Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-27
Polo Grounds
Packed With
Grid ROOteEs
Nearly 10000 See West Point
and Annapolis ELeUens
Strife for Superiority.
SCORE END FIRST HALF: ARMY, 0;
BY JACK VEIOCK.
international News Sports Editor.

international News sports Editor.
POLO GROUNDS, New York. Nov. p.
-Drab skies and a great crowd OF nearly
10000 football fans greeted the Army
i and Navy elevens as they lined up for
their twenty third annual battle on the
| gridron here today.
| The gold and gray of the Army, with
the gold and blue of Navy, formed color
, full background for the crowd which IN
! cIuded every one who could secure tick
cts of admission from the chiefs OF
| Uncle Sans two great arms Of the serv-
I Ice to the freshest plebe from the two
! academies.
Gray skies seemed to augur an Army
victory. but the Middies went into the
contest to fayorites over the future
generals.
IMPRESSIVE SIGHT
! AS CADETS MARCH.
| Hours before game time at . o'clock
the crowd started toward the scene OF
/ battle and by l o'clock the stands were
half filled. The field march OF West
| Points cadets. l. 600 strong, was the sig
nal for thunderous outburst OF cheer
| ing. The cadets, headed by bugle and
/ drum corps and their military band, came
onto the field at 1;20. marching COM
pletey around the gridiron to their Sec
| tiou.
The Army mule came with them and
his muleship seemed to catch the spirit
{ Of the occasion for he marched with a
military stride.
| Secretary Baker WAS the first high Of
| fetal TO arrive. with him came Mrs.
, Baker and party. The war secretary i'm
medlately was the target Of q battery of
/ photographers.
| PERsHING AND
/ NEVILLE PRESENT.
Gen. John ]. Pershing arrived at the
/ grounds half an hour before game time.
7 The cadets gave him cheer that shook
/ the stands. General Neville, hero Of Yer
/ dun. was among the notables on Army s
side. He WIS also given rousing cheer
/ Friends before and after the game al-
ways. the cadets gave a great whoop
when the big gates again opened ana
exposed a sea OF Navy blue on the out
side. Headed by Midshipman Apollo
! Soucek OF oklahoma, the regimental COIN
mander the mlddies filed in behind the
/ Marine Band.
William 6. McAdoo, former secretary
( Of the treasury. and Mrs. McAdoo, ar.
/ rived just before game time.
/ The Army squad ran on~the field and
bedlam broke loose. In the pre- game
+ excitement Secretary Daniels was far on
+ the field before he was Noticed Captain
/ Even % the Navy won the toss ana
chose the east goal. The Navy received
the kick.
/ The starting line-ups were rs follows
| ARMY--storck, left end: Davidson, left
! tackle; Clark, left guard Greene. cen
/ ter; Brledster. right guard; MuliRan
( right tackle; White. right end: wnhida,
I quarter back: Lawrence. left half back
Smythe. right half back; French, fuii
back.
/ NAYY-Ewen. left end; Boles. left
tackle; Wnkie. left guard; Larson.
center; Moore, right guard: King. righs
( tackle; Parr right end; Conroy. quar-
/ ter back; Koehler, left half back. Ham
ilton, right half back Mckee, full back
FIRST PERIOD.
French kicked of for the Army to
koehlcr's on Nays 2O-ynrd line. Two
I line plays failing 90 gain, King punted
/ 10 Armys 10 yard line French received
1 the kick and ran IL back TO midfield.
French made five yards through center.
Smytne failed 70 gain off tackle. French
| then punted TO Conr0y on Nays 25-yard
! line. Two line plays failed To gain for
! the Navy and King punted high into the
air. white. received the kick and It was
/ Army's ball on Nays 33-yard line. At
/ this point French dropped back and at
tempted Il goal from placement, which
I fell short of the Navy crossbar.
I Navy put the ball into play on her own
20 yard line and Mckee made seven yards
around Army's left end. Conroy made
/ four more through center on fake for
/ ward pass. giving the Navy first down.
Koehlcr hit center for three yards. Cruise
\ attempted forward pass and was
! thrown for a loss OF four yards King
dropped back as though to kick and at
( tempted q fake end run In which he was
In = a
/ to milfieid. but the ball was brought
I back and given to the Army on Navy $
5-yard line. II was penalty that lost
the ball for Navy. forward pass. VIII
Lawrence failed TO gain through the line
I and French punted TO Eoehler on Navy 4
/ l5-yard line. It was high punt that did
/ not get much distance. After two line
plays had failed to gain for Navy, King
/ punted 10 French on Army's 4O-yard
4 line.
French failed to gain on an attempt at
right end, being dOwued by Moore. VIII
hide wns thrown for a u yard loss by
King as he tried to run from q forward
pass formation. French kicked to Mckee
who was downed in his tracks by White
on his 40 yard line. The first period
( ended here score ARMY. o 0JNavy, 0.
SECOND PERIOD:
! From n punt formation King gained
yard through right tackle. Mckee was
/ thrown for seven yards loss as he tried
I a run around RhI emu. a AOEWAIu IHSb
from Conroy WAS Knocked down by VIII
hide. King pinted to storck, who ran
/ the ball back seven yards to Army q
forty yard line. French punted to Nays
seven yard line. Mckee gained two yards
through right tackle. Conroy walked
| through q hole at right tackle for four
yards
Conroy fumbled on n fake formation
and the ball was recovered by Green of
the Army on Navy's twenty Ave yard
line. Lawrence plunged through center
for five yards. Lawrence tried the same
play and failed to gainss forward pass
from Wilhide grounded. French tried
to kick goal from placement on Nays
thirty yard line. 1t went wide and low
behind Navys goal.
yard line, A forward pass. Conroy TO
! Pnrr, gained fifteen yards. Conroy failed
to gain around Whites end A short
pass. Conroy to Hamilton, gained ten
yards. Conroy smashed center for three
yards. A pass from COnrcy was knocked
down by Smythe Smythe intercepted
another forward pass from Conroy and
the ball went back to the Navy forty
yard line the Army getting the ball on
downs. Wilhide failed to gain. Army
was penaliZed fifteen yards for holding
short pass, French to smythe, gained
three yards. A pass, Wilhide to Smythe
gained six yards. The Navy was penal
lied fifteen yards for roughness. The
Navy line piled up in front of Smythe
on his smash at center. French got away
around left end for eight yards Wilhlde
rama right end for Ave yards. Army
failed by inches and the ball went to
Navy on her twenty five yard line.
Conroy went through left tackle for
six yards. The right side of the Army
line was torn open and Mckee went
through for first down Hamilton was
thrown for a two-yard loss by Storck
A forward pass was incomplete An
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