New-York tribune., 1914-11-29
Damaging Fumbles Oper-
ate Against the Team
from Annapolis.
ERRORS OPEN WAY TO
TWO TOUCHDOWNS
Miles. Who Replaces Mitchell,
Shines. While PriChard Stands
Out for West Point.
Continued from page {. Part I

.sst a c.ri. who may be described as
..be glass OF fashion and the mould Of
farm" literally and fgurative.y took
ID the duties herself and kept Rome
bowling. The cadets on the other side
o. the field were just as leather
hinged. and If there was q quiet mo-
-srt from the time the teams ran on
he field until the celebration Of win
ming pas over my ears failed TO sp-
preciste
But am poaching on Haywood
grouns territory whose sole business
is 20 -eu of the wonders Of the
speetac'e. So that l will so back to the
came. which. while colorlcss as COM
pared TO ,hc crowd. was quite exciting
enough 90 command chief attention.
How the Game Was Won.
The midsaipmen marched on the field
srst. hos, of blue and gold; the
cadets followed. a legion in gray. Be
fore they were fairly settled in the
gaping squares OF empty seats reserved
for this dramatic entrance the teams
rseed on .he field for d short warming
I'd and then the game began.
The struggle soon waxed fast and
furious. After the kickoff by the
Amy and q punt by Blodgett, the big
Navy back, Captain Prichard of West
Point jumrcd through hole of tackle
and lodged his way for thirty-hve
Yards before Mitchell. who alone stood
between him and a touchdown, made
by far the most spectacular tackle Of
me dsv. a. the runner tried to hurdle
psst him. Prichsrd SCENE to 90 Lp
INTO the sir six or eight feet before
both cane -rnbing together in a heap.
Iris dashnC run carried the ball into
Nsvy territory. and a forward pass
for fourtee- wards landed IL still deep
or The Army lost one down by a
tumble. and the Navy forwards fought
back so hard that a scant I'VE yards
were gained in two more downs. so that
McEwan, standing on the 2O-yard line.
tried a goai by placement from scrlm-
mage formation, but missed.
Two exchanges Of punts followed, and
me ball finally landed on the Nays
5-ysrd line Blodgett went back OF hls
own goal line 20 punt, but Weyand and
one or two other Army forwards broke
through and blocked the ball. In the
wild scramble for possession Blodgett
fell on it. but it cost the Navy two
points.
The period ended few plays later.
bu; not before the Navy had lost its
ore chance 90 score. when Blodgett
missed a goal from placement on the
S5-ysrd line
As the second period began the fort
I ines o. the Army team rose. II was
he m.dshiuuen's ball on their own
32-yard line. but as Prichard returned
Blodgett's punt. Mitchell, the Navy
ogarterback, tumbled. and an Army
man recovered on the Navy's 30-yard
Inc On the first play Prichard sent a
long forward pass 20 Merrillat with the
accuracy Of q -harpshooter. The speedy
end took the ball on the run at about
he 8-yard line and raced over the goal
lne for touchdown The try at goal
va missed.
The next touchdown came with the
suddenness of a tornado Blodgett
icSed Of for the Navy, and got down
tne field so fast that he made the tackle
himself. Prcnard punted on the hrst
lineup, and again Mitchell fumbled and
90 opened the way for the second time
Tor an Army score. as one Of the cadets
iel on the ball on the Navy's 35-yard
line
This second damaging error cost
Mitchell his place i'm the game. Miles
vas substituted, and this speedy, light
0alred quarterback thereafter carried
on the hOnors for his team. The mid
Salpmen stopped the first play directed
a. their line following the tumble. but
On The next Prichard shot another long
forward pass TO Merrillat. who was
lercely tackled by Failing on the
Nayy's 3-yard line after a clean gam
o. ihirty-two yards. HodgsOn ploughed
over on the first lineup, however, Tor
touchdown. and while the goal again
was missed the score read IA TO o.
The struggle was confined 10 mid
leld for the next few minutes, but
lnslly Perry made a bad pass over the
seead Of tiles and the ball rolled 10 the
Nsvys 5-yard line. HurlbUTt, who had
been substituted for Blodgett, made a
1 good punt from behind his own goal
me, but at this point Perry, as pre-
1 Nously told, was disqualified, the ball
vent 70 the Army on the 4-yard line
ana Hodgson fJmbled with a sure
Dlendown in sight. a Navy man recov-
glhg' Hurlburt then punted out OF
0sI1ger as the half ended.
me third Icriod favored the navy
'ne early uart, but not for long, as
,e Army taking the ball on its own
II ~l-ldrQ line. carrfo IL eavovfy wards in
.laNen plays. aided by two ofTside PEN
4 Vs OF i've yards each. against the
ey' The longest individual gain in
A., march was nine yards, but the
my running attack was driven so
.g ~ and smooth that a gain of some
,u came on every play. The assault
"a directed of tackle or through the
IRE and each thrust was sharp and
:, we point. The ball finally landed
we Navy 5-yard line, but as Hodg
crashed over this distance, leaving
.au OF Navy players in his wake, he
,.pped the ball. One of the midship-
a., leil on ~. and all the good work
II 'Sgs later.
y t'Ie army added six more points TO
II, saVVtal IN the fourth period The
Ia. pinen cut loose fock of forward
n, :. IN an effort 10 score and lessen
hs sng OF defeat, but eight out Of
a,s na4ed because of poor execution
lseL.e good defence Of the West Point
esys flnally poor pUnt by Hurlburt
ee,t. ne ball 10 the cadets near the
Asv OF the field, and this time
we're not stopped until the goal
x& vas crossed A pretty run by