The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-03

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Point football team defeated Annapolis
on Franklin Field this afternoon in q
hard-fought battle-17 to 5.
The soldiers won because they played
the better football. It seemed as though
every army officer and navy officer OF
standing at Washington were present.
The Presidents Cabinet was repre-
sented by Secretary of War Root and
Secretary of the Navy Long. The two
Cabinet officers received great ova-
ton when they entered the grounds.
Secretary Root and his party occupied
a box on the army's side of the field,
while Secretary Long watched the game
from the naval stand, on the opposite
side. Between the halves Secretary
Long was escorted across the field and
congratulated Secretary Root on the
good work done by his boys" This
little incident started great hurrah,
in which the yells of the West Point
and Annapolis cadets were mixed with
the long, loud roar Of the Pennsylvania
students.
Over $1,000 persons saw the contest.
The army was well represented. There
were Major Generals, Colonies, Lieuten-
ant Colonels Majors. Captains, Lieu
tenants and privates scattered all
through the crowd. Among those pres
ent were Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Allen, Rear Admiralsr O'Neil, Nc
Nair and Rodgers, Captain Robley d.
Evans Colonel F. L.. Denny of the
marine corps, Governor Voorhees, OF
New Jersey and Mayor Ashbridge of
this city.
Early in the game the soldiers got
the ball on downs on their forty-three
yard line. Line plunges and two spins
around the ends brought the ball to the
middies' forty-yard line. Then the
West Point half backs were sent
against the line steadily, until the ball
was only five yards from a touchdown.
On the next play fullback Jackson was
pushed over the line for the first touch
down. Bettison kicked a goal.
Score: West Point 6, Annapolis 0.
There was no further scoring in the
first half.
Early in the second half a kick by
Wade carried the ball, to the army's
ten-yard line. but Wesson ran the ball
back ten yards. Another exchange of
punts, and the ball was on the army's
twenty-yard line. Without losing the
ball once, the soldiers pushed the sail
ors back from the army's twenty yard
line to the middle of the field, and from
there right over the Annapolis line.
After almost every scrimmage sailor
would be laid out. Rockwell, who took
Clark's place, made the touchdown,
and Bettison kicked the goal.
Score: West Point II, Annapolis O.
The army started her line bucking
work again, carrying the ball from mid
field to the goal without losing it or
being stopped in her progress. Rock
well made the touchdown, but Bettison
failed to kick a difficult goal
Score: West Point IL, Annapolis O.
When the play was resumed the ball
was carried to the army's sixteen yard
line by a fine kick, which resulted in
a touch back for the middies and an
exchange of punts.
Then the navy carried the pigskin to
the ten-yard line, where it was lost
to the army on downs, but Immediately
regained on off side play.
On four scrimmages the sailors took
the ball to the army's two-yard line
mark, and on the next lineup Wade
was sent over the line for the first
touchdown. The goal was a difficult
one, and Workman failed to make it,
The end came few minutes later,
with the ball in Annapolis possession
on it's own forty-f ive-yard line.
Score: West Point II, Annapolis B..