Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
ARMY AND NAVY
GAME WAS A TIE
Exciting and Stubborn Foot
Ball Battle.
SEVERAL MEN INJURED
CONTEST SEEN BY A DIsTIN-
GUIsHFD GATHERING.
The President Was an Interested Spec
tator, but Left Before the Middies
Made Their Touchdown.
SEVERAL MEN INJURED

PRINCETON, N. j., December 2-"Army
9, navy O." To the few thousand men from
Annapolis and West Point the score was
the all-absorbing topic. but to the great
majority of the 25,O00 odd persons present
II conveyed simply the intelligence that
there had been foot ball game on Osborne
field and that neither team was victorious
While the game was probably one of the
most exciting ever played between the two
institutions, it was simply the side show
to the social foot ball event OF the season.
From all sections of the United States
came spectators who ordinarily would not
travel a score of miles to see a foot ball
contest. All this was doubtless brought
about by the fact that President Roosevelt
was to be present.
Seated in the center of the east and west
stands were the genuine foot ball enthu-
slasts. Every play made by their respective
teams was eagerly watched There were
uproarious cheers for the quick, dashing
runs, and signs for the attempts which
failed. But the dashing runs were few.
Once Torney got away for a pretty run of
thirty-five yards which brought the army
supporters to their feet, and Decker on one
occasion electrified the navy rooters by
almost getting away from the army eleven.
only the slippery condition of the field pre-
vented Decker from doing some remarkable
work. He fairly got beyond the line, but
as he turned to circle the end the treach-
erous turf played an important part for the
army, and Decker would be pounced upon
before he could regain foothold.
In the Navy's Territory.
For the first twenty-five minutes of play
the ball was almost continually in the
navy's territory. 1t would be carried to
within striking distance of the navy's goal
only to be lost either on downs or on an
attempted place kick. Near the close of the
first half the army got the ball on the
navy's twenty-five-yard line on an ex-
change of kicks. Howard, who kicked bril-
hantly for Annapolis, sent spiral high In
the air. The easterly wind carried the ball
back towards the navy goal, so that in
distance it had travelled not more than five
yards. From this point the West Pointers
carried the ball over for a touchdown,
Weeks, Smith, Hill. Christie and Torney
carrying the ball.
With only a few minutes to play West
Point again started toward the Annapolis
goal, but the half ended, when a second
touchdown seemed imminent.
a West Point player was responsible for
the tie game. On an exchange of kicks
within ten minutes of the close of the game,
the navy had the ball near midfeld. How
ard sent a beautiful punt back of the West
Point goal. AS the navy eleven started
down the field an army man was detected
by Umpire Wrenn holding one of the navy
and given to the navy on the army's thirty
yard line. In a last desperate effort the
Annapolis boys placed the ball on West
Points ffteen-yard line. They lost it, but
the army was forced to kick. Again the
navy got the ball on the army's forty-yard
line and carried it back twenty yards. Here
they kicked and johnson fumbled. An An
napolis boy on the pigskin in flash.
At this point Douglass was sent In at left
halfback and Smith at fulback for Annapo-
lis. The change had bracing effect on the
navy eleven With renewed ferceness and
a determination that would not be denied,
they carried the ball over for a touchdown.
Norton. who had replaced Decker. kicked
the goal 1t was so dark that only the
players and referee could see whether the
ball had gone between the posts.
Joy of the Middies.
When the Annapolis boys were assured
that the score had been tied their enthusI-
asm was unbounded. They threw their
caps, flags and everything they could grasp
that was movable into the air. They did
not cease their jubilation until the result
of the conference between captains, referee
and umpire announced the conclusion of
thu game. The game had been called four