Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-12-02
ARMY, Il; NAVY, 5.
West Pointers Walk Away
With Annapolis Boys.
Pres. Roosevelt One Of Most Inter-
ested Persons on the Grounds.
Quarterback DAILY the Star o. the Day ard
Wins the Game.

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. l.-Probah!y tn,
most distinguished gathering which ever
Witnessed Il foot ball contest in this
country. ana admitted! the greatest
crowd which ever entered the gates oi
Franklin field saw the West Point team
defeat that Of Annapolis. Saturday af
t.rnouI b. The score of / Ito ;. From
tn. moment that President Roosevelt ana
his party entered tn. great amrhithpatrc
until half an hour after the time keeper
had blown his whistle, announcing the
cessation 80 the contest, there was an a.
most continuous uprnar and excitement.
Even III. President ana several mem
h.rS If his cabinet. work ed mp to i u"rv-
Gus pitch In the tension, left their seats
in tn private hoN which had been 81;
apart for their occupation and took posi-
runsc along til. sidrlin. benches, whic.
are usually used for sIhstitut" players
and coaches. There was not q seat in
the iucIosurc unoccupicd. ana hundreds
stood around TIL fed through IL" cntir.
game.
Hardly hld th. President and his party
taken th.ir seats hefor" thc Nay team.
cum. urou til" held from TN west en-
trance. . FL. followers NJ III. Annapolis
eleven mad, the stands shake VITA their
cheers ana blue ana orange nags secmct
Ia be floating up from an sections Of III.
field six minutes later n" West Poinl
men trott.d ont into thc open Ana thol
the black orange ANA. gray OF tho arm.
was waved d.lifiously from the lig sogtr
stand.
No time was consumed in tormalitics.
iii, cuin was tossed ann Capt Nichols oi
IN" Navy called the turn" correctly.
H chose the west goal with a slight adj
vantage IVY 10 the wind. ana. al 2l1.
Graves had kicked of in game tina,
has made f.ot bah history.
From I'll, moment the San waS put III
place until the timckeepcr's whist.
blew. there Wa To more Interested Spcc
tator Of the game than PRESIDENT Roose-
Welt The contest had been IL progr,
less than ten minutes when H.. left his
seat in the private box and took up III
position on the side line bench. When
Casad broke through the navy's line an,.
ran 81 Yards the President jumped to
his feet rXcitedly ana advanced towarG
The erdiron. but returned to his seat a
moment later. when the ball was put III
play again.
At the end of the first half. Secretary
Root and Gen. Miles came across the
field 10 escort Mr.. Roosevelt to the
army's stand. With Secretary Long and
a detective on his right. ana Secretary
Cortclyou ana Lieut.. Commander Wai:.-
wright anu Secretary Root on his left
the President walked across to the south
stand and again occupied Il seat on the
side line.
When the two teams resumed play ut
3.2>, and Daily of the army team made
his great run OF lo5 yards for 4 toucn-
down. President Roosevelt jumped to his
feet with an expression of surprise on
his face and. like thousands Of
other spectators. could scarcely realize
chat DAILY could have made such re-
markable run through an entire team
Of opponents.
The kcencst interest was manifested by
all the distinguished spectators. and not
one made move 20 leave the field until
the game was ended
The Presidential party LETT tn. grounds
al i.fo. and went Immediately to the South
Street station siding where the special
train WAS in waiting. It was precisely
} o'clock when the train left for WASH
incton. President Roosevelt stood on the
rear platform with barred lead and smiled
his acknowledgements TO the cheering
thousands
AS to the victory OF the West P"iut
eleven. iii thr afternoon. though it was
considered that they were outplaycd by
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