The New York herald., 1921-10-17
NAVY GREAT TEAM
AGAINST PRINCETON
Power and Precision Not Often
Reached at This Time of
the Year.
TIGERS SHORT ON PEP
Unable to Get at Man Carrying
Pigskin-Bcaten at Fol-
lowing Ball.
TIGERS SHORT ON PEP
by WILLIAM b. HANN.s.

exploited Tor spectators by the mid
shipmen at Annapolis last Saturday
Robert Folwell had an eleven ready
to avenge past defeats by Princeton
and one which struck the experts
present as one well coached indeed
That fact stood out prominently in
Princeton's defeat as the Navy men,
With their admirably executed drives
on tackle, full of power and speed
hurled formations at the Tiger fanks
the Tigers We're quite unable to handle.
A good deal is explained when it
Is said that the Navy played the sort
of football one expects to see by a
first class eleven the latter part of
November, and it must occur to more
than one friend of the Navy that
over confidence and keeping or re-
gaining that splendid playing form
and physical form for the Penn State
and Army games are matters to be
watched carefully. Apropos of which.
1t is presumed that the Navy knows
what it is doing 1t has three weeks
in which to get ready for Penn State.
show Real Football.
The style and class Of football played
by the midshipmen refute the oft as
serted. but. think. mistaken notions
that Arny-Novy games are not inter-
esting or high grade compared to other
big games. That is a wrong idea alto
gether AS often as any other set of
rivals. these two. when they meet, are
''tThere" with the football goods
Princeton was outplayed Saturday to
greater extent than the score tells.
The Tigers simply were not in it. They
were not anything like as far along
as the Navy-runnng into such stiff
game the third time out--and did not
appear to have the appetite for foot
ball Of that calibre so early in the sea-
son. Not often does a Tiger team have
so little fire and dash. probably mat
ter entirely of the campaign not hav-
ing progressed to point to beget the
necessary mental attitude.
Two of the best men in the Tiger
scheme of things, Lourie and Garrity,
were missing. and the Tigers have all
the potentiality of last year-that Ia
simply matter OF time and develop
ment and working up to the necessary
fine frenzy. But Lourie and Garrity
in the game would not have saved
Princeton from defeat. Nassau had not
been brought forward to the stage to
have a chance against the speed and
team work the Navy had. Not only
was the Navy in an advanced stage of
development. but had first class indi-
vidual material
An Inspiring quarterback such as
Lourie is. is missed greatly when out
OF the game, but not in a single posi-
ton were the collegians on their toes
compared to their Navy opposites, and
Princeton was mauled with a persist
ency and severity making 1t quite evil
dent that the Navy was at least two
touchdowns the better team. Wittmer
as a defensive man stood between
Princeton and worse defeat. With all
their hard playing the midshipmen
played clean and fair football all the
time. Both sides did with the excep-
ton of the disqualified Princeton lad.
who, it is understood. disclaims any in
tention of punching anybody.
Barchet, one of the best Of the Navy
backs A versatile chunk of chap.
was incapacitated in a collision with
keclS. the Tiger captain. The report
was. ON the way back from Annapolis
that two ribs were broken. The Tigers
that time were penalized fifteen yards
for piling up or tackling out of bounds
or something. IL Kecl< hit Barchet
that hard it might easily have been in
advertcnt. Tt isn't easy always for a
man OF his size ami speed to check
himself.
kcck nnd Wittmer star.
Keck and Wittmer did so much OF
the Tiger tackling in line plays that
they seemed to be doing it all. The
criticism was made Of Kecl that as a
captain he could have rallied his men
more. He wasn't a target for Navy
plays. for the sailors knew where 10
throw their formations. but they had
him and every other opponent covered
and he had his hands fun.
It's blue moon since anybody has
seen an opponent consistently beat
Princeton 20 o loose ball az the NAVY
did. Nassau did not follow the bail well.
was discharged by the Navy line did
not block as WELL and there was
marked difference in the speed and CO.
operation of the backs. Half a dozen
men were always hammering away at
the point on the Princeton side TO be
attacked. and the momentum OF the
carrier was terrific
Once. twice, numerous times after tho
carrier had cleared HIS company he met
the tackler low with the shoulder and
carried him back before he was stopped.
Hitting him off his feet. Which is no
~"'t VI tIchbHeHt LOT trfnCctOnian to
regard with equaninity
IL was the very devil OF Job in the
first place for a Princetonian 10 get ~
the Hsan carrying the ball Yet secirg
their men outplayed from the start. the
array OF Princeton coaches took the
drubbing with the sportiest sort of
spirit. and when you've brought n team
mp 20 the rank in football Princeton .as
reached IL Is tough TO be trimmed.
The Princeton ends did not show "a
nearly as good advantage as at this
time last year. The play in which an
end moves out and runs in TO take out
an opponent did not bother he Navy.
and the latter was much bel .er In COW
cring kicks. For one thing the Navy
punts, not up TO the standard in dis
tance and indffcrently done. were at
least good and high. Princeton did
nothing AT all in running them back
Aionzo Stage Of Chicago wbs looking
on. So were Harvard and Yale men.
and. we doubt not. Army scouts The
Princeton backfield as it was made up
and performed was altogether unim-
prcssive. But the big aspect OF the
game was Navy strength team ex-
traordlnarily strong and smooth for that
time of the year Improved end play,
different faces In the backfleId. and the
duickening and polish vet 10 come are
things the Tiger coaches believe will
make OF Princeton tho eleven Il IL cara-
4. - H.