Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-03
Midshipmen Stopped
On 4-Yard Stripe in
Biggest Threat
Reooun Offsets Mediocre
Kicking With Run for
Tally; 10000 Attend
By LEWIS F. ATCHISON,
Star Staff Correspondent.


Navy's "two-ocean' squad couldn't
match the power and precision of
PENIS single platoon of landlub-
bers this afternoon and lost its first
game of the season, 0-20, in the 25th
renewal of their annual plgsKln
party.
A thfong of 10000, near record,
saw the Quakers unloose their first
scoring thunderbolt in the first A
minutes of play and add a second
touchdown in the last IS SECONDS
of the second peroiod to clinch mat
tiers. They threw in 76-yard run
back of an intercepted pass for GOOD
measure in the final chukker. Navy
was beaten thoroughly by that time
although still battling desperately
to escape a shutout.
It was the largest crowd to pack
the concrete horseshoe since 1880,
when the last of Knute Rockne's
great Notre Dame teams came East
m break the heart of a good Penn
eleven with a crushing 1920 de-
feat. And although the figures re-
veal the big Red and Blues super
iority they do not describe the ex-
ritement stirred up by the Mid
shipmen in trying to save their un-
defeated record.
Navy outgained its host on the
ground, 176 yards to 102: in the air,
l57 to ST, and rolled up II first
downs to PENIS 6, but it couldn't
bulge the Quakers when within
striking distance of the goal line.
Middies Reach 4-Yard Line.
The Middies made only one gen.
nine scoring gesture, reaching Penn S
Award stripe early in the final
period with a first down and goal
togo from the 1O-yard line. -Four
successive line bucks forced the de-
tenders to give ground, but not
much. and Navy had to yield the ball
4 yards from the goal.
Another Navy threat was NULL
fed in the third period by pen
atty for running into the kicker,
who happened to be the widely pub
Iicized Francis x. Reagan. Rea-
cams kicking was not so good, what
with a Young gale blowing into his
face. but he ran % yards for the
first touchdown and was constant
threat in his tailback position.
On the play in particular, Reagan
punted to Bill Busik at mldnelo
and the Navy safety man zig-zagged
between the 40 and As yard stripes,
veered sharply to the south side
line. where he picked up some well
come interference and raced all the
way to PENIS 5-yard line before
Johnny Welsh finally caught him
from the side. But the play was
called back and Navy was penalized
& wards for running into the kicker.
Reagan Gains Protection.
The Tars drew two additional
nenalties for the same foul which
brought a chorus of catcalls and
howls down upon the officials heads.
Thereafter Reagan was permitted
to get off his kicks in comparative
privacy.
Welsh, incidentally, was the lad
who ankled rs yard for the final
touchdown after Bob Bitter partly
DETECTED Howard Clark's pass. 1t
was his third interception OF the
afternoon and brought his yardage
In that respect to SO.
Penn took advantage OF some
Questionable Navy strategy to gain
its second score. On its own 70
ward line after an exchange of kicks,
the Middies elected to gamble on
q fourth-down pass rather than try
an orthodox punt and failed, Penn
taking the ball at that point.
Time was awastin', but Penn
pulled a spinner into the line to
throw Nays secondary OF guard
and on the next play Allen tossed
a strike to Sophomore Bernie KucZy-
nski, who took the ball on the 1-yard
line IN a corner of the field and
stepped into the end zone.
Penn Quick to Start.
Penn put its scoring machinery
into motion as soon as it came into
possession of the ball after the in
itial kickoff. Starting from their
own 36-yard line, Allen, Reagan and
Welsh alternating with the ball,
the Quakers marched to Nays %.
Then Reagan slanted of right
tackle, tried to cut back, slipped and
almost fell, but miraculously kept
going.
Ed Sims and Al Cameron grabbed
him on the 10-yard line, but he
squirmed away from them and raced
into the end zone. Busik, speedy
halfback, and Werner showed plenty
of drive in Nays backfield, but
never were able to sneak away from
PENIS alert secondary. although
they ran up some sizeable gains.