The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-24

Middies Fight Hard
Against Tiger EIeven

AS had been expected. the Navy re-
sorted often to the forward pass. 1t
tried that play no fewer than seventeen
times. but Ii completed the pass on only
four occasions for a total gain OF thir-
ty-six yards. Princeton passed six times,
succeeded five times and got seventy
yards by the aerial attack The Navy
outrushed the Tigers by 1913 yards to
11S. Princeton showed a great tendency
to be off side. which cost 1t the ball on
several occasions and will have to be
overcome before the team enters the big
games.
Navy Wins the Toss.
The Navy won the toss and Princeton
kicked off. 1t was not long before the
m.dshipmen got first down with the
help of q forward pass. The Tiger line
did not seem to be playing close enough.
However, Princeton soon stopped the
Navy's success. and King had to kick.
This was followed soon by Princeton's
attempt to score by means of field
goal Keclx made the attempt from the
40-yard line. and poor kick 1t was.
After an exchange of punts Bolles in
tercepted n Princeton forward pass on
the Nays 81 yard mark. and then the
midshipmen began to show something.
King to Even netted twelve yards.
Again the Tigers braced and once more
there was an exchange of kicks. Soon
Noyes of the Navy got away for a run
OF eighteen yards through right tackle.
Koehler and Noyes gained through
the line and then came another forward
pass which left the Navy on Prince
toms 80 yard line.
This was good time for the Prince
ton defence to show what 1t really could
do. There was no mistaking the threat
ening attitude of the midshipmen. They
were intent upon scoring and judging
from the way they were going through
the line they had fine chance to make
good their threat.
Koehler who was the star for the
Navy got another four yards and the
sailors were only twenty-six yards away
from the Princeton goal. Cruise went
smashing into the Tiger mass and when
the tangle was Strengthened out 1t was
found that he had not made an inch.
Hamilton made another smash at the
Princeton line. but he too swas stopped.
1t was fourth down. Then King fell
back for an expected drop kick and
threw a forward pass, which failed.
Princeton got the ball and started on
its advance toward the first touchdown.
Tigers Fail at Kicking.
Soon after Lourie had gone over for
the score Princeton found itself within
striking distance of the Navy goal, and
Lourie tried q drop kick from tho 81
yard line. 1t was q failure. Not more
than a minute later Lourie made fair
catch OF Kings punt on the Nays 80
yard mark and Princeton elected to try
for goal from placement KeclS
kicked. but again the attempt proved a
dismal failure. 1t certainly was not a
day for Princeton scoring by the kick
ing route.
The third quarter saw Princetons de-
fence grow strong after Koehler and
his mates had started march toward
the Tiger goal line. Then the Navy was
forced to kick. Princeton could not
make any great Roadway with the
plays which 1t chose to use at this time
and 1t too had to resort very often to
the kicking game. So the bali went
back and forth and the game drag ed
q little.
But the final period was full of fire.
works. which started to go off with the
great run of Murrey A bad pass from
Callahan over Scheerer's head caused
quite a furry in the Navy camp. fol
Princeton was on its own yard line
goal line to punt out of danger. This
ne did effectively. Then the Navy begar
series OF forward passes which die
not find their marks, and again Prince
ton got the ball
The Tigers would have nothing to Dc
with the pesky leather when they were
fourteen points to the good, and sent 1,
back to the Navy.
Waters. who had come into the game
in place OF Koehler, struck through the
me for five points. He struck agar
and p Il was first down. Waters anC
Hamilton went through the firing Tigel
line and then came a forward BASS FOL
Jour yards and the Navy stood OF
Princeton's 90. yard mark. That wa
rs far as 1t got. King went bacl
to try a goal from placement, and N
failed. Princeton put the ball into play
en- Its own 20 yard mark with a lin,
play by Gilroy. Then came the fna
whistle.
And then. too. came that roar for tn,
Navy team. It had fought valiantly
but II had fought In vain.
Tonight the Princeton team stand
emong the elect, with power which still
is to be shown and players who have no
vet disclosed their best wares befor,
the scouts of Harvard and Yale.