NAVY TORPEDOES DARTMOUTH'S HOPE
Scores Twice and Puts Up 13 to 0 Mark Against Green Team
(From the Brattleboro Daily Reformer)
DARTMOUTH PLAYSWELL SECOND HALF
Could Not Get Passes by Navy BacksA 1 Marsters Outstanding Hero ofDartmouth Team—Gained Twice asMuch Ground as Running Mates.
PHILADELPHIA, Penn., Nov. 30 (TP;Dartmouth's football hopes were dashedto earth here in the gloom of a murkyafternoon, when the Navy pushed theirway through and over a stubborn lineto score twice and win the game, 13 to0.
Dartmouth, whom the critics placedas favorite over the Midshipmen, never.really threatened until the second half,when A 1 Marsters ripped off a 60-yardrun straight down the sidelines untilforced outside on the Navy 15-yardstripe by Castree. Here the Navy tightened, and the Dartmouth offense wasstopped.
Clifton and Spring were the outstanding performers for the Navy today. Theformer scored the first touchdown inthe early part of the game by slidingthrough the Green left tackle for 15yards after his team had marched unhaltingly half the length of the field.The second Navy score came in thesecond period when Spring passed directly over the center of the Green lineto Moret, who took the ball on a deadrun for 20 yards and a touchdown.
In the second half, with their backsto the wall, Dartmouth played inspiredfootball, but they were always balkedwhen the last white stripe loomed dangerously near. The Green passes weresuccessfully smothered by the Navybacks, but the running attack, consisting for the most part of wide endsweeps, which sometimes originated bya short lateral pass from Marsters toWolff or McCall. The Navy line wasstubborn material with Hughes, Keopke,Bowstrom and Gray. Armstrong andBromberg were easily the outstandingmen in the Dartmouth forward wall,and the Dartmouth captain seems tohave justified his selection on severalAil-American teams.
A1 Marsters and Capt. Ellsworth Armstrong closed their Dartmouth careers with this game today, and each has been consistently brilliant over the course of the season. Armstrong has been the star in the Dartmouth line during every game, and he played heads up football against the Navy today, with a result that few yards were gained through his sector.
* The above article, an Associated Press dispatch, was undoubtedly written by William R. King, one of the most capable sports editors serving this organization. He has been a close follower of Eastern football teams for many years.
Marsters had the disadvantage of loose interference, and consequently he did not have the opportunities to flash as he has in past games.
A 1 Marsters, and his running mate, Bill McCall, put on a pretty offensive in the third period, when they alternated in carrying the ball over 70 yards, only to lose it when a forward pass, Marsters to Booma, was grounded in the end zone, Booma failing by inches to make the catch.
A 1 Marsters was easily the outstanding Dartmouth hero, as he gained twice as much ground from scrimmage as his running mates. His punting was far above the average, as he averaged nearly 40 yards on his boots. McDonough, at quarterback, ran the team with precision in the second half, and O'Connor's playing at end was noteworthy.
