Evening star., 1932-12-04
CADETS LED TO WIN
BY VIDAL, BUCKLER
Middies, After Early Drive
WiIt-SWeItering $4,000
h: See Contest.
BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor.


colorful December setting
seem like a Midsummer illusion,
Armys foot ball forces turned on
the power today and routed the
Navy, 20 to 0, with a spectacular
climax to the Eastern gridiron
season.
Before notable gathering and a
sell-out crowd of 10000 spectators, who
found overcoats, furs and blankets
superfiuous In 65-degree weather, the
Cadets put ON dazzling drive to VIC
tory after checking the Navy's open
ing bid for touchdown.
Gathering momentum, despite the
heat and the gallant defense of the
Midshipmen, Army's superior speed,
greater power and deception combined
to give the Soldiers their most decisive
victory in this classic series since 1914.
Pick" Vidal, spark plug quarter
back of the Army and an outstanding
star of the season, galvanized the Cadets
upon his entry into the game late in
the first period From there on his
brilliant leadership, combined with the
slashing running of Jack Buckler, the
Texas TERROR, combined to keep the
Army in command most of the time
and engineer three touchdowns, one
in the second period and two in the
final quarter, as Buckler ran wild.
nESPITE a steady flow of replace
II ments, as the heat and the brisk
ness Of the fray took its toll in
the Navy defense, the Midshipnhn
were unable to stop the driving power
generated for the Cadet backs by their
forwards
Theee stslwarts not only were led
effectively by their all-America cap
tain, Milton Summerfelt, at guard, and
big Jack Armstrong, at tackle, but in
ciuded the great Dick King, end, who
made dramatic return to action
barely a month after tracturing his
enk,c in the Harvard game.
Kicg, who had been kept strictly
,mce- cover and on crutches almost
up to the time of the game, played for
and returned to the game for a short
scs-ion 1T left end in the third period.
Apparently as sound as ever, despite
his INJURY and consequent lay-of, he
was factor il getting the Arn1y's
winning 6rire unGer way and just
mis5ci ca.ci!ing a long pass on one
oc2a-;cn thai might have led to
touchdown.
Just a week after an overwhelming
defest at the hands of NotTe Dame,
which had whipped Army by bigger
margin than it mad Navy, the Soldiers
displayed remarkable reversal Of form
in every department of play. The for
wards who we're supposed to be on the
casualty list battled their Navy rivals
to a standstill in a great struggle and
finally wore down the Middies' resist
ance in the last quarter.
THE passing attack that was a flop
L last Saturday was a consistent
threat and produced one Of the
three touchdowns. The running game,
with Buckler as its spearhead, de-
veloped dazzling speed and power from
q series of trickery reverses, spinnec5
and behind-the-lin passes.
Apart from its surprise running at
tack at the outset, led by Bill Clark,
In 45-yard drive that fell only yards
short Of Armys goal line. the Navy had
to rely almost exclusively on the passing
weapons in the hands OF Gordon Chung
Hoon, brilliant Hawaiian halfback and
triple threat.
Single-handed, Chung Hoon fought
most succeeded, with long passes that
barely missed fire as they carried the
touchdown label, but Army's defense
was equal to the emergencies.
At the finish of battle filled with
excitement. fine foot ball and Deem
Der perspiration, there was no doubt
about Army's superiority. This has
now been sustained over an 11-year
period since Nays last victory, in 1921,
interrupted only by brace of ties ami
the two-year break in the series in
1928-29
Army's power house rolled up 19 FIRST
downs to Nays II, gained $50 yards
by rushing to II for the Midshipmen
and conceded an edge only in passing,
where Navy completed out of 2l tosses
for s5 yards and Army clicked with 6
out of Is for II yards.
A THOUGH they have played for
"A charity in special games the past
two seasons, the Midshipmen and
the Cadets celebrated the official end
OF their break-off Of relations. over
eligibility, in 1927. They did it with all
the enthusiasm and eer-splitting noise
held up the start Of the game 25
minutes. but gave the spectators all the
thrills they had turned out for on an
occasion highly reminiscent OF boom
times
Although President Hoover and Vice
President Curtis found it impossible tc
attend the thirty-third renewal of this
sporting classic official Washington and
the rival services were we'll represented
On opposite sides of the field we're Sec
retary Hurley and Maj. Gen Macarthur
chief of staff, for the Army, and Secre-
tary Adams and Admiral Pratt, chief
OF operations. for the Navy.
thousands who brought heavy wraps
and blankets, in Difference to the
calendar rather than the weather pre-
dictions, found them SO much excess
baggage as the sun beemed down hotly
through steamy mist 1t was more
typical of world series than Army Navy
weather. The crowd got a better break
than the players who called time out
an unusual number of times to re-
cuperate from the effects of the heat
Both teams sent almost three complete
elevens into the fray.
NAVY supplied the early excitement
~ with its thrust through the Army
defense in the first five minutes
of play, featured by Clark's 24-yarc
dash around one Cadet flank to Army!
22-yard line. This finally was broker
up when Ken Fields Intercepted 8
fourth-6own pass and ran the ball Out
Of the danger zone.
Thereafter the Midshipmen were onl,
four times able to penetrate Army.
side of the field. The nearest they
came to scoring was IN the seconc
period. when Chung Hoon's longest pass
caught by Miller, and a 12-yard rur
by the Hawaiian, worked the pigskir
TO the Cadet 30-yard line. A fumbl,
by Slack, quarterback, broke UP thh
threat.
Taking unusual risks TO the extern
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