Evening star., 1920-11-28

The stronger and more versatile OF
Tense Of the Navy might be we'll di-
vided into three parts: Generally bet
forward pass and more accurate and
aggressive play in the line. Prac-
tically all plays used by the Navy
while in close formation were worked
cut and used successfully by Dobie at
Annapolis; there was greater versa
tility, more power and far more decep-
tivenesS in those plays THAI in the plays
used by the Army. notwithstanding that
both formations were about the same,
each being based on what Warner now
is using at Pittsburgh and what 1ost
developed at Michigan sixteen years ago.
Navy Strikes Quickly.
From its close formation the Navy
could strike quickly and hard at any
point in the opposing line. and from the
same formation used a forward pass
after a double pass. which, after the
first quarter, tended to keep the Army
a double pass. with good interference
in front Of the runner. that the Navy
marched the last seven yards for a
touchdown, without the man with the
ball being touched by an Army player
The other formation used by the
Navy was the abbreviated kick for
nation Folwell Introduced at Wash
ington and Jefferson, with three backs
punched right under the line of Scrim-
mage and the fourth man about
or 8 yards directly back Of center.
From this formation the Navy made
all its successful forward passes, tn he
main one being Folwelfs short lob
Just over the line of scrimmage, va
ried with a long-driving pass far
down the center of the field almost
to the safety man. |
Pazsles the West Pointers.
At no time was the Army able to
break up consistently this play. and
the Navy made the biggest gain in its
march for the one touchdown Of the
contest.
Army employed a close formation
almost identical with that Of the
Navy. but without the accompanying
also without such hard charging on
the ofEense as was done by the Navy
forwards. The other formation used
in the main by the Army was a plain
kick formation, and it was the one
on which was gained nearly all the
the tenacious defense over which it
had to make headYay.
In fact. the Army quarterback used
poor judgment in not using the kick
formation more often with French
running from the kicker's position.
Four out of five times in which he
tried the Navy ends, French gained
ground and twice he made first
downs by his efforts. Il seemed rath-
er peculiar that French would run
Quarterback promptly would shift to
the close formation plays which the
Navy was smearing with remarkable
regularity.
Had Line sa Army.
A prediction made to the writer
several days ago by a man who had
been scouting on the Army for the
Navy that the Army would have to
show more offense than he had seen
to make consistent headway against
the Navy line was made good today.
We don't know whether the Army
produced anything on which the Navy
did not have line. but It would have
moro than it showed in today's game
to accomplish much against the kind
Of play put up by the Annapolis for
wards.
The Army backs would lunEe at the
opposing line and a swirl Of blue and
soon. and many times before it was
brought to the POINT It was passed
from Three times spread forma-
tion W1s attempted by the Soldiers
with two backs and one end near the
eide line, one back about five yards
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other eleven. Twice runs from this
were thrown for losses and one for
ward pass was easily blocked.
wmAE3e II Real Star.
Probably the play Of big Wilikie.
left guard for the Navy, was the out
standing faature Of the day. His
position was not only .impregnable on
defense, bot he u the Individual who
opAned up great holes In the Army
line during two marches toward the
goal line, the hrst Of which resulted
in . Touchdown aud tho other Of
which was intesruptod by a tumble
on the 14-yard line. which the Army
recovered. Three men were sent into
the right guard position In the fourth
period By the Army coaches In an
endeavor to stem the terrific charges
of the Navy wrestler. oafsman and
e1fdfronef extraordinary, but Of little
avail were their efforts. Rreidster put
up . great game against Willkie for
two periods and Q halt. but began to
wilt at the end Of the Third.
whether NAyy's plan Of battle was
mapped out before tho game Is inn
possible to say, but II IL was it could
not have been done with better judg-
ment and foresight II Quarterback