Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-21
Army H111bleS Macy
In Fast Football Game
Waen Inercepts Forward Pass and Runs 80 Yards for
Touchdown Big Crowd Pres ent. Band Strs Spectators
Game Repete With Sensational Plays

With perfect sky and in the pres
ence of thousands of soldiers the Camp
Hancock division football team trounc-
ed Charleston Navy Yard on Saturday
by the score of IL to T.
It was as exciting game as one
could wish to see, There were for
ward passes galore, long end runs, line
smashes. shift formations, and in fact,
a little bit OF everything was served up
for the enjoyment of the spectators.
There was enthusiasm aplenty and
yhen the crowd seemed a trifle quiet,
the excellent band of the 107th Field
Artillery, eniivened things with all,
kinds of popular tunes, including sew
eral OF their own manufacture.
When play began, the grand stand
was filled. while on the opposite side,
a number of army trucks and automo-,
biles were parked Several British Of
ficers were present and watched the
game carefully and one took several.
photographs of the scenes about the
field. Brigadier General G. L. O'Neill
and a number of officers occupied seats
on the side lines
The Navy boys put up a strong bat
tie, and had it not been for the injury
to Barber, their star quarter, just be-
fore the ending of the first half, the
though we feel confident Camp Han
cock would have triumphed. Navy
displayed good speed and plenty of
pep, but it was difficult getting through
the line The intercepted pass by Wal
len was the most spectacular play pre-
sented by the Navy boys and resulted
| in first blood for them. This only
/ served to arouse the fighting spirit
of the Hancock players and from that
La. - 4e,p
riously in danger Of adding to their
/ score.
| Wauen's run was one of the prettiest
| ever seen on the gridiron, Snatching
| the ball as it was hurled to one of the
| Hancock men. Wallen dashed at top
fspeed across the field and succeeded in
eluding all his pursuers, showing great
sprinting ability as he covered the 80
yards between him and the goal. Bar
Der kicked a goal.
/ After a succession of plunges and
short end runs by Gold and Hendron
and an exchange of punts. the first
half ended with the score TO in favor
of the Navy. Soon after the third
| quarter opened, the Hancock boys
rushed the ball to the goal line, Gold
going over for a touchdown. Wicker
| sham failed to toe the ball between the
| bars and Navy led by one point After
| a series of punts and end runs, in
| GLIDING a sensational forward pass
/ from IIendron to Wiekershana, netting
| II yards, the ball was taken to Nays
one-yard line Gold took it across for
a touchdown and Wickersham kicked
| the goal. giving the Hancock boys
| safe lead and ending the scoring. Dur
| ing the playing, Aipern was removed
| from the game for smuggling.
| Gold, Wickersham, Webster and Hen
! dron shone for the local team and prov
ed equal to the task every time, Colds
plunging and Wickersham's receiving
of two forward passes being the fea-
! lures. Webster broke through the
| Navy line and stopped play after play
and Quarterback Hendorn handled his
men skilfully Wallen, Barber and
| Bird, a former Carlisle India player.
with Hale, did most OF the ground
gaining for the visitors. The lineup
was as follows:
Navy Position. Army.
Hale -. ..... -. 80. Wickersham
Left End.
| McCaFey .... IumeS
| Left Tackle.
| Mildrum .,.... Wolfe
| Left Guard,
| Quain -. :. :. -. ;. .Alpern
| Center.