New-York tribune., 1905-11-12
PRINCE LIKES WEST POINT.
SEES FOOTBALL GAME.
Good Preparation for Var
Prefers English Sport.


the 'palefaces" went down before the reai
Americans and attended informal reception
n. the Officers Club. Greeted with the saiio
wholesouIed cordiality which his winsonehe's
seems always to bring out, the prince ei'o'
himself like boy outing. On MS ie'
to this city last night he declared eihpha'te'
hi. enthusiasm for West Point It's caoets' ''io
Hudson River and Incidentally for Ahefiean
spirit IN its public institutions anu lho ~
lie life he has witnessed
West Point and my impressions OF 1t? saio
Prince Louis why, the excellence of the mill
.ary academy and the beauty OF the situation
there are so generally recognized both here ana
abroad that there really is no need for my say
Ing anything about 1t. It's Tnagnlhceht spo1
and I was greatly impressed by my visit 10 IT.
.rThe marching of the cadets splendid 1t
would be hard, think. TO choose between theih
and the midshipmen at Annapolis as to winch
were the better drilled Their marching was 30
finely done that I don't think it could be sur
passed by any body of armed men in the world
And then their uniforms-they have been wisely
kept unchanged from the beginning of the acad-
envy When the boys went past me they were
like q solid wall 1t reminded very much Of
some of the old pictures where you see soldiers
going into action. each one a trihe smaller than
the other, the perspective laid out with ruler
That's the way the cadets looked as they passed
me- with their picturesque gray uniforms and
white belts and crossbelts and their shekos
PRAISE FOR THE BUILDINGS.
went on the admiral. why. the great building
there-the barracks-is like the body OF Windsor
Castle It's fine. And then the large nall
Memorial Hall, think. with the big ballroom
IT'S splendid. 1t is wonder you are proud OF
West Point"
But when it came to football although Prince
Louis admitted he had seen a fine game. with
evenly matched teams. he said that he preferred
the English method
It's of SO much more interest to the spec
tator," he explained Now, the game this after
noon was good and interested greatly, but
in our game there is more for each man to do
running and passing the ball, and all that
Your game seems more like an admiral giving
his orders: there is the cipher code of signals.
which guide the players but mean nothing to
the spectators and the men work all together.
i've seen more injured at our games than
there were this afternoon declared Prince
Louis "Of course there were three er four
who had to drop out Of the game-had their
wind knocked out, i suppose-but nobody was
seriously hurt. 1t is question whether grown
men should play the game. These players
were young enough not to be injured per1na-
nenty. It's excellent preparation for war.
that game; about the nearest approach to war
you could get in times Of peace"
The Carlisle team interested the prince great
ly especially the bright red blankets in which
they wrapped themselves. 1t was not the first
time he had seen Indians. he explained, but see
ing them civilized and playing American
game after the approved fashion with their
white skinned brethren was somewhat novel
BELIEVES HEARTILY IN ATHLETICS
The prince believes heartily In athletics, and
doesn't want them to be too mild. When told
that admiral Evans was favoring heartily the
proposed boxing bouts between men Of the
two fleets. he said:
So do l. too l think IL would be very good
thing. OF course. you know, we had big ath-
letic contest just before we left Gibraltar-
boxing and wrestling, and all that. 1t would De
very Interesting to have bouts between repre-
sentatives of both fleets. don't think any
misunderstanding could occur. The men like
each other too well and know each other too
well TO have any mistake creep in. There was
some talk about having launch races, but the
launches of navy and the American are
built entirely different plans, so no fair test
Of the respective merits of the rowers could be
had, and it is not likely the races Will be held
/ had a splendid time to-day The weather was
delightful. and I enjoyed myself all the time.
West oPint will remember the princes visit
sor a long time, and no one who went with him
up the Hudson the steamer is likely TO for
get the incidents Of the trip. From start to
finish each detail ntted INTO an
whole forming excursion brilliant and piet-
uresque.
The affair was under the direction of the
naval alumni with Colonel Robert Thompson,
who despite his military title used to be a
sailor as the active working force The Peo-
pies Line turned over their big steamer. the
G w Morse and Colonel Thompson's people
transformed her into pleasure craft, to be
inha bited for a day by hundreds or guests
The start was TO be made from West 42d-st.
pier at 10 a. m. Long before that hour cabs.
automobiles and even the streetcars had depos-
tied there a throng of soldiers, sailors and their
wives and sweetheaTts several hundred strong.
Grouped on the pier. awaiting the prince, 1t was
a brilliant sight, the gold lace ahd spiendlo uni
forms of the officers contrasting strongly with
the bright dresses Of every hue and the sombre
black and gray of civilians
PRINCE COMES ON A LAUNCH.
On board the Morse a red coated band was
playing. It almost TO- and the prince had
not come. The guests had all boarded the
steamer, passing up to the main saloon Drawn
up at the foot of the main stairway de-
TALON sabres drawn all ready to salute the
British admiral But he, instead of coming
down the long pier. steamed alongside in his
launch. Sergeant Funston. OF the Central Office
lounging at the side. spied him. and lent him
hand on board
we didn't expect you that way admiral"
he apologized.
NO ] know it," laughed Battenberg, SIS he
walked toward the naval militia, all standing
with presented sabres.
Almost with his coming the Morse pulled