Army vs. Navy

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 30, 1924, page 1

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  $4,000 See Army Captain Boot Four Field Goals. Feat Is Record. GREAT DEFENSE SHOWN BY ANNAPOLIS ELEVEN West Point Superiority Is Marked, and Victors Are Favored by Breaks” BALTIMORE, Md, November “a barrage Of drop-kicks, fired from the magic toe of Capt. Edward w. Gar bisch, broke down the Nays fighting defense today and gave the Army spectacular victory over her ancient service foe. Rising to super-heiGhts In the ell max to his long and brilliant gridiron career, Garbisch kicked four field goals that represented the entire mar gin of Army’s IL to Q triumph, in thrilling, desperately fought struggle before President Coolidge and n vast throng OF $4,000 in Baltimore Stadium. Before this colorful and notable outpouring, the greatest that has ever marked the annual service game, Gar bisch covered himself with immortal gridiron glory with an exhibition OF individual skill and dynamic leader ship seldom if ever equaled in this classic of gridiron classics. Feat Never PnraIleI~d. Garbish. by kicking four field goals. not only performed feat that has no parallel in Army Navy history, but throughout the game was an out standing figure, both on attack and defense, In q triumph that broke a two-year deadlock IN the service rivalry, and gave the Cadets the lead In the series that was inaugurated in 1890. As a result, Army now has l3 victories to her credit. and the Navy IL, while two battles resulted in ties. The Cadets. by the decisiveness Of their victory. fulfilled the prediction that made them favorites. but they were forced to a terrific fight to take the measure OF the midshipmen. who rallied from the depths OF a previous ly disastrous campaign TO put up a brilliant defensive battle that thwarted every attempt of the Army to score q touchdown, and might have produced another scoreless deadlock. such as was waged year sgo. only for the unstopable performances OF Garb,sch. Army Great In Pinch. The Army displayed marked superiority in every department except defense, consistently outrushing and outktcking the Sailors. And when their backs were to the wall in the first and last periods, the Cadets showed they had the defensive stuff to Illustrate the Nays most desper ate attempts to cross their goal lines Win All ever tIir ca teHlHS aerial ~ tack. Outplayed but not outclassed, the Midshipmen went down to defeat in a plucky, courageous battle against a team which displayed far greater eNperience, GOODNESS and versatility. Though her attack was frequently stopped in IT’S tracks, Army constant ly was threatening Nays goal with an offensive in which Bill Wood and tyy-n ri ia1d CT playing their last game for West Point. scintillated. Harry Wilson, ALL American star. who had been picked to lead the Army’s charge, was in al most total eclipse, and after failing to make any headway in the first half, was displaced by Tiny” Hewitt. whose line plunging was a feature OF the Cadet closing drive. Cadets Get Breaks. Garbisch, however. was the only consistently outstanding luminary in a game which, aside from the stub born character of its line play, was marked by a maze Of intercepted passes. blocked kicks and fumbles, breaks” of which the Cadets reaped the richest harvest of results. The Army captain shot for the uprights eight times during the game, aiming at distances ranging from % to As yards, and from all angles Of the grldiron. He missed three times III the first quarter. but he got the range and put the Army In the lead with an accurate boot from the 81 yard line in the second period. He missed another try in this period. but put two through the cross-bars in the third quarter, from the A. and 22 yard lines, and finished his days work In the final quarter with a shot from the 30-yard mark. Three Of the opportunities for Gar bisch’s deadly Workmanship followed breaks” that favored the Army, but the fourth goal came after the Ca diets, in the most sustained offensive exhibition OF the game, had advanced the ball rs yards down the field to within 20 yards of the Navy goal. Continued on Page 4. Column 81

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  Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., December 1, 1924, page 5

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  GARBISCH’S TOE wins FOR ARMY over Navy, 100 Baltimore. Nov. 29-(Ey A. PA barrase Of drop kicks, hired from the magic toe of Captain Edward W. Garbisch. broke down the Nays fghtiHg defense today and gave the Army spectacular victory over her ancient service foe. Rising to superheights in the cIimax to his long and Oh illiant grid : iron career. Garbiseh kicked four held goals that represented the entire margin Of Army’s IL 20 triumph in a. thrilling desperately Fought strus. gle, before President Coolidge and a vast throng of $4,000 N Baltimore stadium. Garbisch by kicking four field goals, not only performed a feat tina I has no parallel In Army–Navy his tory. but throughout the game was an outstanding figure, Doth on at tack and defense, in triumph that broke a two year deadlock in the service rivalry and gave the cadets the lead in the series that was i’ll. ausurated in 1890. AS result. the two battles resulted in ties. The cadets by the decisiveness of their victory fulfilled the predictions that made them favorites, but they We’re forced to terrific fight to take the measure of the m,dshipmen, who rallied from depths to put up a brilliant defensive battle that thwarted every attempt of the deadlock. such as was waged a year ago, only for the unstoppabis performance of Gar bisch. The Army displayed a marked SUI periority IN every department except defense. consistently outrushing and out kicking the sailors. And when their backs were to The wall in the frst and last periods, the cadets showed that they had the defensive stuff to Illustrate the Navy’s most desperate attempts to cross their goal lines. Though frequently stopped. Army constantly was threatening Navy’s goal with an offensive in which Bill Wood and Bill Gilmore, two backtield stars. also playing their last game for West Point. scintilated. Harry wilson, an-American star, who had been picked to lead the Army’s charge. was in almost total eclipse and was displaced in the second hall by Tiny” Hewitt, whose line plung ing was feature of the cadets clos ing drive. Garbisch. however. was the only consistently outstanding luminary IN game which. aside from the stub born character of its line play, was marked by mass Of Intercepted passes. blocked kicks and furubles breaks” of which the cadets reaped the richest harvest Of results. The Army captain shot for the upright. eight times during the game, aim ing at distances ranging from % te ! IS yards, and from all angles of the gridiron. He missed three times in the first quarter before he put the Army in the lead with an accurate boot from the – yard line in the second period He missed another try in this period, but put twc through the cross bars III tile third quarter from the ~ and 90 yard lines and finished his days work in the final quarter with a shot from the &C yard mark.

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  The Birmingham age-herald, November 30, 1924, page 1

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  BALTIMORE, Nov. 29.--Iike a great human magnet the spirit of the erand old game of football. reached out foday and brought into its fold for the .Armv-Nayy game one of the greatest gatherings in the history of the grid iron world. ground for the Army’s 12 to 0 victory, the largest, the most notable and the most colorful crowd in the twenty seven year history of the contests be- tween the two schools. Further, it reached to all parts of the nation as seven stations radiocast the news from the sidelines and then, in the dots and dashes of the wireless, it sped into the far corners of the earth. Mule Asserts Mastery As the Army Mule, slowly but sure- Iy, asserted its mastery over the Navy Goat for the football year of 1924, the plays that brought the 78,000 specta- tors in Ba1timore’s municipal stadium to their feet, also brought either joy or sadness to the other thousands, per haps millions of fans, some of whom listened in from battleships at sea and army posts in far off Guam. President Coolidge, Secretaries Weeks and Wilbur and others high in official life forsook the nation’s business to join in with the crowd to watch Amer ica’s two service schools in their year ly battle. k s,.- Senators and congressman by the score turned out to rub elbows with lesser dignataries and just everyday citizen, all of whom wedged their way into the horseshoe shaped amphitheater. The gold braid on the uniforms of officers of the navy and marine corps vied with the flashy colors of their feminine companions and the somber

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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 99 since this game.