Evening star., 1932-12-04
ARMY. BEATS NAVY,
700, BEFORE 10000.
MiddieS Make Dogged but
Futile Stand Against Su-
perior Strength.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

special DlSpatcn 10 / ne SJar.
PHILADELPHIA, December Sur
rounded by sweltering, colorful,
packed-in mass of 10000 spectators,
Army beat the Navy, 20 to 0. today be-
meath a December sun that belonged
to June.
In wide range of talent from Jack
Buckler of Waco, Tex, to Chung -Hoon
of Hawaii, the two teams put on a
swirling, varied attack amid all the
vocalistc thunder that accompanies an
Army Navy game, but as the hot, broil-
ing afternoon wore along the Army had
too much speed, power and experience
for the Navy to roll back.
AS a result of superior arsenal. of
bigger and better guns, the fancy
insignia crowning the Navy goat was
transferred to the Army mule as the
cheering Cadets in gray swarmed out
upon the field at the end OF the game
and took over the victory march. One
of the greatest foot ball crowds of the
year, 10000 strong, with over 10000
packed outside, sat for over four hours
to first watch the Cadets and Mid
shipmen parade across the field.
But after the game started the Army
backs alone continued this parade of
golden helmets as Vidal, Frentzel and
Buckler carried the ball across the
Navy goal line.
Tropical Afternoon.
It was a strange and amazing day
for Northern December weather. In
place of furs and furbelows, coonskin
coats and blankets, half-cooked spec
tators found the heat of the tropics,
as both teams frequently became ex-
hausted with frequent demands for
rest and water.
There were gay and vivid spots OF
color that turned Franklin Field into a
flower garden as the Army line out
charged it's Navy rivals and the Army
attack put on better combination of
speed and driving power, in which the
brilliant kicking of Ken Fields and the
passing and running of Jack Buckler
played the leading roles.
For the better part of three periods a
scrappy, hustling Navy team tougnt OH
cne Army drive after another in holding
the score to seven points. But when
Jack Buckler, the Texas brcncho,
opened his passing and hammering
attack in the fourth period, the weary
and worn Navy defense finally fell
apart The uncannv craftsmanship OF
Ken Fields right foot, the speed of
Vidal and the double threat Of Buckler
were the prime factors in Nays down.
fall. This trio, with Kilday, operated
back of better line, and this nearly
always tells the story.
Fields today could hit water bucket
at 40 or As yards, and it was kicking
that had the Navy crowded back near
its own goal line most of the afternoon.
Chung Hcon. the loose-hipped Hawaiian
from the Navy, added dash and color
to the scene with his running, kicking
| and passing, but he was badly hurried
by q charging Army line.
Anyway, the sole representative flSm
the land of the Eastern Islands provN
that he could play his full share of foot
ball in every department of the game.
Navy Makes Early Threat.
II was the Navy that first got the
Jump and that first threatened to score
The trouble started when Murray inter-
cepted Fields forward on the Army's
47-yard line. Without any preliminary
| warning the Navy assault began. Clarke
| broke just outside of tackle twice in
succession through gaping holes to carry
the ball to Army's 13-yard line. An
offside penalty sent the Army to its
B-yard mark and here the naval salute
was one mighty vocal barrage after
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