The Washington herald., 1919-11-30
Navy's Big Right Tackle
King Brings MILDLY Victory
Two Field Goals Prove I'm
doing of Army in Annual
Game With Future Ad-
mirals Before Notable
Gathering.
BY JOHN A. puGAN.

Polo Grounds. New York. Nov. -.
Midshipman Charles King. of
1o~a, right tackle on the Navy team.
gave Uncle SANS sea forces a to
victory over the Army, in the re-
ne-val of their annual gridiron bat
tie here this afternoon.
'rhe feat of this new Navy hero
gave Annapolis a victory that IL had
almost despaired of. and it caused
thu rain soaked midshipmen on the
side lines to leave their seats and
engage in a wild snake dance and
parade past the gray stands of the
Army. where they hurled jubiiant
jeers at the glum cadets.
Despite the weather. close to
$4,000 spectators sat in the stands.
Covered by umbrellas and impro-
vised rain protectors. they stood
and cheered the teams unmindful
of the soaking rain.
lfarching in a column of squads.
tho cadets. in three battalions.
were first on the field. They
marched around the Eridiron and
filed into their places in the stands
amid a roar from the thousands.
s'he Army team. led by Captain
George. then rushed to the grid
iron and caused a wild din from
the gray clad West Pointers.
few minutes the column of
mi lshipmen. led by a band of Ma
rfnes. swung onto the field. The
eacets save them a great reception.
Nclcing che cr after cheer as the
erect blue lines marched by to their
poslticus on the opposite side of
TIE held They sat in the open
hieichers in the rain while the
cadets were under the protection
OF the grandstand. The NayS- team
followed the middies on the field.
Seated in the boxes on the .Nrry
side. seemingly unminhful of ~, ram
which drenched them sat So .rptrTv
OF Wa Baker. Gen. Pershin.:. Com
nander-in-Chief of the army and
Gen. March. Chief of STAFF.
On the opposite side of the fia;I
Istarv of The Navy Daniels. Assist
ant Secretary Franklin d. Roosevelt.
Admiral Glennon and Admiral Sims
and Mai. Gen. George Barnett, of
the Marine Corps.
The vaunted impregnable line of
the Army ives crushed to pieces be-
fore the ewes Of Secretary Baker.
Generals Pershing and March and
other high officers of the army.
clark and Cruise. the two sterling
>,avy backs. had Secretary Daniels.
AdTnirals Glennon and Sims and the
navy notabIes on their feet time aft
er time.
Fight Like Hell.
Responding to the yells of tight
like hell the Army took hold of it,
self within its inner sanctum. and
by grim. desperate fighting hurled
hack the Navy charges when a slip
would have meant n touchdown.
The Navy lacked the punch to pene-
trate the Army line when a gain
meant a touchdown and lad it not
been for the toe of the Iowa middle.
King. honors ~ould have been even.
McQuarrie. the big fuI'5ack of TIE
~ v'as 'he shining Eight of .he
soldier squad His punting as a Ge-
feTs've factor pulled the ARM out
% fra"Uent holes. Twice. standing
behind his own goal line he WIS hur-
rod 70 get 2 kick awav when the
Navy forwards broke through, but
be succeeded both times and booted
the wet. hslippcry ball for fo-ty-fYe
yards
Weather conditions mada impossi-
h'" ar" offensive tac:i"s through the
air. and both teams reSoIted to
~ l-ti- is"hEd'l 1T w'NNf'n ire NaNE
v'th its Fight lire ard lieht b"ckfield.
pulled surprise that ranks with the
su--0rises of chaotic sCason. and
swept the Ar~,V Off its S-~-
III" Arnly-Nsvy game brings foot
hal 70 TIE end of the 1919 trail this
af' ernoon on the Poo Grounds.
u does not REQUIRE very much ex-
planning as to how the Navy won
the gamo
The Navy back field lads simply
outp,ayed their rivals. and when il
was necessary to get the ball close
enough for the Mighty King to
t-y for the goal. they were there.
The Annapolis lads would not be
denied. try as hard as the Army
team could do to prevent the Iowa
lad from Kicking the pigskin over
the crossbar. The Navy always had
4" little reserve power and made the
necessary gains.
King" is the hero of the Sea Dogs
tonight
In the middle of that second quarter
the navy machine stopped fo- a con-
ference on tine 3-yard line They
grouped in a little knot with steam
pouring of their heated backs in
clouds that enveloped them almost like
the fog. They went back to their
places and the king of the line stepped