The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-29
MIDDIES OVERWHELMINGLY DE-
FEATED, AS WAS EXPECTED.
OFFICERS OF HIGH RANK
ATTENDED THE CONTEST.
SECRETARY ROOT AND GEN. CHAT
FEE GIVEN WARM RECEPTION.

MiddIes Succeeded in Scoring Their
Only Touchdown in First Half,
After Ten Minutes Play, But After
That the Heavy Line of the Cadets
Advanced the Bali at WilI-Sev-
eraI of the Lighter Annapolis
Team Were Injured and Had TO he
Carried From the FieId-POOrest
Exhibition Ever Seen on Franklin
Field.
Philadelphia, Nov. 2S.-In one of the
most tiresome and uninteresting foot
ball games ever witnessed on Franklin
field, the West Point eleven to-day de-
feated the Annapolis team by the score
of 40 to 8.
Two miserable fumbles in rapid Sue
cession gave the navy their only score.
AS football game. it was dismal
failure, but as a society function IL
was glorious success. Seated in
boxes around the field were Secretary
Root. Secretary Moody Lieut.. Gen. S.
NJ. B. Young, Mai. Gen. and Mrs.
Chaffee, Mai. Gen. Brooke, Gen. Miles,
Maj. Gen. H. c. Corbin. and many
other persons prominent in army and
naval circles.
The army occupied the south stand
and the navy the north stand. During
the intermission between the halves.
Secretary Root and Gen. Chaffee cross
ed the field to the navy side and were
given a warm reception by the cadets
in the center section.
Navy Made Only Score in First Half.
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
kicked to the navy's fifteen yard line
and Howard returned the punt. A
tumble gave the navy the ball on
the army's forty-five yard line. After
two attempts to gain through the West
Point line Howard kicked to the army's
fifteen yard line. On the first play
there was another tumble in the army
line, and Strassburger fell on the ball.
Chambers was then called upon to try
a goal from placement for the navy,
1t was a difficult angle, but the ball
sailed straight between the posts and
the cheering section Of the navy stand
simply went wild. Caps, canes, mega
phones and almost everything NOV
able within reach was thrown in the
air while on the opposite side of the
field the army boys were very quiet.
Their gloom was soon dispelled. how
ever for within few minutes the army
had crossed the navy's goal line.
On an exchange of kicks, West Point
secured the ball on the navy's thirty
yard line on a tumble. The heavy
West Pointers then tore big holes in
the Annapolis line, and soon pushed
Hill over for a touch down. Graves
kicked the goal. Three minutes Eater
West Point again got the ball on the
navy's eight yard line on tumble by
Strassberger. Davis was showed over
for the second touch down, 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 third touch
down. Doe kicked the goal and the
half ended moment later.
The Second Half.
In the second half the army went
through the lighter line Of the navy
almost at will. In every scrimmage
there was some Annapolis man laid
out, and Capt Soule and Left Guard
Chambers were so badly injured that
they mad to be carried from the field,
A few minutes before time called Doe
dropped a pretty goal from placement.
The line up:
West Point Positions. Annapolis.
Harmon ...... left end ...... Howard
Thompson 49,. left tackle .... Doherty
(Doe)
Reilly ....... left guard 80. Chambers
(Smith).
Upton ..'......: center .......... Rees
Mettler ...... right guard ....... Oak
(McConnelD.
Graves ...... right tackle ...... Grady
(Glasso). (PiersoD.
Rockwell ...... right end 49,. Soule
(Gillespie.) (Whiting)
Hackett $50. quarter back Strassburger
(Wilcox).
Hill ........ left half back ....... Root
(DowelD.
Farnsworth.. right half back Decker
(Prince). (Strassburger)
Davis ......... full back ....... Halsey
Touchdowns--Hlll q; Davis. Prince 8.
Goals-Graves, Thompson, Doe 2.
Hackett..
Goals from Observation-Disclosures