The San Francisco call., 1904-11-27
ARMY TREUMPHS
OYER THE NAVY
Uncle Sans Boys in Gray
Lord 1t Over JackieS in
Gallant Gridirbn Fight
Upton HERO OF GAME
West Points Great Center
Punts Twice and Rushes
Ball Over for Touchdown

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 26.-West
eleven to-day, IL to 0-two touch
downs and one goal. The score does
not properly indicate the relative
strength of the two elevens. for prob
ably not in the history of the great
university game have two teams been
more evenly matched.
The first touchdown for the army
was the result of a tumble By one OF
the navy backs, but the brilliancy with
which Upton, the army center, took
advantage of the error has never been
excelled, If equaled. on a football
gridiron. The game had been in progress
less than ten minutes before the navy
showed an unexpected strength in de-
fense, while the army's much vaunted
offense had crumbled to naught. With
the ball In midfeld Smith. for the
navy, was hurled back for a loss.
Spencer also failed and Howard
kicked to the enemy's thirty-fve-yard
line.
West Point found the navy line a
Gibraltar and Torley kicked to mid
field. There were three Annapolis
men under the punt, but when all had
been thrown the ball rolled off to one
side of the mass Of players. Upton,
coming on from behind with muscle
and brain both in good working con-
dition, kicked the ball toward the
enemy's goal. Pursued by half a
dozen navy men he had no time to
stoop and secure the sphere, but, rush
ing on, he again dribbled it. His aim
was accurate and the ball was driven
nearer the navys goal. When within
fifteen yards of the coveted line Tip
ton knew that a touchdown for the
army was inevitable. AS he drew near
to the goal he began to loosen his
burdensome headgear and nose guard,
that he might be enabled to locate the
ball with more accuracy. A third
kick and the pigskin was behind the
navy's goal, Upton lying upon it.
Such deliberation and rare judgment
in a moment so trying was truly re-
markable. 1t was probably the turn
ing point of victory for West Point.
Up to this time the Annapolis boys
had really outplayed their heavier
opponents. and on the exchange of
punts. aided by a stiff wind, had grad
ualIy forced West Point nearer her
own goal line.
This touchdown gave West Point
the advantage of the wind and was
doubtless mainly responsible for the
victory of the army over the navy.
Doe missed goal, and the score stood
to in favor Of the army.
On an exchange of punts the army
secured the ball on the navys' fifty
yard line. From this point it required
twenty-five minutes for the army to
force the ball to the navy's goal, and
this with a gift of five yards for Off
side play.
few minutes before the close Of
the game the navy. by brilliant line
bucking by Doherty and Gormelee, the
latter having taken Smiths position
at fullback, carried the ball from
their own twenty-eight-yard line to
within twenty yards of West Points
goal, where it was lost on downs. In
this half the advantage, if there
really was any, favored the navy.
The attendance was 10000 and So
ciety was present in force. Among
the notables present were Prince
Fushirni of Japan. Vice President
elect and Mrs. Fairbanks, Secretary of
the Navy Morton, Acting Secretary of
War Oliver. Lieutenant General and
Mrs. Chaffee, Sir Mortimer Durand,
the British ambassador. and Mrs.
Durand and many army and navy men
and diplomats.