Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-03
ECHOES FROM
The CRlDIRON

The football teams of William and
Mary College and Baltimore City Coll
lege met yesterday at Soldiers Homo
grounds, and the game resulted In a
score Of to in favor Of William and
Mary.
The Baltimore boys scored their Ave
points by kicking a goal from the field.
William and Mary won the game In the
second half by scoring five points on d
touch-oown and one point on the sue
cessful kick for goal, which followed.
The game was hard fought throughout
and furnished plenty of excitement for
The 1000 spectators who witnessed It.
ARMY DEFEATS NAVY.
Philadelphia, Dec. 2-The Army and
Navy, represented by the football
teams of West Point and Annapolis.
met On Franklin field to-day for the
iirst game between the great academies
since 1898. The Army won by a score
of IL to 5. making two victories out OF
the five games that the rival teams
have played since $780, The last game
prior to that OF this afternoon was
played at Annapolis in 1898, and was
won by the Navy, 6 to 4, the Army
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kick the goal. The games between the
academies were stopped after that year
by Secretaries Lamont and Herbert
noninally because they interfered with
the studies nf the cadets. but in reali-
~ because che rivalry was such that
/: threatened to prejudice the good feel
ing. between the two branches OF the
service.
Th,: game to-day was witnessed by
Ia Il
invitation only but so great was the
Interest In the game that as much as
$40 was offered within the week for a
single admission ticket
Business in the War and Navy De-
partments In Washington was almost
suspended to-day owing to the rush OF
officials to this city. Among the WISH
tors who arrived In the special train
were Secretary Root, Secretary Long,
Assistant Secretary Allen, General
Miles. Adjutant General Corbin, Judge
Advocate General Lemley Major SimD-
son, Colonel Micher, Rear-Admirals
O'Neil. McNair and Remigers. Captain
Robley d. Evans, Colonel Denney. of
the Marine Corps. and number of
other officers and ladies. Governor
voorhees,, OF New Jersey. and Mayor
Ashhrldge, of Philadelphia. We're pres
ent and every line or staff officer of
the army and navy who could possibly
reach the city.
NORTH CAROLINA LOSES.
Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 2.-In a hard
fought game at Piedmont Park this
afternoon the eleven from Sewanee
University defeated the University of
North Carolina team by a score of five
to nothing. The game was one OF the
snappiest ever seen here, the playing
at times being desperate. Sewanee has
not been defeated this year, while
North Carolina had lowered her colors
only to Princeton and West Point. To-
days game placed the Southern Inter
Collegiate championship in the hands
of Sewanee. Neither side crossed the
others goal line. Sewanee's five points
were made by a place kick from the
field on Umpire Taylor's decision PEN
alizing North Carolina for a foul tackle.
in the first half North Carolina had the
ball on Sewanee's three-yard line with
five downs to her credit but was un-
able To get 1t across, The features Of
the game were the kicking of Seibels,
of Sewdnee, and the hard running of
Howell OF. North Carolina. When time
was called at the end of the game the
ball was on Sewanee's ten-yard line,
with North Carolina making desper-
ate attempt to escape ;whitewash.