Arizona republican., 1920-11-28
LRepubIIcan A. p. Leased WIreJ


NEW YORK, Nov 27.-Line plunges,
with superintendent backs. aided by
a smoke screen of plays and double
passes, enabled Navy to triumph over
Army. to 0, in their annual gridiron
clash at the polo grounds today.
When, early in the fourth period,
Ben G.. Koehler of Geneva, Neh., for
mer star at the University of Ne
braska, crashed over the Army's last
white line on a double pass play that
started seven yards from the goal,
Navy officials among the $4,000 spec
tators could draw an analogy between
the main reliance on football offense
and that of actual battles at sea Both
elevens had found the forward pass
ineffective for great gains.
| Discarding modern aerial tactics.
Navy relied on the battleship tackle,
smashes from q close square forma-
ton, SO efficiently that after the touch
down was adme another was prevented
only by a tumble IA yards from the
goal.
"Come eleven" had been the Nayy's
slogan in preparation for the game and
eleven came, meaning the eleventh VIC
tory for Annapolis over West Point,
which makes the series even While
future admirals gamboled in snake
dance over the gridiron. Josephus Dam
! iels saw his last Army Navy game as
secretary of the navy end in victory
| for the seamen.
He and Secretary Baker. General
Pershing General Nivelle of France
| and other officials josheG one another
boastingly on the field between the
halves, when the score was nothing all
While sailors and wounded A. E. F
veterans, who were side line guests
gathered round. the army chiefs felt
confident, for in the first half the Navy
never had the ball in Army's territory
and the Army had beennear enough
to the Nays goal to try to place hcl
three times.
The break came near the end of thirS
period. A punt by the Army from it
81 yard line went wild outside ant
melted only IL yards. A forward pas
of yards and a 6-yard line buck b,
Conroy gave the Navy first down, 2
yards from the Army's goal as tn
fourth period opened.
Then came the change of tactics
I ntwo line plays Koehler put the bal
yards from the Army's goal and CAV
the Navy first down there. On tn
next play a smoke screen was throw
iout. Hamilton, Navy fullhack. starte
from a close formation as il to buc
Army's right guard Conroy, instead
passed the bali to Noyes, then at RICH
half back. and he in turn gave 1t {
EcehIer. who plunged through Army
left tackle for a touchdown. Kin
kicked goal.
Receiving the ensuing kickoff Q
its own 17-yard line. Navy ran it bac
IA yards and after IA line plunges ha
a first down IA yards from the goa
Conroy and Koehler again worked tn
: same double pass play. 1t led to on
l20-yard gain by Koehler in the cours
OF this advance and Conroy himse
made several smashes of and yard
Moves fumbled. however, and the Arm
! on its own 14-yard line started des
, perate effort to tie the score. Frenc
! made a 14-yard run from kick forms
ton on the first lineup and raised IN
. hopes of the cadets, who were wavin
Imegaphones in formation thatmade
, E''U s. A The rally was short live
, | however. The Army tried forwar
passes, but the sailors knew how
check them, and Army's hopes die
when a forward pass was intercepte
in mid field by Waters, substltu'
fullbaek. When the game ended Nav
had the ball on Army's 42-yard line.
Al The figures show that SO rushin
= plays gained Navy 1876 yards net, G
which IS wards were gained in
) plays in the last period. The Nav
4 earned first down IL times and Jul
/ half of these were in the last epriot
: OF IL forward passes only three wer
8 successful and those gained tots
. OF SO yards.
The army in "a rushes made M
a gain of 81 yards OF its IL forwar
passes, four were successful for a tot;
= gain of 81 yards, two were intercepte
! and six were incomplete. The Arm