Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-30
ARMY FINDS NAVY
EASY PROPOSITION
Middies No Match on Land.
Fall Partly Through
Aerial" Attack.
WORST SCORE IN YEARS

played between the two branches of
Uncle Sans service-or to speak
iiguratively the football battles be-
tween his right and left arms-result-
ed in such a stout and stalwart
thrashing as the Soldier Boys from
West Point gave the Middies, Satur-
day, at Franklin Field, Philadelphia.
The score of 20 to 0, is with one ex-
ception, the worst ever recorded in
a game between the two institutions.
Away back in 1890 the Navy beat the
Army by a score of "a to 0. Last year
the Army won and rolled up "
points, but the Annapolis team had
nine points to it's credit. offsetting the
one-sidedness Of the score.
That which stood out foremost in the
work of the victorious Army team
was the generalship of Pritchard. If
his young fellow shows the same
qualities as q stragetist, commander
and expert in. planning campaigns in
me case of active military service,
Uncle Sam will have a most caluable
Header some day. His generalship was
perfect and from practical obscurity
ne has suddenly blossomed out to be
ranked with the best, if not the best,
IN the country. Some of the more
ardent and irrepressible football
fanatics could find no better or more
dainty morsel than to have the
pleasure of seeing Pritchard pitted
against Logan, of Harvard.
Worked Novel Passes.
One of the best adaptions of the
forward pass seen this season was
used by the Army against the Navy
on Saturday. The Pritchard to Merri-
lat pass, which figured prominently in
he West Pointers unexpected VIC
tory ate the Polo grounds in 1918, was
put to use again and cashed heavily
Merilat, who plays right end, in
stead of dashing straight down the
fiSld to get the passes, cut diagonally
afross the field and received the
heave on the line with the other. This
play fooled the Navy several times
and was virtually responsible for the
Army's three touchdowns.
The Army victory was anticipated
and up at West Point they are
claiming Days team one of the
greatest ever developed there. 1t
did not lose a game all season and
was not even tied. No other team in
he East can claim such a record.
Charlie Daily. the former Harvard
and All-American quarterback, had
his Army players we'll drilled in
tacl1ling. They hit their man much
harder than the Middies
DAILY carried out the Harvard idea
at West Point and the Army used
many of the Crimson formations with
success against the Navy Coffin's end
runs from a kick formation early in
he game worked well.
About thirty-one thousand specta-
tors saw the game: During the first
half play was brisk, but interest
lacked In the last part of the game
owing to the one-sidedness of the
score. The Navy and Army teams
we're not numbered the excuse being
given that the players would prefer
TO have all credit and discredie placed
on the team rather than on individ-
lials. 1t is rumored that Miles, the
Navy quarterback, will be elected
captain of next years team. Despite
their poor showing the Navy players
received a great reception on their re-
turn to Annapolis yesterday.
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Army Elects Captain.
. Alexander M. Weyand has been
elected captain of the West Point
team. Weyand is one of the greatest
tackles produced at West Point. The
election took place yesterday while
the triumphant soldiers were return
ing from Philadelphia.
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Twas q Great Season.
More colleges adopted and played
the open game in 1914 than in any
other season in the history of the
gridiron sport, During this same sea-
son there were fewer injuries than &C.
CURED in any other season. In no big
= or near big college clash have there
occurred injuries which have proved
fatal to player. Injuries that have
been sustained in the game between
regularly organized, regularly coached
college and school teams have been
only of the minor variety. Undoubt-
eddy there have been a few serious in
juries among the corner-lot knights
OF the pigslsin, but these can hardly
be counted in the taking of testimony
or the final summing up of the law
Yers for the prosecution of football"
The football season just closing, by
the way, developed as grand a bit of
manly craftsmanship as has ever been
seen. To Fordham University goes
the palm for Its courageous generos-
ity in voting to grant Vermont Uni
versity a victory by TO score be-
cause there was some discussion re-
garding the kicking OF goal The
umpire allowed the goal, but the ref
cree voted differently.
Record Year for Harvard
The champion Harvard football team
shattered all previous college records
last season by playing in its nine
scheduled games to moro than 100000
persons and attracting gate receipts
in excess of $500, 900, according to I'M
official estimates made.
The three big games of Harvard
\ with Yale, Princeton and the Univer-
sity of Michigan alone attracted 120,-
900 spectators and brought the gate
receipts to the $225, 900 mark and the
other six minor games, all played at
Cambridge, drew about 10000 persons
and pushed the total receipts beyond
the 100000 mark
The actual receipts for the Harvard
management are from $150,O00 to $170.-
900, for Harvard of course had split
the gate money at the biggest games
and had to pay liberal guarantees to
the minor college teams.
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Columbia Wants Football.
A move on the part of the board Of
student representatives for the res
toration of football as a varsity sport
at Columbia University is expected to
be made at a general mass meeting at
the university tomorrow, at which
President Nicholas Murray Butler will
be the principal speaker.
Ii is understood that the board of
student representatives is preparing
A. petition which will ask that football
be restored, on condition that it be
kept within bounds. The game was
abolished in 1905. 1t is probable that
the suggestion will be made that the
Z plan of organization in use at West
Point be given a trial and that the
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