
game of week ago. The Army had the
finished team while the bright spots IL
the Navy play was the work of certain
individual midshipmen. Captain Overesche
at left end, Quarterback Miles and Half
backs Craig and Hurlburt all figured
prominently for the Navy at some period
of play.
Captain Prichard and Merrilat, because
of their perfect work on forward passes,
were the Army stars Every touchdown
made by the cadets was due to this
method of advance. McF1wan at center
was tower of defense for the line.
Hodgson was the best of the secondary
line in this respect.
Members of the Presidents cabinet.
admirals, generals, members of Congress
and other notabes, together with society
leaders and other prominent personages
from throughout the eastern part of the
country watched the game.
Official Washington was there in force
The Secretaries of War, Navy. Interior
Commerce and Labor, the Postmaster
General and the Attorney General. each
headed a party which came on a special
train. Admiral Dewey, Gen. Leonard
Wood and Maj Gen. Hugh l.. Scott were
among the members Of the two branches
of the services whose presence was hailed
with applause A list of rear admirals
and brigadier generals present would fur
nish an almost complete registry of these
grades. Governor Tener of Pennsylvania
and Governor Goldsborough of Maryland
were among the chief state executives
present.
Champ Clark, speaker of the National
House of Representatives, was guest of
Assistant Secretary of War Breckenridge.
Col. Clarence p. Townley. superintend-
ent of the West Point Military academy,
and Capt William f. Fullam of the Naval
academy occupied boxes on opposite sides
of the field.
Lineup and summary:
Army-Neyland, left end; Butler, left
tackle; Meacham, left guard; McEwan,
center; O'Hare right guard; weyan, right
tackle; Merrllat, right tackle; Prichard
(captain), quarterback; Hodgson, left
halfback; Van Fleet. right halfback Cof-
fin, fullback.
Navy--Overesch (captain), left end; Nc
Coach, left tackle; Mills, left guard Perry,
center; Jones, right guard Roode, right
tackle; Harrison. right end; Mitchell,
quarterback; Blodgett left halfback;
Failing, right ha1fback; Bates, fullback.
Score by periods:
Army OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2 10 0 6
Navy ......................... 0
Referee, w. S. Langford Trinity. UNI
pire, A. II. Sharpe, Yale. Linesman, Carl
Marshall, Harvard. Field judge, Fred
Murphy, Brown. Time of periods, 10 min
utes each.
Army scoring: Touchdowns, MerriIat,
Hodgson, Benedict. Navy scoring: Safety,
Blodgett. Substitutions: Army. Britton
for Neyland Goodman for McEwan, Ben
edict for Coffin, McEwan for Goodman,
Parker for Butler, Neyland for Brltton,
Britton for Neyland Ford for Hodgson.
Navy, Miles for Mitchell. Craig for Fall
ing, Graf for Mills, Hurlbut for Blodgett,
Smith for Perry, Ward for Derood, If. H.
Harrison for Bates, Broadfoot for II. Fl.
Sarrison. Kennedy for McCoach, Blodgett
for Hurlburt, McCoach for Kennedy,
Hurlbut for Blodgett, Schlossback for
Ward, Alexander for Craig, Fl. S. Jones
for Graft, Kyner for Smith.