New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-08
Cadets Reverse Result of
Last Year, Winning by
Score Of 20 to 7.
WESTERNERS FAIL TO
SHOW VERSATILITY
tremendous Attack by Soldiers
Carries Ball Through Three
Times Out of Four.

,he Plains ano won by score Of S5 to
Il was broken by eleven grim lighters
clad in the gray, gold and black Of
West Point this afternoon.
Tire cNorcism was carried through to
,bo last detail. At least six thousand
spectators saw the Army rip the West
srners up and down and win by score
AZ % 20 "a score that measured the
difference in the teams nicely.
Notre Dame was distinct disap-
,ointment. Although her colors had
been dipped 70 Yale earlier in the sea-
con. the crowd fully expected the
HOLSTERS 20 come back and possibly re-
pest their triumph Of last year.
Their battling, versatile attack was
awaited eagerly, and even late in the
came there were optimiSts who expect
~ the bag of tricks" TO be torn wide
open and the Army overwhelmed.
Twice did the blue-clad team have
chances 10 strike. Once the chance
Vss seized; once a forward pass on the
foprth down. grounded on the Army's
invsrd line, made futile a gripping
march down the field from their own
s5-ysrd mark.
Defeat did not come because Berg
man did not try to advance via the
aerial route Nine times he called for
he forward pass Once, late in the
first hslf. he skinned around the Army
hacks and grabbed q toss from Dugan
far a gain of some twelve yards That
va. the only time in the game that the
open game wss used TO advantage by
No;re Dame.
Il may be said that the Army out
Westerned the Westerners, working two
passes cleverly. One Of these, Prichsrd
10 Merrillst, put the ball on the 2-yard
hne-but that comes later in the story.
Spirit Won for Army.
On the other hand, the Army team
showed a tremendous drive. As one of
their songs had il, There was a smash
in every play" Hitting the line, they
crashed through as if their entire mill
tlry careers depended on their ability
to advance that pigskin the prescribed
ten yards in three rushes. 1t was the
spirit ths, won.
Placed in positions 70 score four
times or straight rushing they made
the most Of three Of them. The other
attack was stopped dead and hurled
back By q wonderful stand on the p
yard line. Late in the game the Army
heeled one Of Cofall's punts on the
ss.yard line. Woodruff was hurried
into the game TO try a goal from
placement, but he failed.
Three touchdowns were made by the
victorious eleven. Two of these were
the result Of the breaks of football.
A fumbled punt and a blocked kick
were directly responsible for them.
These came in the first half. In the
- ~ hcNT a
intercepted a forward pass and raced
to Notre Danes 32-yard line. The
Army then uncovered a powerful, well
sustained attack directed al the line.
Ford rsmmed through for six yards.
and Oliphant broke out on fourteen
yard run. Benedict then got by for ten
Yards. and Hodgson went over for the
score
In that same final period Notre Dame
made q poor punt 10 the 25-yard line.
0hphant advanced 70 the l2-yard line
in two plunges, and a forward pass 10
| Nsrllst placed the leather on the z
Yard line on first down. Four times
then the Army backs hurtled into the
line, and four times were they re-
pulsed Notre Dame took the ball on
! downs.
The death knell Of Notre Dame was
ounded In the first minutes OF the
,ame West Point scored its first
touchdown in Just five plays. Weyand1
received Cofall's kickoff and ran II
back about ten yards before he was
tackled On the plunge the Notre Dame
| line held, and Prichard called Tor
4 kick
Hodgson punted TO Bergman, who
4 fumbled. and Neyland bounced on the
1 ,-arI limo Two at
, lacks on the centre of the line gained
I I've yards. and then Hodgson sliced in
between Bauian and Lathrop for
! touchdown Benedict toed the ball over
ior the additional point.
Il was not many minutes later that
The Army scored It's second touch
down. This score came as the result
o. keen. clever judgment on the part
Of Captain Prichard, combined with
he savage aggressiveness Of Butler,
and touch Of luck which favored
Benedict.
Receiving the punt, which Cofsll sent
twisting 70 their 45-yard line, the Army
plunged and half a dozen yards were
FAMED With a strong wind at ms
back Prichard called for punt.
Hodgson hunted to the 5-yard line,
where Bergman held fast, and worked
back 10 the l0-yard line. The Army,
defence mobbed Pliska when he tried
Tie lire, and tossed him for tive-yard
loss. Two more plunges failed to gain
and Bergman ordered punt.
Butter. however, shot through be-
hind the line and, bowling over one
back who ,ried to take him out lieapsed
~ and blocked the punt. High IN the
air the leather bounded, and the WIND WIND
carried IL over to the I-yard line. WIN
'venty pairs Of arms upstretched'
striving 70 grab the ball, Benedict was
favored, and he Rugged il close, as ne
,sA over the line for touchdown.
he added to his fame by kicking the
sosl.