St. Paul daily globe., 1892-11-27
Army and Navy Struggle for
Supremacy on the Foot
ball Field.
Middies Win a Hapd-Fought
Game and Carry Of the
Pennant.
Inc Superior Weight Of the
Naval Team Told in
the End.
Yale and Harvard Freshmen
Game Results in a
Draw.

WEST POINT, N. j., Nov. 26.-It was
the army against the navy today. For
| two hours and half the devotees of
Mars struggled fiercely with the follow
| ers of Neptune for supremacy of the
football field. The sea dogs won the
day aud proudly carried off the pennant.
1t was close fight, and the victory was
hard earned. The naval cadets scored
| II and the military cadets 4.
1t was the third annual battle between
the cadets of Uncle Sans two acad-
emies. and although the navy was in
! the heart of the enemy's country, they
carried everything before them and won
a great victory before great crowd. in
cluding many pretty girls. Never has
| the friendly rivalry between the military
and naval academies been brought out
more distinctly. Officers of the army
and navy took nearly as much interest
in the game as the cadets did, and they
were present to cheer their respective
sides. Special trains brought crowds
of society people from New York dur
ing the forenoon. There were large
! delegations from Washington, Balti-
more and Annapolis. Many of the
p Washington Society
people were present at the game in the
afternoon and the baQ in the evening.
The rush was so great that the one hotel
was taxed beyond its capacity, and
many dinnerleSS people witnessed the
game.
A cold wind blew across the plain.
and heavy clouds obscured the sun early
in the day, but at l: 80 the sun came out,
and the afternoon was perfect one for
football. Fully $500 people surrounded
the roped enclosure when the game
was called. The ladies wore elegant
afternoon gowns. and the prepOnder-
ance of men in uniforms made the scene
brilliant one. But little time for prac
tice was allowed, as the game was called
promptly at 2 o'clock. The naval acad-
emy won the toss, aud chose the south
goal thereby forcing the West Pointers
to play the first inning with the sun in
their eyes. AS the men lined up it was
apparent that the future midshipmen
had decided advantage in point of
weight, and this advantage was repeat
edly made manifest during the game.
The following were the names and po-
sitions of the competing teams:
Naval cadets. West Point
McCauley left end. B. James
Lang lett tacke. ...........H Houle
" ellis. 49,. left guard. ............ Laws
Kavanaugh center. = ~ l.; Ames
Reeves .......... right tackle. F. W, Smith
Mccormick. =. right end nd.............. Stacy
Bookwalter. qtr. back Stout
Johnson...... right half back. TunbeSlobe
lizard left halteback -. Ii. L.. king
Bagley. 49,. 80. full back. Pattison
Referee, S. V. Coffin. Of Wesleyan uni
versty. Umpire, Laurie #. Bliss, of Yale.
Details of the Game.
The play was so even that when the
first inning was half over the bali was
almost in the exact center of the field.
Long runs by Bagley and PattiSon aud
short ruSheS kept hOnOrs about even.
AT the end OF the first half the ball was
on West Points thirty-yard line, and
neither had scored. Although the ball,
had been in the West Pointers territory
the greater part of the game, the cheer
ing of the home supporters had been
much more continuous and vigorous
than that of the naval cohorts. and the
result was shown in the aggressive
playing of the local team at the opening
of the second inning.
1t had the kick off, but formed a
wedge, and by series of most deter
mined ruSheS forced the pig skin down
to Annapolis ten-yard line. never once
losing the ball. 1t looked as though a
touchdown was only matter of time,
and the home guard went wild with en-
thusiasm. The visiting team, however,
resisted so bitterly at this point that
their opponents failed to gain the nee
essary five yards ''In four DOWNS" and
hence were compelled to forfeit the ball
to Annapolis.
The Eide Had Turned,
and from this time on Annapolis was a
decided favorite. Bagley's punt put his
side out of danger, and Pattison, who
caught the ball and tried to run with 1t,
had his sore knee so badly wrenched
that he was forced to leave the field,
Carson took his place.
Kutz got the ball and made a superb
run of thirty yards, only to have the
ball forced down to West Points ten
yard line by Annapolis superior
weight, which was again and again
hurled upon the local teams rush line.
Another rush and lizard, one of the
naval half-backs', squirmed over West
Points foul line and made touch
down, thus scoring the first point of the
game. The people of the west side of
the field went wild with joy, and when
Bagley readily kicked the goal the old
sea dogs. reSplendent in gold lace, and
the prospective middieS capered about
and shouted as though suddenly be-
reaved of their reason. The score was
now 6 to 0 in favor of the navy, and the
army, or at least its sturdy champions.
gritted their teeth and went in to do or
die.
1t did not die. Sharp rushes and the
prettieSt run of the game by Timber
lake for thirty-fve yards carried the
ball to Annapolis goal line and Carson
managed to get through and score
touchdown for the home team. 1t was
Now West Points Turn
to shout and caper, and shout and caper
it did. The try for goal was very
hard one, though, and Timberlake
missed it by three or four yards. Hence
the score was still in Annapolis favor,
standing 6 to4.
Annapolis resumed play with series
of rushes, in one of which B. Ames, the
left end rush on the West Point team,
was disabled and retired in favor of !
Haberson. Starting from the thirty
ive-yard line, Mccormack. of An
napolis, carried the ball to the
tWenty-yard line. 1t was snap
ped back to lizard, who advanced
it ten yards and by two short and sharp
skirmiShes had it carried across the goal |
line. Johnson making the touchdown
right between the goal posts. Bagley
kicked goal without trouble, and the
score was Annapolis H. West Point 4.
But five minutes play remained, and,
discouraged though they were, the West !
Pointers went at it hammer aud tongs,
and by force of desperation rushed the
ball TO within eight yards of Annapolis
ges.i. A touchdown was all but certain