Evening star., 1927-11-29
SCORED 40 POINTS
NNAW CONTESTS
Was Big Factor in Six of
Seven Games for Penn
State and Army.
NJ thu Associated Press.

n YEW YORK, November 2a.-One
N gun that has thundered with
NJ telling effect against the Navy
/ foot ball dreadnaught through
seven long Autumn engage
c,.rts has been silenced by the pass
ing OF time. ,,,,. .;...
Put the memory of 10 direct hits
In the form Of touchdowns ana
noints after should live long WIN a
Eavy foot ball craft that no longer
will he called on to face Lighthouse
Harry Wilson, Army leader ana Hail
back extraordinary.
seven wears ago. as sophomore at
Penn State. Wilson fired his hrst
salvo against the Middes in the shape
of a l2.vard off-tackle dash that put
the famous killingerto-I.ight 1or
ward passing combination in position
IN score Last Saturday, as captain
Of the Army team, the blond hai
hack led an apparently beaten squau
unto the Polo Grounds into secohu
half that saw it hammer out TWO
touchdowns and 14-to-9 victory over
the Nations future admirais.
In the seven years that he has
rlayed against the Navy. three at
Penn state and four at West Point.
Wilson'S name has figured in the maj
ANALYSIS of every game but one, ana
that was during his first appearance
in an Army uniform when recurring
leg injury forced him 10 the side lines
early in the second period, after dis
appointing showing in the hrst
quarter.
Faced Navy First In 1921.
He faced the Navy first on muddy
field at Baltimore on November j.,
1921. He failed to score, but he was
an integral part of a e3-yard advance
for the first touchdown and oS.yard
march for the second that gave Penn
State a 13-to-7 victory. The next year
at Washington the Navy won Ia to 0,
but the name that stood out in defeat
was Wilson.
In 1924, playing as a senior on his
home field at State College. Wilson
came into his own. In the second
period he intercepted Navy pass and
raced 81 yards for touchdown. From
the following kick off. behind perfect
interference, he galloped a5 yards
through the entire Annapolis team
for a score, and capped that in the
Anal period by breaking off tackle on
a double delayed pass for 20 yards
and his third touchdown of the after
noon.
The next year. his first with the
Army, saw his disappointing showing
and injury in the service clash at Bal
timore, which the Army won. IL to 0.
The figures showed he gained nine
yards. lost seven and was thrown for
no gain twice.
In 1925, on a muddy field. his part
in a 10-to-3 Army victory consisted of
booting a goal after touchdown and
scampering through the Navy left
fank for ~ yards to the Navy 14-yard
line In that year he was somewhat
overshadowed by a backffeld trio of
running mates that included Tiny
Hewitt Trapnell and Harding.
Great Work at Chicago.
The year 1926 saw the 21-21 tie
game at Chicago before then record
crowd for all time of 10000. Wilson
missed q chance to break the deadlock
by the distance his try for place
rnent field goal went wide to the left
Of the uprights in the gathering gloom
OF November dusk, but it was his
rushing with that of his running
mate, RED" eagle, that pulled the
Army out of a 14-0 hole at half time.
Wilson's own part in the running
game consisted of .14s yards in Ia
plays. including a 16-yard dash for a
touchdown and runs of %, II, 13, "a
and % yards. He kicked al: three
of the Army's extra points after
touchdown.
: Last Saturday saw Lighthouse Harry
end his career by again pulling his
team out OF a hole with two touch
downs that spelled victory.