Evening star., 1935-12-01
Nays Drive Finally Tells.

contribution up to Is points for
the day.
Nays Drive Finally Tells.
THE picture changed with equally
startling swiftness in the second
half Launching a savage counter
attack, the Midshipmen ran wild, with
Snead Schmidt the spearhead Of q
succession Of thrilling drives. but
penalties, intercepted passes and
fumbles kept the Navy from taking
full advantage Of gains by land and
air that were calculated to wipe out
most Of Army's tremendous margin.
Under terrific pressure and firing
rapidly, Army's "iron men" cracked
and, one by one, limped of the field
during the final half, but their gal
liant defense was sufficient to stop all
but one of Nays smashing charges.
Schmidt, shedding tacklers like a
duck sheds water throughout the last
two periods, slid of tackle from the
1-yard line for Navy's only score on
the first play Of the final quarter, the
climax of 60-yard advance, but the
Sailors missed four other opportunities
to score because of over-anxiety or
poor ball-handling at critical stages.
Fists Fly in Danger Zones.
GO FTERCELY was Nays second
- half offensive matched by Army's
defensive tactics in the danger zones
that temperS flared. At one point
fists flew, in a mix-up along the side
lines in the final period, but nothing
serious happened.
On a play that resulted in the
injury and removal of Jack Erickson,
big Army tackle, there was sudden
display of hot temper. Gordon Kim
brell. substitute Cadet guard, swung a
left hook IN the direction Of Navy
chin, apparently on the theory there
had been some unnecessary rough
handling Of Erickson. The punch
didn't land, however, and cooler heads
prevailed before there was any further
outbreak.
Thereafter, however, the tackling
was of the most savage variety on
both sides and none Of the Army's
erstwhile "60-minute men" was rug
ged enough to go the entire distance.
It took the stoutest kind Of defense
by the Army's regulars, led by their
brilliant captain and end, Bill Shuler,
as well as the full supply of replace
mentS on West Points bench to
stand OF the Nays comeback.
Tars Dominate Second Half.
60 COMPLETELY did the Sailors
- dominate the second half that
Army rarely had possession of the
ball and only twice so much as ad-
vanced yard or two beyond midfield.
So thoroughly were the ground-gain-
ing tables turned that the Navy rolled
up 13 first downs to Army's 2 in the
last two periods and advanced over
$50 yards by various means to West
Points 81 yards.
One touchdown, however, was small
compensation for heroic rally that
restored the fighting prestige of the
Annapolis foot ball forces, even though
1t failed to show on the score board.
Navy actually topped Army in first
downs for the entire game, II to IL,
but the big pay-off was on the Cadet
touchdowns. The Cadets had only
five real scoring opportunities, all in
the first half, but they capitalized
four Of them by combining accurate
passes with fast footwork and superb
blocking.
The Midshipmen were four times
well into Army territory even in the
first half and they had five more
chances to deliver scoring punch,
in the second half, but couldn't pro-
duce.
Schmidt Star Of Fray.
GROVES brilliant running, topped
OF by his 80-yard gallop for
Army's first touchdown in a bril-
1iantly executed sideline sprint, was
matched in the last half by the furious
ball-earTying Of Schmidt.
The Navy's ace back repeatedly
broke loose for long gains. ranging
from IL to % yards. Often he fought
forward for yards unaided by any
thing but his own power, whirling and
twisting away from Army tacklers.
After being shackled In the first
half, he gained 155 yards from scrim-
mage in the last two periods and was
clearly the outstanding ball-carrier on
the field.
With the colorful crowd, including
o host Of notables, roaring encourage
ment, the Navy thrust its way to
Army,s 2-yard line early in the third
period, only to be tossed back and
lose the bail on downs on the Cadet
S as Schmidt was smothered before
he could attempt an end cweep. Dick
Pratt's tumble on Army's "a halted
the next Navy drive, but the boys
In blue came right back to march 60
yards for O touchdown on straight
foot ball.
Fumble, Penalty Hurt Navy.
CCHM1DT registered most Of the
~ gains and went over for the score
at the start Of the final period.
Twice more the Midshipmen drove
deep into Army's side of the field.
The right side of the Cadet line took
O terrific pounding.
A 15-yard penalty for holding by
Navy broke up the continuity Of an
attack that had penetrated to the
Cadet IS. Shortly afterward, in an
other thrust that reached Arny's 18,
Schmidt fumbled and Monk Meyer
recovered on the Cadet 13-yard stripe.
With this crisis passed Meyer left
the game, and Army requirements,
thrown into the game by the dozen,
succeeded In standing of the Navy
during the few remaining minutes Of
play. s,
Just what happened to the Navy