Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-29
HREE ToUCHDowNs, A SAFETY
Military Shows Superior Power in
Carrying Ball and Defend
ing Goal.
MUCH LACK OF PLAY IS SEEN
Forward Passing by Both Sides, as
Rule, is Very Poor.
CADETS CELEBRATE VICTORY
Form Procession and March Around
Field After Contest, Whils
Their beaten Foes Look
silently Upon.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2s-The west
Point cadets defeated the Annapolis mid
shipmen 20 TO o In their annual game on
Franklin field this afternoon. The score
was represented by three touchdowns ana
q safety. The game was one sided. tho
army showing superior power in carrying
the ball and In defending their goal
There was much laxness OF play during
the game. and the forward passing By
both sides, as a rule, was poor. The navy
appeared very weak on the defense ana
rarely held the army when II tried TO
penetrate the sailors line or so round
the ends. The army's victory makes the
| record OF the two teams o tie. each now
| having won nine games. with one Gama
q tie.
The usual spectacular demonstrators
followed the game, with the enthusiasts
| Eray-ciad army cadets the center figuresss
| They planted the black, gold ana gray
their academy coiors. in the center OF the
| field, then formed a circle that was a.
wide as tho breadth of the field. There
was a bugle call from the half dozen
army buglers, and then ensued the wild
| rush TO the colors, the whole circle closing
in around the color bearer The cadets
formed a procession and paraded around
the field. while the sad and silent mid
dies looked on.
Navy wins the Toss.
First period:
Navy won tho toss and chose the east
goal. Army's kickoff was run back by
| Failing 10 the twenty-five-yard line Two
tries at the line were checked and Blod-
gett punted out OF bounds at the Army
| thirty-yard line. The first Army play
| - -kts-,.i
| yards A forward pass gained twenty
more and the ball was on the middies'
| fifteen-yard line. Three plays gained
eight more; then the Army missed q
| field play.
scrimmaging from the twenty-yard
line the Navy failed to gain. Many punts
were EXCHANGED, the navy gaining eleven
yards. Mitchell went around Merrill for
seven yards and two tries at the line
made II first down. A tumble was re-
covered then Blodgett punted to the
| West Points twenty-Beven-yard mark.
The kick was returned and then bad
pass by Perry went over Blodgett's head
ana lost twenty yards. Another ex-
change Of puhts ensued, Army's punt
rolling Co the five-yard line. Blodgett
stood behind his own goal line TO punt.
but the kick was blocked and he fell
upon 1t for a safety. Score; Army %
Navy. 0.
Blodgett punted from the twenty-yard
line and Navy recovered a tumble on the
Army's forty-yard mark. A forward
pass gained fifteen yards. but the next
one grounded and Blodgett failed TO shoot
goal from placement On the next
lineup each team wab penalizod fiys
yards for off side Prichard punted to
Navy's thirty-four-yard mark a. tho
period ended.
Two TOuchdOwns for Army.
Second period:
Blodgett punted as the second period
opened Army returned II and Bicdgett
fumbled TO a soldier on the twenty-yard
line. A forward pass resulted In q
touchdown Merillat catching tho bell
on the five-yard mark and making the
distance unopposed. No goal was kicked
Score: Army. 9: Navy. o.
The second touchdown came through
use Of the same tactics. Blodgett fumbled
a punt. Army recovering on the thirty
six-yard line Miles replaced Mitchell
Prichard then shot smother perfect pass
TO Merrillat who carried the ball 10 the
one-yard line. Hodgson easily made the
distance. but McEwan again failed al
goal. Score: Army. ID; Navy. O.
Coffin kicked off and Biodgett came
lbbCh Twenty yhNu1-. OIhlk TGBldC1u III
ing and Graf went in for Miles. Craig
Immediately made nine yards around
Merrillat and repeated for three more.
Parker replaced Butler. On a fake ktcc
Craig carried the ball TO Navy's forty
five-yard line. The Navy's punt was
poor. going out at Army's forty-two-yard
line. The return kick was caught on
Nays fourteen-yard mark. Miles made
five yards through Meacham. Brftton
, took Neyland's place. Blodgett was
thrown back on a fake kick. then puntsd
thirty yards Goodman replaced Mo-
Evan. A forward pass was broken up
and Prichard lost ground on a try at end.
; Blodgett was replaced by Hubert.
Hodgson punted over Nays line for q
{ touchdown. Hubert tried twice to gain
! from his twenty-yard line. then pUmted.
On the first play he intercepted = for
> ward pass snd 1t was Navy's ball again
on It's twenty-eight-yard line. Perry
made another wild pass. Miles recovering
on his courtyard line.
Hubert punted, then the officials de-
cided to disallow the play on which Perry
erred and Army was given the ball on
the Nays twenty eight-yard line. On
the first smash at the line the Army
! fumbled and the Navy recovered the ball
only a foot from the goal. Hubert
pnunted, Prichard marking down a fair
catch ON the thlrty-six-yard line. Bene-
dict took Collins place and tried for q
goal from placement but failed.
Smith replaced Perry at center. On
the first play after the touchdown Craig
made nine yards and Bates made Il
first down. Miles was thrown back five
yards as the half ended.
, The day proved, one OF the warmest OF
the entire foot ball season for the Army
and Navy players. The playing field was
soft and slippery. The bare spots had
r been covered with straw 70 afford the
! players a firm footing. There was na
) breeze.
During the first half the Army's pow
erful charging OF the cadet forward 80
e hurried the middies that the Navy could
!. make little progress when they held the