Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-03-13
FOOTBALL AT NAVY YARD.
Marines and sailors Have Livery
Games in Brooklyn During
the season.

Almost any afternoon during the
football season at the Brooklyn navy
YARD at two o'clock two eleyens Of
sturdy fellows could be seen fight
ing tor glory and perhaps for some
small. side bet, to be paid outside OF
the navy yard walls, where man IN
white apron serves refreshments
in liquid form.
II does one good to watch the
sturdy sons of Uncle Sam. clean
skinned and bright-eyed, playing the
great game. where they can exercise
the courage that is theirs. The sail
ors usually lose to the marines, but
they put up such a fight and against
such odds that there is no shame,
but rather glory, in the defeat.
The marines. practically stationed
on land-that is, those who are on
the eleven-have practice all the
time. while the jackies would find It
difficult at sea and against all dis
eipline to experiment at kicking
/ goals over the captains bridge.
They still have their "sea legs on
wher they go into the game and are
a good deal ike ducks trying to race
game chickens. But they keep the
"laudlubbers" busy.
Whenever a battleship comes INTO
the Yard the marines challenge the
crew to a game. They have won
enough to be supplied with the regu.
Iatioa trousers and flaming carmine
sweaters. Their opponents manage,
SOMEHOW. 10 collect twelve pair OF
padded brooches. but their jackets
are 10 the eve Of the football enthu.
siast weird
The crew Of the Kearsarge accept
ed recently the challenge Of the ma
rines and there was a pretty battle
! The marines had il much their own
way ii the first half, but the weight
and vrit II the salt sea air lads told
later They were within three yards
Of scoring when the whistle blew
and the game was over, the score
rs h against them. They have
challenged for a return match and
are at practice every hour they car
pet away from their duties,
II Is the policy Of the officers Z
encourage the men in athletic sports
and they do more than act as UNI
pires and timekeepers, When they
are able to do so they get into thu
eame themselves. The officers may
always be recognized by their uni
forms. why they adopted the color'
Of Princeton, unless they were fas
einated by the combination of thu
orange and the black, is not eX
plained. but those are the eolors
II Is a fine sight when officers am
men come together in the rush AM
there is great rejoicing on the day
when the men win. As a rule, ant
for the sake of discipline the officer
take opposite sides, though they q
not draw the line too tine
Jack tackles his superior in tn
: service, but not always superior o
! the rridiron, with clinehed jaws an
the light of battle in his eyes. In
I man who has discarded gold lace TO
e the canvas jacket is equally streT
e nous. There is the best feeling o
Q the part Of the players, but the gam
4 is enlivened by the spirit of the me
TO prove themselves physically De
? ter than the officers.
J you're off side, sir, says Jack I
a the ensign or lieutenant. lie neVe
forgets the sir" no matter wha
r the excitement and proyocatlol
The officer. too, is careful to Z
Y courteous TO his men.
g In the Brooklyn navy yard say
e The New York Times, the conte'
/ usually ends just little befoi
d HcoIors"