El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-28
SOLDIERS WIN.
CRUSHING NAVY
Middies Are PoWerless Be
fore Sweeping Rushes of
West Point Cadets.
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, took Coffin's place and tried for a
| goal from placement, but failed. Smith
! TenIaced Perry at center. On the first
NAV after the toachback, Craig made
3ina Yards and Bates made It first
down Miles was thrown back five
wards as the half ended.
Navy Rallies.
Third period: Ward appeared in
| Derode's place. Army kicked off to
/ NaZ,v's % ward line. Three tries at the
| iina netted seven yards and an exchange
of hunts followed. Army lost 10 yards
/ for holding and the ball was on It's 40
| ara mark McEwan took Goodman's
I place and NeyIdhu went DaCh III bILt-
| toms position.
I MiIess forward pass was mutfed by
| Harrison. Miles then went through
| Parker for nine yards. Bates made
/ first down and then Miles and Craig
! reDeated the feat, putting the ball on
| the Cadets IS line. H. H. Harrison
! reDlaced Bates. Two forward passes
/ failed. the second resulting in a touch
4 back.
! line, Benedict breaking through Miles
! for a first down.
Army Resumes Powerful Drives.
| Hodgson Benedict, Prichard and Van
/ Fleet were then used in a series Of
] powerful drives that Carried the ball
| to Nays SO yard line.
i Here Dreadfoot took H. H. Harri-
] sons place. Army kept plugging at
4 center, Benedict carrying the ball to
! the "a yard line. HOdgsOn went nine
/ more and Kennedy went in for Nc.
| Coach. NAVY lost five for off side and
/ Hodgson in two tries planted the ball
| four yards from the goal On the
next play the whole attack, which had
/ yielded rs yards, was nullified by
| tumble which Navy recovered as a
/ tOuchback.
Navy scrimmaged from 20 yard mark
| and in four plays made II yards, Craig
] contributing most of it. The period
| ended with Navy holding the ball 81
! yards from its own line.
Army Makes Best Score.
! Fourth period: BlOdgett returned to
the game for the last quarter. He at
I once tried two forward passes, which
grounded, and then punted. The kick
/ was at once returned to Nays As
yard line. a lateral pass lost the NavS
six yards, a plunge at the line was
thrown back two, and an attempt at
| forward passing lost eight more
| total Of l6 in three plays. BlOdgett
kicked again, and from the Navy's Al
yard mark HOdgson went around Capt
l Overesch for II yards McCoach re-
placed Kennedy. HOdgson plunged
center for two. then Prichard forward
passed to Neyland on Nays five yard
line. Benedict made the touchdown.
The try at goal failed.
Score; Army. 20; Navy, 0.
| Schlossback replaced Ward. Bene-
| dict took the kickoff IS yards, then
| the old forward pass, Prichard to Mer
rilat gained 20 yards and the ball was
on Nays 40 yard line.
Hubert Forced to Punt.
The Middies recovered the ball on
downs on their 80 yard line, mainly be-
| cause two forward passes grounded.
Hubert came back in Blodgett's place.
His mates could not gain. so he punted.
! The kick was returned and then Hull
berts try at forward passing was in
ter cepted by a cadet on Army's 46 yard
line. Navy recovered tumble on the
| second play.
Craig made three yards, then gave
way to Alexander. Miles made five
yards, then threw a forward pass out
| OF bounds at Army's u yard line.
| Ford replaced HodgsOn.
I Army advanced seven yards, then
punted to Navy's 4 ( yard line. S. Jones
1 replaced Graf Navy was penallzed
| 10 yards. Navy finally caught a for
! ward pass, Alexander taking the pail
to Nays 48 yard line. Miles broke
] through for eight yards, then added
four for a first down. another Tor
] ward pass, Miles to T. Harrison.
gained 10 yards, but five was lost for
offside Another forward pass ground
ed. Miles failed at right end and the
| game ended with the Navy holding the
ball on Armys "a yard line.
! Final score: Army W. navy U
Great Spectacle.
| The great annual outdoor sport spec
tacle, with its attendant glitter of
gold braided uniforms, the patriotic
music of the big brass bands, the riot
of colors and the inspiring marching
Of midshipmen and cadets, found the
weather all that was to be desired for
the game on Franklin field today. the
sky was clear and there was crisp
ness in the air that made heavy wraps
feel comfortable.
Largest Crowd Attends.
! More than 330 OO tickets were issued
! and the crowd that Travelled to FRANK
lin field was the largest that ever saw
a Army-Navy game in Philadelphia.
! The soldiers entered tOdays game a
! slight favorite, largely because their
seasons record showed up better than
that of the sailors.
Cabinet Members Present.
! Special trains carrying thousands OF
rooters came rolling in from New / ork
| and Washington The washington
contingent was unusually large sew
! eraI members of president wilson 5
cabinet being included in the crowd.
Most of the general staff OF the army
and virtually all the ranking o1Ilcers
of the navy stationed in the eastern