New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Navy Eleven Is
The Victor Over
Georgia Tech
Midshipnen Show Well
Oiled Machine With Fire
Attacking Versatility
BY lnnis Brown


Annapolis football mariners did here
this afternoon Threatening weather,
which blew up from the South in the
form of Georgia Techs great eleven,
did it's mightiest on Navy field, but
when static conditions had been re-
stored the ridshipnaen were in COM
plete control of the situation with
margin Of 10 to 0 marking their su-
periority over the visitors.
That margin fairly presents the Diff
ference between the two eievens az
they bsttled away before crowd that
taxed the seating capacity of the field.
An autumn sun beamed down TO take
something off the keenness Of the De-
tober breezes. &
Briefly considered, 7aore compact
defense and somewhat better knitted
offense carried the day for the naval
eleven. This game had been written
in the program as an engagement to
be taken by 40 mans lightly, and Fol
wells team was keeniy keyed to the
situation. With Captain Conroy, Ne
Kee, Cullen, Barehet and Taylor. the
Navy's right end, doing the work as
advancing the bali bahind good inter
ference, and aided and sbetted by a
powerful and alert line. the midship-
men mustered an attack that was not
to be denied. There were no brilliant.
hafr-raising runs, where the runncr
eluded series OF tackiers, to feature
che contest, But on the other hand,
the contest afforded the privilege o.
watching well-oiied, smooth-workine
machine going about It's task. A wider
versatility in attack and q cleaner
record at handling the ball on passes
were important fact,-s in the Navy's
victory.
More than once when the yellow
jacketed lads from Dixie rallied ard
checked what looked like a successful
march by the middies, the resourcefui
Mr. Conroy, who directed the attack Of
the inidshipmen, slipped another and
q new card firm somewhere in the midst,
OF the pack and outwitted the stubborn
and courageous stand the visitors were
making.
Conrcy Fakes Attack
The first touchdown for the visitors
came about after thrilling turn Of
strategy Of this nature. Having
worked the ball well down into Techs
territory in the first suarter, the future
admirals suddenly found themselves
confronting what looked like an ire
sistible barrier about Techs 1o-yard
line. There WIS 9 hurried coasul.a-
ton, kind of ring-around rosie OF
close communion of the midshipmen.
They resumed their place and the bail
was passed. Conroy faxed an attack
on Techs left tackle, but it was hoax,
He wheeled suddenly and, with Lentz,.
the big right guard, dropping back to
head his interference, sped around his
own left to Techs 2-yaroi line. On the
next play Barchet drove through for
the first touchdown.
That was but sample of the way
the Navy pilot mixed his drive ard bit
In another location with a different
type of weapon. Now pass, now the
old end-oyer-end trick, with Taylor, the
Academy strong man, packing che ball,
where Lentz ard Carney were dropping
back from their line positions In tims
to head his interference, and now =
straight thrust through the opposing
tackles.
It need not be inferred, however, thst
the midshipmen were not meeting q
stubborn defense. Claire Frye, the
Tech passer, who played rowing cen-
ter on defense, and "Pinkie" Hunt were
the bulwark of the Tech second line,
and they did yeoman serviee. Mean
time, on the tanks, Mitchell and John
Station hurled themselves time and
time again into the breach that cut
drives by the Navy's speedy backs
Failure to smother the mIdshipmen's
passes probably contributed more than
else to the discontinue Of the
In his general scheme Of
things Conroy felt little hesitation ct
trying the aerial attack, and in large
number of cases they proved effective,
Barchet and Conroy alternated at flip.
ping the ball, and beth threw with TN
erFing precision. At the other cad
Parr Taylor and conroy, when his mate,
was passing, were very adept at snax-
ging the ball.
Travel Straight to Target
Almost iavar ria5ly these PASSES were
quick, sharp tosses that travelled
straight to the target and the Geor-
gians found il too much of task 10
cover them. Once or twice long, iof.-
ing tosses were tried and two OF these
we're successful, Taylor taking the bali
on both occasions. On still another he
sprinted twenty yards or more across
the Georgians' goal line to receive the
ball with clear field. but it was too
easy apparently. He dropped the ball
with another touchdown in his grasp,
though there was no one present to
worry him.
On only one occasion did the Geos-
gians gather the inspiration for real
thrill. That came in the first quarter
shortly after the Navy had registered
its first touchdown. After receiving
the kiek-off tae Georgians, deep in their
own tesr tory, opened their drive. Me-
Donoagh hurled a long pass to Hunt and
the Tech fuilbsck covered forty Yards
before he was finally hauled down.
II was one OF the feature plays of the
day. Barron followed with a sprint
around the Nays left flank for four
teen yards, but tho middics brsced
shersly thereafter and checked the
drive. @
The Navy's second touchdown wss
the The result OF q well executed pass
that TAYLOR took from Conroy and COW
cred total Of thirty-fve yards before
he crossed the goal line. After several
exchanges of kicks Cullen finally kicked
over the Tech line. Taylor broke
through and nehbed Barron for q
seven-yard loss, but he took twelve
yards across the Navy's left tackle
on the next play, but Tech was
forced TO kick. Brewster, who had re-
placed Mc!Vhorter for Tech. made 4
short kick and Baschet ran the ball 10
Tech'a 3a-yard line. Barchet wss
snagged for q seven-yayd loss on this
first play. Then Ccnroy shot the win
ming pass to Taylor, who lodged cvsr
for the touchdown.
The lineup:
Pos Navy sls). Georgia Tech fs,.
. T..... Boilcs 4. &. :. s. Gonnsi
1. q ~. Carney afcIntyr~