1945-01-07
American Football
Sea Lions v McKee Marauders
U.S: Football; British
Rugby And Soccer
American football, and British Rugby and Soccer gave Exeter and the district an international sporting week-end.
The United States game took place at St. James's Park, and had an impressive opening when the Devonshire Regiment Band played the National Anthems of the United States and Great Britain, while Service personnel of the two nations saluted the Stars and Stripes and the flag of an American Navy unit.
HIGHLIGHT.
About 1.500 onlookers saw the U.S. Navy Sea Lions defeat McKee's Maulers by 13 points to six in a match for the Navy E.T.O. championship. The winners had two touch downs. and added an extra point by running over the goal-line from the two-yard line after their second score. The Maulers touched down once, but their successful effort was the highlight of the match. The ball, smaller than that used in English Rugby, came out of the scrum to full back Zanefl He held on, drew the opposition, dodged a couple of rivals, and then flung a perfect forty yard pass towards the corner of the field A colleague was waiting to catch the ball perfecily and run in almost unchallenged.
AN OPINION.
Generally, though, this American brand of football calls for endurance and strength, rather than scientific manœuvre. The game, to me, lacked the mobility and artistry of our own Rugby or Association football. Still, the Yanks enjoy it, with all the frequent stoppages and conferences between players, which seem to be part of the ritual of the American game.
What we English people appreciated was the gesture behind the match between the Sea Lions and the Maulers. The game took place because the Americans wanted to help a British Ser- vice charity. Appropriately, the one they choose was the British Merchant Navy Comfort Fund.
Rugby And Soccer
American football, and British Rugby and Soccer gave Exeter and the district an international sporting week-end.
The United States game took place at St. James's Park, and had an impressive opening when the Devonshire Regiment Band played the National Anthems of the United States and Great Britain, while Service personnel of the two nations saluted the Stars and Stripes and the flag of an American Navy unit.
HIGHLIGHT.
About 1.500 onlookers saw the U.S. Navy Sea Lions defeat McKee's Maulers by 13 points to six in a match for the Navy E.T.O. championship. The winners had two touch downs. and added an extra point by running over the goal-line from the two-yard line after their second score. The Maulers touched down once, but their successful effort was the highlight of the match. The ball, smaller than that used in English Rugby, came out of the scrum to full back Zanefl He held on, drew the opposition, dodged a couple of rivals, and then flung a perfect forty yard pass towards the corner of the field A colleague was waiting to catch the ball perfecily and run in almost unchallenged.
AN OPINION.
Generally, though, this American brand of football calls for endurance and strength, rather than scientific manœuvre. The game, to me, lacked the mobility and artistry of our own Rugby or Association football. Still, the Yanks enjoy it, with all the frequent stoppages and conferences between players, which seem to be part of the ritual of the American game.
What we English people appreciated was the gesture behind the match between the Sea Lions and the Maulers. The game took place because the Americans wanted to help a British Ser- vice charity. Appropriately, the one they choose was the British Merchant Navy Comfort Fund.
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