New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27
ARMY KICKERS WIN
DEFEAT NATY, II ~ +"
ryo,,d Rattle Seen by soyooo-P''"cs
Fushimi Present.

PhilaoelpiLiA, ROYALTY and American
p,su, both military and naval anu -
- thirty thousand persons "
-. se6eated Annapolis to-day IN b sao
III 7eseryes 10 be called stuopoiily io
s.sc-intiye phrase that is oIteh Sao-'
-,,.5 The final verdict was IL 10 " anu oN
.~r v.as done IN the first hat' "hei
- vet Pointers consistently outpIayeo 'A'
middes. ,,s. STORY for.
Tho second half was dihereht s'o4S' ,
,,tboreh deprived OF the services OF aDou' la4A
her hest men, who had been retired 10 INC oiue
r,+,, injuries. Annapolis rallied desperately
and for the greater part OF f+1o nan Feaiis ioue
.to soId,ers to a stanGstilI. Once the Navy
.ile - nav for fifty wards without losing the
Iii only 10 be held by a quarterback KICK on
81, +,,,r5 down only twenty-five yards from thal
.,,-a+elv desired touchdown For the DEXTER
-o-+ NJ the second half play was in the army
-err5.orv but as darkness drew on the ArHis D
.+-ength returned her attack recovered lIs ear
,er vigor. and she Was only twenty-five yaros
fro,, her euemy's goal and going strong when
time expired.
All the same It was an unexpecteoly stuOooFh
,,5 skflfrl defence that the sailors put up-a
defence which surprised the many VINO hao
.vnected rather easy victory for the soldiers
and which reflected great credit on the "oFK oi
Paul Dashieu. the Annapolis coach. II is more
+h., ,fkev that. had not an Annapolis back
c1u-osilv handled g punt, the Army would nave
been forced to content itself with single
.,,,,zou-, and the score would have been only
Z TO O.
TuRONGS AT FRANKLIN FIELD
The annual Array-Navy game can always be
depended Oh to bring out an assemci@ge Whlch
for genuine wholesouled enthusiasm ana plct-
uresqueness Of appearance Is excened by no
other American out-of-door gathering. To-days
match fully lived up to the reputation estao-
Nshed by its predecessors. The football croWds
began to arrive last night and it is doubtful II
any hotel In the city could have slowed away
another guest. The earliest trains Of the morn
ing brought the advance guard of the days
army and by noon football" was written all
over the town in large letters. The Army play
ers were at the Bellevue-Stratford, where they
divided popular notice with Prince Fushini and
his suite. The headquarters of the Navy
we're al the Normandie. The streets were full
Of football fakrs their cries and their wares.
while the hotel lobbies were simply choked with
uniforms.
Soon after noon the banner waving crowd
began to find its way out along Walnut-st. to
Franklin Field. Every car was packed while
taIy-hcs automobiles. cabs, hansoms and, in
fact vehicles of every description filed the
street from curb to curb, and yet other thou
sands went out on foot By > O'Clock every one
of the twenty-five thousand seats that rise in
tiers about Franklin Field occupied, and
some other thousands stood to see the game.
Not q seat was to be had, though when their
stock was gone fakirs offered incredible prices
without result.
ROYALTY AND OFFICIALDOM ATTEND.
The size Of the crowd was well matched by
its quality. Of course, the observed Of all OBJ
servers was his royal hghness Prince Fushimi,
who with his suite occupied seats on the Navy s
side OF The field accompanied by Mayor Weaver
and {. c. Harrison. provost of the University of
Pennsylvania. All the japanese wore frock
coats and silk hats. and watched the match with
close attention. They seemed particularly in
terested in the cheering. but whether they un-
derstood it or not IS a question. They left the
stand soon after the second half began.
Vice -President-elect and Mrs Fairbanks oc-
cupied seats on West Points stand. while Sec
1etary Of the Navy Morton was the centre of a
large group in q box stand appropriated
by the sailors. In the absence Of Secretary
Taft IN Panama, Acting Secretary of War Oliver
represented the department, and sat in the
Armys precincts. The Acting Secretary, like
the Secretary of the Navy, came over from
Washington early in the morning special
car With him were Lieutenant General Chat
fee Mrs Chaffee, Miss Chaffee, Sir H. Mortimer
Durand. the British Ambassador; Lady Durand
and Miss Taft. Admiral Dewey was conspicuous
on the Navy side also Rear Admiral
Sigsbee and many other naval officers of high
rank and distinction
As is customary at these games. the soldiers
were grouped by themselves on the south stand
where they loomed out against the background
a great block Of cadet blue, defined with geomet
rical precision. They had brought their banc
with them from West Point, as usual. and thei
voices. too Across the field in the middle o
the north stand the naval cadets, in their darl
blue uniforms. were segregated in simila
block and the opposing "rooters" hurled de
hance, couched in cheers and songs. across tn
arena all the afternoon. Every cadet, in addl
1ion TO the coors he carried and brandlshe
frantcally at appropriate moments or exaIta
tion, had megaphone which immeasurabl
added TO the hortatory powers of his voice Bot
sides had been long and carefully drilled in
complete assortment Of battle songs, and tn
consequence was that height of continuous UP
roar was attained that has probably seldom bee
equalled and never exceeded on any athletic feI
IN the world.
Not the least interesting spectator Of the gam
was the Nays mascot. a spirited goat allege
10 be from the batteshp Alabama. Billy wa
supposed to he in tow of a jackie detailed ex
'iuslvely TO that duty, but as a matter of fac
the jackie was good part Of the time in TOW
OF Billy. As the game waxed strenuous the mas
cot appeared to be more frightened at the con
tinuous din than ever he had been at the roo
or the Alabama's guns. and to calm his faa p
he was hidden beneath heavy blanket. wbenc
his tn2id bleats came family from time tn t,r,,
THE CONTEST A NOTABLE ONE.
But while from the social side the day wa