The New York herald., 1921-02-27
NAVY WINS OVER
WEST POINT FIVE
IN FAST CONTEST
Excellent Passing of Mid
dies Proves Big Factor in
Their Victory.
FINAL SCORE Is As TO 80
Byerly's Splendid Work in the
Second Period Helped Sue
cessful Team.
FINAL SCORE is 45 TO 80

Special Despatch to THE NEW YosK HERALD.
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 26.-The Navy
played better basketball than the
Army to-day and won by IS to 29. The
game was fast and cleverly played as
any ever contested here. The intense
spirit characteristic of contests in any
branch between service teams was
clearly in evidence, and only eXcep-
tionally competent work of Referee
Deering and Umpire Ortner kept the
basketball
The midshipmen won by sticking TO
their passing game as the chief factor
in their efforts to score; on the other
hand. the Army players tried shots
from extreme lengths. Debezies was
the chief performer IN this line and
had the longest successful shot Of the
game to his credit Vichules, who was
the heaviest scorer or his side. also
made some shots and was a clever
dribbler. but his work was we'll covered
by Waters. the Navy captain.
The Army scored first, French shooting
the goal; but the Navy. on a goal from
the line and another from the floor by
Mckee, passed. Then Debezies got in
his long shot and French scored from
the line. Ault's goal on a shot from the
floor tied the score at five points, and
two foul goals by French again put tho
Army in the lead. The team; we're ticl
at nine points when Harris shot dribble
and put the Navy in the lead. Tho half
ended with the score 22 to IL in favor OF
the Navy.
Smythe shot from the floor early in
the second half. and the Army. with
Vichules doing the bulk of the work,
had the score as close as "a to 81 later
in the half Byerly's splendid work In
the last ten minutes OF the game was
the factor which gave the Navy the ON
manding lead at the end. he handled
the ball in fine style. shooting with the
greatest speed and from every sort of
an angle. and Tailed Ave times from the
loor in the last half Of the closing period.
The game was played with such speei
that player who got the bail and hcsi-
| tated to do something with 1. was lost.
Action characterized the contesr from
| the first whistle of the referee. but the
Navy team showed itself distinctly more
| clever In getting the bali from ths melee
and passing It down field for a shot
This was the deciding factor In the
| game. The lineup:
Navy t45). Army (29)
Mckee ...... Left forward. .... vichuies
| Byerly ..... Right forward. ...... French
I Ault ............. Centre. ......... Debezies
Wattero (Capt) Left guard. .......... Smythe
Parr Right guard. ....... Kessler
Score: First half-Navai Academy. 20
Military Academy. IA Field goals: Naval
! Academy-Bycry, 6; Ault, s.; Mckee. g;
I Parr. Military Academy-vichules, 5;
| French, g; Smythe. 2: Debezies. Fouls
goals: Naval Academy-McKee. 10 in Is;
/ McCrory. in ]. Military Acaderny-French
! 7 In 13; Pfeiffer missed !. Substitutions
/ Naval Acndemy-Lenhsrt for Mckee. Nc.
| Crory for Byerly, Dickens for Ault. Lyons
| for Waters. Greber for Parr. Mlitar,
| Academy-Bonnett for French Smythe fol
! Debezies, Debezes for Smythe. Pfeiffer fol
/ Smythe. Smythe for Pfciffer, Pfeiffer foi
Kessler. Referee-Deering. Manhattan Col
1 iege. Umpire-Ortner, Cornell. Time OF
| halves-20 minutes.