Evening star., 1931-12-13
STECKER IS HERO
IN ARMY VICTORY
Paves Way for 1T Defeat
of Navy by Brilliant
Work.
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by about $375,000. The total for charity
Is expected to be $325 900 after deduc-
ton OF expenses.
Just as last year, when Stecker broke
loose on solo flight that whipped the
MldShlpmen by single touchdown. IL
was the blonde youngster from Halle
Ton, "a, riding high for the last time
III the gold and blue OF Army, who con-
quered the Sailors again today.
Eo Herb, bulky substitute fulIback
from Milwaukee, Wis, made both of
ArmyS touchdoWns on short plungss,
and Travis Brown, an Alabama vnl11o9
ster playing his first year in the Cadet
oackheld. kicked the 15-yard goal that
started the scoring, but 1t was Stecker
VINO paved the way by keeping the
Cadet attack in motion.
Navy Defense Superb. 80.
Army surpassed the Midshipmen in
all except the dcggedness a superb NAVY
defense offered to win its third straight
victory in the interrupted series. NAVY
last won In 1921 and seven times since
then, with two ties, Army has con-
quered.
Except for one amazing pass midway
through the third quarter the occa-
slonal charges of Bullet Lou Kim and
sporadic tossing outbursts that could
not be put together for more points
Navy was outclaSsed by the powerful
cadets In all departments of the game.
klrn, heroic figure, along with Me-
Gruder Tuttle, captain and center of
Navy squad that has been unimpressive
all Fall, passed for the Sailors touch
down in a play as gaudy as any an
Eastern gridiron has seen this Fall.
Dropping back almost to his own 3d.
yard line after his long passes had been
intercepted twice earlier in the period,
Klrn heaVed far and wide to Joe"
Tschirgi SO yards away and racing
madly down the side lines for the Army
goal.
KiIday Too Late.
The ball seemed to travel almost as
far and as high as punt and Tom Kill
Cay, big Army fullhack, tried desperate
ly to reach Tschirgl's side. But he got
there Just split second after the feet
back, fastest man on the Navy eleven,
leaped high into the air and just man
eyed to grab the ball on Army's Is
yard line. Without losing stride
Tschirgi tore for the goal, Kilday at
his heels, but Tom lunged too late and
his tackle carried the Navy speedSter
across the goal for a touchdown. Lilly"
Becht, quarterback substitute for Sam
Moncure booted the extra point.
But this one wild outburst was not
enough to equakthe spectacular play Of
Stecker best Army back since the famed
Red" eagle, hero of the Cadets sur
prlSlng conquest Of Notre Dame only
two weeks ago.
In the second period, when Army
needed any kind of a score, and the
Navy line. from end to end, was hold |
ing its own with the highly touted !
forward wall of the Cadets, Stecker |
faded back as eagle used to do, almost |
tc midfeld, and hurled long pass
into Browns arms on Navy's 20-yard |
line Brown struggled 10 more before |
the Middle storm assailed him When |
the Navy line stopped Stecker'S plunges |
and passes there, Brown dropped back |
to the 15-yard line and booted a clean |
placement.
Fields Replaces Stecker.
Ken Fields, formerly of Illinois, sub |
5tituted long enough for Stecker before |
hat same period ended to lead Herb to |
The hrSt Army touchdown Fields |
a march which started with |
short run back of punt from mid |
field by passing Is yards to Pete Kops-
AK on Navys 20-yard line and the big !
snd, IKE Brown, newcomer to Army |
loot ball, ran all the way to the Navy |
yard line before he was downed. Herb !
3lunged across for the touchdown and |
licked the goal to give the Army a
I0-to-0 lead at the half. (
Army'S steadily rising might kept the
Navy begged in a combination of fierce
defensive play and wild passing all
through the second half, except for
he classic Kirn and Tschirgi produced
n the third quarter.
In the burst to Army's final touch
down in the fourth quarter, starting
from the Sailors 4o-yard line after
Kirn had punted poorly, Stecker gained
81 OF the Az yards to the Navy goal
Five OF the other six came to the
Cadets through Navys offside play and
Herb accounted for the final yard.
Navy Makes Valiant Stand.
In that march stecker made his
longest run Of the day frcm scrimmage.
4 l5-yard dash around end. and he
went seven and then eight in two
other charges But when he made it
irst down for Army on Nays I-yard
inc, he set the scene for the finest of
Ill of the Midshipmens valiant defen-
,ive stands.
From the 1-yard line Herb twice /
smashed into the Navy fSrWard wall
md twice bounced back without gain
ng more than a few inches. Then
Stecker tried and got few more
inches, Fourth down, goal to go. and
Herb took it the last time, barely wig
Ring through the massed blue jersies
@ cross the marker. Herbs accurate
place kick for the extra point ended
he scoring.
Until 1t tired the Navy line that had
,een pierced hy Maryland Notre Dame,
southern Method!st and Ohio State this ,