Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1911-11-26 | Page 23 | 'Fight, Fight, Fight,' Yell Middies as Navy Defeats Army 3 to 0 in Hard Fought Game

I IF Fight Fight Fight Yell Middies M as Navy Defeats Army 3 to 0 in Hard Fought Game I NAVY TRIMS ARMY BEFORE HUG CROWD Brilliant Throng Sees Uncle Sams Sam's Gridiron Warriors in Bitter Battle With Middies Winning by 3 to 0 Score DALTONS DALTON'S KICK GIVES GAME TO ANNAPOLIS PHILADELPHIA No Nov 25 Fight 1 ing as though their country's honors rested on the tile outcome the Navy met the Army on the football field here to today ay and when the strife was over victory perched upon the blue and gold banner of the midshipmen men from Annapolis Three to nothing nothing nothing noth noth- ing was the score and arni the figures indicate indicate in in- the thc playing ability of the game I Neither good luck nor error enol contributed contributed contrib contrib- to the result The Navys Navy's three points were made by ay the go good d right foot of Captain Jack Dalton of Broken Bow Neb who sent the slippery pery hall ball through between the upright posts for a goal from rom placement on the Army's thirty thirty- i yard line I Probably never In the games ames played I Ib b by ay the West Vest cst Paint and Annapolis teams did two teams tr try harder to win The They were almost equally equall matched In ground gaining ability and that the vIctor victory came to the navy navr was due In Ina Ina ina a measure to their generalship It was straight hard hord football all the theay way ay with both teams resorting to the kicking game There were few tricks and only two forward passes were at at- at tempted These were tried by the army in the last part of ot the game and both failed Tho The army also tried two field goals but each proved to be a poor at at- at tempt Neither side during tho the whole game had the ball In Its Us possession In Inside Inside In- In inside side of the opponents' opponents yard twenty lino line A Brilliant Event ent The army and nav navy game with th attending great crowd of ot flag-bedecked flag enthusiasts ts Is always a stirring spectacle spectacle spectacle spec spec- but today's todar's annual meeting be between between between be- be tween the two teams seemed to be more I brilliant than any of ot those heretofore held Aside from tram the game Ui th the event was sas a a. most successful social affair From all the cl cities ties in the east came p people ople prominent In society circles Although President Taft Tart and members of ot his family were not present the head lead of ot the government was represented represent represent- ed b by Secretary of the Nav Navy Meyer and Secretary of War Stimson The secretary secre secre- tar tary of war occupied a a. box on the south stand where he lie entertained numerous friends General Thomas H H. Darr Barry superintendent of ot West Point lad had a party part of ot friends In an adjoining box t ox Further on down the line were General Leonard Wood chief of or staff and General Fred Grant with friends and all through the tho army stand were scattered department commanders generals and other officers past and presen resent present t. t Across cross the field an on the north side Secretary of oC the Nav Navy Meyer with his family and friends cheered the navy To his left lert were Assistant Secretary of or ortho tho the Navy y WInthrop and on Secretary Meyers Meyer's right was Captain Gibbons superIntendent superintendent superintendent su su- su- su of oC the naval academy In other othel boxes on the navy side were of officers or- or of all rank ranle retired and active In n one of oC the boxes was Miss Marlon Marion Cleveland daughter of or former PresIdent President dent Cleveland Tho military aspect always given ghen the arm army and nav navy game b by bT the marching on to tho the field of oC battalions of cadets and midshipmen was as ns stirring as IlS usual There Thele were six companies of oC cadets and eight companies of at midshipmen midshipmen mid raid In long blue coats Marching across th the field In perfect alignment to tho the music of ot their bands they aroused patriotic enthusiasm in which all thought o of football was lost for the moment When the two teams came upon the field there did lid not seem to be a great difference in their wel weights The rho play play- ers era appeared in excellent physical con con- but the hard game soon be began an to toll tell on the men An unusual amount of at time was taken out while Injured men were ere being looked ed after b by doctors doc doe tors and trainers The coaches conches did not show much disposition to make changes 08 and In consequence some 01 ui orthe the players were vero frequently laid out out The Tho only a foW oS minutes gamo game was on y old the contest when It 11 was seen een that would be close The TIle nay nav navy s right kick kicking rig In to depend upon Daltons Dalton's s ability and the nav navy captain often ofton punted without trying to pierce th the tho arm army line There Thero was little to choose between the teams In the first period but tho the midshipmen showed more power in offensive work In the sl second cond quarter In which the thoy made their three points Getting forty forty- the ball on their own yard ard line Nichols for the navy navr made eighteen yards around the em enl end Five more were added through tho tue center and ran through the arm army lino line to the yard mark Th lh Then n within striking distance for the first time the navy na did not ml miss s the opportunity and Dalton dropped back and sent the ball sailing Bailing through over the army goal oal The Tho ball was held for Cor him b br by GilchrIst Dur During rig the rest of ot the contest the thena na navy played a defensive game gamo to a n lar largo large extent Captain Dalton constantly sending back tho the army's arms kicks FailIng FallIng Fail Fail- Ing lag to make any pro progress ress at straight f football the arm army essayed the two tso forward for for- ward vard ard passes without t SUC success Tho The further the game went the harder halder tho the teams seemed to play but each was ablo able to prevent prO the other from froni making the necessary first down and then the I Inevitable punt would come como Dalton Nichols Brown Drown Mc- Mc Reavy and Rhodes played a star tar game for the no navy and were ably supported by tho the other members of ot the team Daltons Dalton's punting was especially especial good The most mOAt conspicuous player on the tho West yest Point side sido was Keres Kees the full tull- back who kicked well an and was a a. tower Of or Strength In fh th thA halt hall Interference uilO however was s not t as asgood asgood s good as ns It might have havo b been en and his brilliant dashes did not always gain much material ground because of ot the lack of help First The two Iwo teams came camo on tho the field within a 0 afew afew few moments of ot each eRch other oilier at 2 o'clock and ond the noise began The won the tile to tow nod tI the west goal oal with the wind at Its back clr giving giring the Army the kick At 2 15 15 th the tho Army kicked l to aTYs aTY's yard 30 i line lino cn took t the pont pent He lie e wa WI downed without R- R gala ln The Navy failed ta to gain an and 1 Dalton punted to the hit Army yard 25 line lint On t tte first play of ot the Cn Cadets l ts broke through the Nary Nuy line lino for Cor 15 yards Another nother plunge put the b ball ballon ballon on the Army Amy yard 50 line and 5 more morl yards were added by around the Nary Navy right fOnd end Failing Tailing to make a further r gain ID at nt once punted to Rhodes who was downed on n the Navy Nary yard 40 line Captain Dalton Immediately punted to the Army yard 35 line A penalty pave gave the Army 15 yards and It was their ballon ball ballon on their own yard GO-yard yard line Another penalty gave cave tho tue ball bal to the Navy Nary In mid field and Dalton again kicked Licked out of ot bounds behind the Army goal Keyes Keu punted to the Army yard 35 line IIno Here lIere the Navy NuJ was penalized 15 yards for Cor holding nail ami Dalton kicked Licked to Army's yard 20 line the and nail tb the punt was returned to mid mid field field by Keyes eyes made C 5 yards through the therm's Army's rm's left lett tackle and then Dalton panted on OD the Army's Army yard 25 line The Navy avy was WAI depending entirely on Dalton's Daltons good gOOl right toot foot hoping to get t the slippery ballon bAilon ball bAil ballon on a fumble tumble down In Jo the Army territory But Dut fortune failed talle- thorn them for tor on a subsequent punt and It woe was the Army's ball In midfield Keyes made 13 ya r before be he was WM stopped by Dalton on OD the Navy's Navys left lett end nd MacDonald made mado I E yards through center and Keyes dashed through the Navy's Navys right mide to the Navy's Navys yard 25 line Here ere Hyatt tom fun bled but recovered the ball bali and n a moment later Inter the Army Arm lo loft loat t 15 for tor holding hoMIng The Army punted panted and aDd It was Ins the Navys Navy's ball hal on their yard 25 line when the first period ended Second cond Quarter took Woods Wood's place placa In fo the Army lineup Dalton Licked kicked to who was wan VII downed downe-d on the Navys Navy's yard 45 line where Brown of ot the Navy team was OIl hurt burt When play was WIS leyes who was waa doIng do do- Ing In the bea heavy work ork for tor the tho Army Arm went Vent through the Navy's Navys center for tor 5 yards yard and then punted to the Navy Nuy 18 yard mark Dalton Immediately returned the punt and Hyatt claimed n a tree free catch on the Navy's Navys yard 45 line lint was again given the ball and plunged through the tile Navy team for tor 13 yards MacDonald on a plunge e through the Na Navy rl right ht side placed tho the ball bail on the Navys Navy's yard 25 line An attempt to again break through the line failed tailed and K e. e essayed an unsuccessful field goal goat from the 33 rd Jyl yard line lino The Navy NI kicked out to midfield where the Army got the ball end and Keyes to the avys it yard l Hn line The exchange of ot kicks left the tiie tell tall In tn the tho r lon slon of ot th the Army ou on the Navy Navys s yard 40 line wont wc-nt Keyes theil the the- il I hi f for Cor r 8 6 yards being up upset et Uy by byOn On a fake CAke rl right ht wing shift tb the Army punted to the HIe Navys Navy's yard 20 line and nud fulling falling to get et a first down Io n. n Dalton Dl punted The Army imme mae returned J the kick The Navy lout lost D C yards yard and nIl on the tint next ploy play lo lost lent t 15 more this time for tor bold holding log Both trams Items tackled hard and aud 1 several times fists could be seen le n sn swinging through the air Another r exchange 1 of ot punts gave VC I the ball bili to the Navy Nary on her own 40 O line Nichols aroused the Navy Nary stand b by n pretty run mn Here Flere the Navy gave a fine tiDe exhibition of ot offensive playing rive rich yarda were wro made through h the center and followed this by going oln through ih the Army to the West Point yard 25 line lino Tight Fight Fight Fight cried the middles middies In the stands as their heroes lined up for tor the next play Suddenly a Q Navy man dropped to the tho ground on tho yard 30 mark and In the next Instant kicked the tho ball over the bar for a R beautiful beautiful beau beau- goal from placement Score Nn Navy 3 Army 0 O. Hodge took Cooks Cook's place for tor the tue Arm Army Tho The Army rm kicked to Navys Navy's yard 25 line lIoe Polling Failing tn to gain Dalton kicked The ThC hall hail was partially blocked nud nod the Army AmlY fumbled It V when ben hen the tennis teams were dl disentangled the bull was found Inthe In Inthe the tho arms of ut a NAT Navy man on their own 3 yard 33 yard line Dalton punted to J c res made madeno nl no gain around tim the Navys Navy's left enc end and ond the Army punted to the tue y's ys yard 23 line whore where the thc period ended J. J Store Score Navy 3 Army 0 O. Second half When the Army lined Wood was backst back baek at st left end cad replacing Gillespie nail and Cook took Hodges hedges place for tor the Army There was no change In the Navy Nary SlIT team The Army kicked ort oft and Brown rown of ot the Nary Nuy ran the ball hack back to the 1110 Navy's Navys 40 yard line Dalton made a n nb b beautiful 6 yard ard punt The Army Anny Instantly returned the punt and ROIl ran the bill 15 yards to tho the Army's yard 40 line Walton Wal ton made madu i 6 fj yard yards through the Army's Arrays left Jett tackle and time was w called J while an Army man was fixed up Di DAlton It on punted to tho tue Army's yard 12 line l Keyes Feyes e 11 returned the kIck Lick The Navy av backs tailed failed to get t their hands bands on the ball and an Army man Lana fell tell on OD It Il on oc his hU own 35 yard 35 line A great bob boo hoJo was made mode In iii the thc Navy center and MacDonald dovo through b It for tor 15 IS yards yard to the Arm Army's yard SQ line Much tune was lost by the players oa on each team b being ln laid out after nearly every scrim mage mag MacDonald failed to gaIn and on the next play pIny Keyes on a It fake kick from the formation made c 20 o yards to tn the Navy yard 45 line lInc thron through h ft scattered field On exactly th the same mc play playon on the next down dOWD Keyes made only 3 yard Following this MacDonald lost 3 yards on a line bucking play and Keyes Feyes punted to Rhodes who was wal ned doi on the Navy Nary yard 13 line as S he tJ cl caught ht the ball The Thc Army expected a punt but Instead Gil GilChrist Gilchrist Christ signaled the tho tall ball to Nichols who failed to gala gain around the left end nil and Dalton Dolton punted to the Navy Nary's yard 53 line Finding the Navy Naty line Hoe Impregnable Reyes Keyes punted back to Rhodes on the tue yard 23 line and Dalton the nil ball ballback lack back t to Keyes tried the NIl Navy Hue line Corno for Cor forno forno no gain out but tho the PlY play netted 11 the Army l 13 15 yards because a n Navy avy DV man nian was caught holdIng g With the ball on the Navy Nary 40 yard linG line Keyes Kert went through h the Navy Nary line for tor 8 S yards de the frantic efforts of ot the Navy RT men to bol bold 1 him On the next two plays pIli the Army failed to gain and n a council of ot war was held beM The dc- dc cl cleton cholon lon of ot the conference nn was for tor a 1 field goal gol by Keyes but the kick Lick was 25 3 yard short of ot the goal gont posts Dalton r raised his hand hond for tor n a tree free kick tick and punted to Keyes on the Array Army yard 40 lIn line K Keye Keyes who was playing Ing a grand brand game gam Jamp v ran un the ball back through h the t Nary's broken tl field ld for tor 32 yards to the Navys Navy's yard line A fake take kick lost lot tho the Arm Ami Army 7 5 yards yard Ralston took Browne Browne's place at left Idt tackle I for tor the Navy Nary Ou On nn an exchange of ot It was wu the Army Annys ball on their own 43 yard 1 line where the third period ended Third Quarter When the resumed d Brown Drown went In right tackle for Cor Redman of the Navy An c exchange of ot punts pilots found round the ball on Navys Navy's CO tl line rive rive yards were made through the center and Dalton punted to the We West t Point 20 yard Ord O- O ard rd line lino Keyei Immediately kicked to With a Navy victory In insight sight Might tb the Annapolis boy boys played hard to keep the ball bail in fn the Army Armr territory The Army r frequently kicked kl II but Dalton one of ot the bet best punters playing football today gained ground for or the Navy on nearly every ex cx change t of ot punts In one of ot the exchanges Nicholls fumbled tumbled and l rl the Army recovered the ball on Its own 40 yard line and Keyes promptly booted the tho ball to the 4 Navy NUT yard 45 mark Nich oil oIls lost lot 5 S yards yard on an on a attempted end run ron and ond D Dalton Alton punted across acron the field to the Army 47 yard lineOn line line- On