Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-10-18
NAVY TEAM ENCOURAGED
BY SATURDAYS GAME
A Victory Would Have Been More
Encouraging But 7 to 7 Shows
Navy Really Has Team.
HARD, DETERMINED WORK.
May Enable Navy TO Meet Army This
Year On Even Terms for Final
Game.

Game.
| No end Of encouragement was given
to the NAVY folks by the work OF the
Academy team Saturday. when it drew
with the University of Pennsylvania,
each team scoring seven points.
OF course a victory would have been
an even more pleasing event but the
great thing about the contest was that
it assured everyone there is a team
at the Academy this year that has
football in it. and that can. with hard.
determined work, round into an eleven
which will meet the Army on even
terms in the great final game.
Even admitting that Pennsylvania
had a strong and more consistent at
tack, the game was highly satisfactory
from Navy standpoint, and the team
worked to a hundred per cent better
advantage than against Pittsburgh last
Saturday.
Martin, the Plebe. and Berry. Penn
sylvanias regular quarterback who
entered the game in the second quar-
ter. stand out as the big men of the
game Martin, who had been moved
from end TO halfback, showed fine
speed and a wonderful eye for the ball.
lie almost duplicated last weeks feat
against Pittsburgh by intercepting for
| ward pass in the Navy's territory and
sprinting down the field for touch
down, for his team
Martin saved the Navy in the third
/ quarter by getting the bail in a similar
manner and if Blodgett had punted to
better advantage, and the ends had
downed Berry in his tracks, instead OF
letting him get back for a consider
able gain, the visitors'touchdown might
have been prevented
Berry put life into the game at once
when he entered it, though Grant had
carried the ball we'll up to that time.
Berry had greater brilliancy in run
ming the ball, however punted better
and put more ginger into the play gem
orally. He is a wonder for dodging in
and out boken field, and the move
ments of his body in avoiding tackles
was in a class by itself. so far as any
thing seen here recently forms basis
of comparison. He made telling gains
both after receiving kick and from
scrimmage. one Of the latter reach
in geighty Yards.
On the whole. Pennsylvania had a
better attack than the Navy, though
without any attack that could give
substantial aid to Berry. Grant started
the game at quarter, and had done
some good work before he was sue
cedeed by Berry However, there was
no department of the playing in which
he could equal his successor.
The midshipmen failed to gain any
where near the ground as the visit
ors. Not only did Martin secure the
ball on an intercepted pass, and score
a touchdown, but he gained more
ground from scrimmage than any 9th
er back Westphal and Miles had sew
eral short gains to their credit, but
the Navy team was not able to gain
consistently or make substantial gains
in running back kicks at any STANCE Of
the game. But one forward pass was
successful, a gain often yards being
registered in the final quarter on a toss
from Miles to Martin
Penn fought with its back to the
wall all through the first half. except
for a period just before the Navy's
touchdown, largely due to the fact that
Won Heimburg outpunted Grant stead
lily, while the ball was lost several
times on fumbles. Towards the close
of the second quarter, the ball was
held by Penn in midneld after an ex-
change of punts. Grant carried the
ball around his own left end for twelve
yards Ross followed with a gain OF
nine yards Grant repeated for ten
but the Navy stiffened. and Grant punt
ed outside on Nayy's 10-yard line.
Won Heimburg returned the ball to
Nays 40-yard line and Grant and Ross
made first down between them. The
next play was an attempted forward
pass, and Martin seized the ball and
was able to run around the whole Penn
team. He carried the ball seyenty-fve
yards and planted it behind the goal
posts. Blodget was called into the
game and kicked the goal.
Shortly after the opening of the third
quarter Won Heimbnrg punted to Ber.
~, who ran sixty yards, landing the
ball on Navy's 10-yard line He wa
downed by Miles when touchdown
seemed certain. Berry then passed and
the ball went to earth in touch, ths
Navy putting it in play on the 25-yart
line Won Heimburg punted, and OF
the next play, Berry returned TO Mile.
on the Nays 25-yard line, but Penn
vas given the ball because one Of fhs
Navy players roughed Berry after th,
kick was made
Penn gained fifteen yards on a for.
ward pass from Berry to Hopkins. .bui
two other tries at the same puay failed
Berry tried drop kick from goal. .whicI
went short and low Won Heimburs
puntea rather short. and the bali went
e Penn OF Savy's 40 ward line. Thirt,
yards were gained on q forward pass
from Berry TO Hopkins. and Ross made
short gain. Martin secured the bal
on the next forward pass, and BIodgeti
punted 20 Nays 35-yard line.