The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-02
NM MULE and 4 GOAT.
-. orrrcrns OF ARMY AND
rayY AT FOOTBALL.
a.,mai Proved the Better
rsseot-ssvy Retrieved It's Pc
20. ~ last Year ~ Thrashias
west Pointers nj Football.

-. .nrr pHrA. Pa. Dec. lon
,rsssSIIn field today the navy is' .sa srr,v
$500 81 last year % tnrhs us aerce
~ ~ srnv beginning to end, and was
c5.tsss :. - IRE hardest kind OK PLAYING
cnV 800 a. the Annapolis cadets. Inc
% - rs,sv. boys. In the face OF neIea.,
W. ~ ! moment weakened IN tneir
ney8 - .on she applause or the multi
plsss = .rertssors for their sameness.
team played giit-edged footoaii,
$500 <hey lacked In the inner points
~ ~ -s,,e me eievens made up by the
q ~ 4 - .reetness with which the play
-. "A each other. Their tackilhg
- -sykad with q reckless abandon that
sS ~ army and navy officers IN the
1917 1870 stsrds into Wild enthusiasm.
ei ~ ~rsss~st crowd that has assembled
%~srrttn neld ID number OF years
= - ~ "a ste the game. and many men
..S.s~s,sve6 IL public life occupied seaR
I. ss1Ssr ~ west Point or the Annapo-
~ ~ %srds' Secretary Root and party,
m - Included Lieut.. Gen. Miles. occn-
NM : ncx on me army side, ana when
~, ~ ~ secretary made his appearance
=. 49, honefed BY the West Point acad-
-, velI II other boxes ana scattered
ssss,teh the crowd In the soldiers seana
-Sre many other army ofncers, past ana
.s~ssf secretary Long was unable TO
sst~n1 ne game. but the navy depart
1870 ~ jast a. fully represented IN
r,~sb<rx a. was the other arm OF the
governments service members OF tne
diufom&tic corps were on the navy s,ahd'
80 3rr1rIal navy, who are temporarily
~ MACK. gold and gray OF the West
r,oaus susnosfsrs and the Annarotis blue
IVA MA x8emed 10 cover. the entire four
nv army teams mascot was . mule.
sr.sv~n HI In the NaA Point colors. while
N sssy pinned IT'S faith upon 4 goat.
wSeH ~ pAraded up and down the
@tsee va ! vast difference in the in
tssixvr AZ the two eIevens. Whenever
~ ~ aad<f had the ball he Was seldom
proleetcd. while the army's runner was
Will coveseda
Msa6i~s Forge 10 Front.
n III sarond half OF the game the
Annapotis cadets got possession Of the
IA ~ -, sr,chanae * kicks Long, for the
navy. tiroppod back - yards for his sew
efIsk trial kpf field goal. but the ball
~ Dlocked and one Of his own men SEE
cured n He inmeoiatetf tried az AGAIN
a Inc T-yard line. and this time he was
s.lceeesful. which tied the score. a few
prNbles later the rriddies forged 20 the
fya1t. Ihoy secured the ball on the In
nsi4 on IN sxehAnge Of kicks. and Bel
knsp panfed to the army's i0-yard line.
where one Of the soldier half-hacks FUN
hid the leather and 4 sailor dropped on
H The middiss tried the right of the
asmy's ilna. but failed TO gain,
on the nNxt Yfne-tip, however. Land was
uyVn N ball. ana went through the
West reint line 1.-The Fash for the only
tse4o- 1pwn scossd IN the game. Fowler
hIdkna ~ GeAl
Shortly before time was called the navy
Eal ethe hall on . hick on their own g.
yard Iine Beikuap attempted. 10 kick II
Out Of 1anGph but Finn blocked the ef-
fon and the ball rniied over the goat line.
Il - desperate moment and both
ssss serS s \. ~ bounding rs1 . Leather
vented tn possibility OF West Point tieing
IN scorA FotlowiAg WAS the lineup: