The sun., 1919-10-26
MIDDIES RECEIVE
KEEN OPPOSITION
Are Forced to Battle Hard to
Beat Bucknell by 81 to
6 Score.
RALLY IN LAST QUARTER
Score Two Touchdowns-Open
Attack Of Losing Eleven
Features Contest.
spectdl Despatch TO TIE svS,

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Oct. 25.-In a gams
which made the midshipmen get down
to real football, the Naval Academy
won from Bucknell here this afternoon
by 81 to 6. There was not q moment
when the visitors did not put up a stern
defense, and they showed much ability
In the open attack which was feature
Of the contest The Navy started the
game with the strongest backfield which
could be picked but two early changes
rather disorganized 1t. and 1t was not
until the final quarter that the new
coordination shook itself together and
showed its ability to advance consist.
emily On the whole. the game was en-
couraging to Navy's followers
Bucknell played Navy TO a standstill
in the second quarter, and scored In the
third in the third of two plays of the
spectacular kind. With Navy holding
the ball on Bucknell's thirty yard line.
Elmer intercepted forward pass on his
own twenty yard line, and ran to Nays
ten yard line where Koehler stopped
him. Bucknell fumbled on the next
play. but Kinds punt was short, and a
forward pass of Bowser's was received
by Dent over the line. On Kostor's try
for goal. the ball hit the post above the
bar and bounced back.
Navy received the first kick off
Benoist running to the Nays twenty
five yard line. In series of drives
most Of them off tackle, with Afford and
Clark generally carrying the ball, and
helped by one forward pass, from Al
ford to, Clark, the ball was taken TO
Bucknelrs ten yard line. There stall
wart stand caused the ball to pass over
on downs. Bowser punted to the thirty
fivo yard line. at this stage. Koehler
took Affords place, and Rawlings was
substituted for Clark. Rawlings ran
fifteen yards, and. after a few short
gains, Koehler took the ball over and
King kicked goal
Navy's Goal I'm Danger.
The second quarter opened with Buck
nell holding the bail a little in the
Navy's territory. A combination OF
crisis cross and forward passes, Elmer
taking the bail, accounted for fifteen
yards, the first substantial gain for the
| visitors, and they followed It with a
first down in two plays. Bowser and
| Mangal carrying the ball This put
Nays goal line in danger but a stand
| on the ten yard line saved it.
King punted. and the visitors were
| not again so near scoring, though the
| midshipmen fought In their own lot dur
| ing the rest OF the quarter. Though the
Navy kept the ball in Bucknell TERRITORY
most of the third quarter fine catch and
| run Of Elmer put the visitors in position
to make their only score of the game
while the midshipnlen were blanked
In the final quarter, the midshipmen
| woke up to the fact that 1t was thaic
turn to do some gridiron stunts The
| opportunity came when Bucknell had re-
| ceived kick inside its ten yard line
and Bowser was n little slow in settling
himself to punt back. Murray and Lowe
| were on him, the former stopping tho
ball. which rolled across tho line and
! Denfield fell on it again. Another time
| King added a point
Navy kicked of and received Bowsers
| return on their own forty yard line
| With Koehler and Rawlings doing the
bulk Of the carrying. and with one ten
yard gain on a forward toss from Koch
Ter to Rawlings the bali was carried to
the five ysrd line. from which Koehler
carried It ,cross. Again Kings trus,y
| toe did tbs thing It was called upon TO
do. the game ending shortly after, though
not before Bucknell had uncovered
| final effort in the form of wide tx.
tended line and some serious passing
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