Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-04
Carlisle Indians.
WEST POINT THE WINNER.
Fitting Conclusion to Season of
Foot BaII Surprises.

Saturdays foot ball game at Philadelphia,
between the Annapolis and West Point
cadets, resulted in an easy victory for the
latter by the score of Il to ). The game
was a fitting end to a season of surprises.
The Annapolis boys had been playing a
much better game than that put up by
the West Pointers, and on dope" seven
out of every eight persons selected the
former team to win. But all the calcula-
lions went awry, as the army lads simply
wa ked all over the naval contingent and
almost they pleased. Before the
game started the betting to l in
favor of Anna polls.
Prior to Saturdays game the naval
cadets had met Princeton, Lafayette, Lee
high, Penn State and other clubs, and had
been scored on but twice for total of 10
points only, Princeton and Lafayette each
making one touchdown. The middies had
scored ~ points against their adversaries.
The West Pointers met somewhat strong
er teams, but Princeton scored % points on
them and Penn State beat them. West
Point had made only 40 points, while 30
points had been scored against the young
soldiers No wonder the betting favored
the middes.
and navy in six years, and the spirit of ri
Valry had been worked up to a high pitch.
There were no brilliant runs or sensational
kicks or trick plays 1t was simply straight
lOOI Ddll, ana straight line DucKlnS was
almost solely responsible for all the scor-
Ing. series Of line plunges in the first
half carried the ball to the navy's 5-yard
line, and Fullback Jackson was pushed
over and the goal kicked. The half
ended with the score 6 to . in favor of the
army
Steady plunging in the second half gave
the army two more tOuchdowns, one goal
being missed just before the final whistle
sounded the naval lads took on d decided
brace and scored their only touchdown.
the goal kickei failing To land the bali
between the posts Before play could be
resumed the final whistle blew, and the
crowd rushed onto the field to carry the
victors off on their shoulders and congrat-
ulat8 the players who figured prominently
in the most notable game ever played in
the Quaker city.
Secretary Longs opinion of the foot ball
game between the Annapolis and West
Point cadets Saturday is embodied in a per
sOnal letter which he today addressed to
Rear Admiral F. V. McNair superintend-
eht OF the Naval Academy, in which he
said:
Il hope you viii, say for me to the foot
ball team that while they did not win they
made Il gallant fight, and that 1t was es-
pecially gratifying to the department that
certainly 50 far as my observation went
and so far as | have heard from others
nothing could have been manlier or hand
SOmer or In better spirit than the way IN
which the two teams made their fight, and
that the absence of any brutal, unbecomng
or ungentlemanly conduct was especially
noteworthy.
Tel them that the department does not
forget that they are just as brave, just as
manly. just as faithful to their duty and
have given just the same assurance that in
whatever emergency they are placed they
viii do everything in their power as if they
had won the game on Saturday.
Very truly yours,
'(Signed) JOHN d. LONG.
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