New-York tribune., 1921-11-27
Army's Chances for Victory
Ruined by Soggy Cridiro1,

oOSSy OTtItTOn
S%yard gain. and Army had the ball on
Navy's 38-yard line.
French and smythe gained seven
yards between them in two line
bucks, but Army decided to bring its
kicking. ability into play for an at
tempted placement goal. Mulligan's s
boot from the 37-yard line was low and
went under the bar for touchback.
Navy put the ball in play on her
smashed center for five yards. A for
ward pass failed, after which Barchet
swung around left end for twelve yards
before French nailed him. Another for
ward pass went awry. Then Koehler
made four yards through the right side
Of the line. King then punted to
French, who was downed on Army's
30-yard line. The Army failed to gain
on the frss attempt and Wood was
called upon to punt. 1t was quick
kick that caught the Navy by surprise:
rolled to the Navy's 15-yard line before
the latter fell upon it.
Barchet. picked up six yards off
tackle and 'Conroy hit center for first
down. Conroy, however, was stopped
in his tracks by Wood on his next at
tempt. Then the speedy little Barchet
raced off end for gain Of seventeen
yards before he was thrown by French
on Navy's 47-yard line. Koehler
crashed center for eight yards and
Conroy made first down through the
Wood after he had gone seven yards
as the period ended It was Navy's
ball on Arny's 24-yard line. Score
and first period: Navy, o; Army, 0.
SECOND PERIOD
Beginning the second period the
Army made valiant stand on its 23-
yard line and took the ball on downs.
Wood, in spite of bad pass, got away
roy on Army's 47-yard line. Two for
ward passes, thrown by Conroy, failed,
after which Barchet punted to French
on Army's 20-yard line. The Army
could make no headway whatever
against the stalwart Navy line and
Wood was forced to kick. His punt
was caught by Barchet on Army's 45-
yard line, Barchet being downed al
most instantly
Barchet, behind splendid interfer-
ence, galloped around the Army right
thrown by the clever little French.
Koehler iammed his way through left
tackle for a five-yard gain. An Army
forward foolishly jumped offside and
fell on the ball before the next play
was put in motion, claiming Captain
Larson had moved the bali. The ref
cree refused to allow this claim and
penalized the Army five yards after the
offender had argued the point beyond
reasonable length.
This was really the turning point of
the game, for this unlooked-for penalty
gave Navy first down on Army's 22-
an attempted end run, but Conroy, TAX
ing the ball on two successive plays,
jimmied his way through the center of
the line for first down. Koehler
smashed through the right side for six
yards. Barchet crashed the left side
Of the Army line for two yards.
The West Point supporters were
yelling like mad for Army to hold. On
the last down, Conroy catapulted over
{, the center and made first down by
fractional inches. Everybody's heart
was In his mouth as the ocffiial meas
urement was made. The Middies went
frantic when they realized their team
had first down with only eighteen
inches to go.
Koehler, on the first thrust, was
hurled back nearly yard by Captain
Greene of the army. Conroy elected
TO carry the ball himself. He did not
fail. Like greyhound he dove head
long over center for the touchdown.
King kicked the goal. Shortly after
ward the first half ended. Score,
Navy, 2; Army, 0.
THIRD PERIOD
Mulligan, for Army, kicked to the
doughty Barchet, who raced back
twenty-three yards to the Navy's 49,
yard line. Immediately the Navy's
reputed running attack got under way
Barchet slammed off tackle for eight
yards and Conroy made it first down
through center. Koehler tried the
same. play for four-yard gain. Here
the Army braced and forced Barchet
to punt.
French was downed in his tracks on
Army's 8-yard line. French then gained
five yards on an ofP-tackle run, but that
was the extent of the Army's gains, so
Wood was forced to punt. The Army
was diagnosing the Navy attack much
better now. Neither side could make
much headway against the others line
and the game for time resolved it.
self into q punting duel between Wood
and Barchet. The period ended just as
Smythe made fair catch of punt
~ oarcneC on the Navy's 40-yard line
Score: Navy, z; Army, 0.
FOURTH PERIOD
On the very first play Smythe fun
bled and the Navy recovered the ball
on its own 40-yard line. Barchet came
into the limelight again with a mad
rush around left end that gained if
teen yards. Taking the bali again, he
PICKED up seven more yards. Then
army braced with all its proverbial
moiasn M strength and Navy was forced
by French on Army's 2o-yard line
French and Smythe both failed to eain'
But Wood punted far, the bali going
out OF bounds on NaYv,s a1vard lin,