New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-30
By Ray Mccarthy
FIRST PERIOD

TlkSI fEklOD
At 2:03 O'CLOCK Captain Even, of the
Navy, and Acting Captain McQuarrie of
the Army, met Referee Langford in
midfield. and the Army won the toss.
Captain McQuarrie elected to de-
fend the east end goal, with slight
wind at his back. King kicked off and
Wilhde, the Army quarterback, re-
ceived the ball on his own 1l-yard line
and ran it back fifteen yards to his
26-yard line. Lystadt gained five
yards on. the plunge through right
tackle. McQuarrie then dropped back
and punted to the Nays 35-yard line.
Koeher received the ball, but was
downed with only yard gain. Clark
smashed off right tackle for a gain Of
eleven yards. Koehler repeated off
right tackle for a gain of frye yards
and then hit the same spot afain for
nine yards. Clark failed to gain
through the left side of the line. He
tried again and made two yards
through his left tackleoposition. Bcnoist
shifted through the center of the line
for two yards. Clark then punted to
the Army 5-yard line to Wilhide, who
was downed in his tracks by the Navy
ends.
Schabacker slammed through center
for three yards, and then McQuarrie
booted long punt to the Nays 40
yard line, where Koehler dropped on
the oval. On the first play, Koehler
skirted the right end for q l0-yard
gain. Clark got three more through
the center of the line. Benoist slid in
side of the right tackle for six yards,
and Clark made it first down on a
plunge through the center.
The Navy right forwards shifted
over on the next play, and Clark hit
the long side OF the line fora four
yard gain. Cruise sailed under the
legs of his own center for a seven-yard
journey and then made il first down in
the same place. koehler, starting a
run off tackle, fumbied, but quickly re-
covered. and was downed without a
gain. He next attempted a forward
pass to his left end, which failed
KoeAler gained four yards off tackle
and tried another pass over the center
of his line, which Lystadt knocked down
with flying backward leap. The ball
went over the goal line, and it was the
Army's ball on. the 20-yard line.
Schabacker made three yards on a
plunge through center, then McQuarrie
ran back. grabbed pass and booted a
quick punt, which rolled to the Navy
yard line. This kick covered dis
tance Of seventy yards. and placed the
Navy on the defensive under the
shadow of its own goal posts. Clark
Immediately punted back to Schabacker
who made fair catch on the Nays
3s-yard line. McQuarrie then at
tempted goal from placement, but the
ball carried to the right of the goa
posts. and it was the Nays ball on the
20-yard line.
Rushes by Cruise and Benoist failed
to gain, and Clark punted TO Wilhde
on the Army 45-yard line. Lystad
tried gallop through left tackle ant
picked up two yards. McQuarrie tried
his hand at carrying the pigskin. anC
got yard in smash at center. Scha
hacker was next called or. but coulC
gain only two yards through TIE RICH
side of the line. and McQuarrie boote,
the ball over the Navy goal line.
The ball was put in play on the 20
yard line, and on the first rush Cruis'
picked up three yards through center
Koehler bluffed . forward pass, tuckes
the ball under his wing and scampere,
around right end Toe . siDysrd gain