ncessantly while the period lasted and then spent
the half-time singing triumphant paeans. And those military academy
chaps could sing, too! Brimfield, a bit chastened, listened and
applauded generously and only found her own voice when the
Maroon-and-Grey warriors trotted back again.
Carmine had given place to McPhee at quarter and Holt to Cheep at right
end. Otherwise Brimfield's line was the same as in the first half.
McPhee opened his bag of tricks soon after play began and double-passes
and delayed-passes and a certain fake plunge at guard with quarter
running wide outside the drawn-in end made good gains and took the ball
down the field with only one halt to Benton's twenty-three yards. There
the military academy team solved a fake-kick and St. Clair was laid low
behind his line. Rollins made up the lost distance and a little more
besides, and finally, with the ball on Benton's nineteen yards on fourth
down, Captain Edwards called for a try-at-goal and Rollins dropped back
to the thirty. Fortunately the Maroon-and-Grey forwards held back the
plunging enemy in good style, Rollins had all the time he wanted, the
pigskin dropped neatly over the bar, and the score-board figures
proclaimed 6 to 3.
Benton kicked off and once more Brimfield started up the field, St.
Clair, Tim Otis and Rollins banging the line from end to end and Edwards
varying the monotony by sweeping around behind and launching himself off
on wide runs. But the advance slackened near the middle of the field and
an attempted forward pass was captured by Benton. That play brought the
ten-minute period to an end.
Benton tried the Brimfield centre and got through for four yards, hit it
again and made three and placed the ball on the home team's forty-yard
line. Time was called for Brimfield and Danny Moore trotted on to
administer to Gafferty. The left guard was soon on his feet again,
although a trifle unsteady, it seemed, and Benton, with three yards to
gain, swung into the other side and pushed a half-back through for the
distance. Carmine replaced McPhee and Holt went back to end position.
Benton once more thrust at Gafferty and, although the secondary defence
plugged the hole, went through for two yards. Time was again called and
this time the trainer led Joe Gafferty off the field, the latter
protesting bitterly, and Harry Walton was hurried in. Benton tried a
forward pass and made it go for a small gain and then, on third down,
got past Thaye
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