The Washington times., 1918-11-24

Il was most Disappointing for the
Middies- They had scored a touch
down in the third period on excellent
Iine-piunginG. followed by q discon-
certing forward pass across the goal
line. The kick out was = bloorner.
That one little stroke Of III luck cost
the 8fiddies a tie score. Had they
kicked that goal from touehdown-oh.
well, they didn't. that's ell. =
The fourth period found Great
Lakes crumbling before the attack Of
the sturdy midshIpmen. Paddy Dris-
coll had left the fray sadly battered
from his herculean endeavors. Navy
haa the wind. a bitter, searching
wind. s1
Ferry Blocks Kick.
Great Lakes was forced TO kick on
its own 35-yard line Charging
through the line Ike a mammoth
came big Perry, the Navy guard. who
HAD played q great game all day. He
hezt down the ball as IL left ,Couzel-
mans foot Then, Even and Perry
chased the leather toward the Great
Lakes goal, the former finally fall
ing upon Il on the 10-yard line.
: The Westerners stiffened. Black
Iock and Eck1und. giants and every
where at once. hurled back the Navy
line plungcrs and Great Lakes held
for downs on the 4-yard line.
Councilman punted from behind the
goal line, the ball rolling outside
al the 2b-yard line. Quickly the Navy
attack began. forward pass netting
ten yards and Roberts and Coombs
pounding their way down to the
shadow OF the goal posts. Then it
happened 80.
EieIson se4zeS Ban.
HaIfback EieisOn was backing up
Eckiund, at Iert tackle, as the Navy
backs plunged his dIrection.l II may
have BEEN Coombs. 1t may have been
Ingram. But anyway. whoever 1t
was carrying that foot5aH.s let 1t
ooze right out of his hands and into
the waiting PAYS Of Eielson- He
was. away. $50 $50. 80
TALL Isngleggcd. surEnouHted by
light tan hesdgesr. Eielson was a
moving picture as he headed for the
distant Navy goal He was close to
the sideline on The Nays side Of the
field. At the 10-yard line he had, a
screen OF five interferefs. At the
yard line he had two left the
others having upset wouidbe Macy
faekIers. At midheId EieIsoh was
out n front, his teammates running
hehind him for protection. A clear
Held AIS his.
Saunders Goes Mad.
Down nj the ac-yard fine Dobie had
Saunders warming up to enter the
sane. through less than three min
uses az alav vas left - Eielson
fhundprsd a,oRy5 The sideline Saun-
dSrs wen; insane. s-'-t- = p - ?.
out upon the .le--- charged SsuH-S
der. He MADE q perfect flying tackle
Of the oai-cominS halfback, stopping
The wonderful rgn which had sent the
big crowd into Mysteries. -
Quickly ca ne the officials. followed
BY hundreds Of nidshipmen. Great
lakes Egbs soldiers in khaki. ana
even some avistors who had flown
from Washington TO see the game
Not a second was wasted. however,
the .rsferec Immediately allowing the
Touchdown. EielHon carried the ball
across the Inc and placed II behind
the Navy posts.
There WIS a hush as big Blackjack
szauged the distance from the ball
10 the crossbar. There was a gasp
as he booted the leather neatly be-
tween the uprIEhts. giving his team
the victory There wasn't time for
much playing after that.
II Was . Great Game.
1t was a great game all the way.
wen worth taking the bonneville
trolley from Washington 10 see IT,
Trst bonneville contrsp:j"n caused
cursins an eye'thiHg. Nobody know
q. either end when or where the cars
were going. Nobody knew on the
fsaius themselves. And then the skip
per would stop every now and then
for ten or fifteen minutes. Nobody
knew why But the trains stopped,
tust the same. And so the gang sang.
The boys sang live little ditties- 1ike
Annie Rooney and Smiles" doing
each equally well--or i'll. But 1t was
really worth Il.
The Great Lakes bunch, coming all
the way from Chicago. arrived a bit
late, not marching upon the field be-
hfnd a lively band until the two bat
tslions OF midshipmen had paraded in
end wound up with their wild West
rush for seats.
The drum major OF the Great Lakes
Band OF one hundred pieces-count