Evening star., 1928-11-25
NAVY HERO
I. IN ROUTING TIGERS
Runs II Yards for Touch
down and PIaCe-Kicks
a Field Goal.
BY r. q. VOSRURGH.


IN HILADELPHIA, November "a
Princeton was blasted from the
list Of td.a undsfeated E, st s Eastern foot foot
afternoon by devastating Navy
broadside in which the big gun was
Whitley" Lloyd.
With the 200-pound blond halfback
scoring all of the points the Naval Acad-
emy wound up an in-and-out season IN
burst of glory by trimming the touted
Tigers by to before throng OF
10000.
The Navy won by striking hard and
fast the moment opportunity called. The
Tigers lost through lack of a climax
punch with which to top OF their
numerous but ineffective marches down
the field. Again and again throughout
four hard-fought periods the Princeton
team battered and passed its way to
scoring distance only to lose the ball on
downs or on a tumble.
Cashing in on everything in striking
contrast, the Navy scored at the start
of the first quarter on a 77-yard ruin
by Lloyd for touchdown and added 3
points in the final period when this
versatile foot ball and track star booted
a placement field goal from the 28-yard
line after having been resting up Cn
the bench throughout the third quarter.
Navy Defense Is Sturdy.
The Middle defense showed what
stuff it was made of before the game
was fairly under way. Taking the kick
off the hard-running Eddie Wittmer led
his team in drive to the Navy 27-yard
line but there the Navy called halt
and took the ball on downs.
An inconsistent Navy attack and a
punt by the big Middle tackle. Bow
Strom. enabled the Princeton machine
to start rolling again, but once more
the Middies took the ball on downs by
breaking up one of Wittmer's passes.
The Navy men huddled, jumped to
their places and Lloyd shot through
right tackle on bewildering cut-back
play that tricked the Princeton Sec
ondary defense as we'll as the line.
Twisting and dodging, the Middle
speedster escaped three of the Prince
ton backs, eluded the charge OF the
safety man and dashed the rest OF the
n yards for a touchdown while l.8OO
wild Midshipmen rose and yelled their
lungs raw.
Whitley missed the try for the extra
point. but a few minutes later he per-
formed a much more difficult feat with
that accurate place-kicSing toe OF his.
Chance in Final Period.
The chance came in the fourth quar-
ter when Crane, Navy lineman, recov-
cred a Princeton tumble on the Tiger
9-yard line. Lloyd was rushed in then
in place of Spring, who had relieved
him after the first half. but the Prince
ton line was fighting mad, and it hurled
him for a 6-yard loss.
Two other thrustS were unsuccessful,
and Lloyd dropped back for place
kick from his 23-yard line. So much
time was consumed that a 5-yard pen
atty was called. but Whitley obliged by
booting it over from the 28-yard mark,
nevertheless. and from difficult angle
at the right of the pests. The total
distance was 80 yards.
From that point on Princeton'S
chances ebbed slowly. Bennett. sopho-
more triple threat, who led the attack,
along with Wittmer. was lost to the
team through injury In the latter stages,
and Eddie himself was carried of in
the final moments after filling the air
with passes and leading charge that
reached the Navy 30-yard line before
Navy checked it, just as it had done the
other drives.