Evening star., 1928-10-28
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UPSET ELS HOPES
Cadet Ace Pulls Two Long
Runs for Touchdowns
That Beat Blue.
BY ALAN J. GOULD.
Associated Press Sports Editor.

y ALE BOWL, NEW HAVEN
" Conn.,, october 27.-A Sorrel-
thatched will o. the wisp in
L Army uniform, Christian Kee-
ner eagle of Merryville, La
fitted through the whole Blue brigade
today, leading Army to a sensational
victory over Yale by a score of 18 to 6.
While a vast, colorful crowd of 10000
spectators sat thrilled in the big bowl,
Christian Keener, otherwise known as
Red" galloped up and down the field.
shaking of tacklerS and outSprinting
others as he scored two touchdownS
with one Of the greatest exhibition of
open field running anywhere this sea-
son. eagle, on separate daShes of So
and 73 yards, personally accounted for
IL points that exactly spelled the mar
gin of the Army'S clean-cut triumph
over the hitherto undefeated Blue
eleven.
It was q stunning victory for this
burly cadet eleven which outplayed and
outgeneraled Yale, besides putting up
a stonewall defense that repeatedly
blocked the Blue thruStS, but the thrills
of this battle centered chiefly around
the individual exploits of Christian
Keener eagle.
Has AH-America Stamp.
The redheaded flash from Louisiana,
who bears the All@American stamp if
any bail carrier does in the East thus
far, was a marked man from the start
The ballyhoo gave the Blue plenty of
advance warning. Every man on the
Yale team had a chance to bring down
eagle at some time in his two spectacu-
lar dashes. but they all failed as he
twisted, straight-armed and Side-Step-
ped in bewildering fashion.
After romping So yards in the first
period for the first Army touchdown
own 22-yard line, miScue that was
turned into Yale'S only touchdown by
"Firpo" Greene, big left guard. So
Red the Rover had something to atone
for when, early in the next period, he
picked hole through tackle, cut back
across the field and completed 73-yard
gallop to Army's second touchdown.
Hoben and Decker of the Eli second
ary defense were the last in eagles
path as he cut swiftly across the field
and down the side lines. He shook off
Hoben, but was thrown of his feet by
Decker's lunge. The cadet stars mo-
mentum carried him past his rival, how
ever. and he picked himself up Sufi-
GENTLY to scramble the remaining few
yards to the goal line.
Yale had hardly recovered from the
shock Of this play when one of a flock
of Eli passes was plucked out of the
air by Allan. eagles running mate. who
dashed ~ yards to the third and fnal
Army tally, aided by brilliant interfer-
ence.
Army Strong on Defense.
The free-Scoring melee Of the first
half was turned into o ScoreleSS affair
in the second half, where the Army's
defense demonstrated itself as capable
as its offense. Throughout the last two
periods Yale, with Garvey, Loud and
Ellis alternating on the attack, drove
desperately at Army,s big forward line
besides filing the air with passes.
Three times the stout cadet defense
took the bah on downs close to its own
goal In the closing seconds OF the
game, West Point made Its final stand
twice throwing back the Blue brigade
as the last whistle blew with the Ellis
only / yard from the goal line.
Yale outruShed and outpaSSed West
Point, but it didn't mean thing so
long as the Blue failed to check eagle
Yale adherents had expected Garvey to
rival eagles exploits, but the Eli star
seldom got loose.
Departing from its usual tactics, Yale
filled the air with passes in the second
half. The Ellis threw % altogether, but
completed only IL and had three inter-
cepted. Army completed three out of
nine heaves In first downs Yale regis
tered II to only 6 for West Point.
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