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ing that looked like one.
Thew crouched low, these four Navy
backs. and when they hit the Army line
they had with them an impetus tna'
sent the high standing line OF the
Army reeling. On the shifty formation
that Coach Gilmore Dobie used behind
the line, Koehler made the greater
gains. Clark or Cruise shooting ahead
of him and making n hole that squad
could parade through.
Army Rushes Rebound
When the Army hit that slight look
ing line Of the Navy it seemed to re-
bound most Of the time. Never once
could they make the ten yards. The
battering ram that Colonel Charles
DAILY was supposed to nave constructed
az West Point did not seem to work. In,
eyitably McQuarrie had to be called
upon to kick the Army out of danger
Never did the advance dope on loot
ball game seem so utterly foolisn as IL
did yesterday afternoon.
While the Navy team outplayed the
Army all through, the ac;ual scoring
was due to the one middle, King, the
tackle. This feat OF making goal
from placement requires considerable
nerve. In both instances Captain
Ewing held the ball while the Army
line plowed through with a rush:
Kings pose was almost nonchalant, and
in both cases the ball was sent true to
the mark above the upraised arms OF
the charging Army line.
At both points King was called upon
when the Army was holding with the
convulsiveness Of desperation, and 1t
seemed that at last they had the Navy
held. II was either this chance or the
still more hazardous chance OF for
ward pass.
On both occasions the Navy called on
King. and King was equal to the jobs.
Then he would 60 right back into the
fo'castle, which is, by way OF saying,
his place in the line, and play tackle
again.
Skies Dampen Enthusiasm
The crowd began to filter into the
Polo Grounds shortly after noon.
Those whose tickets called for seats
with their enthusiasm a trihe damp
ened. There was light drizzle then,
and at any moment it threatened TO
swell into a downpour that would wash
the crowd out of the seats.
in the sections that were confined al
most exclusively to Army and Navy
men there were many reunions OF class
mates from both Annapolis and West
N n
points and to all of the seven seas
since the Army and Navy football
teams last met at the Polo Grounds in
1915. 1t was: Hello, old man, Not
quite as bad as the North Sea or the
Channel And Hello, old man. It's
trhe milder than it was in the Ar
gonne." For the old grads OF West
Point and Annapolis had been called to
many ports and many fields by their
profession since the last meeting.
The cadets, in their gray overcoats
were the first to arrive. Headed by a
band in cadet gray, they swung through
the east gate and marched with the
swing of the West Pointers in column
of squads once around the field to their
section, where they made dash into
the seats. Instantly they began TO give
some Of the Army yells.
The Navy was late. The Navy al
ways has been bit late in arriving at
the Polo Grounds. They reach the
Jersey side on the B. e. O. Then they
take a short cruise on the Hudson "a
the 18th Street dock. and they seem
to have considerable difficulty always in
navigating this turbulent stretch OF
water.
Goat Is a Bit Dubious
They came just about quarter OF
an hour before starting time, with a
fine nautical swing, and circled the
field once, two thousand of them ir
their somber uniforms, the only flash
of color being the blue and gold banner
that they bore. With them came the
goat. The animal was not exactly eager
for the thing. In fact, he butted righ'
and left. and it took a couple of able
mddes to keep him in the line OF
march.
Vocally and numerically the middia
/ had the advantage of the cadets from
the start They had one yell. in par
ticular. which is ranged on the same
scale as a battleship's siren when tn,
battleship is lost somewhere in the fos
/ in midocean and wants to tell tn,
world that she is lost. When two thou
I sand throats voice this yell it has some
strength and penetration. Skipper.
who heard it on the Harlem River mus
have wondered how a United State:
ba',leship got that far inland withou
rollers.
The Army won the toss. and that wa.
about the only thing that went to Wes
Point that afternoon. There was {
slight wind from the south. and thu
Army elected to defend that goal. Ref
cree William Langford blew one sharI
blast on his whistle, and almost at tn,
same instant there was a crash from
the West Point field piece.
Navy Holds on First Charge
King kicked off for the Navy ans
sent the ban to the Army 3O-yarC
line. The Army tried one drive a.
the Navy center and got it first shocI
of the afternoon. The plunging back,
we're piled against their own line anC
held there by the impregnable defens,
Of the Navy. The Army team appeare;
just about as greatly surprised an,
labbergasted as the Navy goat nigh
have been il he had taken a head d
lunge at the concrete grandstands.
McQuarrie made a beautiful punt al
most TO the Nevy 25-yard line, wher,
the Navy made few rushes at tn,
Army line. And the Army lin,
yielded. On fake kick, Cruise sho
through tackle for gain of ten yards
Koehler made thirteen O fftackle ant
there was quite nautical procession
which threatened to wash the bulk,
Army team right out of the lot
Finally the numbering Army line or
ganized into something like resistanc,
and the Navy was forced to punt.
Despite the rumor that the Nav,
was supposed to be particularly def
with the forward pass, they could no