The Washington times., 1922-10-29
MIDDIES DROP
GAME, 1877, TO
PENNSYLVANIA
Tex Hamer and Capt. "Pos'
Miller Prove Undoing Of
Uncle Sans Middies.
BY LOUIS BOUCHER.

Uncle Sans Middies today on
Franklin Field and so Pennsyl-
yania won, 13 to z, In the con-
test dedicating its new stadium.
It was Hamer's terrific ham
!. lnering Of the Navy line and
Miller,s uncanny ability to handle
. forward pass that gave the Red
and Blue It's triumph before some
$4,000, the largest crowd ever
attending any athletic contest in
Largely because the Navy
eleven. ranked q 2-to-1 favorite
20 defeat the Quakers, the stu.
dents went mad when the final
whistle sounded. Behind and
surrounding their band, they
paraded the field. Then, they
broke into serpentine dances,
kicking ND clouds Of dust that
poured up into the stands to the
disgust Of the fair ones, but down
on the gridiron the sons OF VIII
liam Penn had gone insane with
victory.
Il was an unfortunate ending for
both FolweiI, an alumnus Of Penn.
nylvania and its former coach. IL
was his ambition to bring q team
here that would defeat the Red and
Blue. thus avenging him IN his
own mind. He had been let OUT as
coach here az q result OF many
family troubles and Navy VIC
tory. following that over Georgia
Tech would have delighted Folweli.
INSTEAD. he takes his Middies back
10 Annapolis sore in body and
spirit. He win now have to walt
tn next year.
Championship GIimmers.
truday's ~defeats wipes cut What
ever chances the Middies might
have Had of claiming the Eastern
champipnship. To be sure. they
might have lost IL next Friday in
the battle with Penn State In WASH
inrtou. but now they viii 30 into
that game without q single little
thing to lose and everything to
gain. They viii be able 70 drag
6own the Nittany Lions. II was
trfortunate for Navy that victory
aid not come to It today. The
Middies completely outplayed Penn
syIyania throughout the first half
q nd bad breaks in the luck prevent
Al its tying the score In the final
period. However. breaks come to
All teams and Penn made the most
az them today. The Quakers have
only JOY at their victory. They
The Middies with a fast charging
, line, began tearing the 4uakers
wide open with the first whistle
snd IN the middle of the first per-
iod. Following a great 60-yard punt
nv "Shaggy" Cullen. the Middies
BEGAN q march to Penn's goal line.
Mckee finally hurled himself across
for a touchdown and Cullen kicked
Z goal from placement for the
extra point that put the Middies
ahead. = to 0.
M score was seen In the second
,,eriod. The Middies continued to
force the fight, but could not score.
Z A YARN sun blazed down upon the
,contestants and the players suffered
more from the heat than from their
srertions. It was hardly q good day
for 20 strenuous q game as foot
Penn Shows New Life. -.
with the opening Of the second
Aalf Pennsylvania seemed TO have
nav lie. Instead Of being on the
6efenss, the ouakers began to force
tha f1shtins ON their own account
rollovvtnr Nayy's kickoff. the Red
snd Blus team began o serious pa
-sde down the field, siamming Miller,
Esner and McGraw. outside tackle,
snd around the end for three first
Aowns, In succession. The last one
us,t the ball on Navy's 26-yard line.
n plunge into the line and then came
= beautiful forward pass rom MO
1raw to Miller and the Penn captain
~ aoross the line for q touchdown.
Mc3raw's goal from placement tied
PENNSYLVANIA hung mp its victory
-, the very first play after the
Sourth period got under way. Gull
In very slow In getting his kicks
-,av had one blocked and Penn
chtained the ball on Navy's 45-yard
s,ne Immediately began tho march
Hnwn the field. When the whistle
sounded, Il was Penn's ball on Navy's
ypast,ng the bali In play. Captain
niIler took the bali and pounded his
way off right tackle and over the
Nayy's goal line ror a touchdown.
Tbe attempt for the extra point fan-
ed. the kick going into the line. The
score 1s to Tsremained until the end
Winning the toss. Navy had the
vind when the game began and re-
caived. Penn's kickoff. A sturdy at
tack. consisting mostly Of short stabs
off tackle, with now and then q
sweeping run around end, brought
fhe ball almost to midfield. Cullen
here punted outside at Penn's 90.
yard line.
Slow Getting Started.
The ouakers, acting a. though
frightened. could not get under way,
and 10, after two plays failed, Hamer
hunted TO Navy's 36-yard line.
The Middies, too, found trouble In
|, retting their offense under way. and
20 Cullen dropped back and booted
the hall sixty yards down the field,
McGraw falling an instant victim TO
Tayior m he caught the ball ON his
lIs-yard line. Hamer returned the
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