Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-30
SOLDIERS DEFEAT SAILORS
Army and Navy Schools wsr on GridirOn
at Philadelphia.
CADETS SCORE TWENTY-FIVE TO EIGHT
Middies Play Gamely, hut Cannot
Equal Opponents, who SWEEP
Field I'm second Half and
Pile Up Points.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2e.-In the fourth
contest on Franklin field between the foot
ball elevens representing the army and
navy today the young tars we're decisively
beaten by the landlubbers by the score OF
% to s. The first half ended with the score
at 10 TO s in favor Of the West Point lads.
The latter made two touchdowns, neither
Of which resulted in a goal, while Annap-
lis scored a touchdown on a sensational
run Of sixty-two yards by Strassburger and
forced Daily Of West Point back to 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 and kicked
both goals.
As a foot ball contest 1t may, without
speaking disparagingly OF either team. be
called mediocre, but as a society event in
foot balloon II was a gigantic success.
There were distinguished guests from both
fighting departments OF the government and
prominent citizens from nearly every sec
tion Of the United States. Former Presi-
dent 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 on
whom every attention was shown.
AS far as scientific foot ball was con-
cerned the game was a failure. but there
we're one or two sensational runs. Strass-
burgers sixty-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 judg-
ment on his part. He caught the ball on
West Points goal line and, notwithsand-
ing that both Soule and whiting were upon
him, started to run the ball out. As a
consequence he was pushed back and
thrown behind the goal.
From a foot ball point OF view he ran
the West Point team poorly, although It is
probable he was following out Instructions.
From the time the game began until its
close he almost continuously ran Bunker
and Torney with the ball. Either Graves
or Hammond we're brought back Of the line
to open up for the big backs, and In tan
dem formation they plowed through the
light navy line with deadly effect.
For a time the Annapolis boys played
fairly we'll, but the training Of the heavy
army guns on the light craft soon began
to have its effect, and before the close of
the contest the navy had In an almost en-
tire substitute eleven. DAILY outkicked Bel
KNAPP by twenty yards to each exchange,
and had he used a little better judgment
the Annapolis boys would probably not
have scored. When Strassburger got
through the West Point center on a
threadbare fake DAILY failed to catch him,
missing the tackle by a foot. His dive for
the navy halfback was badly timed. an un-
usual performance on the part of West
Points star quarter.
Teams on the Field.
It was 1865 when the navy squad came on
the field. Five minutes later the army
eleven appeared. Both teams were given
a rousing sendof by their supporters.
Wrightington was chosen referee and John
Minds umpire. West Point won the toss
and chose the east goal, with the wind at
it's back.
Captain Belknap kicked on at 2:10 D. n.
DAILY Immediately punted back and 1t was
the sailors ball on the army's forty-fve-
yard line. Belknap again punted and It
was the navy's ball on West Points twenty
seven-yard line. Plunges into the line by
Farley and Strassbnrger failed to gain and
then Strassburger tried a goal from the
field from the army's twenty hve-yard line.
The ball went wide and was West Points
ball. DAILY punted on the FIRST lineup and
the navy secured the ball in midneld. Bel
KNAPP at once punted to DAILY on West
Points twenty-hve-yard' line.
Both sides braced and an exchange of
punts made 1t the soldiers ball on the sail
ors' hfty-yard line. Terrific line bucking
by Bunker. Hackett and Torney forced the
ball to the navy's ten-yard line. Bunker
plowed through center for Ave yards and
Torney made three more in the same place.
In the next lineup Bunker carried the ball
ove- for a touchdown. Daly punted out,
but Hackett failed to heel the catch. Score:
West Point, g.; Navy, o..
Belknap punted. Hackett got the ball and
ran thirty-two yards for a touchdown. Tor
ney missed goal. Score: West. Point, 10;
Navy, o.
On an exchange OF kicks It was the Nays
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