The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-04
THE ARMY WON.
West Point Too Much For Annapolis
at Foot Dali.

Phiiadelphia, December 2-Ths Army
whipped the Navy on franklin field to-
day In q hard fought football battle BY
the score Of II to 5. Ihs result was some
what Of q surprise, not only because the
VEST Pointers were victorious but because
they won by such Q wide margin. The
A nnapoiis cadets, befors the game, WIRE
looked upon as winners because Of their
good work throughout this SEASON. The
soldiers won because they played the bet
ter football They were mssters Of the
situation all through the game with the
exception Of the last few minutes Of the
contest when the middies. BY q mighty
effort, managed to saure touchdown.
The game was the most notable one ever
played here. Many army and navy OIL
GERS were present. Secretary Of War Root
and secretary Of the Navy Long received
great ovation when they entered the
grounds. Secretary Root and party occu-
pied box ON the srmy's side OF the field.
while Secretary Long watched the game
from tie naval stand on the opposite side.
Re.ween the halves Secretary Long was
escorted across the field and congratulated
Secretary Root on the good work done by
ellis Boys" This incident started a
great hurrAh.
The weather was beautiful and the
scene was grand one. Every seat wa
Occupied and every aisle was iammed
with enthusiastic spectators. Over 1900
people saw the contest. Banked on the
south stand were the followers Of the
army and the air was thick with the
black. gold and gray Of West Point. Their
mascot. a donkey. bedeoked in the three
tolors, was constantly psraded 10 front of
the stand and caused much merrimsnt.
There were major generals, eolonsIs, lieu
tenant colonies, m -jors, captains and
lieutenants and privatets scattered all
through the crowd. The north stand
where the navy had Its headquarters was
covered with the coiors Of the naval
academy, blue and old gold. Among
these noticed 10 the crowd were As,,tant
Secretary Of the Navy Allen. Rear Ad-
mirals O'Neii. MoNair and Rodgers,
Fighting Bob" Evans. Col. y. I. Deny
Of the marine corps. Lieut.. Sidney A.
Staunton, who was Rear Admiral Samp-
sons flag lieutenant ut Santiago. Lieut.
Charles Plunkstt. Governor voorhees, of
New Jersey and Mayor Ashbriiss Of this
city. Society, too, turned ont In full
force. Both Of the academies had thair
brsss bands with them and there was no
end Of music during the contest.
Soon after the play began 1t was seem
that the game would be stubborn one.
The representatives Of the army and navy
had not met 10 six years and this had
much to do with the nerceness Of the Dat
tie. The soldiers made ems touchdown
In the first half. They secured the ball
on downs on their own 43 yard line and
by fine exhihition of line bucking,
gradually carried 1t to and over tho SAIL
ors' goal line. The middies could not
stop them. almost every attempt netting
from one to eight yards for the soldiers.
In the second half the West Point team
made two touchdowns by simply pegging
away at the Annapolis line, carrying the
ball each time more than half the length
OF the field. The soldiers seldom at.
tempted an end play becaufe they easily
made their ground by solid line plung-
ing. Clark, for the soldiers. did brilliant
work, both at line tucking and whenever
he was given the ball for spin around
the ends. Annapolis's only touchdown
was In the last few minutes Of the game
and was made after the hardest kind Of
work. The sailors got the ball on off-side
play on the army'ss 60 yard line and by
steady plunging carried 1t 10 yards where
1t was lest on downs The pig skin, how
ever, was immediately regainsd on Oh.
side play and then the miduies took 1t
over the soldiers line by good bucking.
The soldiers were almost wild over
their victory and startsd In to celebrate
IL. They paraded the streets and wound
up at the Hotel Walton, where their
heroes were staying, and opened things
up. The entire corps Of cadets and the
whole naval battalion left tonight for
their respective academies. The lineup:
West Point. Position. Apnapolis