New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
Navy Triunphs
Over Big Army
Eleven, E to 0
King Scores 2 Field Goals
and Nephews of .''Uncle
Joscphus'' Beat Cadets
for First Time Since 1912
Bv w. O. McGeehan


For the first time since 1912 the
Navy beat the Army on the football
field by score Of s TO 0. and the
cadets from West Point sat stiffly in
their seats while two thousand mid
dies from Annapolis poured through
the mists into the field at the Polo
Grounds like swarm of black aut>.
From start TO finish the light, trim
Navy team outplayed the numbering
team from West Point, plowing
through the Army line as a destroyer
plows through water.
King, right tackle Of the Navy
team. made himself the favorite
nephew of Uncle Jcsephus Daniels
yesterday. King scored the whole
six points for the Navy by field goals
from placement. One was booted
between the posts in the second pc
riod from the 27-yard line. The
other shot through the same place
from the 22-yard line in the fourth
period. And the Army never looked
dangerous.
A light downpour started at the mo-
ment the crashing report of small
field piece from West Point signaled
the opening OF the game. The drlzzle
persisted as the struggle continued. and
toward the end the field was covered
with mist that gave the near illusion
Of the smoke of battle. But it was a
one-sided fight The Army did not make
sing first down by rushes and their
defense was ripped into tatters.
Secretary Daniels Flustered
Up TO to-day Uncle Josephus Daniels,
Secretary Of the Navy, had nothing to
beam about at the annual Army and
NAVY game. In fact, il seemed decreed
hat the Mddies should not win game
while he held the portfolio. Conse-
ouently, when General Pershing and
Secretarv Of War Baker crossed the
fe to exchange fluctuations with the
head OF the Navy, Uncle Josephus
seemed a bit fustered. 1t was some
thing OF an unusual situation for
Unc Josephus to find himself on the
side of team that was leading.
Uncle Josephus, MOSTLY enthusiastic
in his open field box, waited for the
nautical parade of triumph. led by
NJ Ike Curley, the acrobatic Navy cheer
leader. and reluctant goat which was
;mnersonating the spirit of the United
/ States Navy that afternoon.
The game itself goes down as an
other upset of dope in season "nere-
in the dope has taken some terrible
punishment. On heavy feld-and the
field of the Polo Grounds certainly was
moist and heavy yesterday heavy
Army team should have cru he'd
through. The Navy team seemed like
eleven pygmics when they faced the
husky cadets and the few neutrals IN
the Enclosure felt sorry for Uncle
Josephus's tiny nephews.
Army on Defensive
Rut few moments after that ball
was in play the neutrals began to be
sorry for the Army. Cruise, Clark
Benoist and Koehler began to hammer
at the husky Army lire. and they ham
mered il APART in sections. The Army
was forced to take the defensive. and
il was not such a strong defensive at
that. The Navy did not use any tricks
10 speak Of; they just plunged through
with the quartet Of backs.
once upon a time the Army, had
Young man named Oiphant. who was
/ biting his nails on the sidelines yes
terday. This Oliphant, known popuiar-
/ ly in the army and unpopuarly IN the
navy as "The Elephant used to plunge
through the strongest lines tnat the
Navy could muster. Yesterday tne
Navy seemed to have four Ohphants