New-York tribune., 1901-12-01
SOLDIERS BEST SAILORS.
ROOSEVELT .SA w ARMY AND
NAVY CADETS GAME.
DALY'S FINE PLAY THE FEATURE
WHICH DECIDED WHERE LAU-
RELS SHOULD REST
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Philadelphia, Nov. 30.-In the presence of the
most distinguished assemblage that ever gath
cred at football game and that included
| President Roosevelt, several members of the
| Ca binet, and many of the highest officers in
the army and the navy, the football team
| of the West Point cadets defeated their old
rivals, the naval cadets, after game that
was fought with buIldoz tenacity from be
ginning to end. The final score was II to D.
and that the Army able to win by this mar
row margin instead of by the much wider
that had been expected due quite much
| to good fortune to superior football ability.
1t was case of too much Daily. The phenom-
email quarterback made every solitary point
scored by the West Pointers. kicking goal
from the field making a run for hun
dred yards after catching a punt, and planting
| the ball behind the Navys goal posts. ,
1t is scarcely too much to say that without
DAILY West Point would have lost the game. AS
it was, the play was in the Army's territory the
greater part of the time, and during most of the
| second half West Point was plainly the de-
fensive and playing against time She had the
! lead, and her only object to maintain the
advantage she had secured content not to try
| 10 increase it. In consequence of this policy.
! DAILY punted frequently, often resorting to this
| play the first down without trying to rush
! the ball forward Then the Navy would buck
| the leather steadily and painfully up the field
! again. displaying a power and compactness OF
formation that had not been expected by her
| friendliest critics, only to lose il again before
/ West Points goal was in real danger
WEST POINT PLAY WAS CLEAN.
In only one particular did the West Pointers
| really outplay their rivals. and that was in
the clearness with which they handled the ball.
| On no occasion was a tumble made by army
| player that resulted disastrously for his side,
| while several of the sailors notably Freyer and
| McNair. guilty of fumbles or muffed punts
| that resulted in the loss of much precious
! ground for the naval representatives
| For all that. every man on the Annapolis
team acquitted himself sIorously, and their
friends and fellow cadets have every reason to
| he proud of them. Their splendid showing,
coming such inspiring surprise. won the
| admiration of every beholder. McNair ran the
| team with cooness and good judgment. and
| Captain Nichols, Land and Freyer-particularly
| Freyer-made gain after gain through the sup
posedIy irnpregnable line Of the soldiers. while
Belknap actually accomplished the feat OF out
punting Daily until he was forced to leave the
game. when his loss was severely felt McNalr
| made one long after cetching punt. that
was fine thing of its kind as has been seen
on a gridiron this year.
DAILY was as has been said. the star ~ ne
e, a.Iffy's FORCES Next TO him probably Baker
the big tackle was the most useful man on the
| team He not only opened up good holes wnen
| called on to head the tackle back formation. but
he was host In himself at defensive playing,
making many a sharp, hard tackle. and always
following the ball. Not until the end OF the
game there delays of consequence for
injuries and then the sailors seemed to stand
the hard knocks better than the soldiers. Only
one of the Annapolis team had to leave the
game while two West Point substitutes had 10
| be called upon.
| The biggest crowd that gathered on
| Franklin Field assembled to the big match
| When the game began not single seat was va
| cant while outside of the ground surged A big
| throng seeking any possible way to gain ad-
| mission. Every seat and all we're invitations
| was disposed of days in advance. and only a
few found their way into the hands of specu-
! lators. There not many seats for sale in
! Philad adelphia yesterday. and the possessors Of
| those asked all the way from $40 to SO each
for them-and got it, too, Many of these had
runners outside the grounds who assailed the
! crowd with offers buy any unused ticket
they might happen TO have, but it is not re-
corded that any such sales were made.
THE PRESIDENT ARRIVES.
President Roosevelt arrived over the Penn
sylvania road a few minutes after o'clock at
the -outh-st. station. not far from Franklin
Field He accompanied by secretary LorS
of the Navy, Secretary Root of the War De
| partment. Post st.naSter General Smith and I'll
vate Secretaries Cortelyou and Loeb. With them
he was driven directly to Franklin Field The
President entered by the southeastern gate, and
in addition to those already named he was es-
corted bv Mavor Ashbridge of Philadelphia and
Provost c. c. Harrison Of the University or
PENNSYLVANIA. There We're in attendance sew
eral members of the staff Of Chief Wilkle, OF
the Secret Service but the President was not
otherwise guarded after he left the police lines
at the gate Camera fiends were out in force
and the President made effort to avoid them
AS the Presidential party came in, at about
AZ o'clock the entire assemblage rose ana
shouted itself hoarse. Both the army and the
navy tands began to play, presumably Hail to
the Chief" but it entirely pantornne. on
their Darts for nobody could hear the music
The President proceeded diagonaily across the
field bowing and lifting mis- silk hat almost con-
stantIv and ;aok d seat in the box that had
been prepared him. in the centre OF the north
| stand which was given over to the naval cadets
| and their partisans. He did not remain there
| long however, for before the game had begun
| he left the box and sat down on the bench that
ran along the side lines, with Commander VAIN
right Superintendent of the Naval Academy
on his left and Secretary Long on his right.
Before this Admiral Dewey had entered the
| ground quietly and taken seat on the Navy
stand while General Miles occupied seat win
| the cadets from West Point. The Army stand
| presented the more picturesque appearance, ow-
ing largely to the brighter color of the uniforms
| tbey wore About two hundred and fifty of
them were banked in d solid mass in the middle
| of the south stand. equipped with megaphones'
| and they sung and cheered in obedience to the
directions of their leaders until they were blue
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