Evening star., 1936-11-30

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= poll today, but if Monkey Meyer
is not found on this particular honor
roll of foot ball he can know the
thrill of going down in history as one
of the great stars of the Point. And
this, probably, is an infinitely more
coveted distinction to an Army man.
He earned the right to haunt. in
the future. the West Point plains,
along with the ghosts of Oliphant,
Garbisch, French, eagle and Buckler,
to name a few He earned it last
year and again this season. which is
fast becoming a memory. He earned
it again Saturday, when his dreams Of
winding up his West Point career by
playing on a team that beat Navy
were shattered and the Middies
won, TO.
Almost everybody said that
Meyer was the best back on the
field at Municipal Stadium and
that was saying good deal, for
among other great backs on
Saturday were Navy's Bill In
gram and Sneed Schmidt.
But the little Army man, who
weighs lat pounds soaking wet, really
was the best. He led three of Army s
four drives to within scoring dis
tance of the Navy goal and probably
the only reason why he did not lead
the other was that he was not in the
game at the time. That Monk failed
to lead Army to a score seemed strictly
tribute to a valiant Navy defense
that would brook no scoring at all.
The tip-off on Meyer appeared
to be those last 10 minutes,
when he sat on the sidelines
wrapped in big Army blanket
and suffering the pangs of an
injured groin muscle.
There never was cleaner game
played than Army Navy, but not all
teams play that way. and earlier In
the season Meyer was given a going
over that he carried all year. There
are wondrous tales of how 2O0-pounc
tackles and ends of some grid syndi.
Gates played young Mr.. Meyer, and sc
it was no wonder that clean tackle
such as that Navy made to stop him
once in the final period, caused him tc
retire with a recurrence of the old in.
Jury. And when he was out Navy
went to town.
Part of Army Defense"
A S ARMY'S running. kicking ane
passing threat, Meyer proved some.
thing of West Points best defense, fol
he kept Navy continually back on it
collective heels. When he was gont
the Middies waited until they coulc
claim the ball and promptly marched
with the aid of two pass interferences
rs yards to the goal.
And this was the kid who,
few years ago, went OUT for
Central High Schools eleven
here and was told by the coach
that he was too small to play
foot ball.
There is no forgetting either ingram
and Schmidt. Strange that Army
best should be Meyer, West Point
born son of an Army colonel, ant
Navy's should be Ingram, son o
Comdr. Jonas Ingram and nephew o
Navy Bill" Ingram. Their paths u
foot ball success hardly were mad
easier by these facts Of background.
Many thought that Schmidt. be
cause of his great punting and lin
plunges, was Navy's standout. AM
maybe he was. But the man in tn
stands always felt that If anybody OF
the MILDLY team was going to breal
loose and sail down the field 1t woult
be the slim No. % in the Navy back
! field, and that was Ingram.
Midway of the game-winning
thrust Ingram "set up" what
probably was the pay-of plan
when. after skirting end for five
yards and reaching Army's IS,
he carried the bali the next
| time and started IS II to try
the same run again.
Far to the right he ran and, .
Army tacklers closed In. he stoppet
and whipped . long pass tar to hi