The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-27
Rival Service Teams Battle
for Three Periods With
out Results.
NAVY MAKES 7 IN FOURTH
Monster. Crowd Witnesses His
torici Gridiron Struggle at
Polo Grounds.

U.-Tbe Navy defeated the Army
to o In Their annual football game
today, making the series stand
eIeven.all.
The navy made touchdown early
In the fourth period by a steady
advance Of forty-slx yards after re-
covering a poor punt OF the Army's.
Three plays at the end OF the third
period cave the navy first down on
she Army's 22.yard line as the
plays resulted In touehdown,
koehIsr soorInss on a double pass.
King kicked the goal. The Navy,
after receiving the klokoff, then
marched straight down the field
put ssn,, 'est o.. the a ssll fourteen yards
never had chance In the second
half, but approached the Navy's
goal In the first haif near enough
on three occasions to try for field
First Quarter.
At 2:09 pm. Capt. Wilhide, Of thu
Army. and Capt. Even, OF the Navy
met with the official and shook hands
Capt. Even, of the Navy, having cor
rectly called the toss of the coin
elected to defend the west goal thus
giving. the Army the kickoff. At 2ls
Clark kicked of for the Army. The ball
went out OF bounds on the Navys 20
yard line as Conroy caught IT, Con-
roy made five yards outside of. Mulligan
but Koehler was thrown for a loss Of a
yard. The Navy then punted, the ball
being caught by Wilhide on the Army s
tain ran the ball back twenty yards be-
fore he was thrown. Three line plungcs
netted but six yeards and French
Punter to the Navy's 5-yard line where
koehler was dropped as he caught the
ball. King attempted to run around
lAft nd ~
two-yeard loss.
King, standing on his own goal line.
made short punt to Navy's SO-yard
line where French was tackled and
thrown as he received the ball VIII
NOES long forward pass grounded, and
Nays 3o-yard line again. On the
Middies 4o-yard line French tried a
Held goal from placement The kick
was low and short, the pigskin strik.
ing the ground and rolling under the
goal bar. With the Sailors on their own
20-yard line Mckee circled Storck for
seven yards. Koehler hit center for an
additional yard. and on a repetition Of
the play made II first down on the
Middies' 30-yard line. A third rush
INTO the middle Of the Cadets line
gained yards more. Conroy at
tempted forward pass and was thrown
before he could heave the ball. aDavid-
son broke through and flung .Conroy
nefpre he could get nnder9 way Tor Al,
tto.l. snn run. He then punted to Cant.
miinide ~ and when Navy Interfered with
Were penallzed fifteen wards and ii was
yard line.
A line plunge and short forward pass.
Wilhide to French, netted seven yards
French was upset by the entire NAVY
me Tor loss q eight yards and was
forced 70 punt. the ball falling dead on
the Nays eight-yard mark. On a
penalty, however. the Navy was per-
mstted to put the bali into place on
their own 20-yard line. Mckee bat
| led five yards out of the Army's line,
but when Pharr was called into the back
Held foi an end run he was thrown for
two-yard loss. Conroy, on q quick
quarterback plunge. made four yards
through the soldiers center. The mid
dies then punted, French being downed
on the 40-yard line French was thrown
for three yard loss when he attempted
to batter his way past King. A second
attempt, in which he attempted to cir
Gle Pharr, resulted in five-yard loss.
French punted to Mckee on the Navy
S4-yard linz and the latter was spilled
by White without gain just as the first
period ended. Score: Army 0, Navy 0.
Second Quarter.
Hamilton made a yard outside of
Muiligan. Conroy was thrown for a
five-yard loss by Breidster, who broke
through as the ball was passed A for
ward pass by Mckee grounded and
Koehler punted to Storck, who regained
ten yards before he was thrown on the
West Point 35-yard mark. French got
Off quick punt and Mckee was
dropped in his tracks by White on the
middies' 1s-yard line. Mckee made two
yards inside of Mulligan and Conroy
broke through for five on the other side
OF center. Mckee fumbled, the bali and
Greene, the Army center fell on 1t, and
1t was the soldiers ball on the middies'
25-yard line. French split through the
middle of the Annapolis forwards for
two yards Wilhide hurled a forward
pass. but the ball grounded on Navy's
10-yard line and was brought back.
French failed in an attempted field goal
from placement and the sailors put the
ball in play on their 20-yard line.
A short forward pass Conroy to
Pharr made II first down on the Navy
35-yard line. Conroy tossed another
short forward pass to Koehler for an
other first down on the Navy 45-yard
line. Mckee picked up three yards at
center. Conroy's toss to Koehler
grounded and a second attempt was in
tercepted by Lawrence, and 1t was the
Afmy's bali on the Navy's 43-yard mark.
Smyth made two yards at center. but
the Army was penalized Is yards for
4s-yard line. A criss-cross play failed
70 gain and a forward pass Wilhide to
French, gave the Army the ball at mid
field to which was added an additional
IS yards for holding Wilhide attempted
a second forward pass, which was In
tercepted by Koehler. II was Army s
ball. and on the first lineup Lawrence
made two yards through Bolles. French
was badly Jared after a six-yard gain
around Capt. Ewens' end
Smythe skirted Pharr's end. but the
Navy took the ball on downs on her
own 25-yard line, conroy' from KICK ssS
formation, broke through Davidson Tor
a six-yard gain and repeated the play
on the right side of the line for hrst
down. the ball being on Navy's sS-yard
line Mckee was thrown for three
yard loss and Right Tackle King
dropped back and threw a long forward
pass, which was caught by Mckee, but
the play was not allowed and repeti-
tion Resulted in a grounded forward
pass. King then punted high and short
TO French. who was downed at MID :
field. on the first lineup he gained
six yards In n dodging run around the
middies' left end and Lawrence bat
tered two more out OF center A sue
cessful forward pass, Wilhde TO French
gave the cadets a first down on the
nlfddies' 37-yard mark. Wtlhide Tor
ward pass was knocked down by KING.
Lawrence attempted n field goal from
placement from almost midheid; the
Nall fell short and rolled over the An
napnlis goal line. The middies skirted
from their own 20-yard mark with a
fodging run for n seven-yard gain by
Koehler, who was. finally brought 70
ground by Greene just as the second
period ended Score: Army 0. Navy o
Third Period.
At fhe beginning Of the second hair
KIM kicsSed OF 70 French. who caught
the hall on his own 2-yard line, and
ran with IL to the Army is-yard line