Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-11-30
Cadets Of The Army And Navy
On The Gridiron.
A GREAT FIGHT FOR PLY
SICAL PROWESS.
Large Crowd At Franklin Field
The President There And
Given An Ovation.
GENERAL MILES AND ADMIRAL
DEWEY ON HAND.

Special Trains Garry Great Officials And
Social Delegations To Witness The
Seasons Last Struggle On Franklin
Field-Oheer The Young Warriers On
To Victory.
MOOT BALL, the new national game,
/ had its innings today, and the close
OF the season saw the greatest contest in
years on Franklin Field, Philadelphia,
when the Army lined up against Navy.
Much time and attention had been given
to the preparation CT both the Naval
Academy and West Point teams for to-
days particular game. when Greek met
Greek and the unexpected happened.
No game in the whole football season
compares in popular interest with the
annual struggle at Franklin Field be-
tween the Army and Navy. The great,
indefinite. influential general public"
feels personal pride, almost based on
sense of personal ownership in one team
or the other. 1t is not only that nine
out of ten have had brothers or uncles or
ancestors in one or the other branch of
the service aud takes sides accordingly,
it is also that the battle is between two
national institutions and not citizen in
the United States today is good enough
patriot to be partisan too.
No other football game draws together
so many notable people as the Army
Navy game on Franklin Field. The
main attraction this year was the Presi-
dent OF the United States, who was there
with most of his official family and who
cheered with the rest. Alter all the
teams were not the main attractions this
year. Not spectator OF their conflict
but "wanted to see the President" more
even than a victory for his favorite.
Theodore Roosevelt was the observed OF
all observers from the moment he enter
ed the gates until he turned his back on
the field where dark defeat had to come
to one of the teams. General Miles and
Admiral Dewey cheered as Justify as the
youngest Pleb or Freshie, while Senators
and Representatives were as numerous
as Colonels in Kentucky.
LITTLE ENTHUSIASM.
There was little enthusiasm this morn
ing at the station when the cadet squad
LETT with the Annapolis contingent as
rooters for the Navy. The Cadets, gaily
bedecked with orange and blue ribbons
and carrying Navy flags, marched to
the train headed by the Naval Academy
Band, Prof. Zimmerman, director. The
| first section of train coaches left at 755
a. m. the second section few minutes
later, of seven coaches, carrying in all
about 600 people. The crowd was much
smaller than usual, aud there was a
marked effort at hopefulness for the sue
cess OF their heroes. The Cadets did but
little cheering as the train moved out and
everything seemed to tall fiat. The root
ers carried orange and blue flags. the
Navy colors, and were bedscked with
streamers and yellow rysanthemums.
| The pTedominance OF ladies was marked.
| Many who have heretofore attended the
game did not 60 today because they
| feared tor the success of the Navy.
ARRIVALS OF THE TEAMS.
The Naval Cadet team. twenty four
| in the squad, under command of Lieu
| tenant Commander A. w. Grant. we're
the first to reach Philadelphia. arriving a
| little after yesterday afternoon. They
went at once to the Colonnade, and the
afternoon and evening were spent quiet
| Iy. with two walks and "early to bed
| the order of exercises. The West Point
ers. forty-6ve strong, Captain Richmond
| P. Davis in charge, reached the Walton
at SIG. For them too the programme