Evening star., 1927-11-20

NV Mrs Coolidge, many high
ranking officers of the
armed forces of the Ma
ton. hundreds of doughboys, leather
nacks and g0bs, Gene Tunney, once
"gyrene" and now king of the box
ing ring, and a host of civilians of
virtually all degrees of society look
ing on, the Marine team yesterday
struggled to a 14-to-0 victory over the
Army eleven on Killion Field at
Catholic University in the annual foot
ball game Tor the Presidents Cup.
THE g9me was Wei rlayed and you
deserved 10 win" said President Cool
idge as he handed to Sergt. Dick Dun
can, captain of the Marine eleven,
the coveted trophy for which the grid
iron warriors had fought. Il enjoyed
it very much" the President T lded
And so must have the others o. the
900 in the stands.
Struggle the Marines had to for
their third successive triumph in the
contest staged yearly. starting in 1924,
for the trophy cmblematic of gri Iron
supremacy among the rank and file of
| Uncle Sans military and naval serV-
ices. The Army team was far from
being the "Set-up' many familiar with
the season records of the contendcrs
for the Presidents Cup had antici-
pated 1t was we'll drilled and fierce
fighting lot of soldiers who came here
from their training quarters al Fort
Benning. Ga, and the Marines WSTe
given the bitterest battle of tneir
series of settos with Army gridmen.
What scoring there was occurred
in the second and fourth periods.
About midway of the second quarter
Army had the ball we'll within its
territory and elected to try the for
ward pass instead of boOting into
| Marine territory. The alert Alan
| Shapley. who used to star for Naval
Academy elevens before he earned a
commission in the Marine Corps, was
on the job, however, and dragged
down the oval. A play later, Dun
can slipped around the DOughboys'
left flank and twisted his way through
broken field for 81 yards to a touch
down. Early in the fourth quarter
the Marines scored in a more sensa-
tional manner. Then Shapley hurled
q 15-yard pass to the fashy Jim Levey
and the latter sprinted 50 yards more
to the final line. With Shapley hold
ing the oval. AL Woods kicked both
of the points after the touchdowns.
A COIorful Affair.
While foot ball, of course, was the
order of the day, other happenings
some planned, some impromptu-add-
ed to the occasion. There were pre-
game parades by the detachments of
soldiers and Marines and their bands,
always colorful. Nick Altrock, coach
of the Nationals and base balls vet
eran funmaker. donned gaudy Ma
rine gridiron suit and kept the crowd
in an uproar before he was borne
from the field in a hearSe drawn by
t,yo r xfr linz riJ
cared mules. driven by a tal1-hatted
parsonage of solemn mein.
a balloon soaring over the throng |
dropped to the ground an effisy of an |
Army mule, and a Marine airplane, |
swOoping close to the stands, threw |
out a we'll stuffed model of a bulldog, |
mascot of the corps.
Two stunts not on the program
were staged while the game was in
progress. The Marines had set up on
the hill rising above the west end os
the horseshoe a huge globe and
anchor, insignia of their organization.
While the Leathernecks were giving
their attention to the contest, a raiding
party of doughboys attempted to seize
the emblem. But as the soldiers were
dragging the globe and anchor down
the hill, a body of Marines dashed
from the stands. fell upon the raiders
and in a few minutes restored their
emblem to its proud position on the
height.
In retaliation, the Marines en- |
deavored to carry off the Army mules |
present as mascotS, but We're foiled, |
although several of the Leathernecks |
did demonstrate that they could main |
tain their balance aboard these willy |
steeds as well as on the deck of a |
ship.
With all their fun-making on the |
side, however, neither the soldiers nor
the Marines neglected the main con-
test at hand and in it both services |
found much to crow over. The sol |
diers twice saw a valiant Army team |
check determined Marine onslaughts, !
saw their line from tackle to tackle |
perform nobly under trying circum- |
stances and saw their teams attack, |
both on the ground and in the air, har-
rass the opposition no little.
Marines Were Superior
But the Leathernecks got much |
more out of the game. They saw their
dashing backs make sensational adj
vances and complete fiashy forward I
passes. saw their forward wall hold /
the Army firmly whenever it en-
croached to any extent upon Marine |
territory and saw the Red and Gold at
last break through after desperate
battling.
- There is no question as to which
was the better team. The Marines
outplayed the Army in tho line ard
in the backtield. Extensively. the Ma
rineS had the more concerted action
and the better selection of plays. Da-
fensively. the Marines we're good at all |
points, while the Army showed q IN.
mentable weakness on rhe flanks and
a SlugsiShness in the secondary that |
frequently permitted leatharnecI pig
skin toters. who had passel The for.
ward wall to make substantial gains.
The Marines were clearly superior to
Army at rushing the ball and after |.
the first quarter were much more
adept at aerial attack
Each side had its heroes of the fray.
Shaplev and Levey of the Marines
hackfield were particularly brilliant i'm
air and ground offensive. Shap,ey
proved a consistent ground gamer and
most dependable pasSor Levey
snagged passes from the air in great
style and when called uson 10 carry
the ball in rushing attack he almost |
always picked Up riuch ground An
injury put Levey out of action for a
time, but when he returned to the
battle he was just as troublesome to
the Army as before. In the line. the |
Marines had an excellent tackle in
Jim Wigmore and a sturdy guard IN
Henry Grove. THIS pair broke up
many well-intended Army thrusts.
For the Army. Harry Bertleman
was the outstanding player. Starting
at right tackle. but later shifting to
the left side of the line, this 240.
pound husky. who spurned headgear
and socks, was truly the Big Bertha
he has been nicknamed by his hpddies.
In virtually every play, extensively
and defensively, Bertleman was the
main strength of mis- side When he