The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02
Break In Game Gives West. ern Team Chance 10 Tie Score Late In Fourth Quar- ter

& PASADENA, ! Cal, Jan. 1.-The United States Naval academy football team and the University of Washing tons ponderous grid iron machine fought on even tefms here today in the annual New Years east vs. west contest. The final score was 14 to II. The game, the most brilliant of the long serias of ..inter-sectiona1 clashes from the spectators view point. was witnessed by crowd es- tImated at 4s,o0o.
 Coach Bob Folwelrs Midshipmen played . wide-open style of football from the first kickoff, and had not fate In the form of q bad pass by Center Matthews, in the final period. intesvened, 1t h probable that the cost would have triumphed. The Navy proved superior in every department with the exception of punting. where honors were even.
 The ability of the Huskies to tight en their defense at critical moments 6aved them from possible debeat After, the Navy had carried the bal! te the s-yard line in the first period, the Huskies stopped three plunges at the line of scrin.mage and took the ball.
 The IS passes completed by the Midshipmen. II of them Tn the first aerial attack. Only two of theti passe4 were intercepted. The Mid sfifpmen accounted for their second touchdown with variety of forward { passes never before seen in a western
 pass, used several times with all most unfailing success by the Navy, was short, underhand toss screened by the linemen and backfield inter- ference. In each instance 1t was thrown by Shapley and received by Mckee behind the line of scrimmage. It was not until the final period that the Huskies found a means of coping
 The Navy's first touchdown, in the first play of the second period, re- suited when Mckee tossed the ball 27 yards to Cullen, who continued 5 yards across the line for touch down. Mckee kicked goal in both instances.
 A 35-yard pass from Abel to Luboin and a spectacular 23-yard run by George Wilson, accounted for the Huskies' first touchdown, tying the score in the middle of the second period. A break" gave the Huskies their opportunity to tie the score in the fourth period. A "break" gave the Hukies their opportunity to tie the score in the fourth period. With the Navy on its own 10-yard line, \ Center Matthew's wide pass to Barchet was recovered by Petrie. Three line bucks failed. Then Abel threw a forward pass to Bryan, who stood unguarded on. the Navy S-yard line. He ran over for the last touch- down of the game and sherman kicked goal, tying the score. The re- mainder of the game was played in Navy territory.
 ' The accurate passing of Mckee, who also gained consistently on runs and bucks, and driving dashes of Shapley and Barchet featured the Navy offense.
 The defensive work of Captain i. Carney caused him to loom above the other forwards on the field.
 Abel and George Wilson gained most consistently for the Huskies. Abers defensive work was not as strong as his offensive work.
 Coach Enoch Bagshaw made final effort to win the game in the closing n inrtes, when he substituted Ziei for Abel for an attempted place kick, but Ziel's kick from the 33-yard line went far wide of the posts.
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