Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-02
The Probable Lineup.
The Crowd Came Early.

Hin (Greble) right halfback. ...... .Doherty
Torney lWatxins). -. fullback .Ghormley
The Crowd Came Early.
The crowd came early and spent the morn
ing hours sightseeing, and toward II O. clock
began to gather at the Princeton station to
await the arrival of the President. The
special train from West Point carrying the
army cadets arrived few minutes after IL
o'clock and was followed by a special from
Philadelphia on which were vice presidents
directors and other high officials of the
Pennsylvania railroad.
At the station a detail from the half hun
bred policemen that were drafted from Jer-
sey City, with the assistance of dozen Sc
cret service men, kept the crowd off the
platform. About 1900 persons, nearly all
of them carrying either the army or the
navy colors, were massed about the station.
The Presidents special arrived at 1922
o'clock. President Woodrow Wilson board
ed the train and after greeting the Presi-
dent, Mrs. Roosevelt and other members of
the party the start was made for the drive
to Prospect" the home of DIR. Wilson,
where the Presidents party was enter
tanned at lunch.
President Warmly Greeted.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt were
warmly greeted as they appeared on the
platform of their car. President Roosevelt,
Mrs Roosevelt, Secretary Root and DR..
Wilson occupied the first carriage. Among
the others in the party that went to DR..
Wilson's were Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Rob
inson, Miss Corrinne Robinson, Captain and
Mrs. w. S. Cowles and Secretary Loeb.
The remainder of the Presidents party, in
Guiding Theodore Roosevelt, jr., and Miss
Ethel Roosevelt had luncheon on the train.
Miss Alice Roosevelt did not come to
Princeton.
The Annapolis special train with the naval
cadets, and ]. Pierpont Morgan's special
from New York arrived shortly after the
Presidents train.
The gates to University Field. In charge
of more than 100 private detectives, were
opened at IL O. clock TO admit the crowd
that was already in weiting. Nearly all of
the early corners carried lunch boxes and
ate their midday meal sitting in the
stands.
President Roosevelt reached the foot ball
field shortly after o'clock, being escorted
thither from President Wilson's residence
by two score Jersey City policemen and
some secret service men. The President
was given a tremendous cheer by the spec
tators as he entered the field Preceded by
two secret service men, he walked briskly
along the west stand and took seat in
private box on the navy side of the field.
The West Point Boys.
The West Point boys, headed by the army
band. entered the grounds at 2:16 They
were greeted with frantic waving of flags
and lusty cheers from their admirers.
on the field They were given a rousing
cheer. They were followed a moment later
by the army eleven. The latter were also
loudly cheered.
Very little time was lost In preliminary
practice.
At $50 there were hundreds of vacant
seats in both the east and west stands.
while not more than twenty persons had
been seated in the north stand. Long lines
of spectators outside the grounds waited to
gain admission, however.
The Captains Called.
At 2:34 pm. the CAPTAINS of the elevens
were called to the center of the field and
the coin was tossed. The army won and
chose the south goal, with a slight advan-
tage in the wind.
Decker kicked off for the navy at
2:36 pm.
At 2:36 pm Beavers recovered the ball
and Immediately returned the ok to navys
forty-five-yard line. Dougherty gained three
yards and Decker kicked to the army's
forty-yard line, Johnson falling on the ball.
Army Failed to Gain.
Beavers after the army had failed to gain
kicked out of bounds on the navy's 45-yard
line. Gormley made two yards through
center and then Dougherty failed to gain
The navy was off-side and the ball was
taken to their 40-yard line.
Decker punted to the army's 3O-yard line,
where Johnson caught the ball. On the
first lineup Beavers kicked over Decker's
head the bali going to the navys 20-yard
line Gormley was thrown for a two-yard
loss in an attempt to circle the army's
right end
Howard kicked the ball straight I'D in the
air and the army got It on navy's 25-yard
line Smith tried the navy's center. but
one of his men was off-side and the army
was penaiized five yards.
The Army's Ball.
It was the Army's bali on the Nays
thirty-yard line. Torney tried the Nays
left end, but failed to gain. Hill made two
yards through right tackle and then the
Army tried place kick from the Nays
thirty-fve-yard line. The ball went back Of
Nays goal for q touch-back. It was
brought out to the twenty Vineyard line,
where Capt. Howard kicked to the Nays
forty-five-yard line. Hill failed to gain
Then Smith took the ball for the hrst down
that had been made during the game.
It was the Army's ball on the Nays 80
yard line.
Weeks struck the center for two yards.
and again for ono yard. The Army was
set back fifteen yards for holding In the
line, bringing the ball to the Navys 46-yard
line. TOrney hurt In the preceding