New-York tribune., 1919-11-30

derstand why the Navy won oy TWO
field goals. The only wonder is ina,
the count was not 10 points higher, ior
the Army eleven never had one-tehlh
of an outside chance. =,
In addition TO all this, the Army Ia
bored under two blighting handicapS.
as insurmountable as Coogan's Blum
when stormsd from the valley.
One was that on a heavy field all the
done favored the heavier and more
seasoned Army team to win. haVlhs
the dope in its favor was knockout
from the kickoff.
Oliphant on Side Lines
The other depressing barrier was
that. for the first time in great many
years man by the name OF Elmer
Oliphant was on the side lines and not
ont on the field in West Point loot
hall suit. The double barrier was en-
tirely too much for the West Poiht
delegation TO face Either would have
meant an overthrow. ..-.. tor
We haven't the vital statistics for
the last twenty or thirty years put
ofFband we should say that all records
vara broken when the Army attack
was held without making a single hrst
down. The Army attack and the heao-
gear worn by more than fourteen
thousand women out in the open SUI
fered practically the same horr'oic
fate. ,.h 20
sembled chunks of bread tossed INTO
bowl of soup. where the whiting process
is always rapid. ..,r;
The Army attack carried nei'her var
ETY. nor power. IL was further naso.
r. tbat tho NAVY fOr-
wards outcharged their rivals at ever!
So of tho came. wrecking their OF
fensiye formations with forward
.sweep that literally ripped the Army
line into muddy shreds.
II is seldom that one sees team so
badly outclassed as the Army eleven
was without touchdown resulting
from the rival attack. Where the Army
h.cks and forwards were steadily ana
rnthlessly battered back and hurled
headlonc TO the soggy sod, Navy at
tacks. led by Clark, Koehler and Ben,
DIST. were rushing with fine speed ana
mower through big holes torn IN the
West Point line.
Army Team Smothered
Tho ARMY line was outplayed to a
standstill. II was outplayed from end
to end and from tackle to tackle. SIX
teen first downs without the help OF a
forward pass-through center, through
hotb guards. through both tackles ana
outside of both tacklcs-te the story
The West Point backheld had notning
like the speed and power shown by the
Navy hacks. and even if it had carried
Tho same impetus the Navy line coulu
have broken up most OF its plays;
While the Army attack was pom
,,ow and minus anything like variety
The NAVY offensive was fast, Keen anu
wonderfully varied. Coach DoDle h@1
developed a bewildering assortment u
fake masses, double passes ana threa's
that kept the Army bafhed from one
neriod through another. Both elevens
realized that forward passing WIN a
wet. slippery ball was OF no aNaii. pue
the Navy had something TO onse' 'hIs
deficit with her fake threats 'ha1 NJ
the West Point defense badiy u''se'''eu
and way off balance. A.. .v
The one bright spot IN the A,ns
,,sv was the fine punting OF Nc
onsrrie. With & heavy, wet ball ne
ran up the best distance average OF 'he
vear'fortv-fve yards for twelve at
temnts No other kicker IN the f~S'
has even come close TO this long range
hooting. McQuarrie's fine puntlng was
al, that Wcs; Point had TO keep tne
Navv attack from crossing its goal line
more than once. ;,,
The attempt of the cadets to gam
any ground was pitiful at times ihey
rarely goc more than bare slrioe
bevond the scrmmage line before they
were completely smeared and buried
deem in the mud On play after play
these attacks were broken up and re-
pulsed before they even reached the
scrimmage line.
No Variety of Play
The Army rushed the ball twenty
four times in vain attempts TO MAKE
one first down. but they were attempt
ing TO cut their way through a stone
quarry with feather. They had nc
variety of play TO split the Navy De
fense. which held up without break
The Army line appeared to play en-
! tirely too high, while the Army ends
likely fearing some of Dobie's tricb
attacks, failed to render any assistance
in these off tackle plays.
. The Navy presented fast, powerful
well coached eleven. In spite OF th'
1 mud. the Annapolis machine had speed
n driving force and unusual versa'iilty
Il On a dry field 1T would undouo~di!
Il have scored touChuoWh' 40 ~ va"
This machine rushed the ball nearl,
300 yards and piled up nrst downs II
rapid order. only TO be held In cneci
4 between the l5 and 20 yard I'm.
a through an inability to come through
with q forward pass.
|4 The work of Koehler. Clark ant
Ii Benoist was exceptionally good. IL wa
|E npon q par with the fine charging rus
<< OF the Navy line which ripped up tn
Il Army defense with ease and precision
ID With the Navy at work you had IN
4. vision of a perfect machine. with ever
I cog in place, the entire ensemble NOV
Inc as one man in the forward surge
The Navy backs in the main he'll
their feet as if they were rushing owe
dry turf. This was especially true
their quick, fast starting as they cam
hurtling through openings as II pro
pelled by some unseen 1orce. n
speed and power of their drive was !
E4Hlirect contrast to the Army attaes
hich lacked both essentials and whie
As further handicapped by the ap
kence Of any variety or threat;
Il TKing's two field goals were from n
II long range. around twenty-five yatu'
81 but II requires something more H, Una
Il = liRht toe to lift a water-soaked 1901
Il An with any accuracy. The Army ha
n one shot at goal, but the angie W"
6ad and the chance went by.
So after waiting seven years IN
NAVY finally scrambled back TO III
\ summit. This battle marked the hrs
snpearance Of a Dobie machine. an
The general verdict WAS that the Ia
XWeatern mentor had turned out bril-
4 lisnt accomplishment. His men no
ESniv knew fundamentals thorough.