Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-09
lTSALONG,
LONG WAY TO
THE Army GOAL
IBy Latest MALI

PHILADELPHIA, Pats a long
way to the Army goal" rOared your
Uncle Sans midshipmites on the aft
ernoon OF November Is, in a particu-
larry loud parody On the "Tipperary
fighting song Of Thomas Atkins, Esq.
Its a long way t. 60" II was.
II was especially mighty long
way tor the midsnipmites to go. Il
was such a long way that up to s p. M.
the sailors OF the U. s. A. had not
carried out their Iyrically-lilted inten-
ton of being Right there" They lin
gered footsore and weary ~ points
removed from their announced destin-
alton and as the peasant sun of this
inspiring Philadelphia day goes setting
TO, an anchorage of yonder behind
the museum OF the uniyel sity OF Penn
sylyania, there seemed to be no reason
able prospect OF their ever arriving
not during the present semester at
least. -..E:
Speaking In Naval Terms.
Your Uncle SamuePs future army Of
ficers took their Uncle Samuei's fu-
ture naval officers and folded them
up, footballwise, like an opera hat.
Speaking in broad General Miles naval
terms it might be said that the army
turned both wings of the navy, bat
tered in their center, cut off their
TANKS, shot away the fighting tops
and then harassed the naval rear AS
q result the amphibious football forces
OF these United States were loggy and
limping and leaking at the finish.
The score OF 20 to is not only
eloquent but loquacious. II speaks
much more freely than the desolated
midshipmites from Annapolis who sat
In the east stand at hoary old Franklin
field at this writing, watching gray
cloud bearing down across the grid.
iron as the cadets rush to the business
OF gloating.
II was o -walkaway for the army.
The navy never had a chance Its line
was weak, its punting was bad, fits
forward passing was miserable and its
backs couldn't gain to any extent
through the strong Army line. The
Army team, on the other hand, was
strong in every department, and IL
seemed to the SPECTATORS after the
second period began that the Army
gang didn't overexart itself to do any
more scoring. ~
= How the scoring was done.
First period Prichard punted. The
ball hit Navy man on the back and
rolled to within q few yards of tie
Navy line. A Navy man recovered 1t.
Blodgett's punt from behind his goal
line was blocked. Blodgett fell on 1t
and 1t counted as a safety for the
Army Score: Army 2, Navy o.
Second period PTichard pnnted TO,
Mitchell, who fumbied. Army recoy-
cred the rumble on Navy's 1S-yard
line. Prichard then made a long for.
ward pass to Merrill, who scored al
touchdown. Score: Army 8, Navy 0.
Prichard punted to Mitchell, who
fumbled Army got the ball on Nays
33-yard line Van Fleet made two
yards through center. Prichard car.
ried the ball to Nays 2.yard line on
q run around Nays left end, follow
ing fake attempt az punting. Hodg-
son then went over the line for a |
Score: Army IA, Navy
0.
Third period-No scoring.
Fourth period Army got the ball
on the 50-yard line after punt. Van
Fleet made four Yards through CEN
ter. Hodgson faxed a kick and then
ran 81 yards around Nays left end. |
A forward pass, Prichard to Merrill,
took the ball to Nays 5-yard line. |
Van Fleet made two yards through
center Hodgson made two more
through the same place and Benedict
then carried the ball over for touch
down. Final score: Army 90, Navy
o.