New-York tribune., 1918-11-24

/ to-day Dy score Oh 10 Q. N ru1
takes right halfback, near the end OF
ia turn what appeared to be certain
This Ellison, who came out of theH
Vest unheralded and unsung, appeared !
..ntent to bask in the limelight shed
,ver the entire Great Lakes backfield
| sr the daring and brilliant Paddy
nr;scou. who. single handed. almost,
j .ramuled upon the far-famed Rutgers
nan week ago. until he saw to-day
lis wonderful Paddy thrown for loss
aiter loss by the sturdy Navy boys.
Gill Dobie had instructed his men
uell. keep an eye on that Driscoll'
4 had been the coach's slogan drummed
iato the ears of the middies all the
lid but Ellison. Paddy's pal, they ne
Elected to watch until he was speeding
down the field to victory with nary a
Navy ladder near him.
The series of plays that led up to
his fitting climaX-that is, from the
4 Great Lakes viewpoint, to this dire
and shocking catastrophe, as it was re-
qsrded by the dazed middies, and to
This thrill-inspiring deed, as the in
] nocent bystanders looked upon it, oc-
4 cured in about this fashions:
the ball in the possession of the Navy
on its own 45-yard line. Ingram, the
middle captain, tore eff FIVE yards on
4 tackle smash and Roberts gathered
three more plumb through the centre.
Perry, the Navy punter, kicked over
he Great Lakes goal line. and the sail
Il ors brought the ball out to the 20-yard
4 mark.
Driscoll Makes Gains
Drscoll made a yard. and then
q eross-maneuvre netted ten yards and
4 first down. Driscoll added eight
4 Yards off tackle, but as the Navy
Z brsced the visitors were forced to
4 punt, Driscoll getting off a kick that
4 carried to the Navy 35-yard line. Then
i the Middies began a march down the
y field, which, aided by a penalty for
II holding, carried the ball to the Great
Lakes 5-yard chalking.
i But on the next play Ingram was
4 irown for loss. The Navy, in turn,
vas penalized for holding, and Perry
wnted Driscoll. who came back ten
4 ysrds to midtield. Atriple pass failed,
n snd when a forward pass was incom
Il pleted Driscoll went back to kick.
IA The bulky Perry broke through and
u blocked the effort, and Scaffe, the Navy
tackle, picked up the ball and carried
81 i to the Great Lakes 10-yard line.
D Ingram was stopped at end, but Butler
s Sroke through for five yards. Now.
81 With the ball only this short distance
from the goal line a plunge was made
by the Navy at centre. 1t looked as
.aough the ball had been carried over
i the line by Butler when sudden from
4 the mass of legs Ellison wriggled free
j snd started for the opponents posts.
q In a jtfy two other Great Lakes
Il players sprang from the pile and, TAX
] ing after Ellison, formed guerdon
y about him which bowled over the two
u or three Navy men who had scented
a danger and struggled to their feet.
Down the field sped Ellison and by the
a Endron his path was clear, so effec-
Nely had his escort labored.
u Navy Sub Blocks Path
j When the Navy 25-yard line was
reached by Ellison in his mad flight and
"A Just as he was passing the bench where
81 iae Navy substitutes were moaning in
"a heir blankets a form darted from the
"a ndst of Dobe's emergency men and
W Ellison was brought suddenly to earth
II wa flying tackle.
II The fifteen thousand spectators
IN thronged about the field, amazed by the
run, let forth roar that was relayed
across the Severn, acrest the ripping
j waters and even to the shores of East
q ern Maryland
II The spectators figured that some
"a navy player or other had managed to
oVertake Ellison. The referee rushed
al 70 the spot where Ellison was sprawling
n and showing aside the Middies, who
were aiding in keeping MIR. Ellison
a aown, told the Great Lakes speed eater
81 70 70 continue his journey to the goal
& sncked the goal and the Great Lakes
Ooys led by a score Of to with only
'hree minutes to play.
81 n me navy has excelled in every de
B. parment save punting until this mod
efn Sam White got busy. The first two
81 PERIODS had been scoreless for both
ID S;ssms, but in the third quarter the mid
Ives S produced the final punch which had
n nele'oiore been lacking, and forward
, pass from Ingram to oberts had re-
suNed onN, IN touchdown. Orr ignormni-
ousiy muffed the punt-out of Roberts
aug no goal was kicked.
j after an exchange Of punts in this
4 Sam m,ro period the middies worked the
Il paI pSalI 10 the Great Lakes 25-yard mark
X Hste Ingram threw a forward pass
4 sslch was neatly caught by Even foi
q eh-yard gain. Another forward pass
4 sss: lncompleted, but Ingram triet
4 nsau' sa,h' with the result that Roberts
II ssso1ed the ball on the Great Lakes s.
Score. ''N "Ni'eu N0io'' i0- ''''
81 Navy Fumbled Often
on me superiority of the Navy, if fire.
d Suent fumbles be ignored, is attested
i N;asi .ae fact that in the first half the
II nJales r,sS:s made three first downs by
4 ss.Maag to the visitors one and in the
Il tbVaa tba half gathered five as against
rsr,d iour made by Great Lakes. The
II pnms ms was featured somewhat by the
snaaf aoef OF forward passes which were
q ins insSssss1ully worked. the visitors max
81 No good with five out of seven and the
b fou.s gaming ground on three of its
''qr u, attempts.
shnae weather was ideal for the game
N Nsa. Perry was handicapped some
N bra. IN his kicking by the strone
q pasae nae he had to face in two of ths
III nslods This was one reason why
q .hiseoll showed up so much better in
"ss ~, respect
II me ureat Lakes contingent was frs
On appear, 800 of the sailors marchinf
Niasn.e held behind their band. The
afta.es' 1000 strong, soon followed
tbs parading most decorously abou
usiio, wound up their entertainment
thai, mad scramble for the seats il
M. section back of the press box
T. se,s aged scribes from Philadelphi,
: ,ras much parfurhai -