New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-28
ARMY MEETS NAVY TO-DAY
VEST POINT F4TORTTE.
annapolis Team Has Had Most
Disastrous Season.
my TELEGRAPH 70 The TBrBU:E. :

Philadelphia. Nov. with the arrival Of the
army and navy football squads from West Point
and Annapolis. Philadelphia took a half festive.
half martial air. which will become more pro-
nounced until the climax is reached in the gather
ing at Franklin Field tomorrow afternoon In
terest in the game Increases hourly. Ticket specu-
lstors are reapinE q harvest. demanding minimum
price Of S seat. and as much more as they can
get The first choice OF boxes. obtained at auction
for $50 by Spectator. was resold to-day at
price reported TO be double that figure Mrs
Robert Stafford and @. W Sweet and party.
Clad in their gray service uniforms and their
new feroCious looking German caps. the West
Point players arrived IN the Broad Street Station
at l1:45 a. n. By fours they marched to the Wal
ton. military discipline preventing any lingering
with The many friends gathered at the station
meet them. There were forty-one men in the
army party. ThTee-fourths Of the squad appear to
be six-footers. and all are clear skinned and
powerful
You will know Captain Farnsworth by that
limp he is carrying with him remarked %
the cadets: and. sure enough, the captain Of the
team the only TO show any I'll effects from
the many hard football struggles OF the year.
The officers accompanying the cadets we're in
citizens clothes but wore huge rosettes OF black.
gold and gray ribbons. from which long Streamers
Of the same coIors trailed to their knees DAILY the
old Harvard quarterback. accompanied the SQUAD
but said he did not expect TO play this year unless
called on as a substitute.
The naval cadets did rot arrive until about ,
O'Clock They took StreeTCarS 10 the f1flel -No4-
rnande, where the Annap polls headquarters are es-
tablished this year. While the midshpmen form
a stocly strong looking group. il is evident that
they will be outweiEhed in the coming contest
The freedom Of Franklin Field was extended 70
both squads for practice this afternoon. ard the
rival teams each had hours signal and punting
practice.
The following military officials, with their parties
will occupy boxes: Secretary Root. Generals Miles
Brooke Chaffee. Young and Corbln- toionel NILS,
superintendent Of the Military Academy: MAJOR
General Charles 7. Roe commanding the NatlonaI
Guard Of the State of New-1 ork. and Professors
- beger and Edgarton. On the naval side OF the
field viii be Secretary Moody. Assistant secretary
Darling Admiral II. q. Taylor chief OF the Bureau
81 Navigation. Admiral Charles Il. Sigsbee COM
r17audanr of the League Island Navy Yard; AGmlral
C-Iark OF the Naval Home. Philadelphia; captain
Y II Prowns0n. superintendent OF the naval
ACADEMY and Commander Charles J. Badger
-TvreIya thousand tickets for the game have been
stE0ored of by the West Point and Annapolis men,
al large proportion OF them being distributed IN
washington and New-N ork
F2pVirnine early tomorrow morning, long eXcur-
SION trains viii bring the thousands Of spectators
here. l-.-s.- -
The comma udsnt Of midshipmen. Commander 9
Eadger- Lieutenant Commander Dewey. l. > n
TfeIifer ants Britain and Hart. L ; n. ana TIE
F,-faa6e of widshpnen will start Tor PhlIaoei phla
10 srecial trains tomorrow % attend the ga me
As announced TO-DAY the lineup OF the opposing
g. will