New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-22
Brickley Once
More Stars in
Criidiron Role
Former Harvard Player Leads
Naval Eleven to Victory
at Hoboken
By A. c. Cavagnaro

The playing of football is undoutt-
eddy second nature to Charley Brickley,
gridiron hero while a student at Har-
ward several years ago. Rather rotund
in appearance, through athletic inactiv-
ity for three years, Brickley's educated
toe and knowledge of the game are still
as keen as ever. This he demonstrated
in decisive manner when he alone &C
counted for all the points that enabled
the Naval Transport Department to de-
feat the L. S. S. Arizona eleven in a
contest at Stevens Field, Hoboken, yes
terday. The score was 10 20 6.
Only on crucial occasions did Brick
ley elect to get into play, as on Friday
he was vaccinated, and his arm was
still painful and swollen. He frequent
~ went to the side lines for few
minutes rest.
1t was an eleventh-hour victory for
the transport combination. In the last
two minutes of play Brickley scored a
touchdown and goal therefrom. The
Arizona squad helped to bring about
its defeat by being off side, which
brought the ball within two feet of its
own goal line. Brickley kicked a diff
cult goal from the field, from the 10
yard line, in the second quarter, while
Traynor. quarterback, accounted for
the only Arizona touchdown.
The playing of both teams was rather
crude, as they had enjoyed only three
days of practice. Consequently, fun
bles were frequent and the teamwork
lacked cohesion, but the work of the
men was always aggressive.
In great many respects the method
of attack used by both teams bordered
on the old-fashioned game of smashing
through the line and running around
the ends. Brickley interspersed some
open game play by tossing forward
passes at the Arizona team. However,
Flannery, his halfback and star of the
team. was not on his guard at critical
moments. AS a result. only four of
the dozen passes attempted were sue
cessful
The Arizona defence was sitter and
! their offensive quicker to get into ac-
ton. with the result that they out
played the Naval Transport men in
this respect. This was illustrated in
! The third quarter when Arizona rushed
its opponents down the field for five
successive downs. Brickley easily out
POSED him.
There was little to choose between
the teams during the first two periods.
the Arizona eleven earning the honors
by the slightest of margins. Quickly
noticing the weaknesses in his team,
Brickley made numerous changes, and
The team then began to show improve,
ment. While on the Arizona 1O-yard
line Higgins, of the naval team, com
mitted tumble while plunging
through the line that probably cost
his team a touchdown. Layne re-
! covered the ball back of the Arizona
, line for a touchback.
After few plays the naval men
regained the ball on the Arizona 25-
yard line. 2rickley sped around right
end for eleven yards while rip
Flannery. last year with Syracuse Uni.
vcrsity. gained ten Yards more. Elan
, Very added three yards when the Ari-
noza line neid stubbornly twice. Brick
ley then stepped back to the 10-yard
line to drop-kick a goal.
Naval Transport kicked off to begin
the third quarter, but the strong Ari-
iona offensive Melted them four first
downs without stop, Layne and Tray
nor doing the bulk of the attacking.
The period then ended, but on re
sumption of play Traynor carried the
ball three times to score Arizona's
only touchdown. Tho try for goal
was forfeited when the punt-out was
missed.
Tho lineup foJIoms.