The Washington herald., 1922-11-04

State played her best football at
the start, and to the unbiased it
appeared as though the eleven from
the Nittany Mountains had better
than an even chance to win, but
fumbling and penalties cut heavily
into the advance, and after Navy
had scored Penn was never really
dangerous except when a tumble
allowed Capt. Bentz to gather up
the ball and run almost to the goal,
only to be called back when his team
was penalized.
Navy seldom used the forward
pass except in the emergency, de-
pending at other times upon a quick,
hard-running backf1eld to pierce the
line. These plays were not of sus-
tained strength. and more than half
of the first period elapsed before
Navy had gotten her first down.
But the Annapolis outfit succeeded
in three of their five forward passes,
while but four OF States ten in the
first half were completed.
Drop Kicks Fail.
The play of the linemen seemed
a draw from tackle to tackle. but
the Navy ends excelled in every par
ticular. and of all the fiankers the
work of Stoltz was the best. He
was deadly in tackling, and it was
often this player who flashed into
the States backfield and ruined pro-
posed passes by hurrying the
thrower.
Ten minutes had elapsed when
Steve Barchet, one of the Navy's
best. juggleL a bounding ball, and
| Wilson, of State, pounced upon it
on the 25yard line. Penn was dan
gerous at this junctlre, but a for
ward pass died in the ground and
Palm missed the first try for a score
when his attempt for a goal was
wide of the mark. After the ball
had been brought out and put into
play, State tried three forward passes
following n punt, until katz got one
Tor a three-yard gain. Palm once
more tried to drop-kick, but it failed
and the quarter soon ended with
State having shown up to this time
she had better drive and was deep
In Navy terrain most of the time.
The second period brought Navy's
score. After the kickoff Cullen
punted half of the length. of the
field, leaving the ball to roll out on
the three-yard line.
Cullen Scores.
The punt was returned to the
forty-yard line when a second for
ward pass gave Navy a first down.
A. plunge and Mckee fooled Penn
with a pass to Cullen. who got to
the fifteen-yard line, and before
State had recovered the dose was
repeated. Cullen receiving the ball
at the goal for a touchdown, which
allowed the Midshipmen's section to
go wild in exuberance. which was
intensified when the try for point
made the score Z to o.
Between halves Head Coach Bob
Folwell and a long list of officers
| who are detailed at the academy to
help tutor the team, plead, warned.
threatened and - possibly swore
that the disaster of a week ago,
when the University of Pennsylva-
mia beat the Midshipmen, who had
led at the intermission, must not
be repeated
Outplayed to a degree in the first
! period, little better than even in
the second period. Navy led most of
the way in the second half.
FunsabIe Is Costly.
! Punts were exchanged and Navy
finally got the ball on States forty
yard line, but was set back fifteen
yards for holding. In a punting
duel Cullen had the better of the
test. but a tumble left the ball far
from the mass and Capt. Bentz. of
State. grabbed 1t and travelled to
the fifteen-yard line before being
downed. His effort. however. was
unavailing. as 1t was brought back
for touchdown. counting nothing.
side kick which went over the line
for touchback. ounting nothing.
Cullen got off puzzling punt from
the 20-yard line that went all the
way 10 states 22-yard line before 1t
stopped. Thef ithe Pennsylvanians