Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14
Last-Period Score UpSets
0utcIasSed But Gritty
Midshipmen.
BY EDWARD ]. NEIL,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


crested Cadets from the Bluffs of West
Point and the grim battered Sailors
from the shores of the Chesapeake
locked in an even desperate grapple.
while 10000 bowling partisans. among
them the nobility of the business, social
and service worlds, yelled for the break"
that finally decided the struggle.
Then in one perfect individual play,
as If in answer to the prayers of the
Army, Cadet Ray Stecker, ITO pounds
Of galloping power, tore the Navy apart
and raced the 81 yards to the goal that
gave Army a 6-to-0 triumph.
Stecker took the ball on his own 43-
yard line and Streaked behind maSSed
interference at Lew Bryan and Yves
Byng, Nays right tackle and end. He
lost his mates as he hit the scrimmage
line but he never faltered.
Swinging wide. stiff arming the in
ner line of the Midshipmen's defensive,
Stecker swung into the open. AS he
hit into Navy territory his knees
chugged higher, he Rugged the ball to
his chest and just galloped straight
away down the far side line for the
Sailor goal.
Makes Dash without Aid.
There wasn't any Army man in front
to help him. The secondary swung on
him as he crossed Nays 30-yard line
and he simply plowed through them.
Oscar Hagberg, Middle fullback, lunged
and missed on the 25-yard line. Dale
Bauer, the quarterback, took his shot
and failed as Stecker. head up and legs
churning, swung over the 15-yard
stripe.
Lou Kim, Nays fine plunging back,
could just tag him with an open hand
as he hit the goal, 81 yards from his
point of departure. Then he stumbled
down, swamped under the avalanche
Of gold-striped maniacs VINO stormed
out of the ruck TO hug and pat their
teammate, and the game as far as
scoring was concerned, was over
That one play, perfect because OF
the strength and courage of the big
halfback from Hazelton, Pa, gave Army
. victory that should have been won in
the very first quarter. Twice in that
PERIOD with Stecker, the all-round hero
Of the day. and Tom Kilday of San
Antonio, Tex, Juggling the leather in
short smashes that bit 4 to S yards at
time out OF Nays desperate line, the
Army drove down the field to the very
mouth of the MILDLY goal
Shifts to Air Costly.
But each time, once after a thrust
that carried Sc yards to Nays 14-yard
line, and again on a 21-yard drive to
the Sailors IL yard stripe. Stecker
tried to pass for touchdowns when Army
couldn't seem to miss gaining through
the line, and both times his losses were
incomplete over the goal for touch
backs
The first time this happened Nays
plight was aggravated by a bad pass
from center, that rolled all the way to
the 6-inch mark. before Byng dove
into pile OF Army men and got it
back. Big "Blimp" Bowstrom, Nays
captain and kicking tackle, got his
kick away to "Applenocker" Bowman,
Cadet quarterback, from Hartman,
Tenn. on the sailor 37-yard line
Army pounded right back. complet-
Ing 16-yard pass from Stecker to
Bowman. But the pext time the Mid
shlpmen took the ball their luck was
better. and Army's chance to pile up
an early and decisive margin was lost.
There seemed no question that the
better team won, although the Navy,
hghting an inspired battle with an eve
to unfolding the principle that brought
about the break in relations with the
Cadets following the 1927 game, had
one grand chance TO tie and perhaps
win the only game the two schools may
play for some time.
Nays One Big Chance.
Bowstrom lifted a long punt to Bow
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the fourth quarter. but the little Cadet
back, attempting to play safe and hold
the lead. fumbled as he signaled for
Q free catch. Byng recovered the ball
for Navy on Army's 25-yard line and
the big crowd. already thrilled by one
climax, rose with one great shout in
expectation of another
-Four times from that spot Navy tried
20 pass TO the tying touchdown, but
the Cadet line, a magnificent forward
wall, rushed every effort and the alert
Army backs knocked down three losses.
The fourth pass. a beautiful play in
which Byng, a left-handed HEAVIER.
swept into the backfield and shot I'M
derhand to the right while following
. charge around left end, failed when
he threw wild to Hagberg, who was free
almost at Army's goal.
Wild passing this time by Johnny
Cannon, Navy halfback. cost a possible
score in the second quarter. Cannon
pulled surprise toss from his own 25-
yard line, but could not hit Hagberg.
who was wide and clear in an omen
field. Again in the third quarter futile
smothered Stecker's tumble for NAVY
Just back Of midfield and penalties.
coupled with the driving of Joe
Sschirgt, sub halfback, carried 10 wards
into Army territory. A tumble halted
this temporary uprising.
Army Much the Better.
Aside from these chances. NAVY never
threatened and could not make a first
down until the third period The Mid
shipment got one in that quarter and
picked up two in the final period Army
gained consistently between the two 30
yard lines and In the final quarter
when Navy faded perceptibly after
losing its big scoring chance, staged
another 58-yard drive all the way to
the Sailors 7-yard line before held for
downs.
Army piled up IL first downs, gained
1872 yards from scrimmage TO Navy's
So; completed out of IL passes, while
the Midshipmen connected for in
IA, and counted SIS yards Of gains on
losses to Nays %.
The victory was Armys fourth in the
last five games of a series that started
in 1890 and but for intervention of
charity and the relief of the unem-
ployed would have been considered de-
finitely ended in 1927 Army has won
IS games, Navy IL and three have
ended In ties.
As was customary in the history of
past Army-Navy clashes, the under dog,
the Midshipmen in this contest bat
tied way beyond the ability shown dur
ing the regular season. Navy. heater