New-York tribune., 1922-11-04

Ao1S was IiOtaole victory Ior Sne
Navy, for Penn State had not been
beaten before III three years. Three
years ago las. October, Dartmouth
trailed the Penn state Blue in the dust.
but nobody had done it since until this
afternoon. Then the Navy cut the
Penn State trail for the second time in
two years and trimmed the Lions
handily.
Following their drubbing by Penn
Z sylvania a week ago. the Midshipmnn
: we're back again to-day full of iigh.,
and with the Philadelphia defeat n0s
sitting heavily on their minds or sys-
TENS they took II out on the N.ttaay
Lion, making one touchdown from q
the other By grabbing Penn State
tumble and running eight intervening
saSds 90 the goal line.
IL wasn't by speed or drive that the
Navy won, but by forward flip when
other means had failed and by that
rapid fire agility which enables a man
to pounce on loose ball before the
& other fellow can pounce on il. The
+ ball park never had as large crowd
II as te-day's, for, with the extra seats
put in, from $4,000 to 10000 persons
& distributed themselves about the striped
sfeld of battle where Walter Johnson
and Babe Ruth have been much more
frequent performers.
Both Lines Show Power
The gathering was more distin-
+ guished than the playing. Il was not
brilliantly played football game.
Neither side played smooth or consis-
tent football. OF slipshod work there
was good deal--funnbling and penal
ties and inaccuracy. Both forward lines,
however, were powerful and the tus-
sling between these two first class
units was first class football and we'll
worth watching, if seldom spectacular.
The net yards gained in rushing were
80 for the Navy and 20 for the Penn
State eleven, showing that the teams
were well matched in that regard, and
that neither has an attack strong
enough to hurt the opposing line much.
State gained many more yards with
the forward pass, yet the game had
the iropical turn of being won by the
Navy on one of the few passes of theirs
that went through. The Navy was a
little spryer and surer and more alert,
and the sailors deserved their victory.
They were a little keener for the fray
and they had much the better Of the
kicking game.
Cullen, of the Navy, kicked for long
distances and the yardage gained by
the winners in punting was no small
item in their victory. Cullen usually
kicked too low, but SO, far at times
that the Penn State backfield man
found the bail whizzing over his head
!, and had to run back for it. Once
Cullen, standing back on his goal line,
punted sixty-three yards and beauti-
fully straight down the side line. From
defending your own goal line one mo-
ment to scrimmage on the opponent g
37-yard line the next moment is sud-
den and decided change in the outlook
Tad Jones, Pop Warner, Glenn Kill
linger, Ray Vanorman, AL Exendine,
Ira Rodgers and Speedy Rush were
iooSed on either for relaxation or to
CLEAN what knowledge they might.
Taylor Plays Fine Game
the Navy, distressed Penn States of
fensive campaign q good deal. This
son OF Neptune was a marvel of ac-
tivity and acumen in diagnosing plays.
The tackling Of both teams was most
spappy, not to say severe, but fumbling
and the Navy's repeated penchant for
drawing penalties were conspicuously
faulty football for this time of the
year.
In the first period nobody wa. near
enough to anybodys goal line to threat
en- score except by drop kick or place
ment Barchet muffed punt and Will
son recovered on the Nays 25-yard
line. The Navy's ssverest test came
here, but all the tricks in the State kit
couldn't improve the situation and
Palm missed drop kick from the 30
yard line.
The Navy, scrimmaging on the Is
ward line hnoG ~ +ba 49,, Ra.
holding. Palm took Cullen's punt and
ran 1t back 80 midfeld and the Lions
clawed away in Navy territory but
never far in it, for the rest Of the
period. Palm tried drop kick from
the Ao-yard line and it fell short.
In the second period the Navy nipped
the ball on tumble on it's S2-yard
line. Cullen punted and Palm punted
back and the Navy gained twenty-four
Yards on the exchange. Conroy tossed
forward to Parr and down went Parr
on States 2S-yard line. Barchet, whom
State had stopped and lashed to the
mast. made paitry two yards. Then
the Navy was penalized for starting too
soon. On the third down Mckee for
ward passed to Cullen and landed the
ball on States 1s-yard line.
Forward Pass Successful
The Navy backs ran into wall every
tiiIi0 tucy tOok Tile ground route, SO
Mckee threw forward pass to Cullen.
The latter jumped for it and caught it
"a across the line for q touchdown in a
corner Of the field Barchet's drop
kick from serimmage went over nicely.
- Seven points for the Navy. Just be-
fore the half ended Carney intercepted
one Of Palms forward passes
In the second half it was forward
pass or nothing for State, for with Id
points, in the third period-on the
other side of the ledger States only
hope was from passing the bali.
The sailors drew penalties in pro-
fusion and found themselves in a peck
Of trouble. Palm had just driven a
good high punt to the Annapolis 23-
yard line. Twice then the Navy was
act back for delays, and between one
penalty and another was on the s.
yard line when Cullen punted
State hammered into Navy territory,
and when one of its own men furnbled
going through BedeHk recovered and
pIowed to the Navy's 9-yard line.
The State rooters arose and yelled and
( he midshipmen battalion was very
& gium, but something was out of kilter
Ia foul or something -and the ball
4 was called back. Tough break for
\ State.
Palm got around right end for seven
ards, but in due time State, as usu-
a ~ a Il ~