New-York tribune., 1922-11-26

some twenty yards. From that point
on the middies were continually
shutting the deck and drawing liber-
ally. Passes galore were tried and
quite good deal mere than the aver
age were completed. Furthermore, Fol
we'll men proved that il is no i'm
possible thing to trot out two or thres
men who can chuck the ball pretty we'll
where they want it to go. Either Bar
chet or Mckee took turns at throwing.
and then when Barchet was retired
Norris, who replaced him displayed
quite as fine ability TO wing the ball
around.
1t was the passing game that enabled
the Navy to reach a scoring position
for its first touchdown, and it was
more passing that paved the way to
the second score, though neither
nettled.
And in passing it may be remarked
that Parr and Taylor especially proved
adept at receiving. Once each these
two wing men plucked the ball out of
,he air over their shoulders on the
dead run while hard pressed by the
opposition, while Barchet and Cullen
likewise worried. well in this depart
ment.
However. the ability TO throw and
catch the ball was by no means spe-
cial privilege or prerogative of the
Mlddles. The Cadets were quite equal
to the task themselves. In addition
to the cleyerly executed maneuver that
led to the last touchdown, referred to
above, similar trick paved the way
to the other Army touchdown. After
having worked the ball down around
the Navy's 80-yard line, the Cadets
found their front attack sRyging and
promptly switched their strategy to
the aerial route. A double pass, the
last OF the two forward heaye, turned
the trick. On this pla Wood threw
downed on the Navy's one-yard line
after a gain of more than twenty-five
yards. Two line plays netted the
touchdown.
Wood Great Kicker
The kicking Of Wood and the run
ming of Smythe were ths outstanding
features of the Army's work. There
may be better kicker fnan Wood In
this section of the country. but few
who watched him in "his conflict will
admit it without prolonged debate.
The big Army rush line was able to
afford him protection to get the ball
away and that was all he needed.
Time after time the bail travelled forty
yards or more beyond the scrimmage
line, and but seldom was either
Barcnet or Norris able to work his
Strangely enough. Smythe naver
seemed able to get away on any of his
thrilling sprints from scrimmage,
though on one or two occas.o.ls ne
reeled off fair gains. But on returning
punts ne was nothing less than q
young tornado. In addition to his
great run Of fifty yards mentioned
above he repeatedly ducked out from
the grasp of Navy tackiers as they
charged down on him and lodged his
way back for ten, fifteen and some
times twenty yards.
Smythe has q pronounced tendency
to run back in an effort to circle TIE
opposition. and such tendency is
usually disastrous. Once or twice il
proved SO to-day, notably in the case
mentioned Just before the Army scored
/ its last and winning touchdown. But
he is exceedingly light Of foot, and
once he gets a lead by so much as an
eyelash he is likely to wreak destruc-
tion. No doubt his confidence in his
rare speed accounts for much of this
habit of circling back the opposition
will need to summon the motorcycles
soned to suhdue him.
II any body anticipated that the
Army line was to show any marked
superiority over the Navy forward they
we're in for an afternon OF disappoint.
naent. The Cadets enjoyed but a sIigl,
marain in weight, though they dii have
tile advantage Of more experiau,. at
! playing togetho~. But this advantage
failed to show in the sum total OF re.
suits. Ii there was any margin ia
line in the first half 1t rested with the
Navy. The Middses were ,-e.ts~ -
eha~~e beyond doubt. In The second
hall honors here were abo4v a
Rather strange 90 relate, the Navy
appeared to find the left side Of fhs
army front, where Mulligan and Cap.
tain Breidster were, the more vulner.
able. II was through this sector that
Barchet travelled for most OF his gains
while. he was in the lineup, and Norris
likewise found that route easier, wher
he took up the running burden. On the
other hand. Farnwiek and Goodman
fienked by White. mustered an almost
inpregnable defenss or the right side