Evening star., 1922-11-25

6aferoe-Ar Ed Thorpe LA baue). umpire
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Walter okesou Lehigh).
BY the Associated Press.
FRANKLIN FIELD. PHILADEL-
PHIA, Pa. November 25.-In the
coolest weather Of the season and in
the teeth of high northwest wind
more than $4,000 persons saw the
Army and NAVY return to their old
battle-ground on Franklin Field to-
day and struggle for victory in their
annual foot ball game. Because Of
the cold the crowd was slow in filing
up the grea: concrete stand Of the
University Of Pennsylvania, but when
game time arrived all seats were oc-
cupied by the heavily wrapped crowd
Secretary of the Navy DENLY and
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt were
early in their places in / the north
stand, with the cheering battalions
from Annapolis behind them. Vice
President Coolidge. Secretary of war
Weeks and Gen. Pershing occupied
boxes in the south stand, where the
ARMY held forth. The Army team
came on the field for short practice
at 1870 and then retired to the Penn-
sylvania gymnasium until shortly be-
fore the game began.
2,4OO March ON Field.
Ten minutes later the blue-clad
Midshipmen entered the great arena
from another gate amid the plaudits
of the gathered thousands. To the
inspiring strains of their band the
ornn Q6 N
the field, wheeled to the left and
paraded to their seats on the north
stand.
marched on the field at 1:50 pm, led
by a gray-clad mule that seemed to
of the big brass band and the
terrific cheering that greeted the
outstanding West Pointers. They
marched around the field and then
took seats in the south stand.
The Navy goat. mascot OF the team
was the last to appear. He was
greeted with great cheers
The Army and Navy teams came on
the field at 2:14 and were loudly
cheered
Because of the high wind. both
teams indulged In much kicking prac-
tice to study the air currents. The
teams took the field at 2:2S. The
Navy defended the west goal with
the wind behind. The Army took the
kick -off.
First Period.
Mulliean kicked off at 1882. after
the wind had several times blown
the ball off the tee.
The Navy got the ball on the 20
yard line, and after short gain
Barchet tossed forward pass to
Cullen. who was downed on the
Navy 46-yard line. Mckee made a
first down through the Army line
and the ball was on the West Point
40-yard line. On another line plunge
Mckee broke through to the Army
32-yard line.
Conroy tried placement goal from
poor, Smythe Of the Army caught the
kick and ran the ball back to his own
30-yard line. The Army was unable
to penetrate the Navy line and Wood
punted to the Annapolis 30-yard mark:
and Goodman OF the Army recovered
the ball on the Navy so-yagd mark.
Dodd and Wood plunged through the
Navy line for first down. placing the
ball on the Navy 1S-yard line.
Garbisch, for the Army. tried a
but the kick went wild. The play
resulted in a touchback and the ball
was put in play on the Nays 90
yard line.
After a short line plunge Barchet
threw a forward pass to Parr. who
downed the ball on the Army 48-yard
line.
Barchet hit the Army line for a
first down, and an attempted forward
pass by Mckee grounded. On the next
play the Navy lost thu ball on downs
and the Army kicked to the Navy 81
yard line. On the first play Cullen
threw q forward pass to Barchet and
sprinted to Army's 34-yard line be-
fore he was downsd. Here the first
period ended with no score for either
side.
The Army line held and Annapolis
punted to the Navy 46-yard line.
Smythe made four yards and a for
ward pass, Smythe to Wood. put the
bali ON the Navy 23-yard line. The
Army then lost the ball on downs
and it was the Nays ball on their
own 20-yard line.
on the second play the Navy was
penalized Is, yards for holding, put
ting the ball on their 5-yard line.
Second PeFSeA.
On the first lineup in the second PEE