Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-02
OF LAST YEAR BY TURNING THE
TABLES ON WEST POINT YES
TERDAY AFTERNOON.
SEMBLANCE OF GOOD LUCK
Rather Than Good Management That
Won for the Naval Cadets-Both
Teams Played Good Hard Foot Bali.
The Greatest Crowd Ever Inside
Franklin Field Saw the Game-The
Final Score Stood II to =.

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 their play and won the
applase Of the multitude of spectators
for their gameness. Neither team
played giltedged football, but what
they lacked in the finer points of the
game, the elevens more than made up
by the zeal and earnestness with which
the players went at each other. Their
tackling was marked with a reckless
abandon that stirred the army and ma
Wy officers in the crowded stands into
wild enthusiasm.
The greatest crowd that has assem-
bled on Franklin field in a number OF
years was 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 Lieut..
General Miles occupied a box on the
Army side, and as the war secretary
made his appearance he was honored
with the West Point Academy yell and
three times three. II other boxes and
scattered through the crowd in the SOL
diers' 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 numbers as was
the other arm Of the government SER
vice. Members of the diplomatic corps
were on the navy stand as were also
a half dozen officers of the Russian i'm
perial navy, who are temporarily sta
toned in this country. The Russians
being naval men. faunted the blue and
gold of the 'middies."
The game, from every point of view
was an enjoyable one. The black, gold
and grey of the West Point supporters
and the Annapolis cOlOrs seemed to
cover the entire four stands. The army
teams mascot was a mule logged out
in the West Point colors, while the
navy pinned its faith on the billy
goat which paraded up and down the
side lines by a sailor.
Before the game began West Point
was the favOrite in the betting, but
within five minutes after the kick
off it was seen that whoever won
would have to fight for the victory.
The Annapolis boys started out with
such vigor that it was thought they
win no hrtt Go
Pointers kept their heads, and settled
down to a determined contest. Both
teams were guilty of considerable
1umbling, and most of these misplays
were made at critical points in the
game. AS far as line bucking and
plunging is 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 cap
tains to resort to end running. At
this style Of playing, West Point was
little more successful.
One Of the features Ct the game was
the numerous attempt made by Long,
OF the navy, to kick goals from the
field. Eight times the "middies" work
ed the ball to within the army's forty
yard lire and eight times Long tried
for a goal. The first three tries were
sadly aimed, his next four attempts
were blocked, and on the eighth try the
ball sailed beautifully between the goal
posts. His perseverance won for him
the applause Of army and navy sup
porters alike. In he punting line the
navy had much the better Of it. Dur
;,,rr ~ IDDIT IL y,
placing his kicks. which were also
rather short; but in the second period
Of play his pUnting was almost perfect
Farnsworth's punting was fairly good,
but he was injured and had to leave the
game. Phillips after that did the kick
ing for West Point
There was a vast difference in the
interference Of the TWO eleyens. When
ever navy cadet had the ball he was
seldom protected, while the army's run
ner was, as rule, well covered.
The first score made by either side
was a field goal by Clark for West
Point. The navy had made four at
temp at field goal up to this time,
and on the last try the army secured
the ball on the kick being blocked. The
West Pointers slowly worked the leath-
er to the navy's 25-yard line and then
Clark dropped back and booted the
spheroid between the posts. There was
no more scoring in the first half. In
the second half the Annapolis cadets
got possession of the bail on the army's
ten-yard line on d tumble after an eX-
change of kicks. Long for the navy
dropped back five yards for his sew
enth try at field goal, but the ball was
blocked and one of his own men Sc
cured it. Long Immediately tried it
again from the 15-yard line and this
time he was successful which tied the
score.
A few minutes later the "middies"
forged to the front. They secured the
bail in mid-feld on an exchange of
kicks and Belknap punted to the armys
ten-yard line, where one of the soldiers
half backs fumbled the leather and a
sailor dropped on it. The middies
tried the right of the army's line but
failed to gain. On the next line up,
however Land was given the ball and
went through the West Point line like
a flash for the only touchdown scored
in the game. Fowler kicked the goal.
Shortly before time was. called the
navy got the ball on kick On their
own f1ve-yard line. Belhnap attempted
to kick it out OF danger. but Finn
blocked the effort aHi the spheroid
rolled over the goal line II VOC q doc