The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-28
Straight Football Is Used
by Middies-Pass-
es Fail
N0TABLES SEE GAME
High Army, Navy and Civil
ian Officials Attend His
toric Contest

NEW YORK, Nov. 27.--Llue
pluugca with superdrcadnaugh
backs. aided by n smoke screen OF
delayed double passes enabled the
Navy to triumph over the Army z to
% In their annual gridiron clash at
the POLO grounds today.
when, early In the fourth period,
llen q. Koehler, OF Geneva, Nob..
former star at tho University OF
Nohraska, crashed over the Army's
last white line on "A double pass play
that started seven yards from the
goal. Navy officials among the
5000 spectators could draw an an
nlogy between the main reliance OF
football offences and that OF actual
battles at sea. Both olevons found
the forward pass ineffective for
piercing tho onomy's territory far
enough. Discarding modern aerial
attacks. the Navy relied on tho
bnttleship tackle smashcs from a
closc square formation. no effectively
that after the touchdown was mado
another was prevented only by n
tumble II yards from tho Armys
goal.
Serics Now Even.
Come Eleven" had been the navy
slogan In preparation for tho annual
service gnme. and eleven cnme,
meaning the eleventh. victory for
Annapolis teams over West Point.
which makes the series now stand
even.
In the first half the Navy never
had the ball In Army's territory ana
the Army was near enough to the
Navy's goal TO try to score by kick.
ing three times
The break OF tho game camo near
the end OF the third period. A punt
by the Army from It's own 34-yard
line went outside and netted only ~
Yards from the line OF scrimmage. A
forward pass OF eight yards and n
sis-yard line buck by Conroy gave
he Navy first down 90 yards from
the Army's goal m tho fourth period
opened.
Changc of Tactics.
Ihen came the change Of tactics
with Kochler fuliback. When the
game ended the Navy had the bah
on Army's %2-yard line.
The strength OF tho Navy's line
plunginE game may be realized from
statistics OF tho game. In Sc rush
Ing plays the Navy gained n total os
'3S yards net. of which ss yards
were gained In 22 plunges In the last
period.
Tho Navy earned first down n
times. and Just half OF these downs
were In the last period. OF eleven
Forward passes which the navy tried.
three were successful for a total gain
OF 3s-yards.
The Army in - roshes made a net
total OF 81 yards. or It's 10 forward
posses, four were successful for a
total gain OF 81 Yards. The Army
earned five first downs.
year ago the service teams bat
tied In the mud with fog to add
To their discomfort. Today tho poIo
grounds grdiron was firm and dry.
The klnd.of = field that brings out
the best In n football team.
All OF tho ceremonies that featured
Army-Navy games OF other years
were rc-enncted today. The middles.
who arrived on special trains from
annapolis this morning. paraded the
. red headed headed by their band and the
ever present navy goat The cadets,
many OF whom grsced the Hobbies
or hotels and the foyers OF theaters
last night with fair maids on their
arms, also marched. And every
army sympathixor will toll you that
they are tho best drilled men In the
Secretary and Mrs. Daniels. secrc.
tary and Mrs. Baker and their
p"'tses, ocNeThi nunuFeO OF Uncle
Sans celebrated soidiers and sailors
and generous per cent OF official
washington was ON hand for tho
game.
Six GOvcrnOrs Spectators.
The governors OF six states were
included among the spectators.
They are; Gov. Al Smith. New
York; Gov. II. /. Beeckman, Rhode
Island; Gov. ". q. Spound, Penn;
Gov W. J Townsend. Jr.. Delaware:
Gov. A. +. Ratchie. Maryland. and
Gov. !. II. Edwards. New Jersey.
Other notables here to witness the
game were: General John j. Pcrah-
ing, Commander Percy w. Foote,
senator James w. Wordsworth, Jr..
Rear Admiral w. C. Braisted, sur
geon general OF the navy; Brig Gen.
Robert l. Bullard, commandant OF
Governors Island: Rear Admiral
Edward X. slit. Colonel ana Mrs. w.
q. stewart baltimore; Rear Admiral
penton C. Decker. from Hampton
Roads, former Senator and Mrs. J.
Hamilton Lewis; Rear Admirals Me-
Gowan. Clark Taylor, Parks. Griffith,
VcNey, Long. Hughes. Simpson,
Washington. Coontz. Eberele, Jones,
Robertson and Mcdonald, Col, and
Mrs, Thomas Ashburn and Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. william Strother
Smith.
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