Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-28
ARMY ELEVEN
FALLS BEFORE
! ! /. NAVAL ATTACK
! Naval Airplanes Strapped
and Dreadnaughts Are
Used Against Enemy

through the heavy. seas of the Polo
Ground Saturday, battered the Army's
Z 1orIfacations in the rain, capturedrlhe
annual service football classic, z to O..
and took the lead In the series. Since
lS90Ethe Navy has won ~ times from
the Army eleven.
The Navy scrapped its airplanes
p discovering early in the game
@tpat-dreadnaughts were more effect
Ave for making progress against the
enemy. 1t made an attack with line
piungesrand end runs that resulted in
an advance of, So yards to a touch
down. early in the second period.
Barchet was the stellar battle cruis-
' er IN this progress toward the White
line, and indeed throughout the
game. From his own 44-yard line he
i circled end on a kick for 20 yards.
= Conroy and Barchet then a.ternated
a tandem formation until the former
smashed through for a touchdown,
followed by Kings goal. The progress
of the goal comprised IS plays dur
Ing which the Navy earned first down
four times. :.
Army Threatens to Tie.
Out-rushed Inc out-played in the
{ line, the Army threatened to tie up
the game. in the last quarter as the
result of the brilliant playing of
French. Receiving a punt at his own
$40-yard line. he ran it back 10tyards
and followed this up with a 28-yard
I'll around his right end, with in
reference provided byNa double shift
of the backs to the right before the
ball. was. passed. : In two more plays
he had put the ball 10 yards away
the Nays goal line, but was
- thrown for a, 5-yard loss. in attempt
. ing to r.peat.
- Here Hamilton, a substitute back,
Intercepted a forward pass, one Of
the five which the Army tried in vain
during the game, and a tie score was
averted.
Captain Larsen won the toss for the
Navy and elected to kick off. It was
raining{and the field was water-soak-
ed. King kicked the bail into play,
the ball sailing to@Army's 15-yard line
where Srnythe caught,and ran back 10
yards son the. first lineup, Smythe
the Army's 45-yard line before he vas
dropped.
After two line plunges for short
gains. French broke through the Mid
dies line and made a first down for
the Army on the Nays 42-yard line.
Three line plunges made it first
down for the Army on the Nays 49,
yard line. ,
Unable to gain through the Navy
line, Mulligan tried a field goal for
the Army, the ball passing under the
goal line. The sailors put the ball in
= play on their 20-yard line.a% Conroy
r made 5 yards In q line buck and the
Navy grounded a long forward pass
Cruise, on a s4lit off tackle, made it
line. The Army knocked down a
short forward pass by Conroy. After
another line plunge the Middies punt
ed to Army's 33-yard-line. .rs.
: Koehler made q. hrst down for the
Navy on a dash through the right
side Of the Army line from a kick
formation for a first down on the
Nays ss-yard line. A continuation
of, the. attack. Barchet and Koehle1
carrying the ball, swept the ball down
to- Army's 25-yard line, where Rich
ard replaced Lawrence at right halt
,, for the Army.
At this point the first period ended
Score-Navy 0, Army 0.
81 3as,sas. ? ny.s-s, Second Quarter.
After the teams had shifted to the
oppoAte&ends Of the field, the Army
held on its 20-yard line.
On the second lineup, Wood punteJ
sfio Barchet.
III Unable to gain, Navy punted to the
eAaArrmy's s20-yard line. The rain gained
steadily.S"Two line plunges and an END
run were. checked by the Navy and
Wood punted to Barchet. On the
first lineup Barchet swept around
!, Army's right end to the soldiers 80
Yard line
Army was penalized five yards FOL
offstde play on the third lineup, max.
ing it first down for the Middies. Con
roy broke through at center of the
& Army line for an eight-yard gain. A
S4sSSline plungs by Koehler made it frs,
down on the Army's 10-yard line.
Navy Scores.
King and Barchet made 8 yards II
two reverse line plunges. Koehlel
added a scant two yards and the nav,
was given a first down in inches from
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