Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-11-25 | Page 30 | Army-Navy in Tie Contest on Wet Field

IN ARMY TIE CONTEST ON WET FIELD Water Soaked Field Is 18 Cause ByBoth of Caution By ByI Both Teams I c ny By i I v In t notional l-notional News Newil Service NEW YORK Nov 24 U The and nd Navy elevens elevena battled toa ta to a tie tl tI on on a rain fIeld at the Polo olo Grounds Ground ThIT th af- af afternoon af afternoon In one ono w way y It ii wa a Navy Savy victory for tor fhe it e this year had been highly touted Yet Tet this hl superiority It if It ver v r ex- ex ex isted existed vanished completely this af at afternoon at- at Approximately wet and bedra bedraggled ll d spectator went away convinced thero there la is but little t on any to between the tile tl O teams tha that battled so 80 oO courageously ou and futilely t In n the tho mud this November day YEAR 25 TIE VIE This was WAB the tha game Iamo thy both wanted It was the game Iamo that was to break the tIe of ot 15 5 years yeara Con Con- Con Consequently both teams teama played cau call call- cautious tiou football rarely resorting to the spectacular forward passing ond nd trick formations that increase the blood pressure of ot the spec spec spec- spectators spectators Just how tight th the same fame was may maybe maybe maybe be judged from the fact that not once during the hour of ot play woe was either goal line seriously ly threat threat- threatened threatened ened On Once eo little Steve Barchet the midget Navy full cleanly inter Inter- Intercepted intercepted intercepted a forward pass and made madea Q a spectacular ular field run ot Of some 40 yards before betor hO be wa wan wu downed by Gorge George Smythe th the l Army quarters quarter who Played book back Atthe At the start ot o his s hi run however he m ts deep deop In his Js own territory I and so hl hili his thrust fell If H yards yard short ot of a touchdown FINAL THRILL Another thrill came cam In hI the tho final quarteT quarter when with the ball Dali deep In Navy territory Cullen attempted to punt to safety Twice he at attempted tempted It and twice the Army tOI wards tore through tough the Navy line to block his hl hi kick almost almo t on his toe The second time thu this oc- oc occurred occurred oc occurred the ball bounded crazily across acron the field a scant two yards fro roth Navys Navy's goal the prey of ofa ofa ofa a raging Army forward But the Cadet missed a a Midshipman fell fellone ono one the sphere and the danger passed In tn the next few seconds when n CuIli on his ls third attempt booted the ball tar far down field Into neutral territory In Iii Only one ono department of ot the games was wu the Army superIority marked That wa was In kicking TOnic Time and again Wood sent the ball bail spinning field down to safety late when the Navy had worked worked It Into Army territory Cullen Cullens Cullen's kicking wash was bad h- h 1 GOAL TRIES rAIL FAIL Each team tried a a goal front from fromfield fromfield field and each failed tailed Garbisch for tor the Army tried a drop kick from the yard 28 1 line that failed only by Inches And late In the final quarter Barchet for the Navy y triad a placement from about the same distance The ball dribbled oft off futilely The lineup Army Navy I Do Boie Ie Brown Right End Mulligan C Shewell RIght Tackle Levinsky RIght Guard I Garbisch MatthewS Center I Farwick Came Carney C CLeft I Lett Guard Goodman Clyde Left Lett Tackle Mader Taylor Let Left End Cullen Quarterback Gillmore Barchet McKee Right Halfback Wood Shapley left heft Halfback Dean n Do Dot Doi ens Flippen Fullback k 00 00