The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-01
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SCORE ELEVEN TOFIVE
Distinguished Audience Of Twenty
four Thousand Saw Game.
THE MlDDIEs PLAYED BEST BALL
West Point Having an Element OF Luck ana
a Goal from Field aud Pheuomenal q
Run of lo5 Yards for Touch-
down, Gave Thcm the ylc-
tory over the Game Il
Annapolis Lads.
THE MlDDIEs PLAYED BEST BALL
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PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Nov. so-Prub~ :
| ably the most distinguished gathering
that ever witnessed football contest In
this country, and admittedly the greatest
! crowd that ever entered the gates o9
Franklin Field, saw West Point defeat
Annapolis this afternoon ty the score OF
II to s. From the moment that President
Roosevelt and his party entered the great
amphitheatre until half an hour after the
timekeeper had blown his whistle. an
nouncing the cessation OF hostilities,
there was am almost continuous uproar
| such as has probably never before taken
| place on any football field in the coups
t try.
| The President and members of his sCaof-
| ret worked up to a nervous pitch by ths
| excitement left their seats in the private
] box which had been set apart FOR tneT
| occupation and took positions on the SIDE
| line benches, which are usually used for
! substitute players and coachers lhers
/ was not a seat unoccupied and hundreds
stood on the field throughout the entire
| game.
sun BROKE THROUGH.
i che day broke cIo,idy and thrsateniss.b.e
lust about the time that the Presidential
train pulled into South-Street Station on
the Pennsylvania Railroad. the sun broke
through the clouds as though to weleone
j the distinguished guests. The train
i bearing the President and members of
1.-The Cabinet reached Ssouth-Street Station
a few minutes after one o'clock. Lunch,
i con was served in the private dining car
and the party. at 1:45 o'clock. started FOR
4 Franklin Field. which is but few yaros
/ from the station Two lines or ponce
imen had been drawn up on the sidewalk
and the President and his party marched
to the entrance OF the grounds guarded
! by Phiadelphia's finest. All the members
of the party entered the grounds at the
4 eastern entrance. First came the Presi-
i dent with Provost Harrison. OF the Unt-
4 versity of Pennsylvania. on his right.
i and Lieutenant Commander Cowles on
/ his left They were followed closely by
| half dozen Philadelphia detectives.
i Chief Wilkie and several Secret Service
men. selected for the eccasion; Secretary
Long. Secretary Root Postmaster-Gen-
eral Smith. Secretaries Cortelyou and
Loeb. and many army and navy officers
I Admiral Dewey had slipped into the
i grounds almost unnoticed and had taken
seat in the navy stand.
/ The Presidents appearance was the sig
/ nal for a tremendous outburst OF APP
plause. which continued un,. he had
walked down the center OF the gridiron
and across the field to his seat in the
| north stand. The Presidents silk hat
/ was on his head scarcely nve seconds
/ from the time he entered the grounds
/ until he had taken his seat. so continu-
| Gus was the ovation.
NAVY WON TOSS.
Hardly nad the President and his par
ty ta.-en their seats before the navy
team came upon the iield from the west
! entrance. The followers of the Annapo-
Z lis eleven made the stands shake with
their cheers. and blue and orange flags
seemed to be floating from all sections Ok
i the field Six minutes later the West
/ Point lads trotted out. and then the black,
orange and gray of the army was waved
deliriously from the big south stand No
time was consumed in formalities. The
coin was tossed, and Captain Nichols.
j or the navy, called the turn correctly.
He chose the west goal with a slight adj
4 vantage of the wind. and at 2:1I S-aves
/ kicked off in the game that has made
l football history. From the moment the
ball was put in play until the tine-keep-
er's whistle uIew there was n more in
teresrec spectator OF the game than fres;-
dent Roosevelt
4 The contest had been In progress less
than ten minutes when he left bis seat
in the private-box. and ok up his po-
sItion ON the side-line bench. Whsn
Casad broke through the navy's line and
ran sixty-five yards the President jumped
TO his feet excitedly, and advanced to
ward the gridiron, but returned 10 hii
seat a moment later when the bal. was
put in play again. at the enc OF the tlrst
half Secretary Root and General Mile.
came across the field to escort the Prcsl'
dent 70 the army stand. With Secretary
Long and detective on his right ane
Secretary Corteiyou, Lieutenant-Com
mander wainwright and Secretary t,oa
on his left President Roosevelt walked
across 20 the south stand and again oc
cupied a seat OF the sioe line
PHENOMENAL. Run.
when the two teams resumed play -
3:eo, and DAILY. of the army, mace MS scuI
cs 1to Yards for a touchdown. president
Roosevelt jumped to his feet WITH an eS
| preston of a surprise on his lace, anu
! like thousands OF other spectators. eSa!e
scarcely realize what renarsao1e p'ec'
OF football mechanism DAILY really 's
thai he could max s:sch a phenomena
run t:,rough the entire tiela IN
i keenest interest was manifested hy al
| tne DISTINGUISHED spectators. ant. not on
/ rofds a move to leave the field until IN
game was end The presidential part,
left the grounds at i:s1 and went i'm
sisnne.iately to the sScasE Street static,
| siding. where the special train was i
! waiting III 7yas precisely o'c.ocS ws:e'
.he train pulled out for Washington
:, PRESIDENT Roosevelt stood on the rsh
o,atforul win bars6 head, and smiled r,
acknowledgements 10 lAe cheering snosis
ands. :,
There was an element OF tus:s N ht
victorv of the West Poirt eleven this a !:
ternoon. They .ece o,,tp!ayed by III.
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