Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-30
FORWARD PASS
BEATS DELAWARE
Blue and Gold Weak In Last
Quarter Against Cadets
Aerial Attack
.GOFFIGON'S WORK
FEATURES GAME

| fNllure or the unworthy OF Def
aware backs 10 break up a forward
pass attack launched by p. NJ. c.. in
the last period Of tho game at Ches
ter on Saturday lost the contest FOR
the Blue and Gold 20 2.
Delaware was leading 10 up
until this time having scored safety
IN the third quarter when p. NJ. C
man 20 prevent Delaware from scor-
ing a touchdown fell on the ball back
OF his own goal line.
Although coached and drilled by
Coach McAvoy in how 20 break up
that style OF attack IN which tho
cadets have shown considerable
efficiency all season. Delaware seem
ed helpless when the forward pass
ing was started by p. NJ. c. az a last
resort in the nnRl quarter. The
cadets we're playing with their backs
70 the wall and started the aerial at
tack as the last hope. With Nc
Canerty heaving the ball, they COM
pleted several forward passes in
succession. "Gyp" Allen taking most
OF them. Then came the Anal long
pass which Elliott OF the cadets
grabbed within a few yards OF Della
wares goal and managed 20 Just get
over the line before being pulled
down by Doc" Steel They failed
10 make the goal leaving the score
6 10 2.
Delaware with less than 10 min
utes 20 play fought desperately but
could not get the ball over. They
had the cadets on the defensive most
OF the remainder OF the game. Cap
tain williams then also started an air
attack and with Mcdonald throwing
the ball completed a couple OF for
wards one TO Price gaining about 80
yards. They were then in the
shadow OF p. NJ. c. goal but long
forward grounded back OF the goal
line giving the ball TO the cadets on
downs and Delaware's final hope was
gone. A minute later the whistle
blew ending the game.
Deiaware's offensive was greatly
handicapped by fumbles especially
IN the first half. Cherpak the little
Quarter being the principal offender.
Time after time he fumbled punts
in an open field when there was no
possible excuse for fumbllng This
put Delaware on the defense when
they should have been on the offense
and II seemed TO have a dishearten-
ing effect on the team. Cherpak
kept up his fumbllng at the begin
ming OF the second half with the
result that he was pulled out and
DOC" steel substituted. Steel did
much better and especially on at
tack. He ran back punts much bet
ter and probably gained more
ground the few times that he car
ried the ball than any other Della
ware back. Steel was always a
threat against the cadets. once he
got started Steel was a bear cat" to
stop and gained 20 and 80 yards sev-l
eral times.
Delaware's line did everything and
more that could be expected OF II.
The cadets were unable 10 do any
thing against the line or around the
ends. Many times p. NJ. c. backs
were thrown for five and ten yard
losses and then they would go back
TO the forward pass tho only play
that Delaware seemed 70 be unable /
TO stop.
The playing OF Gofigon. Delawars
tackle stood out like a shining star
on defense. Gofiigon was in nearly
every play and when the bunch OF
players would get up after cadet
attack It would generally be Gof-
hgon on Thea bottom. having made
the tackle. This hard working play
er put up one OF the best tackling
games OF the year. Many times he
smashed through p NJ. c. line and
got their back carrying the ball be-
fore ne would get fairly started.
"CheHb" Akin Is another Della
ware player who played a whale OF
A game. He was a terror TO the