Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-05
The ARMY WINS.


Cadets Defeat NIiddlcs in mn Exciting
Football Game.
Tho West Point Military Academy
football team defeated tho Annapolis
Naval Academy team by the eoore Of Il
to on Franklin Fiold, Philadelphia,
on Saturday afternoon, in the presence
OF 500 people, including President
Roosevelt, cabinet officials, army and
navy officers, Congressmen aud many
other dignitaries The game was 0ne
OF the most exciting and interesting
ever played, and SO great was the
tension that even the President and
several members of his Cabinet left
their seats in the private box viii h
had been set apart for heir occupation,
and took rus lions on the side line
Benches, which are usually used for
substitute p ayers and CT aches. There
was not seat unoccupiud, and hun"
dreds stood around the field through
the entire game,
There was an element Of luck in the
victory OF the West Point eleven. They
were outplayed by the Annapolis team
in both halves, but it was q case OF too
much DAILY. Th 8 little qua erback ran
the army team W tn rare Judgment, and
besides making the entire eleven POINTS
for b am, pr vented at least two
touohdowns by the most brilliant tack.
ling ever seen on Franklin Field. Twice
heavy runners olsared all OF the West
Point team with the exception OF Daily.
The latter, instead Of rushing up to
meet the oncoming runner, trotted
slowly toward him, and In this way
timed his taoSling beautifully and
caught his man squarely.
I, Annapolis won the toss and chose the
west goal, giving West Point the ball.
! Graves kicked 10 Nichols who was
. thrown ON the Nays 81 yard line.
/ Annapolis then carried the ball to their
] l2-ysrd lin, where the army line he ID
! and Beknap WAS forced 10 kick Daly
got the bail for West Po MT on the
/ latier's 30-yard line. West Point could
| make but little impress on on the navy
! line, and DAILY Nas forced to kick, tho
ball going to Annapolis on her own so
yard mark. After carrying it back to
Wpst Points 45-yard line, the navy
boys lost th hall on holding, and West
/ Point imm diately punted to the navy 8
| 45-yard line. The navy punted to West
Points 25-yard line, and DAILY carried
the ball back to m died before being
| downed The army lads CARR the ball
to the navy's 2S-ya d line, whtro they
lost it on downs. The navy boot d the
ball out OF danger, the ball gUing to
West Points 50.yard line. On tho first
lineup Casad of West FONT broke
through tho navy line and carried the
ball tic the navy 25-yard lin. Haokett,
Bunker and Casad carried tbs ball 10
yards nearer tho Anna oils goal. 1t
was the third down with 3 yards TO
gain, and DAILY dropped back for a try
y 81 n fiald n n Tim hall paila1 liz,
between the goal posts, and the West
Point rooters cheered b. ariily for their
eleven. There was an exchange of
kicks and then MoNair, the Annapolis
quarterback, ran 60 yards, placing the
ball on West Points 25.yard line.
Plunges into the line by Freyer, Read,
and Nichols forced the hall over West
Points goal line, Nichols making the
touchdown. Belknap missed the goal,
and the score was tied at 5. There was
no further scoring in this half, time
being called with the ball in the army 3
possession 10 midtield.
The sensational play of the game was
Immediately after the kick of in the
second half. Beiknap kicked to DAILY,
and the latter, catching the ball on
West Points 5-yard line, ran the entire
length Of the field for touch down.
Ne was ass sted greatly by beautiful
Interference by Bunker and Casad.
DAILY kicked the goal, and the score
was West Point IL, Annapolis >, wheie
it remained Beiknap was forced to
retire, and Annapolis was badly handi
capped by the weak kicking of Freyer.
West Point gained from 10 to 20 yards
on each exchange. Near the close uf
the game Freyer's tumble gave the
| tha hoI h. > r
yard line. It was carried to the T-yard
line, where it was lost on downs. On
the first lineup Freyer got through the
West Point line and carried the ball to
midtield. Annapolis then forced the
pigskin to West Points 35-ya a line
only to lose 1t on downs DAILY kicked
it cut of danger. This proceeding was
repeated several times, the navy boys
gaining double the amount of ground
gained by their heavier opponents. The
game was free from unnecessary rough
ness, and there were comparatively few
penalties inflicted. Annapolis lost IL
yards and West Point lost yards fo1
off side play and also lost the ball for
holding.
Besides the playing of DAILY, the work
OF Casad, Bunker, Graves, and Good.
speed was brilliant. The taoklng OF
the latter as marvellous. He frequently
broke through the oaFosing line and
doTned tue runner before the latter
got we'll started.
For Annapolis McNair, Belknap.
Nichols. Freyer, and Read did the best
work. They tackled hard and low, auc
ian well with the ball.
Prior to the game, during its progress
and afterward the President and Other
dignitaries received great ovation.