The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-03
ARMY AND NAVY
TIE IN A KNOT
Concluded From First Page)

there had been a football game played
on Osborne Field and that neither
team was victorious. While the game
was probably one of the most exciting
ever played between the two insttu-
tons, it was simply the side show to
the social football 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 doubt
less brought about BY the fact that
President Roosevelt was to be present
Seated in the east and west stands
were the genuine football enthusiasts
Every play male by their respective
teams was eagerly watched There
were uproarious cheers for the quick
dashing runs and signs for attempts
which failed But dashing runs were
few. Once Tarney got away for
pretty run of 30 vars 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 prevented Decker from doing
some remarkable work He frequently
cot beyond the line but as he turned
TO circle the end the treacherous turf
played an important part for the
Army and Decker would be pounced
upon before he could regain foot
hold
For the first % minutes play the
bali was almost continuously in the
Nays territory. 1t would be carried
to within striking distance of the
Nays 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 Nays rs
yard line on an exchange of kicks
Howard, who kicked brilliantly for
Annapolis sent the spiral high In the
air. The wind carried the ball back
towards the Navy goal 30 that in DIG
tance it had travelled not more than
five yards. From this point the Army
carried the bali over for a touchdown
Weeks. Smith Hill, Christie and Tar
ney carrying the ball. With only few
minutes to play West Point again
started toward the Annapolis goal but
the half ended, when a second touch
down seemed imminent
A West Point player was responsible
for the tie game. On an exchange Of
kicks, within ten minutes of close Of
game the Navy had the ball near mid.
field Howard sent 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. As
penalty the bah was brought back and
given TO the navy on the Armys 30
yard line In the last desperate ef-
fort the Annapolis boys placed the ball
on West Points fifteen yard line,
They lost it but the Army was forced
TO kick. Again the Navy got the ball
on the Army's 40-yard line and carried
it back twenty yards. Here they kick
ed and Johnson fumbled An Annapo
lis boy was on the pigskin in flash.
AT this point Douglas was sent in at
left half-back and Smith at full back
for Annapolis.
The change had bracing effect on
the Navy eleven. With renewed
fierceness 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 where
the ball had gone between the posts.
When the Annapolis boys We're assured
the score was tied their enthusiasm
was unbounded. They threw their caps,
flags and everything they could grasp
that was movable into the air. They
did not cease their iubilation until the
result Of a conference between the cap.
tains and referee and umpire announc-
ed the conclusion Of the game.
The game had been called four min.
utes before time was up, a most IN
usual occurrence, but the fast-gather
ing darkness made this necessary. Dur
ing the excitement incidental to the
Nays touchdown the president, who
had kept his eyes riyeted on the game
from the beginning. left his seat in
the Army stand and accompanied by
/ President Woodrow Wilson of Prince
1 ton. several secret service men. Sec
rotary Loeb and half a dozen police
men. walked bri XIV from the grounds
The demonstration accorded the
president when he entered the field
and also the thunderous cheers which
greeted him between the halves as h,
left his seat in the Navy stand and
walked across the gridiorn to the
Army stand was more hearty an
spontaneous than those accorded th'
two elevens. The president was appar
entity gratified with the hearty recep
ton from the time he entered tn
ground until he reached a box in III
Nays section.