New Britain herald., 1927-11-29
WILSON IN LAST GAME WITH ARMY
Thundering Gun of Gridiron Will
 Be Heard No More

that has thundered with telling ef- feet against the Navy football dread naught through seven long autumn engagements has been silenced by the passing of time. But the memory of ten direct hits" in the form of six touchdowns and four points after should live long with a navy football craft that no longer will be called on to face "Lighthorse" Harry Wilson, Army leader and halfbacl1 extra aordinarv. Seven years ago, as a sophomore at Penn State, Wilson fired his first salvo against the Middies in the shape of d 2 yard off-tackle dash that put the famous killinger-to- Lightner forward passing combina- tion in position 10 score. Last Sat urday. as captain Of the Army team, the blond halfbacIl led an apparent ly beaten squad onto the Polo
 Grounds into second half that saw him hammer out two touchdowns and a l4-9 victory over the nations future admirals.
 In the seven years that he has played agains- the Navy. three at Penn State and four at West Point, Wilson's name has figured in the final analysis of every game but one. and that during his first appearance in an Army uniform when a re- curing leg injury forced him to the sidelines early In the second period after Q. disappointing showing in the first quarter
 He faced the Navy first on a mud dy field at Baltimore on November 12, 1921. He failed to score, but he
 was an integral part of at 63 yard advance for the first touchdown and
 q 5S yard march for the second that gave Penn State a 13-7 victory. The
 next year at Washington the Navy won 14-n, but the name that stood out in defeat was Wilson. In 1924, playing at senior on his home field at State College Wilson came into his own. In the second period he intercepted a Navy pass and raced 35 yards for a touchdown. l olll lli' lollb"illS hfthOIl. btIllllil perfect interference, he galloped 95 yards through the entire Annapolis | team for q score, and capped that in 1 the final period by breaking off tackle on a double delayed pass for | 70 yards and his third touchdown ot 1 the afternoon.
 The next year his first with the | Army, saw his disappointing show
 ing and injury in the service clash |, at Baltimore which the Army won l 1o0. The figures showed he gained l nine yards, lost seven and was l thrown for no gain twice.
 In 1925. on a muddy field, his | part In a 1o-3 Army victory consist i ed of booting a goal after touch- down and scampering through the | Navy left flank for 42 yards to the ! Navy 14 yard line. In that year he
 was somewhat overshadowed by q , backfield trio of running mates that included Tiny Hewitt, Trapnell and 1 Harding.
 The year 1926 saw the 21-21 tie | game at Chicago before a then rec ord crowd for all time of 10000. | Wilson missed a chance to break the deadlock by the distance his try for a placement field goal went wide to the left of the uprights in the gath ering gloom of a November dusk, but it was his rushing with that of | his running mate, "Red' Cagle, that pulled tho Army out of a 14-0 hole at half time. Wilson's own part in the running game consisted of 14S yards in 14 plays. including a 16 ! yard dash for a touchdoWn.and runs of 25, IT, 13, 24 and 2S yards. He | kicked all three of the Army's extra points after touchdown.
 Last Saturday saw Lighthouse 1 Harry end his career by again pull ing his team out of a hole with two touchdoWns that spelled victory. Running back Navy kick IS yards to the Middle 2S yard line, he was over the last broad stripe for the score five plays later. Then. after Cagle had raced 36 yards to the navy four yard mark on an inter- cepted pass they gave the ball to Harry and he waded four yards deep into the Blue forward wall.