The Washington herald., 1914-11-29
PASS
Turns TRICK
Herald Expert Dugan Says
the Army Had ALI Breaks
of Luck.
By JOHN A. DUGAN,
OF rhs HeraH sportinr staa.

Philadelphia, Nov. "a repetition of
that pegging and tantaliZing forward
pass which the Army showed mastery
form In executing on the Polo Grounds
in New York City last season resulted
again in the defeat OF the Navy eleven.
This time the Prichard to Merrflatt
combination worked 1t to the tune Of
20 10 0.
Inability 10 stop this play and also Che
ramming attacks OF Ned Benedict sent
the MidshIpmen eleven down To their de-
feat in the big gridiron classic Of the is14
season.
Navy,s poor interference and horrible
handling of the pigskin gave Army all
the real breaks Of the game. and the
sterling optfie> from Annapolis never had
a chance to lower the colors Of the
cadets from West Point.
Perry. at center for the MIddies, started
the trouble by making a bad pass 10
Blodgett. The bah was thrown Is yards
over the head Of the Navy punter, and
before he could recover the pigslxin Navy
had lost 90 yards.
At this stage OF the game Navy was
pounding the Army line for good gains
and although the result was one-sided
the Army would not have won by such
an overwhelming score but for this break
In luck. which paved the way for the
Cadets and changed the entire appear
ance Of the contest.
On the next play Blodgett dropped back
behind his own goal line to punt Mer-
rilatt broke through and blocked the ball
and the Middies' punter fell on 1t behind
his goal. giving the Army the first score.
a safety. n....."
First String Quarter Back Mitchell
worked himself ont of the fray by signal
ing for q fair catch which did not come
within 10 yards of Of him. The punt
from the foot OF Hodgeson hit one of the
Navy players, going down under the fast
coming McEwan. a minute later fell
upon IT.
Just two more plays and the Prichard
to Merrilatt act was pulled by the eleven
from up the State which scored in real
fashion. making the count read Army. s
Navy, O.
This was the second bad play Of the
Midshipmen and again the result OF the
breaks gave Army its chance
Some one wished another 'Hoo-doo"
on Mitchell, and after battling in mid
field. Army punted and the Navy quarter
back again pulled the ''butter-hnger'
act and the heet-foOted Neyland was on
the ball.
Following two line plunges. the Prich-
ard to Merrilatt stunt was pulled again
and on this occasion the West Point end
planted the ball on the 3-yard line.
Prichard performed his part by driving
through right tackle for more points
for the Army eleven.
Over anxiety on the part of some player
wearing the navy blue caused the Mid
dies to be penaliZed, and the Army secur-
ed the ball again on the 5-yard line. Van
Fleet and Benedict each took a shot at
the Navy line without result but on the
second call the ramming half back
crossed the line with the final score OF
the contest.
Before this penalty was inflicted.
Miles, who had been substituted for the
slippery-fingered Mitchell, had made
Is yards around right end and Navy
was showing some real fight
To Vincent Prichard, Ned Benedict.
and Merrilatt belongs most OF the credit
of the Army victory. while even in the
face Of such a defeat. Substitute Quarter
Back Miles, from Rock Island. Ill, put
up a brilliant fight against odds, for the
Blue and Gold OF Navy.