Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-28

Coming to the middle west for the
first time to play the star parts in
a dramatic spectacle that has had few
parallels in the annals of any sport
the Midshipmen and Cadets supplied
a smashing climax to it when pulse
stirring fight for high stakes. II
VAS a tussle OF Titans that ebbed and
flowed with first one then the other
eleven ascendant.
For sheer thrillsp it has never been
surpassed in the long record. Of Army
Navy battles, ard heartbreaking
though it was to rival hopes of tri-
uInpf, there, was Something Of poetic
Justice to the fact that honors were
DIVIDED .sat @the finish between these
fighting forces. The fina1 score wa''
4 fair division Of the spoils of this
record breaking gridiron confilct, pul
twas the .Arrpy, that came nearest to
triumph as the warning forces 'strus',
sled through to the finish in q pain
Of darkness that made the players
and the play almost indistinguishable,
Counter attacking in the last rev
minutes of the game, after Alan Shap-'
ley had rushed to the Navy's rescue
to score the touchdown, and Tom Ham
iuon had kicked. the tying point West
FONT headed for the Middle goal IN 9
last desperate charge.
Harry. Wilson, blond ace of the
Cadet back field, WHO had shared the
brunt OF the attacl, most of the after
noon with the fleet <eener eagle, lee
this final onslaught. carry ing the bali
almost single handed in a.. succession
Of dazzling dashes to within striking
distance of the Navy goal But when
the Annanolis lsne held "a last on its
own 1S-yard line and pushed back th~
Cadet charge ATilsonefailed in his last
resource. an ATTEMPTED field goal from
the 25-yard mark The kick from
rfacen1ent, with Harding holding thu
ball, went wide as the might ,throng
stood, stilleds in stirring suspense,
echoed then a roaring cheer from the
blue coated brigade of MidslIipmen,
and the last reas chance of breaking
the. deadlock had gone. M
With the end in sight in the gatnec.
ing gloom, Army advanced short
distance around midfield before beins
forced to punt. Then Murreil, Army
fullback, .ia4efeeRted d a forward -,pa ss
wen into@N Navy territory, bub the final
whistles blew as he was tackled OH the
36-yard4line The defense of the Navy
ir, the final analysis was equal to the
task Of warding off possible defeat,
just as its offense in an earlier crisis
had rallied in the same period tc
square the count.
the vast and notable throng that
filled the far flung reaches of the
newly dedicated stadium fringing the
front of Lake Michigan came in ex-
pectatior of a sensational battle. but
ite highest hopes were far exceeded
They saw what seemed an irresist-
able Navy attack sweep into two
touchdown lead i'll the early stages OF
the game on tho wings of a dazzling
aerial drive, engineered by Tom Ham
TIton and punctuated by the dashine
runs of Bruce Caldwell. AS swiftly
In turn, they saw the Army fling its
regulars into the fray II replace tbs
LoiterinE resorves who had started tht
game as a strategic move that failec
Of lis purpose. E StrengtheneG tjler
with watson. eagle and MurreIf carry
ing the burden of attack, the spec
tators Saw. the Cadets launch a coun.
Ter drive that ~ Wei,t them Back OF
even terms then Carried then to tins
front in tho tllird period as cag:c
swept ~ yards . 4 touchdown.
The costliest anG only outstandini
break Of ths game--a fumbled pun
~ Ilansford, sub Navy fullback, tina
was coAvested INTO touchdown bl