Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25
YALE, ARMY TIE, 66,
IN DAZZLING GAME
ParkeTs Sprint From Kick
off Gets Eli Score Right .
After Cadets Tally.
BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor.

n JEW HAVEN, Conn, October
M "a. With one Dazzling
1 stroke, an 88-yard run
back Of kick-off for q
touchdown by Quarterback Robert
(Dud) Parker, Yale wiped out
Army'S freshly won advantage to-
day and tied the Cadets for the
second straight year in one of the
East'S most spectacular foot ball
classics.
The final score was to 6 as
Yale, in a thrilling final quarter
lost three big chances to break
the deadlock.
For the first time in years the big Eli
Bowl was not filed to capacity Tor the
game, but $4,000 spectators, within
5000 of the stadium's limit, watched
the rival elevens set of series OF at
lacking high explosives in the last pc
Rod after As minutes Of hStless and
Scoreless play.
Yale's flrst chance to break the tie
went glimmering when Ed Rotan, giant
guard, just missed the uprightS with
the kicking try for extra point.
had produced more drama than the en-
tire previous IS. Army'S star right end
Dick Sheridan of Augusta, Ca, in the
midst Of the excitement, was carried
Of the field on stretcher and taken
to a hospital. Yale's captain and bright
star, Albie Booth, had failed to break
away and yielded his post to an under
study, Bob LaSSiter Of Charlotte, N. C..
who Immediately took charge of the Ell
offensive where Parker left on.
,IAssiter Bright Star.
With the big bowl q mass Of yelling
humanity, LaSsiter, ably assisted by Joe
Crowley, dashed at Army's firing de-
tense. In two sensational drives toward
the Soldier goal, Yale advanced So
yards to Army's 15-yard mark and then
came back in another 56-yard march to
the Cadet 9-yard line.
The first of these two offensiveS
ended when MacLean Williamson, sub
Stitute back, tried drop-kick from
Army's 26-yard line. The ball struck
the left upright and bounced back into
the end zone. The second drive begged
down when Crowley, on fourth down
with 2 yards to go, was stopped at
the scrimmage line by Jack Price, Army
captain.
Lassister, q sophomore ''find," knitted
through for runs Of IL, Is and 20
yards In the course Of his big Spluree,
besides passing to Hawley for one gain
of II yards. It was the best individual
exhibition Of ground gaining In the en-
tire game, but Yale could not md the
scoring touch again despite the use Of
all available reserve power.
Throughout the hectic hnal period,
-
keyed to high pitch. Sheridan's injury
was an outgrowth of the fierce cIlarg-
ing and tackling by both teams. The
Eli rooters gave vent to an outburst Of
booing at one stage when Williamson
was thrown heavily by an Army player.
Yale Line Firm.
Army's running attack was almost
entirely stopped by Yale's forwards.
The Cadets capitalized their one Scor-
ing chance mainly through Stecker' s
passing skill. The star halfback tossed
to Kilday for one gain Of 16 yards and
end, was good for o 20-yard gain, put
ting the ball on Yale's 5-yard line.
Carver contributed yard and Stecker
to cover the remaining distance to the
goal in three plunges.
Booths passes and Parker'S kicking
harassed the Army in the first three
periods, but neither team penetrated
the opposing 15-yard line until the
Cadets launched their scoring attack
toward the close Of the third quarter.
Yale outrushed Army, 1877 yards to
l2l, and registered Is first downs to 10
for the Soldiers. The Ellis completed 6
out of % passes for gains OF 30 yards.
Army completed out Of Is for gains
of only 48, but the Cadets intercepted
Eli aerials.