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Show ARMY DEFEATS I NAVY22 TO I Climax of 1913 Football Reached at New York Polo Grounds. SURPRISE OF YEAR Midshipmen 10 to 7 Betting Favorites Before Game Desperate Plays Made. Polo Grounds, New York, Nov. 29. The Army football eleven defeated the Navy here this afternoon In their j annual game by a score of 22 to 9. As a climax to the 191 football season, sea-son, the cadet eleven furnished the biggest gridiron surprise of the year in their triumph over the midship men Before the name the sailors were a 10 to 7 favorite in the wag erlng, as the result of a season's pla marked by victory after victory by big scores. Against the Army, however, their erratic but conserva llvo l.l j v f-illr.il f- iroiii thn l.Alnl uve piay laneti to gain tne poincs or yards rolled up by ihe Army through the use of forward passes, long runs and general open field plnv at critical periods of the game. The play wa of the usual desperate character char-acter which always marks the inter-academy inter-academy contests and individually there was little choice or advantage In the play of cither the linesmen I oi the back field. The Army, how ever, used better Judgment In Its selection se-lection of aud manipulation of their plays To this aud the accurate handling of the forward DdSS when near the middies' goal line is due I tc the cadets" triumph after three vears of straight defeat. Second Touchdown The Navy scored first on a goal from placement, but the score was soon tied by the Army. Tho Army forged ahead only to be tied again. 9 to 9. After that the Army scored Its second touchdown and was never again headed. A whirl of grey and cold charged from the Army stand to the field. In broken ranks, on tho doublo quick, the Army battalions clustered In front of the Nay stands j For a moment they stood before the gold and hhe- then falling in behind the white shouldered cadet hand. danced to a lively tune, up, down and I around the field The two elevens, victor and van ciu'shed. had left the field, some on j the shoulders of the cad eta. The Army standard floated from the center cen-ter of the field, the cadets holding bands around It A cheer for the I Army B hoarse word of signal from the color bearer ;tnd the circle scat- ! tered, half a thousand cheering men In gray and gold ran madly over the field and clustered in a mass of mov-lug mov-lug color around the standard. The hand played fow notes, the cluster scattered, the crowd In tho grandstand was on its feet, two men In gray nailed Army pennants to the goal posts and the last act of the game was done. nn |