Evening star., 1925-10-18


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Shortly after the last period s.
ce4ter in midheld, broke through II
GLIDING an array OF frenzied tacklers
hs drop-kicked the extra point tina
team that had been leading since ear
Drop-kicks had registered points for
bbth contenders in the opening quar-
ter. The Tiger was first to hang up
a score when Quarterback Ewing s
boot from the 35-yard line bumped
over the Navy crossbar. A little later
Quarterback Hamilton tailed for the
Midshipmen with a 26-yard kick.
Tie Is Shattered.
That tie was shattered near the
close of the second quarter by the
most sensational play of the game.
Navy was plowing and passing its
way to the Princeton goal and had
reached the 14-yard line when Ham
ilton heaved the ball to Flippin.
The latter fumbled, but before the
oval reached the ground it was grab
bed by Caulkins of the defenders
backfield and the Princeton man ran
81 yards before dragged to earth by
Wickhort within a yard of the Navy
goal. Only one play was needed to
get Bridges across the line for a
Princeton touchdown, and Slagle
made his teams last point of the day
with drop-kick.
Although Princeton several times
invaded Navy territory thereafter, it
found the Annapolis line far too
strong to overcome whenever within
reasonable striking distance Of goal.
After that touchdown the Tigers gen.
orally were on the defense, and.
though Navy picked up considerable
ground between the 3O-yard lines,
Princeton defended stubbornly when
the Midshipmen threatened to get
near the final line.
Following Navy's touchdown In the
Sfourth quarter, both teams endeav-
ored to break the deadlock with goals
from field. Ewing failed to lift the
ball high enough when he kicked for
Princeton from the 35-yard line.
Hannegan twice attempted to boot the
ball across the bar for Navy. Both of
his kicks sailed across to touchbacks.
The Navy forwards were much
stronger than Princeton's. Eleven
first downs were achieved by the Mid
shipmen. seven of them by rushing.
The Tigers were credited with four
first downs. Navy made much use OF
aerial attack. trying IL forward passes.
Five were completed for distances
ranging from yards to l8 yards and
one was Intercepted. Princeton went
to the pass only three times, and got
one away for Is yards.
From end to end ths Navy front
avail was well nigh impregnable the
greater part Of the game, but outside
of it's tackles Princeton was notice
ably weak. Shapley skfted the Tiger
fanks with ease in the first two peri
DDS, and he and Flipph did not find
it difficult to brush past the tackles
repeatedly. 1t was only the fast and
accurate play of the Princeton secon-
Diary defense that halked the Mid
: shipmen.
Punting Is frequent.
Punting was freqJent, with Dtgnan
doing most Of the kicking for the
Tigers, although Sagle was used as
kicker almost exclusively during the
second period. hapley was. Navy's
punter, and he nlde a good job of the
kicking, getting greater distance than
his Princeton rvals.
Navy gained in an exchange Of
nunts shortly After the Midshipmen
had received the opening KICKOFF, and
a couple of brdliant end runs by Shap-
lev put the all on the Tigers 27.yard
line before me contest was four min
But BANS, trying a line plunge,
f11mbled. md a Princeton man re-
trieved ttt oval. Ensuing kicks left
Princetonon the offensive at midfeld
and five line plays advanced the ball
TO Navyb 35-yard line. The Midship.
roer, thA braced. Ewing fell back and
drop-kiaked a goal.
NavJ took the kickoff and Shapley
again began his sweeping end runs,
fnallygetting the ball to Princeton's
oo-paiI line. The Tigers then made
a fisak substitution and Navy di-
recta its play at the forward wall.
ShaJey and F1ippin made good
rairt, but Navy was penalized for
holding. In the following play, how
eyek Princeton was off-s1de, so the
Nfshipmen still were within good
, kieing distance Of goal. When two
lin plays failed, Hamilton made good
With a drop-kick from the 2S-yard
lie.
Play in Midfeld.
From then until early in the second
Nriod play was around midf1eld.
men a. 15-yard penalty against Navy
md some hard line plungtng by Sla-
he put Princeton on Navy's 12-yard
mark. From that point Slagle went
outside Navy's left tackle to goal, but
he play was recalled and Princeton
benauzed for being off-side. Navy
held for downs on its 10-yard line and
puntsd, then Princeton began another
attack.
The Tigers one successful forward
pass, Slagle to Ewing. and an off.
tackle run by Slagle worked the ball
to the 8-yard line. Navy's resis-
tance once more was stubborn, SO
Ewing tried for a field goal from the
25-yard mark, but drop-kicked to a
touchback A punting duel followed
hnd finally Navy came into posses
sion Of the ball on the enemy 40-yard
line.
FIippin broke through the Tiger
forwards for s yards and a pass.
Hamilton to Flippin, netted Is yards.
Shapley got 5 yards through the line.
Then came the pass that finally went
to Caulkins on the Princeton 8-yard
line. The Tiger quarterback set sail
for the Navy goal with all the Mid
shipmen in pursuit. Wickhort bare
ly managed to prevent touchdown
by Caulkins, but it was an easy mat
ter for Bridges to get through the
Annapolis line in the next play.
Navy had Princeton on the de-
fensive throughout the third period.
Three times the Midshipmen went
deep into Tiger territory, once get
ting to the 2S.yard line. only to lose
the ball by fumbling. Princeton
never got within 40 yards Of the
Navy goal during the quarter.
Shapley caught a Princeton punt ano
was downed in middeld. Three line