Evening star., 1916-10-15

P|TTDEFEATSNAW
BY ONLY ONE POINT
Midshipmen Put Up Brilliant
Game Against PennsyIvanians
Losing, 19 to 20.
WHELCHEL STAR OF TEAM
BY n. c. BYRD.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, October
14-Brilliant play by the ends
and flashes of defensive power
which exceeded even the expecta-
tions of its own followers enabled
;he Naval Academy to come
within one point of tie game
Il, the powerful University of
,ttsburgh eleven here today.
The score was 10 to 20. The
tral touchdown of the game was
made by the Midshipmen in the
last quarter and the point from
the goal following it was all
needed to cause an even score.
Hoffman failed in the trial,
though, missing the count by not
more than five inches.
The Navy lost, it is true, but
from its standpoint the game
was all that it could have hoped
for-and more. Pittsburgh pre-
sented a heavier, older bunch of
men, an aggregation much more
experienced in gridiron work.
The Pennsylvanians had well
balanced eleven and two half
backs of national reputation,
yet with all their splendid rush
ing of the ball and ground-gain-
ing, they were unable to finish
with a margin of more than one
. point on the Midshipmen.
Middies on the Alert.
Call it the breaks" or Tuck" or any,
Thing one may please, the Navy PLAYED
. b splendid uphill struggle and failed
TO get tie by the barest margin. 1t
was the astuteness Of the team in
general and the alertness of the ends
In particular which gave the Navy
opportunities to score two of its
touchdowns. No Navy hankers have
ever acquitted themselves better than
Won Heimberg and jackson, and. also.
the men substituting for them at in
tervals were little less effective. True.
they were borne back at times by the
sheer power of the plays against them.
Out, with all that, to them the Navy
owes the greatest credit for its fine
showing.
And IL ever fine work by quarter
back earned a position for a man,
Whelchel. last year star athlete at
western High School. gained a place
only did he direct the play of the Mid
shipn,en capably for one starting hts
nrst year of collegiate foot ball, but
his work would have earned distinc-
tion for man of far greater expert
ence. Besides directing well the en-
ergies of his team, Whelchel broke
loose for several long runs and caught
forward pass on Pitts 10-yard line
and ran the remainder of the distance
to the goal.
Fumbling Of punts by Meadows and
Miller Of Pittsburgh came near proving
gather in Won Heimbergs long kicks.
and Navy ends were quick to fall on
the ball. Two of Nays touchdowns
were due directly to this lack Of abil-
10y " hahuic the plSSkIu, ana IL was
lucky for Pitt that a slight wind de-
fected the last Navy trial at goal from
touchdown.
The Navy scored its first touchdown
within three minutes after the play
had begun Pitt held Navy in the mid
die of the field and forced 1t to punt
The ball dropped through Hastings
arms and Meadows made a Jump to
recover it, but failed. Jackson, the
Navy left end, was down under the
ball. grabbed 1t and. although Meadows
had him In his grasp. he failed to drag
him to the ground until after the 10
yards to the goal line had been neso-
tiated- Pitt kicked OF to the Middies
then, and, after forcing them to punt,
started a slashing attack which car
rfed II direct to the goal and q touoh-
down. Shortly before the end of the
first quarter a double pass netted Pitt
20 yards, placing the ball within 16
yards Of the Navy goal. Just after
the opening Of the second quarter Pitt
scored again, taking tho ball over
without Q halt after the teams had
changed from one end Of the h>ld to
tho other. Navy made . squirt near
the end Of the half. being successful
with long forward pass which put
the ball within yards Of Pitts goal
Time was called before the ball could
be put over. The half ended with the
count II to 8 in Pittsburgh's favor.