Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-27
MEN WIN
over NAVY BY
l4-9
Colorful, Yelling Mob
OF $4,000 Watch Ti-
tanic Struggle For
Grid Supremacy

POLO GROUNDS. NEW YORK. nj.
r. Nov. 26.-P-Rallying from a.
poor start. army conquered the navy
today IA to . under the indomitahle
leadership Of the blonde and battling
cadet captain, Light Horse" Harry
Wilson.
While q colorful. wildly yelling
crowd OF 10000 looked on, Wilson
pulled his wohbly team together be-
tween halves. came cut 70 lead mil
charge that saw him twice cross the
navy goal line and then stand fore
most In the defense that checked
the desperate and dangerous closing
squirt Of the sailors.
Army's victory over a gallant navy
team that played super football in
all but the third period was q per-
sonal triumph for the veteran Will
son, playing his last year for the
army and his seventh against the
navy In a varsity career that began
In 1921 at Penn State
II was Wilson who plunged IN and
tackled with his forwards as they
put UP a stone wall defense barrier
in the first half. falling back and
once yielding a safety on a blocked
kick. but twice stopping the navy
al the threshold Of the goal line.
Once the middies were turned back
more disheartening, in the second
period. wa the navy thrust that was
stopped by the cadets only a foot
short of a touchdown.
IL was Wilson who came trottinK
out in the second half 70 lead 4
thrust that turned the tide and
clinched the game. Light Horse
Harry" was a whirling deryish as
he took a navy punt on the latter's
46 yard line and dashed 1s yards,
then carried the ball across the
Middle goal in five successive dash
e.. Side stepping and straight arm
ing. Wilson frequently dragged three
or four tacklers along with him, as
he reeled off rs yards to the goal
line.
With the winning spark thus L.
nited, "Red" eagle, fleet running
mate az the army captain, grabbed
more opportunity-in the form Of an
intercepted pass-and raced sc yards
20 the Nays 4 yard mark. III took
the ball over and eagles toe added
the ball over and Cages toe added
the extra point for the second time.
IL was just as well for the army
that they produced this third period
scoring punch. for they had been
outplayed dccisively BY the Midship-
men in the first half and In the
final quarter they were menaced by
q navy comeback that retted one
touchdown and threatened another
before the last whistle blew.
This navy touchdown, throwing
the brigade OF Midshipmen into hys-
terical excitement as the end Of the
game neared. was accomplished by a
spectacular forward pass. Hurled
BY Whitley" Lloyd from near the
mid-filed, It was grabbed by Ted"
Sloan. former Drake end, me- he aid
across the goal line 70 complete the
must thrilling play Of the game.
The Middies had the ball on army's
- yard line nc the tire but LIoyd's
tremendous heave covered almost
half the length Of the field.
Although ii was the means Of
THAR principal tally, the aerial game
Of the Middies was not a real threat.
Contrary 20 expectations, Ia was the
navy's running game that caused the
Cadets the most trouble, repeatedly
upsetting the Wanted and veteran
West Point forward wall.
Led by Joe Clifton Of Padueah,
kyp who was well supported byl
Ransford and Lloyd, the nnvy's
rushing attack continually menacedl
the army in the first half and re-
gained It's stride ones more In the
final quarter. Clifton darted, bullet
like, through pig holes in the soldier
line but be found this barrier i'm
penetrabls when its back was to
the wall. |
Fiffnnr wnrH rnr~f.~ &h.~l
had the ball on Rrmy's five yard
line, broke up the first big navy at
tack but. In the second period, iii
vas unable To cross the Cadet goal
line in five thrusts from the 8 yard
mark.
This was the most heroic defens-
i've stand OF the game. Twice Cliff
ton ploughed into the massed for
wards, barely making a yard each
time.
Lloyd took q turn AZ tackle with
only a foot 10 show for his plunge.
Then Clifton made the final thrust.
only 70 be piled MP in the rwirling
mass with the goal inches way.
The game. q brillinat but not as
spectacular q pageant as IN was al
year ago In Chicago, was witnessed
by the largest crowd ID has ever at-
tracted In the east, was as great an
assemhIage rs ever saw . football
game in New York. Secretaries VIII
bur and Davis, Mayor Jimmy wal
ksr. high officials OF both branches
Of the service, mingled with thous-
ands OF fans, forming backgrounds
that had their most ~col0rful fca-
lures in the ~grcy-ccated CORPS OF
cadets and the blue clad brigade Of