Evening star., 1922-11-26
ARMY BEATS NAVY,
TIA, AS WHISTLE
|. ENDS BITTER GAME
West Pointers Come From
Behind in Final Period of
Gridiron Classic.
VICTORY, FIRST IN FOUR
YEARS, MAKES SERIES TIE
Packed Stadium Thrilled by Plays.
Many Notables Witness
Contest.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.


PHILADELPHIA, Pa, November IS.
i-Navy's three-year tenure of the
United States service gridiron cham
plonship was terminated today. when
Army's moleskin warriors came from
behind in the final period of u spec
tacularly grueling battle and achiev-
ed victory by three points. II to IA,
the margin representing a 45-yard
field goal from placement by Garbisch,
in addition to the pair, of touchdowns
and resultant successful try for points
registered by each team.
In attaining triumph in this twenty
fifth contest of the series between the
two national academies the West
Pointers not only emerged on top for
the first time since 1916, but evened
the game count at twelve, one of the
battles, that of 1912, having resulted
in tie.
Although the fair and COOL cli-
matte conditions prevailing, with the
field hard and dry, was Navy wealth
er," the reverse suffered here by the
Middies at the hands of Penn State
the erratic University of Pennsyl-
vania machine tended to justify the
apprehensions of the Annapolis ad-
herents that the reconstructed Frank
lin Field is a jinx. But followers Of
the West Point phalanx stoutly con-
tend that the outcome merely repre-
sents good Navy eleven succumbing
to a better Army team.
NOtabIes Attend Game.
This first Army-Navy game held in
Philadelphia in eight years on the
scene of many such clashes in former
seasons, but with a modern setting,
the old stands having been replaced by
towering stadium. presented spec
tacle fully in keeping with the tradi-
tional aspects of the classic. Although
the n-chief Of both land
and sea forces was unable TO attend. he
was represented by Vice President
Coolidge. and high dignitaries Of each
branch Of the service, including Sec
retary of War Weeks, Secretary of
the Navy DENLY, Gen. PeTshing and
Admiral Wilson. were on hand with
the regiments of cadets and midship-
men, fanked by enthusiasts in mufti,
with fair rooters in generous numbers,
some $1,000 souls all told, completely
filling the huge stands for the first
time since they were completed.
Every meeting between the rival
squads held since 1890, when the
series was inaugurated, has presented
an eye-filling scene, but the clash this
afternoon differed from a great ma
jority of those held previously, for,
contrary to custom, which has result
ed in the annual ARRAY producing
very little of real gridiron class, that
of today was not only a colorful con-
test, but one of the most magnificent
exhibitions of modern foot ball ever
staged.
1t was a battle, a cory one, as
usual, for no two squads ever fought
harder, but they were not guilty of
the customary forgetfulness of the
lessons their coaches had taught them,
and the aerial heaves that were prin-
cipally responsible for the scores by
both teams illustrated in a striking
manner the reason for the tremendous
hold foot ball has obtained on the
sport-loving public in recent years,
for a large percentage of the plays
were made right out In the open,
where even the uninitiated could
visualize the strategy employed and
the finesse Of the tactics.
The Turning Point.
1t was the kind of battle calcu-
lated to rouse the feelings Of the
spectators to the highest pitch, with
first the Navy and then the Army
gaining an advantage and holding it
temporarily. AS the lengthening
shadows began to settle over the his
toric field and furry of snowflakes
was driven before squally zephyrs
from the west the Navy scored a
touchdown which gave them IA
10 advantage. 1t seemed that nothing
could prevent a triumph for the Mid
dies then but kick which the SEN
sational Smythe, field general Of the
Army, ran back for nearly half the
length of the field, put the ball on
Navy's 12-yard mark.
Could the Middies hold, would they
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