The Washington times., 1918-11-24


'em. one hundred-set q record for
stiff backs. No drum major, black or
white, ever demonstrated such q stiff.
ness Of the spine a. he did. He was
q marvel. He made q great hit-wlth
the girls, and there were coolies OF
them present ,r
westeraers Kick Off.
Great Lakes kicked off into a biting
wind. It wasn't much Of a kick, go
ing but a short distance, but Navy
promptly fumbled and Great Lakes
had the ball on Nays 45-yard line.
The battle was on. Throughout. that
FIRST period the teams fought up ana
down in nidfeld, neither being able to
gain consistently.
Paddy Driscoll, who starred against
Rutgers, found the Navy ends,
tackles and secondary defense too
tough Time and again he took the
ball on fake kicks only to be upset
without gain. Now and then he would
lose q yard or two. But his punting
was beautiful TO see. He artfully
kicked outside whenever he had q
chance. But>when he didn't, the Navy
backs were hurled unceremoniously
to the ground By Halas or Reichle or
Blackjack. The latter was down the
field on all punts, sometimes beating
his ends to it.
The second period was repetition Of
the first, both teams punting IN the
third down. for the defense was too
rough. The tackling was typical serv-
ice stuff. the runner never mo ring
after being hit. He couldn't
Drise6II Seeks Goals.
Twice Paddy DrfscoIl sought to
boot field goals, but luck was against
him. In the first quarter he booted
a pretty dropkiek from the 32-yard
line. but. the ball veered in the wind
and did not count.
In the second quarter, finding his
team unable to advance by rushing
Driscoll fell back TO the 50-yard line
and with wind at his back, sent shiv-
ers down the spines of the midship
men4 by drop kicking the ball within
a few feet OF the -uprights. That was
a marvellous attempt
And so the first half ended. The
teams seemed evenly matched. No
haifback could gain more than ten
yards, and seldom that much. The
defense was too ferocious. The for
wards were charging through and
splitting plays almost before they go;
away.
Even Seizes Ball.
The third quarter had not been far
advanced when Great Lakes essayed
forward pass. Even, the Navy
end. Ieaped into the air and came
down with the ball on his own 40
yard line. Up the field piodded the
sturdy Navy backs. They were
stopped.
% Catching. one of Drilcoll's punts.
the Middies began again. This time
they were more successful, and their
cheering cohorts yelled themselves
black in the face. Chalk marks
passed behind them as the AIiddies
charged into that bulky COB line
They had reached the 1S-yard line.
when suddenly came q forward pass.
Captain Ingram. taking his time
shot the ball into the arms OF little
Roberts. who was behind the goal
line in the corner of the field -
was touchdown. The kick-out
failed. however and so no chance
came for that extra point.
Grrat Lakes outpIayed.
. For the rest of the quarter Grea:
Lakes was outplayed. The one
bright feature was Drilcolrs 35-yard
gallop around left end. eli was be-
yond every Navy backfield man when
big CoombS shot in from behind
splitting hi mat midfieId.
II was the same story in the fna1
quarter. When Perry blocked that
attempted punt. he started the Mid
dies on their way for what shoulc
have been second touchdown
Fumbling. which had crept into the
early moments OF the contest.
brought defeat to the Middies the
attack was plunging across the goal
line when fate gave the victory to
the Great Lakes gobs.
As between the teams. Navy look
ed the better. Navy gained the most
ground and showed a more work
msn-iike style OF advancing. Perry's
puts were high and long, his ends
covering them beautifully. But the
Westerners were not outclassed.
DFlseOII Was Covered.
DriscoIl. though showing himself TO
be an alert. speedy runner in a broken
field, never got away for more than
ten yards. with one exception, his 81