Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-22
NAVY IS vANQU|sHED
IN SATURDAYS GAME
Ursinus Contests Every Inch Of
Ground and Wins, 10 to Z.
DAMPENS MIDDIES' SPIRITS
Makes Navy Team Look Bad 70
Annual Battle With West Point.

with the Dig lnter-SerNlce chahp-
ionship game with West Point just one
week away, Navy closed the local foot
ball season by taking a 10 to Z defeat
from little Ursinus College Saturday
afternoon.
The visiting Pennsylvania collegians
were oueweighed and had nothing in
the way of varied attack, but still had
the sailors on the defensive before the
first fifteen minutes of play ended.
Time after time they bored holes
through the Navy line and skirted the
sailor ends for fifteen and twenty vars.
After each had scored in the initial
period, and then blanked each other
through the second and third stanzas.
Ursinus held for downs inside her g.
yard line and punted to midfield in the
last period. Failing muffed the kick,
which rolled to the Navy 5-yard line
before it was finally recovered by the
visitors. After three unsuccessful line
plunges, the visitors booted place
ment goal over three winning points.
In spite of the confidence that seems
to pervade the regiment of midship-
men and the officers attached to the
reservation, and although some of the
regulars did not get into the hostili-
ties, the result of Saturdays game
could not help but throw something
of damper on the Navy's prospects
over next Saturdays big struggle with
the soldiers. Ursinus brought fight
ing team to Annapolis and the players
contested every inch of ground.
Some of the regular Navy players
were withdrawn from the lineup, as
their physical condition was not the
best, but enough of the first team men
were on the field to make the eleven
q thoroughly representative one. Mar
tin and Craig undeniably the best
backs at the Academy, started the
game and played during a large part
of it. The Middies made their only
score in the early part of the first
period. Getting the ball on Ursinus's
45-yard line, a forward pass from
Craig to Jackson, netted gain of %
yards. Line plunges and off-tackle
plays did the rest Martin made the
touchdown and Vail kicked the goal
In the second period the visitors reg
isterer a touchdown and the resultant
goal under much the same proceedings
as the Middies scored. The Middies
made determined stand in the shad-
ow of their goal posts, but they could
not stop the hard-plunging Kickline.
The only sustained attack of the
afternoon from the Navy's standpoint
was at the opening of the game. Vail
and Martin gained continually, and
with some help from Craig, had no diff
ficulty in getting the ball down the
field The work of the team during the
remainder of the game was spasmodic.
In the final quarter, with Blodgett or
Failing throwing the ball, and Jackson
generally on the receiving end, the
longest gain on that style of plays
made by the Navy team this year
were accomplished
On the other hand, these plays and
all others, failed when it was necessa-
ry for them to succeed in order to Sc
cure a score. IT was this fact that
was most disconcerting for the friends
of the Navy team, particularly as
the backfield combination which will
be used against West Point has sell
dom played together, and is not likely
to show much smoothness in action.
Usinus used with much success a
| play on tackle, in which the interfer-
ence for an endT un was faxed. 1t
| pierced either Navy's tackle time after
| time. Light and Kichline were the
best grcund-gainers OF the visitors
Light also punted excellently, and
much ground was made through the
falling down of the Navy backs. The
visitors did not have a strong tack
ling team, but the Navy players often
saved trouble by falling down when
/ no one was near them.
Lineup and summary:
Navy Ursinus.
| Won Heimburg. Left End CLARK
| Ward. ..... Left Tackle CLARK
i Smith Of CrarH