The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-02
NAVY DEFEATS ARMY
Sailor Boys Beat Soldier Lads
BY Score of11 to Z.
EVENLY MATCHED TEAMS
GENERAL MILES CHEERFD BY
CADETS.

Philadelphia, Dec. ON Franklin
Held today the navy retrieved it's de-
Ieat of last year by thrashing the army
by d score of Il to z. 1t was a fierce
contest from beginning to end, and
was only won by the hardest kind of
playing on the part of the Annapolis
cadets The West Point boys. in the
face of defeat, never for a moment
weakened in thu r. play. and won the
applause of the multitude of spectators
LOT thelr gameness- Neither team
played gilt-edged football, but what
they lacked in the 1fuer points of the
same lhe eleVens made up by the zeal
anu eaineStneSs with which the UIav-
efS went at each other Their tacltIina
was marked with a reckless abandon
thdJ stirred the army and navy officers
IN the crowded stands into wild enthu-
Siasm.
The greatest crowd that has assem-
bied on Franklin field in a mum Der of
years eWas out to see the game and
many men distinguished in public life
occupied seats on either the West Point
or the Annapolis stands. Secretary
Root and party which included Lieu
tenant General Miles occupied box
on the army side. and when the war
y
honored by the West Point academy
yell In other boxes and scattered
through the crowd in the soldiers
stand were many other army officers,
past and present
secretary Long was unable to attend
the game, but the navy department
was just as fully represented in num-
bers as was the other arm of the gov
eminent service Members of the dip
lOmatIc corps were sH the navy stand
as were also half dozen officers of the
Russ An imperial navy who are temper
arily stationed in this country.
CoIors Covered Grand Stands.
The black, gold and grey of the West
Point supporters and the Annapolis
blue and gold seemed to cover the en-
tire four stands. while the navy pinned
its faith upon a goat which was pa
rGded up and down the side lines by a
sailor.
Before the game began West Point
was the favO rite in the betting. but
within five minutes after the kick-uff
/ IL ives seen that whoever won would
have TO fight for the victory. The An
napOliS aOyS started out with such Wig
or that it was thought they would win
hands down. but the West Pointers
kept their heads and settled down to
determined contest. Both teams
were guilty of considerable fumblinE.
and most of these misplays were made
at critical points in the game As far
as line bucking and pluuging was
concerned. neither team had anything
on the other Both lines. except in "a
few instances. when the ground gained
was not great, held quite firmly, Which
compelled the captains to resort 60 end
running.
AT this style of playing West Point
was little more successful. one of
the features of the game was the nU-
merouS attempts made bE Long, of the
navy, To kick goals from the field
Eight times the "NidQiaS' worked the
ball 10 within the aTmy.S for, F-yard
line. and eight times Long tried for d
goal The first three tries Were badly
aimed. his next four attempts were
blocked. and on the elgth IT ythe ball
sailed beautifully between the goal
posts. His perSeVerauoe won for MIN
the applause of army and navy sup
uOrJers alike.
Navy Displays Better Kicking AbiIi :
In the punting line the navy had
mach the better of il. During the first
half Beihuap had difficulty i'm placing
his kicks which were also rather short
but i'm the second period of play his
puntinE was almost perfect
There was d vast difference in the
+ interference of the two efaEeus When
n N
seldom protected. while the army
runner VAS well covered.
The first ssDre mad" 10y either side
was a. field goal 10y Clark for Nes
. Point The navy had made four at
rcmuts al a field goal up to This time
and cen the last try the army secure.
4 the hail ON the kick by blocking Tn.
. West Pointers slowly worked the Ieatn.
er 10 the naVys TWEEN E-fye-yaCd lin.
and then Clark dropped back auC
F booted the bail between the goal posts
. There was no more scoring in the frs
half.
/ In the second half the Annapolis ca
/ diets g0I pOsSessiOn of tine bail on IN,
. arrlv's f0r-v-yard line oE tumble aut
] exchange of kicks. Long for the navy
I droDued back five yards for his sev
enth triaI for a field goal. but the bal
/ was blocked and one Of his own meI
. secured it, He Immediately uied i
. again ON the fifteeD-Eera line, and thi
+ time he was successful which tied th'
. score
A few minutes later the middle
. forged to the front. They secured th,
. ball ON The infeId on IAN exchange o
+ kicks and Belknap pUnted 90 th'
/ armys ien-yarI line where one of tn,
I soldier half hacks fumhlcd the IcathP
and a sailor dropped on IT, The mid
/ dies fried the right Of the army's line
. but failed to gain
Land Scores the Only Touchdown.
/ on the next lineup, however. Lane
! was given the bail and went through
7 the West Point line like a cash Tor tn
only touchdown scored in the game
. Fowler kicked the goal.
! Shortly before time was called tn
navy got the ball on a kick on thei
own five-yard line. Beiknap attempte,
10 kick it out of danger. but FIN
. blocked the effort and the ball role,
over the ceaI line. IT WAS a desperat
moment. and both teams tore after tn
. bounding leather. but Long fell en- ]
for a safety and prevented the posi-
bUfty of West Point tlcinS the score.
Following Us the lineup
.Auuapolis. H. Position. West Point
Read .............L. E..... smith Capt.