The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-28


 tors could draw an analogy between the nam reliance of football offense and that Of actual battles at sea. Both elev- ems had found the forward pass inetfec- i've for piercing the enemy's territory lar enough. iDiscarding modern aerial tactcs, the navy relied on the battle snip tackle smashes from a close square formation so efficiently that after the touchdown was made another was pre- vented only by a tumble IA yards from the Army's goal.
 COME ELEVEN"
 Come eleven had been the Navy slo- gan in preparation for the annual sery- Ice game, and eleven came, meaning the eleventh victory for tho Annapolis foot ball teams over West Point. which makes the series now stand even. While future admlrals gamboled in a snake dance over the gridiron, Josephus Daniels had the pleasure of seeing his last Army-Navy game as Secretary of the Navy end in a victory for the arm ot the service Of which he is the head
 [ He and Secretary Baker, General Per- shing, General Nivelle of France and other officials, who were among the thousands of civic and service nota bies at the game, joshed che another boast mgly on the field between the halves when the score was nothing-all. While humble sailors of the fleet and wounded A. E. F. veterans, who were side line guests, gathered around, the Army chiefs felt confident for in the first half the Navyhad not had the ball in the Army s territory, and the Army had been near enough the Navy's goal to try to score by kicking three times.
 The break of the game came near the end of the third period A punt by the Army from its own 34-yard line went outside and netted only 12 yards from the line of scrimmage. A forward pass of eight yards and six-yard line buck by Conroy gave the Navy first down P yards from the Army's goal as the fourth period opened.
 KOEHLER IS BIG GUN
 Then came the change of tactics with Koehler, the big 16-inch gun. In two line plays he put the ball seven yards from the Army's goal and gave the Navy a first down there. On the next play . smoke screen was thrown out. Hamil- ton, the Navy ful1back, started from d close formation as if for a buck at the Army's right guard. Conroy instead passed the ball to Moves, then playing at right halfback. and he turned and gave it to Koehler. who plunged through the Army's left tackle for touchdown.
 
 and there; as it developed, the scoring ended, but not until after another bril- liant march down the field by the mid dies.
 ARMY RALLIES
 Moves fumbled the ball, however, and the Army, on it's own 14yard line, started a desperate effort to tie the game. French made a 14-yard run for kick for nation on the first lineup and raised the hopes of the cheering cadets in gray, who were waving megaphones that formed the letters "U. $. A." in gray. black and gold. The rally was short lived, however. The Army tried forward passes in its own territory, but the sail ors knew how to check them and the Army's hopes died when forward pass was intercepted at midfield by Walters. a sub fullback. When the game ended the Navy had the ball on Armys 42- yard line.
 STATISTICS ON GAME
 The strength of the Navy's line-plung- ing game may be realized from statis- tics of the game. By 55 rushing plays the Navy gained a total of 136 yards net, of which S8 yards were gained in p plays in the last period. The Navy earned first down F times, and just half of these downs were in the last period. Of Il forward passes which the Navy tried. only three were successful and these gained a total of 3S yards
 The Army in 34 rushes made net total \xain of 61 yards. Of it's R forward passes Flour were successful for total gain Jof u yards, two. were intercepted and six were incomplete. The Army earned five first downs. only one of which was in the last half, and that was due to Frenchs desperate run.
 Poor bunting and penalties kept the Navy at a disadvantage throughout the first half. resulting in the ball staying in the Navy's territory throughout the first two periods, notwithstanding the fact that the Navy rushed the ball farther and gained more by the forward pass. But the Army was not strong enough to take advantage of scoring opportuni- ties.
 KICKS FAIL , Tn the first period it had the ball on the Navy's s0-yard line as the result largely of gaining in an exchange of kicks 15-yard run back by French
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