Navy vs. Army

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  The New York herald, New York, November 26, 1922, page 49

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  AERIAL ASSAULTS SCUTTLE THE navy Cadets and Middies Fight in Twilight, Timberlakea Bring ing Victory. TIDE EBBS AND FLOWS Climax Comes in Third Period When Army Holds Navy One Yard From Triumph. TIDE EBBs AND FLOWS By DANIEL. By DANIEL. Special Dispatch TO THE New York HERALD PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25.--Into the.twilight they fought as only our service football teams can fight. And the .Armys Homeric eleven, trailing the Nays team. would. trail no longer. Twice did the cadets, struggling with q Berserker fury which would not be denied, strike with deadly precision through the air. Twice did they find their mark with the forward pass and the second blow sent Pat Timberlake over the goal line for the touchdown which wrote another chapterrof glory into West Point football history. That touchdown turned defeat into triumph for this highly spectacular contest went to the Army by II to IA Only a short while before Timber over the Navy’s final chalkmark the midshipmen scored their second touch down and took the lead--an advantage which seemed destined to remain with a combination of Annapolis men who We’re fighting with all the power and determination of their rivals, but with more finesse and polish. Then as the fourth period was wan ing and the pale light of a new moon began to flicker over the scene. the Army came crashing onward to glory. But. while that touchdown by Timber. lake settled the issue against the Mid shipmen. the Cadets really defeated their opponents at the close of the third period at West Points own yard mark. Navy Loses Here. IT was there. only one short yard from a touchdown. that the Navy was held for downs. 1t was there that the Army , made one of the greatest stands yet recorded by team from the Milit”ry Academy 1t was there that the Cadets, snarlng. fighting. struggling, with power and a spirit which were almost maniacal. made even the hearts of their opponents in the Navy section swell with pride. This was a team from the service holding as perhaps no other team could have held; holding the Navy on the 1 yard mark. .. II was first down for the Navy on the -Army’s 10 yard line when the final as sault was started Conroy made five yards in a slant off left tackle. and the Navy went into a frenzy. Conroy got two more yards The Cadets defense was gaining In iron and fierceness Conroy tried again, and this time he got two more yards. Tho Tide Turns. III 1t was fourth down and only one yard to go-one yard to 20 for the touchdown. Again Conroy got the ball This time ho made his effort at center. where Lou Storck had taken the place of the spent Garbisch. Storck shot into his man like thunderbolt. Fritz Breidster. tho Army captain, hurled his weight into the effort. too. And Conroy was stopped-one yard short of the goal. with the ball going TO tho Cadets on downs. II was there that the fight was won. and IL was there that the battle turned agains the game and brilliant Midshipmen. Thrice had the Navy defeated tho Army successfully and to-day the Cadets. before gathering OF more than $1,000 I’m the new stadium of the University OF Pennsylvania, shouted They will not pass” Thrice in sue cession had the Navy won. on each occasion by no more than a touch down. Never had the Navy enjoyed the Satisfaction and the glory of scoring over the Cadets four times in a row. To-day. the Midshipmen set out for that hitherto unrecorded feat And tonight 1t still is unrecorded. while tho Navy feels that nothing but spitefuI. maievolent jinx thwarted it’s cmbtion. The Navy was spectacular. II was smoother than tho Army. 1t gained moro ground. Its attacks were far more impressive. But that stand of the Army when 1t had to stand strong. truDed the \ trick. That--and the scintillating air attack which the West Pointers hurled into the sadium and matches, struck in the stands. flickered like fireflies Of an August evening. Play KsIeidoscopic. Twenty-four Army–Navy games had come and gone but none rivaled that of to-day In its closeness. In its indecision. IN it’s ever changing aspect. II was Kaleidoscope IL was prsmatic. highly spectacular as a fight and as football game. Tt was not always sound from tho cold angle OF technic. II was too hard fought for that. But always II stirred; always II throbbed with a vital ity which made IL not mere inanltnate contest. but a thing or life. Il was tho Navy which scored first. That was in the second period They had fought each other TO n standstill in the opening quarter. and then the Mid shipmen uncorked an attack which flashed with versatility and bttbbled with life. There was n forward pass and then Mckee made twelve yards around left end for n touchdown. In that same period Garbisch kicked goal from placement from the forty-flve yard mark and tho quarter closed with Navy leading ~ four points. z to g. In the third period, the Army dis counted the Navy touchdown with one of Us own--that largely through

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, November 26, 1922, page 10

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  ARMY BREAKS RUN OF VICTORIES FOR THEIR NAVY FOES. Smythe Leads West Pointers to 17–⁠14 Victory in We’ll Fought Battle Philadelphia, November 35.-Play- ing trus to their seasons form. the Army football eleven defeated their old rivals. the Navy, on Franklin field today hy the score of r to H. in hard. clean gridiron struggle, fThe score represented two touch downs and field goal for the Army and two touchdowns for the Navy, all of them hard earned. The Midship- men were not without honor i’ll de- feat, for they played game that was worthy of any team that has come cut of Annapolis in years. En- ter.ng the game with the West Pint CTS as the favorite, the Annapolis crew fought their way to the front and only went under after bitter struggle. the star of the game. His running with the ball and his forward pass ing were surprisingly good. Barchet, sterling Navy star, played well while he was in the game, but Norris, his successor. was easily the outstanding figure of the Navy line up. He was used much In the last part of the game, and was in every play. 55,0O0 Saw Game Fifty five thousand persons saw the contest. The President of the United States was represented by Vice President Coolidge. Secretary of War Weeks and General Pershing rooted for the Army, and Secretary of the Navy Denby and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt were among the Navy CO., horts Having defeated the Army In the last three years, 1t looked like an other naval victory in the first two periods. as the Midshipmen outplayed the Cadets. The West Pointers were unable to penetrate the Navy line ! while the Middies had no trouble In punching holes in the forward de- lenses of the Army. In the second period the Navy used It’s aerial at sack, which resulted in the first score of sthe game, a touchdown by Mckee. A bad pass threw the Navy back for a big loss and tho Midship- men were forced to kick. Then Smythe made short run that put the ball within striking distance. and Garbisch booted a placement l goal over the bar for the Army’s , first score against the Navy since 1916. Army Takes Lead third period on & touchdown by Wood. but the Navy again forged tn the front in the final period with a touchdown by Conroy. Then the Cadets won the game in the gather ing darkness on hard-won toueh- down by Tinberlake. The Navy started tho usual foot ball tactics by making desperate eff forts to score on forward passes, 1 but the Army succeeded in breaking up the play many times. i During the first period. the Mid shipmen came within striking dis tance of the Army goal. but Conroy | failed at a placement kick. In the second period, it was the I Nayy’s ball on the Arny’s s4yard | line. l Mckee passed to Taylor, who was I brought down 1s yards short of the Army goal line. Mckee was again 1 given the ball and this time he sho. i around the left side of the West | Point line for the first score of the | game. Barchet made the extra 1 point. Securing the ball near mid ! field the Army returned to the at l tack and after failing to open up ] the Navy line Gs-hisch was called upon for placement goal from the ! 4S-yard line and made It easily. | l The third period was full of action. ] Getting the ball and running it back ! to the Navy’s S0-yard line. Smythe ! tossed forward pass to White. who l dodged his way to within two yards l of the Navy goal The Midshipmen 1 rnomentarily held amid intense ex- | citement but on the next play Wood !; shot across tho for the Army’s first ! touchdown. Garbish made the extra 1 point. ! In the final period Carr of the i Navy caught ltng forward pass. 1 and was downed on West Points 2sr 1 yard fine. The ball was worked on 1 short forward passes and line plunges { to the Army .one-yard line. where ConroS went over for the Navy’s last i touchdown. Norris kicked the extra 1 point after he was tackled by tile Army forwards. 1 Smythe Gets AlOOse i Smythe was the hero of the Army $ | second touchdown. Receiving a kick | off from Cullen of the Navy, he ran l the ball back 50 yards to the Naey’s ls-yarj line. A fiye-yard penalty mo- mentarily set tine army back. They kept plugging away and finally ! s’nythe hurled forward pass to Timberlake who shot across the hue x<.jfh tte 1s-iunirfr score S.,1Ntiats m a .l {

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 26, 1922, page 1

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  ARMY BEATS NAVY, TIA, AS WHISTLE |. ENDS BITTER GAME West Pointers Come From Behind in Final Period of Gridiron Classic. VICTORY, FIRST IN FOUR YEARS, MAKES SERIES TIE Packed Stadium Thrilled by Plays. Many Notables Witness Contest. PHILADELPHIA, Pa, November IS. i-Navy’s three-year tenure of the United States service gridiron cham plonship was terminated today. when Army’s moleskin warriors came from behind in the final period of u spec tacularly grueling battle and achieved victory by three points. II to IA, the margin representing a 45-yard field goal from placement by Garbisch, in addition to the pair, of touchdowns and resultant successful try for points registered by each team. In attaining triumph in this twenty fifth contest of the series between the two national academies the West Pointers not only emerged on top for the first time since 1916, but evened the game count at twelve, one of the battles, that of 1912, having resulted in tie. Although the fair and COOL climatte conditions prevailing, with the field hard and dry, was Navy wealth er,” the reverse suffered here by the Middies at the hands of Penn State the erratic University of Pennsylvania machine tended to justify the apprehensions of the Annapolis adherents that the reconstructed Frank lin Field is a jinx. But followers Of the West Point phalanx stoutly contend that the outcome merely represents good Navy eleven succumbing to a better Army team. NOtabIes Attend Game. This first Army–Navy game held in Philadelphia in eight years on the scene of many such clashes in former seasons, but with a modern setting, the old stands having been replaced by towering stadium. presented spec tacle fully in keeping with the traditional aspects of the classic. Although the n-chief Of both land and sea forces was unable TO attend. he was represented by Vice President Coolidge. and high dignitaries Of each branch Of the service, including Sec retary of War Weeks, Secretary of the Navy DENLY, Gen. PeTshing and Admiral Wilson. were on hand with the regiments of cadets and midshipmen, fanked by enthusiasts in mufti, with fair rooters in generous numbers, some $1,000 souls all told, completely filling the huge stands for the first time since they were completed. Every meeting between the rival squads held since 1890, when the series was inaugurated, has presented an eye-filling scene, but the clash this afternoon differed from a great ma jority of those held previously, for, contrary to custom, which has result ed in the annual ARRAY producing very little of real gridiron class, that of today was not only a colorful contest, but one of the most magnificent exhibitions of modern foot ball ever staged. 1t was a battle, a cory one, as usual, for no two squads ever fought harder, but they were not guilty of the customary forgetfulness of the lessons their coaches had taught them, and the aerial heaves that were principally responsible for the scores by both teams illustrated in a striking manner the reason for the tremendous hold foot ball has obtained on the sport-loving public in recent years, for a large percentage of the plays were made right out In the open, where even the uninitiated could visualize the strategy employed and the finesse Of the tactics. The Turning Point. 1t was the kind of battle calculated to rouse the feelings Of the spectators to the highest pitch, with first the Navy and then the Army gaining an advantage and holding it temporarily. AS the lengthening shadows began to settle over the his toric field and furry of snowflakes was driven before squally zephyrs from the west the Navy scored a touchdown which gave them IA 10 advantage. 1t seemed that nothing could prevent a triumph for the Mid dies then but kick which the SEN sational Smythe, field general Of the Army, ran back for nearly half the length of the field, put the ball on Navy’s 12-yard mark. Could the Middies hold, would they CONTINUED on Page 3, Column s.

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  Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, November 26, 1922, page 1

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  ARMY TRIMS NAVY IN LAST QUARTER BY MIGHTY RALLY Ou,playcd in First Half, Cadets Win by Deci- sive Drive. 10000 JAM STADIUM FOR SERVICE CLASH Canvas Battleship Wrecked by Army Cannon Between ‘|r”Sr ,,rr””, ~ FOUR YEARS West Point Mule Finally I.npJ. WALTON an tnnnpoIis Cont rHILApELrHIA Nov. 25 Play Ing iru” to their seasons form. tho Army football eleven defeated their old rivals. the Navy. on Franklin Field today by IN” score ~ II To IL. in on” OF III” hardest aud cleanest cridiron struggles Seen on tho Penn sylvania field IN lou. time. Tho score r”pr”s-n al two touch d downs and = field goal Toy she Army ana two iouChiowus FOR the NAVY. al! OF them hard earned The Mid shipn”n wer” not without honor in defeat for th”y PLAYED gam. tina, was worthy % any team tina, mas com” out az Annapolis in years Entcrlng tn” game with IN. West Pointers as tn” favorires. TN. AMMAN oils crew fought their way TO the , front and only went under after a bitter struggle, with their colors Nv ing Al tn” end tho = 500 Midship- men In the north stand cheered the Army “lmostvas vociferousiy as they d!d their own sterling team. smythr star of Gnmr. Smythe. the Army quarter bacn was tho star o! the game His rum ming with the bail and his forward passing Was unsurpassed on Frank liz Field this season. Barchct. the Navy star. uI,ycd Wei while ne was in the game. bu, Norris. his successor. WAS easily the Outstanding figure Of the Navy line up. He was used much ~ tive las, | part Of the game and was in every play. N”tnblcs Watch Contest F!fty-hve thousand persons saw the contest President Harding was represented by N!ce-p Pres. ien, cool. ldSe Secretary OF War Weeks and General Persh,nE rooted for the ! Army, and Secretary ~ the Navy DenbH and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt were among the Navy cohorts Having defeated the Army in the las thr”” years. il looked like an / “‘her NaNa victory in the frs, two periods as 90 Midshipnien ou,plaved IN” Cadets in all departments. ! Most OF the play in tn. two periods was in Army territory The West | POINTERS were unable to penetrate | the Navy line. while tho lads from tho shore o. the Severn River had | n” trouble punching hoies in the forward dcfenseS of the Army. In the second period the Navy used It’s aerial attacks which resulted in the ms, score Of the game. tuuchdow , by Mckee The Army. undisinaycd by I’M. ~, Npe”t”h lead. fought tack hard 4 | HhH ihmhl” threw The Navy back for e DIX loss and the midshipmen war. | forced l.” Kick Then Smythe made a snort run that put the bali within striking distance. and t;arhiSch hoor rd WHc”m”ul goal over the mar for continued in Sporting Section, rag” >. Column Z

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Officially, Navy leads 64–⁠55–⁠7; as played, 63–⁠55–⁠7 in the 125 games on file; the official count covers all 126 meetings, counting the 101 since this game.