The Washington times., 1904-12-11
Make Score of 8 to @ in
Gridiron Wading
Match
NAVY HAD The WEIGHT
Superior AvoiIdupoiS OF
Jack TarS Carried
the Day.

Ia a binding snOWstorm and on a
gridiron covered by a foot of snow the
Navy football team defeated the Army
eleven yesterday afternoon at American
League Park by te o.
The weather conditions could hardly
have been worse. Snow had fallen
steadily for fifteen hours. and il was
generally believed that the game would
have 10 be either postponed OF given up
altogether. Early in the morning a de-
tachment Of soldiers and sailors went
20 work TO clear the snow from the
gridlron, but their llbors availcd little.
for as fast as one part OF the held would
be cleaned the other part would be COW
cred with the white mantle
Three Hundred Present.
Al the time foI the calling of the game
nearly 800 faithful followers of the two
elevens, mostly soldiers and sailors,
were scattered through the stands
jumping about to keep from freezing.
Many were strong i'm their expressions
To call the game ofT. but Manager Le-
Mat, who was conducting affairs FOR the
Army and Navy. declined under any
conditions 10 give up the contest, and
stated that the game would be played
even II he had TO gather together
scrub eleven TO keep the engagement
What a success the game would have
proved had the weather been anything
ike favorable could be judged from the
fact that with the worst weather in
which game was ever pulled on in
Washington 800 attended. and il was
generally believed by those who have
followed fhe gridiron sport in tais city
Far ssaas.. ll.af had "a afrrczr, k..rf. .a,rt-
ditlons been al all proDiuous the at
tendance would have been the largest of
the season. Many Of the most prominent
army and navy officials stationed in this
city had taken boxes. while the District
was 10 have been represented by the
Commissioners and General Harries and
stan. The demand for reserved tickets
had exceeded the expectations Of INC
army and navy officials who had tho
game in hand. hui just when The annual
contest between the two great branches
was 10 be most ausp.ciously iuaugurated
the weather broke In and spoiled IN,
succs - which seemed assured. Most of
the credit ~ starting the game belongs
Ia Manager r. T. lie Mat He con
ccived the idea OF playing the game. ar
ranged all the Drelimmaries. and had
aroused among The soldiers and sailors
stationed about THIS city an unprece-
dented interest but conditions oven
NAich be had control interfered.
Music Froze.
Together with the long list OF promi-
nent men who We're 10 witness the gamt
II had been arranged that three ful
TeE!mental bands were 20 be- al the pa-l
e. enliVen the occasion Hurdly had
she musicians started from their quar-
teFs when their Instruments fr0Ze up
and. as there was no one 10 chop un tht
music ana pass IL around the bands gave
up The idea OF going 90 the park The
crowd Of soldiers and sailors uadt
themselves perfectly at home. and
throughout the afternoon INDUCED I'm
some oid-time roofing From the be-
ginning % tne end OF the SNOW nPbf
the din was so great th8t il was in-
possible for the referee to hear the other 1
oihcials. and as no side or hve-varF |
lines were visible there were freuuen.
interims 20 decide upon just what down
IL was. Referee Thompson aus J-mpir.
Kirby had "A hard tine OF il In The snow
but stuck 90 their jobs and save salts
faction % both the teams
There Was litlc or no scientific foot
BAH Quick clurglng. good tackIIng
clean handling OF the oval and fast
playing were out of the question Navy's
victory vas due in "a large measure 60
her advantage in weight. both IN the
line and Ia che back ncid, Althoug
thele are oniy sixty men iu tue seamuI
guHners' class. from which most OF IA,
Navy players Were picked Judging from
some OF the specimens q the team it
must make up IN physical size what
faeFE numerically as "a class
Army Fought Hasd
The army fought hard and went down |
in defeat only after struggle FOR every |
inch Al times IL was impossible 10 dis |
tlnglish the players Duc upon nearly
every interval when the team could be /
clearly seen Mon,.ehaa aua Allison were /
doing good wS'k. especially on the de- /
rensive. AS the footing was TOO treach- I
er0uz 70 uy any diving tackles. these
two men advanced steadily sna usually I
allowed 10 the play 20 bowl over them |
while their teammates, in trying % play
the game as would have been proper on /
3 normal gridirou. usually slipped be- /
fore they could get al t.eir man
PinkertOn was Navy-s pest ground
gamer. and also did good work in stop
ping the Army advance. The big tow
head ruilback seemed 90 possess the fac /
ulty or keeping his feet. and was usual
Is good for three Or rouF yards each
time ne was given the Dall Captain
Miller also led his team well and used
excellent Judgment ih seu0iag his plays /
into the line instead or trying his backs
around the ends.
Navy kicked of twenty-five yards. but /
Army could not wade further than the I
center of the field. so the ball was sur /
fContlnued OF Tenth "ageJ