The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-12-01

Philadelphia. November 2S.-Is one
Of the most tiresone and unint teresting
foot bail games ever witnessed on
Franklin field the West Point eleven
today defeated the Annapolis team by
the score of 40 to Two misera bic
fumbles in rapid succession gave the
navy their only score. AS a foot ball
game it was a dismal failure, but as
a society function it was a glorious
success. Seated in boxes around the
field We're Secretary Root. Secretary
Moody Lieutenant General S. N. B.
Young. Major General and Mrs. Chat
fee, Major General Brooke General
Miles. Major General Corbin and
many other persons prominent in army
and naval circles.
The army occupied the southstand
and the navy the nOrthstand. During
the intermission between tie halves.
Secretary Root and General Chaffee
crossed the field 10 the navy side and
We're given a warm reception by the
delegates in the center section. The
navy won the toss and chose the west
goal with a slight wind at their backs.
In less than ten minutes play they had
scored their only points. Graves kick
ed to the navy's 15-yard line and How
| ard returned the punt. a tumble gave
| the navy the ball on the armys As
| through the West Point line, Howard
! kicked to the army's 15-yard line. On
| the first play there was another furn-
| BILE in the army line and StraSSburger
! fell On the ball. Chambers was then
| called upon to try goal from place
| ment for the navy. 1t was a very dlf1-
| cult angle, but the ball sailed straight
| between the posts and the cheering Sec
ton of the navy stand SIMPLY went
| wild Caps, canes, megaphOnes and al
| most everything movable within reach
was thrown in the air while on tha
| opposite side of the field the army boys
were very quiet. Their gloom was
soon dispelled, however. for within a
| few minutes the army had crossed the
navy's goal line. On an exchange Of
| later West Point again got the ball on
| the navy's 3O-yard line on tumble.
The heavy West Pointers then tore
| big holes in the Annapolis line and
soon pushed Hall over for a touchdowD-
Graves kicked the goal. Three minutes
later West point again got the ball On
the navys S-yard line on tumble by
| Strassburger. Davis was showed ever
for the second touchdown and Thomp-
son kicked goal. There were several
exchanges of kicks and West Point Sc
cured the ball on the naVy's fifty yard
mark. On the next play Prince broke
through the Annapolis line and by
beautiful lodging scored a third touch
| down Doe kicked the goal and the
half ended a moment later.
In the second half the army Went
through the lighter line of the navy al
; most at will. In every scrinIEage there
was some Annapolis man laid out and
{ CAPTAIN Soule and Left Guard Cham
| bers were so badly injured that the,
| had to be carried from the field
A few minutes before time was called
Doe dropped a pretty goal from place
ment.
The teams lined up as follows:
s West Point. Position. Annapolis
. Hammond .........I e......-.-.. HoWars
4 Thompson, Doe IL t.......~... .Dohert.
: Reilly. g. Chambers, Smit
Typton ..............c...-. Rees
e MettIer. g. Oak. Mcconnell
n Graves, GlassOn. I. Grady. Pierso
d Rockwell, Gillespie.r T. e..Soule, Whltin
: Hackett.....q. b.Strassburger. WlIco
: Hill h. b.. Root. Dove
Farnsworth ........-..-..--S --Strassburge
y Prince e...........r. h. b,.-... .Decke
) Davis. p-.-----. f1%Ll7e q