The New York herald., 1922-11-26

West Point eleven that had won over q
team from Annapolis.
And now that the big day and the
great chance had come, the cadets made
the most OF 1t. They hurled their caps
over the Nays cross bar-gi thered in
front of the midshipmen and yelled
taunting yells. But the midshipmen
howled, Are we downhearted?" with
that same old mo" laundering back.
Score Flashed Everyvvhere.
And as the cadets danced and the
cadets yelled the glad news went across
the country--to every post from
Ell Paso to Alaska, from Maine down
to Florida. It was flashed to the seven
sees. wherever the Stars and Stripes
flutter In the breeze from mast head or
flag pole TO cruisers In the Mediter-
ranean went the sad news for the
Navy To gunboats on the Yangtse
Kfang In China was flashed this story
of great Navy team which had failed
and Navy men mourned.
And to Army stations In the Philip
pines, in Guam. In Hawaii to Sltka
and Fairbanks. where the sun and the
sands burn hot and the SHOWS fly thick
in the arctic, November air, went the
the Army had won the day. The score
went out, but our soldiers in other lands
hardly will be able to imagine the bril-
lance of this fight and the pulse quick
ening feats which came thick and fast In
a game which refused TO stay out for
very long. 1t was glad Army news at
last, and perhaps a health was drunk
here and there out yonder to Breidster
and the boys who finally had turned the
trick.
II you ask us who was there for the
Army we viii say George Smythe. the
agile speedy, quick thinking quarter
back. Smythe was a thorn in the side
of the Navy all afternoon. He, was
the only consistent gamer for the
Cadets when II came TO rushing the
ball and he was great worker with
the forward pass Smythe made the
most spectacular run of the afternoon
when he ran back u punt for fifty
yards and placed the Army In a posi-
ton TO threaten for that touchdown
which came In the fourth period he
touchdown which meant defeat for the
Navy.
1t was a thing OF beauty. that fifty
yard dash with the Midshipmen hurting
themselves at the quarterback and
missing him time and again. It was
not a run made through great inter-
ference. In fact the interference OF the
soldiers was nothing to brag about all
afternoon. II was another OF those
thoroughly Individual efforts by
Smythe. He squirmed and z.g-zagged
and lodged and darted from right to
left and then in reverse.
Smythe's Forward Timely.
It was forward pass by Smythe
which brought the ball within striking
distance of the Navys goal line and It
was another forward pass by Smythe
which sent Timberlake over for the
winning touchdown.
Another OF those great stands by the
scrappy cadets led to the great run by
Smythe After the rnidshpmen had
got their touchdown in fourth period
and had taken the lead the Army Kicked
off IT was an Army team which was
fighting mad, Twelve hundred cadets
sat there IN the stand and howled
Fight Fight. Fight" Even General
Pershing sat with a gieam in his eye,
flashing what he could not shout. It
was plain that they demanded touch
down.
on receiving the kickoff. the Navy
found itself opposed by n stone vail.
There was no getting through the line.
There was no getting around the flanhs
After three punches had made just one
yard for the Navy and penalty for
offside had made matters worse. Norris
WIS called on to punt.
Straight down the field he kicked,
straight TO the eager Smythe. who be-
gan journey of glory. Fifty yards he
dashed. eluding one midshipman;
straight-arming another, squeezing
through impossible openngs-always
lodging. Not until he had got to the
Navys 12-yard post was he brought
down. Fifty yards--and the cadets
threatened again. while that corps from
West Point howled with greater insist
ence and Intensity.
Bill Wood. who had been expected 20
do the starring for Army. but who had
been stopped time and again, now was
asked to carry the ball He plunged
with terrific force, but too late to take
advantage OF the hole made for him.
and he got only two yards. But II was
something and that goal line was only
zen yards off now.
Then the Army was penalized offside
on that play--and there were groans OF
diSmay from the Army eide. The Army
was sent back 10 the seventy-yard
mark Smythe made only two yards
Smythe tried again and this time he
W.T. blocked everywhere. lie had no
body to whom TO throw the ball
the line was unpunctured and the
M nks well protected. He lodged and
squirmed and ran back and reversed
himself--and WIS thrown for loss OF
ten yards. The situation looked hope
less for the Army.
But In the midst OF the murk there
came a bright light for the cadets. II
came with a forw~r rd pass from Wood
to Smythe to White and II meant
ninety yards. first down -and the Army
again threatening Now the cadets
were only six yards from touchdown.
Once more did Smythe call on the
forward passing. even-as Price had
called on that play back In the Army's
glorious victory OF 1913. From Smythe
to Timherlake, who had come In for
Dodd. went the throw. II WIS a short.
pass end Il took the Navy by surprise.
over TO the Navy's left Il went. Tim
bcrlake getting 'it on the three-yard
post. Three short strides. with two
Navy men hanging around his neck
and Pat was over. while the Army went
wild. Smythe place-kickcd the extra
point into the score and en- Army team
which had appeared beaten only few
minutes before now was leading. IL 90
1f--to stay that way
Tf you ask US for the Navy's hero, we
will soy Barchet. This Is the young
man who starred in the Navy victory
Of the year before: went into the figNt
scaling at only 155 pounds Hs stood
only Ave feet six inches In his football
shoes. Brt five feet six inches of grit
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