Evening star., 1928-10-07
WEST POINT WINS
BY A 14-13 SCORE
Southern Methodist Eleven
Fails to Get Tie by
Missing Goal.
BY EDWARD J. NEIL.

w VEST POINT, N. Y, October
n Ga foot ball hurricane
NN swept up from the plains Of
Southwestern Texas today,
swirled and whipped about
Arny's vaunted gridiron warriors until
The hair stood up straight on the leads
of 1900 frantic Cadets, and then burst
and frittered away on the plains OF
West Point.
1t was Southern Methodist Univer-
sity's introduction to Eastern foot ball.
An introduction that will live long in
the memory of every loyal Army man.
It was dramatic, breath-taking IN
PRODUCTION, dangerous, awesome to the
final toot of the referees whistle, and
it was denied victory by the barest OF
foot ball margins. point. y
Army pulled out the victory, IA to 13,
thanks to the raging, f1eetfooted Red
eagle. who tossed, and slowed and
slightered through the Mustang defense
like red-headed, one-man typhoon.
eagle, it was who tipped pass good
for ~ yards to Carlmark, his end, in
the first period, and then broke %
yards through the Mustang center for
touchdown. -S
Dick Hutchinson, subbing for the
flaming carrot-top in the second period,
smashed 20 yards through tackle for
the second Army score and Bud
Sprague. the giant, who made that
the victory possible. But 1t was eagle
who ripped and tore all afternoon long
ut a Methodist line that held surpris-
ingly well. picking up the yards when
needed the most, and beating down
passes that came from all directions.
The drama in the battle, however,
was not furnished by eagle and Capt.
Sprague or the burly Army heroes of
dozen tight battles, Bill Hall, Lou
NIurrell or Nave. The thrill was in the
Scarlet and Navy Blue-clad warriors
from the South. fighting their fight in
enemy territory, badly outnumbered,
and cheered on only by tho thin ranks
of band which made III il lung
power what it lacked in instruments.
Passes such as Eastern foos 5al fields
never saw before flew from the hands
of Redman Hume, the Texas version of
what Red" Grange should haze ben,
and the 1.-THE captain, Sammy Rcd.
There we're lateral passes, both ci1gie,
double and triple; trick formations, end
end sweeps that began anywhere and
ended In the same place. Throug.l il
all Army, bewildered and always IN
danger Of defeat, stuck to the straight
foot ball, coupled with orthodo:; passe.
that carried them through to triumph.
Army Gets Lucky Breaks.
Although they scored only two touch.
downs and failed to tie the score when
Sprague blocked a d1op-kick try for
point. the Methodists threatened In every
period, and strongest of all when but
seconds remained of the contest. Des-
perate for more points, the Mustangs
swooped down on the Army goal in q,
final assault that carried to the Cadet
16-yard line and failed only when Reed,
brilliant all afternoon, slipped as he
caught the last pass and fell fiat on his
face with clear field ahead to the goal.
Because of Southern MethodistS'.
wide open game, with the ball sailing
free in the air most of the time, the
tide of fortune shifted during the after
noon with amazing rapidity. Just as
there was an orgy of passing and flln-
bling, so was drive after drive broken
up on both sides by interceptions and
failures to cling tight to the pigskin.
The Mustangs took Army's breath
away with the speed of their first
touchdown. After passing his way
down the field, Hume tossed lateral
to Fincher, and his backf1eld mate
dashed Is yards across the Army goal.
After the goal was kicked, Army came
back to tie the count, but the Metho-
dists, still passing with startling accu-
racy, kept the upper hand through the
remainder of the period.