New-York tribune., 1919-10-12
Erwig Features
In Attack That
.Hog-Ties Cadets
Ackley Fails to Live Up to
Reputation; West Point
Spirit of Defence LACKING

WoeA
Point Cadets suffered their first defes,
this afternoon when Syracuse tro,t.s
off the plains with to 5 victory hr.
in so doing they staged bril)iant owl
game fight against their heavier ara
more experienced opponents. Syracuse
were the superior aggregation. But :,
playing the Army it realized that !,
had been in battle.
1t is an axiom that any team .,..
can beat the Army on the plains is
good. Syracuse may not be such won
derful eleven, but they deserve cons;d-
cradle credit for their wir-altbo,ch
as a matter of fact, the ups.ater,
should have won BY at least two tnmeh
downs. That they didn't put over mn
other one was due to some dumb n,an-
ing when the team was in STRIKING d;s.
tance OF the line in the third ouarter
The outstanding feature of Svr.-
cuse's performance was the plaving ~
Erwig. the former Fordham stsr
Erwig substituted for Steele in tha
second quarter and again in the las.
quarter, and in each reeled of ,ons
runs. His first put Syracuse in
scoring position on the 6-vard -ira
from where Acklev went over in
series of rushes. On the defence ba
also played we'll.
Ackley Proves Disappointment
Ackley, of whom so much had haer
heard, and from whom so much wos
expected, proved disappointment Hs
was not the best team pilot hv anu
means, and in running back kicks h.
seemed lacking. Invariably he veeraS
to the sidelines instead of shootino
straight ahead and when opponents
rushed him he shot offside.
The lighting spirit of the Army was
a genuine pleasure to watch. Tho
whole Army line played whale of
game, outplaying their opponents and
showing big Improvement over their
work of recent games. If these fsl-
lows continue to improve at their
present rate, they Will make things
hot for tie Navy Had the hackf;eId
Tor the offence been equal to the d..
fenslVe D'a.' . the Arm in, 4 difrer.
ent story might be related. Greene
at ceAtre. b!alk at end and Daniel and
Vogel especially shone with their
hard and clever tacklng
1t might be further remarked that
the Army outraged Syracuse through.
out the whole first quarter. but in the
second half the Cadets con.ented
themselves with playing on the defen.
sive practically the whole time.
Blaik and Greene Star
The game began with Segal. of Syra.
cuse, kicking off An exchange of punts
followed the failure of both sides 70 do
much ground gaining. It was in this
period that the Army forwards shone.
Time and again Blaik and Greene broke
through and tackled the runner for big
losses. In the second period the
Army started on march tow
ard its goal, with the Syracuse crew
bewildered because OF the sudden and
unexpected change. However. the up
staters araced when danger threatened.
and with the ball on Syracusc's 5-yafH
line, ard with the goal to gain, Nc
Quarrle elected to try for a field goal
Niihide held the ball and McQuarrie
booted the leather over from the l5-
yard mark for the first score Of the
game.
Syracuse barely escaped a safety in
the first period when Quarterback
Ackley foolishly attempted to catch
a punt while standing under his goal
posts. The ball bounded over the goa
line, but he managed to scoop it ur
and rush it out from behind the posts
before he was tackled.
Erwig went in for Steele at the be.
ginning of the second period and
Syracuse Immediately began action
With but four minutes to play Nc
ouarrie punted to Ackley. who re.
celved the ball on his own 80 yard line
The Syracuse quarterback tried an END
run but Blaik broke through and threw
him for six-yard loss. He tried an
other and gained six yards Erwie
then took the ball ard on an otFs.d,
tackle play ran through a broken field
to his six-yard line. Ackley took the
ball over in four rushes, and kicked the
goal.
Syracuse Deserves Touchdown
Syracuse also should have scored q
touchdown in the third period whef
Steele and Fallon worked forward
pass that nettcd 25 yards and brought
the ball to the 10-yard line. Steele was
given the ball twice and failed anc
Ackley also failed to gain He then
tried forward pa hrt The bal
grounded behind the goil posts and
went to the Army on its ard line
Erwig got it again in the fourth period
and reeled off 30-yard run. but noth-
ing csSne of it.
Inc lineup and summary;