Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-02
ARMY UNABLE
TOCOPE With
PACIFICTEAM
Rip-R Roaring Attack Is
Maintained at All
Times; eagle Shines
For d
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defcnses to bits with a rip-roaring,
bcwiidering attack that kept up is
momentum from start 70 finish,
Stanford put the Army football team
10 rout today and won the NEST
, spectacular Intersections battle of
atEe year hy the lop-sided score Of
AaP6 TO O.
While q capacity crowd or $4,000
looked on IN establishment. the last
hope and pride Of the eastern grid
iron was smothered. completely out
played, ou~t-generalled and soundly
treunced by what turned out % be 4
Cardinal cyclone, sweeping all be
fore IL.
Led by their stalwart fullback and
captain. Biff Hoffman, the robust
gridiron pupils Of Pop Warner
staged a surprise attack at the start.
put the Army on the defensive and
then proceeded 70 administer one
crushing blow after another as Red
eagle, the soldier ace. fought gal
iantly but unsuccessfully in a losing
cause.
eagle gave the Army its few
thrills and at times broke, like light
ming through the clouds Of West
Point disaster. but the Louisiana
flash was unable to offset the
smashing. battering Stanford attack
which four times crossed the West
Point goal and threatened to score
o. half dozen more times.
IL was the case Of n great team
against a gallant hand led by the
casts outstanding ball carrier and
there was no question Of the result
from start to finish. Behind a for
ward wall that packed tremendous
power. especially in its center trio.
Stanford's fleet array Of backs led
BY Hoffman. Lud Frentrup and Bob
Sims. ran the Army ragged.
Hoffman stars
Hoffman, a triple threat star.
who's performances eclipsed those
Of eagle. got the Cardinal thrust off
10 a flying start. helped fight off
the Army's second period counter
attack. then returned In the final
half TO share the blaze Of closing
glory with Sims and Frentrup, who
scored the fourth touchdown on a
h4-yard dash that was the most sen
sational play Of the game.
Stanford's impressive triumph. was
not 30 surprising as its clear Gu:
margin Of superiority in every de-
partmtnt Of play. Coming on tor
az Oregon States one-sided defeat
OF New York university on the same
field two days ago. the Cardinals
victory adds 10 the most disastrous
rout eastern forces have ever eXpe-
ricnced at the hands Of far western
foes. Little things like cross-coun-
try trips and the proposition OF two
Of the casts foremost teams appar-
emily had no terrors for these be-
wildering invaders.
Stanford beaten out in the race
for Pacific coast honors. looked like
as powerful and effective a football
machine az any in the country to-
day. The Cardinals had everything
"A great line, with super-stars
forming the keystone in Hcinecke II
center. and Robesky and Post. then
Driscoll and Rohesky As the sup
porting guards; and p deceptive 1T
tack that alternately featured Hoff-
man, Sims and Frentrup, az well as
Wilton and Lewis, all fast and
shifty .
This attack constantly was punch
ing holes through the Army defense
big enough for a truck. The backs
were continually out lin the clear"
in a succession of long gains. The
rmy's counter efforts were gallant
and effective enough TO stop Stan
fcrd's drives on five occasions. with
the ball anywhere from West Points
one-yard line TO the 20-yRrd line.
Reinforcements were rushed into the
Soldier line by the dozen. but %
little avail.
Cadets Outclssscd
Stanford outrushed the Army By
the one-sided margin of 3T2 yards 70
lI3. totalling &c first downs TO only
81 r.. 81 TnAAfu I'll InnH14vn "a 4
aerial attack engineered ~ Hoff-
man. added i24 yards while the
losses Of eagle and Hutchinson net
ted 102.
The game was less than three
minutes old when Stanford launch
I'd its first drive into Army terri
tory. sweeping IS yards on a rom
bination OF passes and short dashes
BY Wilton, Sims and Hoffman be
! tcre il was checked on the one yard
caped trouble had Murrel's p~unting
been more effective hut poor kicks
gave the Cardinals two more
chances. the last Of which Hoffman
capitalized by catapulting through
the line for a touchdown 10 end =
~ yard drive.
AtI u NtoVFlnk ATNtnFT GidNI0Iu II
advar e on their nine yard mark. the
Cadet, started the second quarter
with heir most spectacular counter
attack. eagle twice figured in two
Of the games most thrilling passes,
but the Army chances vanished
when his pass 70 the goal line was
ruled incomplete because Of the anx-
iety Of too many Army men to grab
the ball. On this play. eagle start
ed an end run. whirled as he was
boxed. dashed backward and finally
passed the ball on the Head run. as
he was forced to do several times.
Shortly a~fterward. eagle got
loose on a long. spinning dash, side
stepping and stiff-armirg at least
half Of the way. His head gear was
grabbed off and he was upset once
bat regaincd his feet 70 plunge for
ward IN a wirl Of would-be tacklers.
eagle Shines
Nearly half Of his gain went for
naught. however, when IL was ruled
he had stepped but of bounds after
going % yards.
Stanford rallied TO break up the
Army threat and pounded again at
the West Point goal rs the half
ended.
Murrel and eagle combined to
lead the last Army offensive in the
third quarter. IL begged down on
the Cardinal 10 yard line when