Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-02

The following is the lineup:

West Point. Position. Annapolis.
Smith fcap). Left end. Long
Farnsworth. Left tackle. Workman (cap)
Hopkins. 80. Left guard ..... .Halligan
Boyers ....... Right guard. 900. Belknap
Bunker. Right tackle. ....... Nichols
Burnett. ........ Right end ........ .Berrien
Wesson. 49,. Quarterback. 800. Osterhaus
Casad .........L Left halfback. Fowler
Clark. ...... Right halfback. Cannon
jackson. ......... Fullback. .......... Wade
Crowds began vending their way to the
grounds as early as i o'clock. and by >
D N. all seats were occupied. The scene
was q brilliant ore. The mfddies and ca
diets were on hand early, and had no end
of cheering and yelling for their faVorite
team The middes outyelled their oppo-
nents by means of megaphones.
The ANNAPOLIS and West Point bands ar
rived at l: 30 o'clock and took positions on
the side lines. They played continuously
until the game began
1t seemed as though all the naval and
military officers of the country We're pres
emit so numerous We're they.
Just before 2 o'clock Secretaries Root
and Long and Assistant Secretaries Meikle-
John and Allen arrived, and We're received
with much applause and music. They oc-
cl;pied boxes on their respective sides of
the field The University of Pennsylvania
students occupied the west stand and
cheered both sides Among others noticed
in the crowd We're Rear Admirals O'Neill
and MeNair and Fighting Bob Evans.
They had seats on the navy side. Both
teams took the field promptly at pm.
II was announced that halves would be full
thirty-fiVe minutes.
West Point Wins the Toss
West Point won the toss and chose the
vest goal The wind is slightly in West
Points favor.
Kfck-Of by the Navy.
Belknap kicked off for the navy at 2:1S
O o'clock. West Point ran it back five yards
and Clarke took the ball around the navy's
right end flor. twenty-five yards. Line
plunges brought the bali to the middies'
ffty-yard hrb, Where the navy got it on
downs. ,9., ~
They madesten yards on two scrimmages
and followed this with five yards more.
They lost TIE bali on downs on the soldiers
forty threeryard, line.
West Point then, bucked the line for four
and three yards, and five more around An
napolis Left and taking the ball to mid
field. . q 3af
Clarke for West Point. made another
five, and followed this with eight around
the middiey right end. This brought the
ball to the naddies' forty-yard line
Another essarge1b by the soldiers and the
ball was on1 the thirty -five-yard mark and
on two more PLAYS the West Pointers took
the ball to the thirty-yard line
The soldiers kept up their good work
against the sailors line having gradually
worked the pigskin toward the Annapolis
goal Clarke was being used with good eff
feet. The soldiers in short time had the
ball on the middies five-yard line
The navy made blave stand, but could
not hold the soldiers. and Cassad was
pushed over the line for a touchdown Bet
tison kicked the goal. Score: West Point.
6; Annapolis, o.
Belknap kicked to West Points 25-yard
line. and West Point punted to midfieldl
Annapolis kicked to West Points 35-yard
line. West Point kicked to Annapolis 30
yard line, and Osterhaus ran it back TWEEN
| ty yards.
| Wade burst through the line for eighteen
yards, and then the navy took the ball to
West Points 30-yard line on end running
where West Point got the ball on a tumble
by Wade
Clarke made eight yards around Navy's
| left end. A plunge through center netted
] five more. and then West Point took II to