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because the Navy seemed able te
nature of offensive tactics was offel
1t was a versatile, powerful, fl
an offense it had not been developed
which offered too many possibilities
which the Tigers attempt to make
was nothing of resiliency in that del
the concrete wall with which foot bs
performances as that of the Navy
Nays touchdown was the result
Of hard fast charging foot ball the
like of which is seldom seen. From
midfield the Navy backs ripped and
tore their way of tackle and through
the line to Prtnceton's 4-yard line.
With the goal to go and fourth down
pulled themselves together and
STAYED off the next rush and held
their goal line inviolate.
scores on Blocked Punt.
However. the Navy was not to be
denied. Gathering itself for
! desperate effort. instead of giving
UP the ghost as most teams might
have done under the circumstances.
it blocked the punt Princeton at
!: tempted from behind its goal and
fell on the ball. 1t was Bolles who
threw himself in the way of the ball
as 1t left Van Gerbigs foot, and
Carney who got possession of it for
the score. King booted the goal
| from touchdown. while the Navy
Princeton people were trying to pull
| themselves together to understand
what had happened.
f, Navy's touchdown came shortly
| after opening of the second quarter,
but 1t had kept Princeton on the de-
| fensive all through the opening pc
| riod. Right at the beginning Of the
! struggle Princeton was put on the
! defensive as a result of Dick Newly
| being sent from the game and a PEN
F.. atty of half the distance to the goal
! line inflicted. That gave Navy the
| ball in Princeton territory. and there
! it kept 1t until the touchdown was
scored two or three minutes after the
| opening of the second quarter.
Princeton by some brilliant de-
| fensive play deep in its own terri
tory STAYED of the Navy attack early
| in the game. The Sailors carried the
| ball well within scoring distance
| to be held by defense the pivot Of
! which was Keck. one of the greatest
tackles foot ball has known.
! Tigers Defense Strong.
Navy had the ball in Princeton's
| territory during the remainder of the
| quarter following the kickoff after
| touchdown. but Princeton during that
time did its best defensive work.
i Following the touchdown. Princeton
seemed to imbibe a new spirit and its
charges and counter charges were
| even more intense than when they
had been put forth in great efforts to
| prevent the crossing Of the goal when
| the Navy had the ball inside the s.
! yard mark.
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parently with plenty of energy and
/ spirit left for the last half and Prince
| ton fans felt that their team was
going to make itself heard from dur
Ing the final thirty minutes of play
And in the second quarter Princeton
got a break which gave 1t an oppor-
tunity which was dissipated a few
seconds later when an attempted for
ward pass hit Keck. an ineligible
man. in the back. and the penalty
gave the ball to the opposing team.
King Kicks Two Field Goals.
| During practically the entire third
quarter the Navy kept the ball in its
when its goal was threatened. To-
ward the end Of the quarter, though.
| a drive was started which gave the
! Navy a decided advantage at the be-
ginning Of the last period. Twice
within the 25-yard line. after Navy's
! rushing and forward passing attack
had been stemmed. King dropped back
from his line position and sent the
ball spinning over the crossbar for
the field goals. which made the
was made by him in that period. but
the ball went wild. Both field goals
were kicked from positions almost
directly in front OF the posts.
/. Much might be written of the
| game. much will be written. but of
all that Is written 1t is doubtful il
enough will be said in commentator
of the charging and blocking Of the
Navy line. Such a masterful expo
sition of those two very essential
elements of good gridiron play sell
dom Is seen. Brilliant in the extreme
was the performance of that set of
blue jerseys. And it must be remem-
bered that the Navy men were
against what was supposed to be one
of the two or three best elevens in
the east.
Navy Shows Great Strength.
True it is that Princeton did not
present it's two greatest offensive
ably their presence would not have
changed the result. so decisive was
the play of the Annapolis men. 1t
| simply was a case of one team being
better conditioned and further ad-
vanced in. all the practices of the
gridiron than the one to which 1t
| was opposed. Navy was too finished
F, in its work as a team for two play
! ers, even those of such sterling cali
ber as Garrity and Lourie to turn
the tide completely. They would
have made it much more difficult for
the Tars. but few. If any. would care
| to dispute a statement that the Navy
would have won anyway.
| Princeton did not have the backfield
strength in the game the Navy did.
| nor did it's famed line measure up to
the standard Of the Navy forwards.
Men who carried the ball for Navy
were better at picking holes and
than the men who held positions in
the Tiger backf1eld. And great holes
were torn in the Princeton line time
after time, while only twice during the
entire sixty minutes of play did a
Princeton back break through be-
tween the Navy's. tackles. and very
quickly in those two instances did the
spoil tor Princeton what was about
to be a gain.
Fine DisDlay 81 Feet Ball.
The game was remarkable. indeed,
for such fine display Of foot ball so
early in the year. And while this
story gives exceptional credit to Navy
for it's splendid accomplishment, It
gives that credit because 1t was
against a team which last year had
no superior and which this fall has
been picked out by experts. and itself
has proved by its own performances.
as one of the really great elevens of
greater the praise for the conqueror.
No better foot ball is likely to be
played between Yale, Princeton and
Harvard than that which the Sailors