Evening capital., 1904-10-17
BEAT THE PRINCETON tigers
FIELD GOAL WON THE GAME
FOR MIDDIES.
The Navy Team Sprung a Sur
prise On The Sons of
Old Nassau.

ing the famous Princeton Tigers by a
score of 10 to 8. The victory was un-
expected, but deserved. However one
may reason of the different things
that brought about the defeat of
Princeton, it can be accounted
for and explained with countless
''ifs" and "buts," the fact remains
that on Saturday, October 10, 1904.
the Navy scored more points than did
Princeton in q good square game of
football and that settles it for this
year at least.
The Annapolis midshipmen, last
season hopelessly defeated and out
classed by their Army rivals from
West Point, took new place among
the teams of the country by actually
defeating the Princeton Tigers, last
year the country's champions. The
victory was won by score of 10 to 8,
narrow margin, it is true, but VIC
tory was deservedly won by the Navy
lads, who played their opponents TO
standstiIl at almost every period of
the game. 1t can safely be said that
there has not been happier body of
people anywhere than the $50 youths
that compose the brigade of midship-
men. When the crucial points were
passed and when Princeton was bravely
/ fighting during the last part of the
game to carry the ball behind the
Navy's line and still win and the
Navy, by good work, had averted the
danger for the time. the Navy stand
would be blue with the standing
middies and cheers would ascend to
heaven.
Finally, when the game was over
and the Navy had won, the Navy
baud struck upa march and the whole
brigade of midshipmen followed, a
cheering throng, around the field and
tfen out into town. On the Prince
ton side of the field the scene was
pitiful. Several of the players wept
uncontrolably, while Foulke, the Tiger
captain, cried and moaned like q per-
son in the most intense physical agony.
The players suffered with great keen
ness over the unexpected defeat and
it was especially bitter because it
was the team coached by Paul Dash
iell, against whom Princeton has
some unkind feeling. There remain
ed about half of the second part of
the game to play when there began
the series of events which led to the
victory. 1t was Princeton's ball in
the middle of the field, but SO stiff
was the local defense that Mccormack
dropped back for punt. Smith, the
chubby MILDLY guard. here performed
brilliant feat, which put the Navy
in position to win the day. He broke
through, seized the ball and ran 80
yards before being downed.
In game so close as that of Satur-
day, it is possible to assign credit for
victory or the responsibility of de-
feat to a dozen different circumstan-
ces, but it was this great play of
Smiths that really made the grand
victory possible. The scene was in
tensely interesting just before the max
ing of the score which won the day
for the Navy. The ball was the Navy's
twenty five yards from the goal, but
they could not gain foot, and it was
the third down. Norton, youth
who had never played on the Navy
varsity before, was called by Dashiell
and went into the field, and it was
whispered that he was a second Ar
thur Poe on a drop kick. There was
q little delay and the newcomer re-
ceived the ball from M4Clintic, but
turned it over in his hands until it
appeared impossible to kick the goal.
However, he did drop it just as the
whole Princeton line was upon him
and somehow the ball found its way
through the crowd and went clearly
over the bar and between the poles.
The remainder of the game was
thrilling in its excitement Everyone
admired the pluck with which the
boys of Nassau struggled TO avert de-
feat even though they wished them
TO fail in their effort. Twice it look
ed as if the visitor would succeed and
as many times Tooker dropped back
for a goal from the field, but both
times the Navy blocked the kick and
in each instance Decker, who had
been substituted for Douglass, got the
ball and the last time nearly scored.
The game ended with the ball in tie
possession of the Navy and on Prince
toms 25-yard line. The victory was
splendid performance for the Navy in
itself, but as to its effect on the great
object of the seasons work to win
from West Point it is doubtful. The
Army will certainly know that the
Navy has team and go to work ac.
cordingly. Then there is danger that
the Navy will think itself too good
and go backwards. Finally Douglass,
the star half, broke the small bone of
the leg and may not get in the game
this season. His permanent loss would
be greatly felt. The honor of winning
from Princeton, however, makes all
other reflections of little account.
The lineup was:
Navy-Whiting, Burnham, left end
Farley, lcapt.) Grady, left tackle;
Goss, left guard; McClintic, Wood
ruff, center; Smith. r. f.. O'Bryan,
right guard; Chambers, right tackle;
Howard, right end; Wilcox, Norton,
quarter; Douglass, Decker, left half
Doherty, right. half; Spenser, full back.
Princeton-Crawf left end;
Cooney, left tackle; Waller, left guard;
butcher, centre; Short. right guard;
Stannard, Crothers, right tackle;
Tooker, right end; Burke, quarter;
King, left half; Foulke, (capt. right
half; Mccormack, full back.
Umpire-Mr Berger. Referee
Okeson Linesmen-Chief, DR.. Bo-
CERT; assistants, Strassberger and
Miller. Time of halves-Twenty
minutes. Whiting and
Fonlke. Goal from fieId-Tooker
and Norton. Goal from Touchdown
Wilcox.
NOTES AND INCIDENTS
The delight of the Navy coterie
over the victory on Saturday over