The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-30
BEAT THE SAILORS
WEST POINTERS EASILY DowNED
MIDSHIPMEN.
WASN'T MUCH OF A GAME
BUT GREAT SUCCESS AS A SOCIAL
FUNCTION.

a Brilliant Scene Miss Alice
Roosevelt Was Thcre-Many of the
Prominent Officers of the Army
and Navy Among the Spectators.
How the Game Was PIayed-The
Lineup of the Teams.
Philadelphia, Nov. 29.-In the fourth
contest on Franklin Field between the
football elevens representing the Army
and Navy to-day the young tars were
decisively beaten by the land lubbers
by the score of % to s.
The first half ended with the score
of 10 to in favor of the West Point
lads. The latter had made two touch
downs, neither of which resulted in a
goal, while Annapolis scored a touch
down on a sensational run of sixty-two
yards by Strassburger, and forced Daily
of West Point back of his own goal
| line for a safety. In the second half
West Points goal was never in danger,
while they duplicated their performance
in the first half and kicked both goals.
AS football contest it may, without
speaking, disparagingly of either team.
| be called mediocre, but as a society
event in footballdom, it was a gigantic
success. Probably 10000 people were
present. There were distinguished
guests from both fighting departments
of the government and prominent citi-
zens from nearly every section of the
United States.
Grover Cleveland Was There.
Ex-President Grover Cleveland and
| Mrs. Cleveland occupied a box on the
| Army side, and close to them sat Miss
Alice Roosevelt, daughter of President
| Roosevelt, the cynosure of all eyes, and
| upon whom every attention was show
cred. The box occupied by Miss Roose-
welt was directly in front of the sec
ton occupied by the West Point cadets.
| Her sympathies were plainly with the
army boys, but perchance as a balm
for the navy lads, she was becomingly
attired in navy blue gown.
The President was prevented from at
| tending the game because of the press
of official business, and Secretary Root
of the War Department was unable to
be present on account of the serious
| illness of his father-in-law He was
| represented by First Assistant Secre-
| tary Sanger, who looked after the
| Washington guests. In a box close to
that occupied by Miss Roosevelt were
| Maj. Gems. Young and Chaffce and
| Adjt. Gen. Corbin. They were the
! guests of Clement A. Griscom of this
| city. Gen. Chaffee was particularly
| elated over the success of the young
men who will in few years direct the
| operations of Uncle Sans land forces.
1t was the first football contest Gen.
| Chaffee nod witnessed since his return
| from the Philippines. Gen. John C.
| Bates, commander of the department OF
| the Missouri also occupied a box.
| Crowded About Miss Roosevelt.
Between the halves Miss Roosevelt
| held an impromptu reception ana
! shook hands with many friends. A
| great crowd congregated in front of the
| box anxious to catch glimpse of the
daughter of the nations Chief Execu-
! tive.
! At the conclusion of the first half,
| Gen. Corbin and Chaffee walked across
| the field to the navy side and con-
doled with Secretary Moody, who oc-
| cupied a box with Congressman Adams
| of Pennsylvania and Gillette of Massa-
| chusetts In a box adjoining that of
| Secretary Moody were Admiral Sands,
| Mrs Sands and their daughter.
i The scene at the close of the game
was thrilling and spectacular. At the
| sound of the referees whistle, an
| nouncing the close of the contest, the
| supporters of both institutions rushed
to the soggy field and time and again
the band marched around the big
grounds, followed by students, cheer
ing wildly Finally the West Pointers
halted in front of the east goal. ca
Diet climbed the goal post and planted
an army flag at the top of the twenty
foot upright. Not to be outdone by
their victorious brethren, the navy
boys made rush for the same goal,
and in a moment two orange and blue
flags f1oated deiantly from the top of
the other goal posts.
1t Wasn't Much Ball.
AS far as scientific football was con-
cerned, the game was a failure, but
at the same time there were one or
two sensational runs. Strassberger's
62-yard dash for a touchdown was
brilliant, and Days running back of
kicks was little short of marvellous,
but the safety of the navy was due
to bad judgment on his part. lie
caught the ball on West Points goal
line, and Notwithstanding that both
Soule and Whiting were upon him, he
started to run the ball out. AS a con-
sequence he was pushed back and
thrown behind the goal
For a time the Annapolis boys held
fairly well, but the training of the
heavy army guns on the light craft
soon began to have its effect. and be-
fore the close of the contest the navy
had in an almost entire substitute
eleven. DAILY outkicked Belknap by
twenty yards to each exchange, and
had he used a little better Judgment,
the Annapolis boys would probably
not have scored. When Strassberger
got through the West Point center on
threadbare fake, Daily failed to catch
him, missing the tackle by foot. His
dive for the navy half back was badly
timed. an unusual performance on the
part of West Points star quarter
How They Lined Up.
The teams lined up as follows:
West Point. Position. Annapolis.
Farmsworth =. left end.... Whiting
Hammond ...left tackle. .... Rogers
Riley ..........left guard. ...... Grady
Michael
Boyers ....a... ..center........... Fretz
Thompson 90. right guard -. Belknap
Graves .......right tackle....... Tease
Farley
McAndrew .....right end......... soule
DAILY ....."..quarter back...... Smith
McNair