The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-14

Playing against the Naval Acad-'
envy at Philadelphia in 1921. VIII
son and Glenn Killenger both made
4 great deal OF ground against the
Naval Academy. The game was
played on, Franklin Field and il re-
nnembered as one Of the finest and
most thrilling in which the Naval
Academy team ever took part.
Pennsylvania State won this
game, IL to Z. and the Naval Acad.
envy came nearer than 1t ever did
before to being rated the leading
team Of the country. It defeated
the Army that year and all other
opponents but Penn State, and the
latter team was generally accorded
the leading position. Had the Navy
won, 1t would have occupied that
place.
In the last quarter, with Penn
State leading by six points, the
Naval Academy, with Cruise, Bar
Chef and Koehler carrying the
bali, carried the ball from its own
20-yard line to the 1O.yard line Of
its opponents, where It was lost
on downs by q matter Of two OF
three inches. The Navy team made
q desperate fight for the score
which would have made the game
tie, with chance of winning by
adding the point, and 1t lost by
the barest margin.
The next year. In Washington,
in game which the Navy won
by two tOuchdOwns, Wilson made
little ground against the Midship-
men, but the next year, playing
ct State on Homecoming Day,
Wilson was inspired and reeIed
off one big gain after another,
State winning easily.
Last year, with Wilson on the
Army team, instead of Penn State,
many Navy. people feared that he
would duplicate his performance Of
the previous year. AS a matter of
fact. Wilson was hardly able to get
away at all and was most ineffec-
tive against the Navy tacklers. OF
course, the Navy team had been
specially pointed to stop Wilson,
and 1t certainly was done.
Wilson bids fair to be very close.
ly acquainted with Naval Academy
athletes before he finishes his
career at West Point, and he has
two more years after this. Up to
this time, Bill Woods, formerly Of
Johns Hopkins, was the Army ath.
lete who opposed Navy teams more
on the football, baseball and basket.
ball teams Of the Military Academy
for four seasons, meeting the Navy
in each branch each year.
Wilson's total Of meetings with
the navy began ut Penn State,
where he played against the An.
na.pOlis team i'm three football
games and one or two lacrosse
matches. At the Military Acad.
envy he has already played against
the midshlpment I'm football.
basketball and lacrosse, his team
winning I'm football and basketball
and losing ut lacrosse.
Should Wilson continue to play
on the varsity teams of the MIL
itary Academy as long as he con.
tinues there, he Is likely to meet
the Naval Academy each year in all
three sports, as they meet annually
In these, branches, so that his
total Of services clashes would be
higher than Woods or any other
army cadet.
The Military Academy has a. num-
Der Of other dangerous backs, in.
GLIDING the great linebreaker, Tiny
Hewitt, from the University OF
Pittsburgh, and such fine runners
as Harding, Yeomans, Trapnell,
Buell. and others. but Wilson is
thought to be capable of greater
flights than any of the others, and
the Navy is shouting the warming,
watch Wilson," as 1t has been
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