Evening star., 1921-12-04

Secretary of the Navy DENLY, Sec
rotary of War Weeks. Assistant Sec
retary Of War Wainwright Maj. Gen.
Lejeune. 'commandant Of tn" Marine
Corps, and Mai Gems Farnswnrth
and Bailey were among the 10000
who watched the contest at Home
wood Field, which provided "A military
spectacle of wartime proportions
and furnished plenty of animation
and excitement. despite the easy vic
tory' registered by the Leathernecks.
The Marines certainly lived up to
their reputation of quickly Guelling
the enemy. Taking the ball Oh the
kickoff. they marched straight TO a
touchdown. reeling off first downs IN
rapid succession. In fact, they made
a first down to the minute. getting
six in as many minutes in their drive
across the goal. Dutch" Geottgc,
who was the backbone of the Leath-
ernecks' attack. carried III" ball over.
Palmer failed at goal
From this on il Was all to the Ma
rines. They made threat after threat
to add TO their Scor. in This and the
next two periods, but fell short for
various reasons. However. in the
final quarter they put the ball over
the last chalk mark twice and Nc
Mains added the extra point each
time
Army Weak on Attack.
and its defense played in rather dis
concerted style and it WAS only the
exceptional punting and defensive
play of Bob Ignico, former Washing
ton and Lee tackle, who was at full
back, that kept the score down. He
nearly wore his right shoe out in
kicking the ball out of the danger
20 hot he had
one punt partially blocked and made
one short one. his boots averaged
well over 40 yards.
The Army had the ball in the Ma
rines' territory only once during the
game This was early in the third
period when Ignico got off a remark =
able kick that Travelled for a net gain
of sc yards. With his team on the
sI-yard line, the big fullback swung
his hefty foot in the pigskln win
such force that it carried to the MA
rines' 3-yard mark. The peNil DOGS
could not make headway for one "t
the few times during the fray ana
Geottge. getting rather bad pass
kicked the ball out of bounds at ms
own 24-yard line. The Army taiied
in three drives and when II tried q
was intercepted by McMains, and the
only score suffered by the Marine
rooters during the afternoon had
passed.
The Marnes, who made twenty first
down to their rivals one. held the
scoring threat over the Army payers
at all times. They took the ball on
the. second kick and marched to the
enemy's 35-yard mark before they
lost it on a tumble: later in the nrst
half Geottge got away Tor ~ Earas
to get close to the goal. and IN the
third penod, after partly pioehihs
Ignico's kick. Beckett grabbed me
| hall and raced to the ll-yard line.
| On both these latter occasions the
/ Army defense, mainly through the e.
forts of Butler and lgnico, halted the
Devil Dogs.
Army's Only First Down.
| Some clever runs by McMains. one
| for 81 yards, and smashes by Geottge
and Sanderson put the ball on the 10
| the Army stopped the advance and
when Balm attempted goal from
placement the pigskin was caught in
side the field of play and run back TO
the 17-yard mark. Here the Army
reeled off its only first down of the
game and this was followed by ls-
nico's 66-yard boot.
The Marines rushed the ball about
25 yards after receiving the kick and
then were forced TO punt. keiley
fooled Geottge's punt and a Marine
fell on the ball on the 1S-yard line.
Three rushes put the ball on the 10
yard mark, just before the third pc
riod ended, and on the first charge IN
the fourth quarter Sanderson went
across.
Later in the final period the Ma
rines received a kick and marched to
the 11-yard line before being mated.
They refused to be denied, however.
following Ignico's next boot of 40
yards, and they ate up this distance
in quick order to make their final
score, Sanderson again making the
ultimate lunge.
The Marines have played together
all season and showed well-rounded-
out eleven The Army team was a
bunch of stars who were gathered to-
gether for the fray and put through
the PAGES for couple of weeks. 1t was
another example that foot ball Is es-
sentially a team game and that sys-
tenn, not individual prowess, is the
deciding factor.