The San Francisco call., 1899-12-03
SOLDIERS
BEAT THE
MIDDIES
West Point Annapolis Foot
ball Game Witnessed by
Cabinet Members.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
West Point II. Annapolis 5.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2.-The West
Point football team defeated Annapolis
on Franklin field this afternoon in hard
fought battle II to 5. The soldiers won
because they played the better football
They were masters of the situation all
through the game, with the exception of
the last few moments of the contest,
when the middies by a mighty effort man
aged TO score by a touchdown.
1t seemed as though every army and
navy officer OF standing at Washington
was present. The Presidents Cabinet was
represented by Secretary of War Root
and Secretary of the Navy Long. The
two Cabinet officers received great ova-
ton when they entered the grounds Sec
retary Root and his party occupied a box
on theaarmy side OF the field, while Sec
retary Long watched the game from the
naval stand on the opposite side Be
tween the halves Secretary Long was es-
corted 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
mingled with the long, loud roar of the
PENNSYLVANIA students, who were maSsed
on the west stand.
over 1900 persons saw the contest.
The army was well represented. There
were major generals, coIOneIs, lieutenant
colonels, majors, captains, Heutenants
and privates scattered all through the
crowd. Among those present were As
sistant Secretary Of the Navy Allen, Rear
Admirals O'Neil. McNair and Rodgers,
Captain Robley ID. Evans, Colonel +. L.
Denny of the marine corps, Governor
Voorhees, of New Jersey and Major Ash
bridge of this city.
Early in the game the soldiers got the
ball on downs on their 43-yard line. Line
plunges and two spins around the ends
brought the ball to the middies 40-yard
mark. Then the West Point halfbacks
were sent against the Annapolis line
steadily until the ball was only five yards
from a touchdown. On the next play
Fullback Johnson was pushed over the
line for the first touchdown. Bettison
oils o.
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 1O-yard
line. but Wesson ran the ball back ten
yards by pretty lodging. Another ex-
army's 2O-yard line Without losing the
ball once the soldiers pushed the sailors
back from the army's 20-yard line to the
middle of the field and from there right
over the Annapolis goal line After al
most every scrimmage a sailor would be
laid out. Rockwell. who took Clark's
kicked the goal. Score. West Point 12
Annapolis 0.
The army started her line-bucking work
again. and did just as she had done few
moments previously, carrying the ball
from midfield to and over the navy's goal
line without losing II or being stopped in
ner progress. rockwell also made this
touchdown. but Bettison failed to kick
difficult goal Score. West Point II,
Annapolis 0.
When the play was resumed the ball
was carried TO the army's 16-yard line by
a fine kick. which resulted in touch
back for the middies and an exchange of
punts. Then the navy carried the pig
skin to the 10-yard line, where II was lost
to the army on downs, but was
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 midi
dies first touchdown. The goal was
difficult one and Workman failed to
make II.
with the ball in Annapolis possession on
its own 45-yard line.
The lineup was as follows: