Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-28
Their Reception ln Annapolis.

Their Reception In Annapolis.
Naval Academy cadets took posessio on
of Annapolis Saturday TO celebrate the
football victory at West Point. AS soon
as the bulletins at the Naval Academy
announced that the naval cadets had
won by a score of 10 TO 4 the cadets went
fairly wild with enthusiasm. A process
sion was formed, and with drums, trum-
pets and tin pans they paraded the streets
Of Annapolis. giving the Academy yell
and singing favorite songs, one OF which,
TO the tune of marching Through Geor.
gia,n mentioned the principal football
PLAYERS on the team, Ladies wearing
the navy colors OF old gold and blue en-
tered into the iolification and marched
up and down the streets, blowing trum-
pets and waving flags AT night the Ju-
bilant cadets again woke up the town by
parading its streets wrapped In white
sheets and carrying torches just before
they started salute was fired at the
academy to give emphasis TO the victory
The officers, like the cadets, were happy
al the outcome of the game, and illumi-
mated their residences and sent up hre-
works in honor of the victory. AT night
q cadet hop was given, which was OF
more than ordinary interest. Nearly
every person in the ball room wore the
navy colors, and conversation and con-
graduation over the great foot ball game
was unlimited.
In less than an hour after the news of
the victory was received by our special
correspondent on the spot the CAPITAL
was upon the streets giving the result OF
the game, together with much orher mat
ter in connection with players. II was
the only paper that gave the news TWEEN
ty hours in advance of the Sunday pa
pers. To-day's CAPITAL gives a full and
accurate account of the game as witness
ed by.our special correspondent.
Upon the return of the victorious team
last night, they received a hearty well
come from naval people and citizens
over their grand triumph. When the
train pulled In the depot, shortly before
o'clock thousand or more people
were present, crowding the station and
lining the banks in the vicinity. Many
of them were ladies wearing the navy
colors and carrying flags, which they
waved when the victors came In sight.
On the train, besides the team, we're a
number of officers and ladies who had
accompanied them to West Point to
witness the game. Despite the order is
sued to the cadet battalion that there
should be no unusual noise or demon
stration. the forty cadets who had per-
mission To meet the returning cadets
could not refrain from sending up the
academy yell as the train approached.
Neither could they resist carrying upon
their shoulders the victors, who were
bodily lifted to the carriages in waiting
This was repeated when the academy
was reached. A hundred cadets were
there waiting for the boys who had done
so nobly in defeating the West Point
team and they were carried in the same
way TO the mess hall, where supper
had been prepared. Many of the officers
residences in the academy were brilliant
ly illuminated with Chinese lanterns and
flags as a welcome. Bright lights were
also reflected from windows of houses
of the citizens in streets through
which the procession passed. Except
for sunday It would have been a grand
ovation TO the returning cadets.