Evening star., 1920-11-28

Conroy engineered the sequence OF
plays which finally uprooted the
Army's 1920 hopes. then he should
have some kind of statue erected
to his memory at the Annapolis IN
stitution to commemorate his name
among the other great tacticians of
the Navy.
Navy Grasps Opportunity.
In the first two and a half periods
Conroy drove consistently and SEEM
ingly without much effect at the
Army line and few indeed were his
gains. However, when poor kick
gave the Navy the ball in midfield near
the end Of the third period and a long
forward pass put it on the 30-yaru
ed up with delayed pass, quick
double passes and short drives
through the holes Wilkie was opening.
Two consecutive first downs put the
ball on the 7-yard line and on y
double pass Koehler shot across the
the day one of triumph for two thous-
and and some odd midshipmen and one
Of gloom for the cadet corps from
West Point.
And for the remainder of the fourth
period 1t was Navy day. French tore
from kick formation, but the Army
quarter Immediately switched to the
close-formation play, and the Navy
got the bali after short punt. An
other march toward the goal was
started. and it seemed that the Army
points when tumble on the 14-yard
mark let the ball go into Army's pos
session.
Army did poor work in handling
forward passes. 1t had the ball near
ly all the first quarter in fairly good
scoring position, but two passes which
landed square in the arms Of the re-
ceiverS were mu6ed. Had the second
forward pass been caught the Army
would have had the ball on Nays
the game might be told. Again in the
second period an Army player drop
ped another pass, not near 30
easy to handle as had been the first
two. it is true, but dropped 1t never
theless at point eighteen yards from
the Navy line.
Fails to See Light.
Against such q line as the Army
must have known the Navy possessed,
there should have been Just two main
methods OF attack-open field work
after double or delayed passes, with
French relied upon to do most Of the
ball carrying. and forward passes. In
Army made the best Of its oppor-
tunities, either in general develop
ment Of sound play Of this kind or in
taking advantage Of what it clearly
showed had been built for it.
Navy players seemed to be in bet
ter physical condition than the Army
apparently being far more fresh and
aggressive in the fourth quarter. The
vicious and collective charging of the
Navy forwards had its effect on the
Soldiers. 1t was just, the kind of
game which is wearing on players.
yet which to the average spectator 1t
appears that not much is being done
by anybody. The truth of such game S
is that SO much is being done by
everybody that nobody gets the credit
deserved.
No big foot ball game in recent years
has produced such poor puntng. Not
ono real good puntSwas made.
Tho whole thing might be summed up
In this: It was impossible for one
brilliant back, French. to whip a well
drilled, excellently coached machine.
French probably has besn running up
and down the field against the minor
eievens West Point has faced, and the
Army naturally. had come to depend
upon him for its ground gaining. The
Navy watched his every motion. and.
with the exceptions Of his short dashes
from kick formation, smothered him.
with French stopped, the Army seemed
Mt loss for another offensive weapon