Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-28
NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM DEFEATS
ARMY, 7 TO 0; DARTMOUTH is
WINNER over WASHINGTON u"
Sailors Plunge Through the Soldiers Lines
and Triumph in Annual Gridiron Clash;
Koehler's Playing Features; $4,000 Specta-
tors Witness Game on Polo Grounds.
lRY rHE ASSOCIATED press,

New York, Nov. q. - Line
plunges with uperdroadnaugh
backs, aided by smoke screen of
delayed and double passes, en-
abfed Navy to triumph over Army
z to 0 in their annual gridiron
clash at the Polo grounds today,
When, early in the fourth period,
Ben G.. Koehler. of Geneva, Neb.,
former star at the University of
Nebraska, crashed over the Armys
last white line on a double pass
play that started seven yards from
the goal, Navy officials among the
$4,000 spectators could draw an
analogy between the main reliance
of football offense and that of
actual battles at sea. Both elevens
had found the forward pass inef-
fective for great gains.
Modern Tactics Discarded.
Discarding modern aeriag tac-
tics, Navy relied on the battleship
tackle, smashes from a close
square formation, so efficiently
that after the touchdown was made
another was prevented only by a
tumble fourteen-yards from tho
goal.
"Come eleven" had been, the
Navy slogan In preparation for the
game and eleven came, meaning
the eleventh victory for Annapolis
over West Point, which makes the
series even. While future admirals
gamboled in a snake dance over the
gridiron, Josephus Daniels saw his
last Army Navy game. as secretary
of the navy end in victory for the
seamen.
He and Secretary Baker, General
Pershing, General Nevelle of
France and other officials joshed
one another boastingly on the field
between the halves when the score
was Gall. While sailors and
wounded A. f. F. veterans, who
were side line guests, gathered
round, the army chiefs felt conf
dent, for In the first half the Navy
never had ball in Army's terri
tory, and the Army had been near
enough to Nays goal to try to
place kick three times.
Break Came In Third Period.
The break came near the end OF
the third period. A punt by the
Army fran it's thirty-four-yard
line went outside and netted only
twelve Yards. A forward pass OF
eight wards and a six-yard line
buck by Conroy gave the Navy
first down twenty-five yards from
the Armys goal as the fourth
period opened.
Then came the change of tactics
To-
ball seven yards from the Army }
goal and gave the Navy a tlrsl
down there. On the next play,
smoke screen was thrown OUT:
Hamilton, Navy fullback, started
from a close formation as II to
buck Armys right guard. Conroy'
instead, passed the ball to Noye
then to right fullback, and in turn
gave it to Koehler, who plunged
through Army's left tackle for a
touchdown. King kicked goal.
Nays First Down.
Receiving the ensuing kickoff on
its own 17-yard line. Navy ran II
back fourteen yards and after four
teen line plunges had a first down
fourteen yards from the goal. Con-
ROY and Koehler again worked the
same double pass play. 1t led 10
one 20-yard gain by Koehler IN
the course of this advance ana Con-
roy himself made several smashes
of five and six yards.
Noyes fumbled. however, and the
Army on its own 14yard line start
ed a desperate effort to tie the
score. French made a 14-yard run
from kick formation on the first
lineup and raised the hopes of the
cadets, who were waving mega
phones that formed the letters ~.
s. A." In gray. black and gold. The
rally was short lived. however. The
Army tried forward passes, but the
sailors knew how to check them
and Army's hopes died when a for
ward pass was intercepted in mid
field by Waters. substitute full
back. When the game ended
Navy had the ball on Army's AZ
yard line.
The figures show that fifty-five
rushing plays gained Navy 1856
yards net. of which eighty eight
yards were gained in twenty-five
plays in the last period. The Navy