Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-29
MANY IXllTING PLAYS MADE
of Persons See Contest and
Big Ships Are All But Deserted by
Msn and Officers. Who cheered Stall.
wart Players in Holly Contested
s.susgle on Fort Monroe eridiron.
Correspondence Daily Press,

HAMPTON, VA. Oct. 2S.-Headed
by the ships mascot, the mule
"Mand,I and followed by the squadron
band and several thousand yelling
sailors and marines, the football elev.
en- from the United Staten battleship
Missouri marched from the Fort Mon.
roe parade grounds this afternoon the
champions OF the North Atlantic
squadron.
1t was n we'll earned victory over
The strong eleven from the b~attleshlp
Alabama and the Missouri has every
right to be proud of the title she so
nobly n brilliantly won.
Both Teams Are Champions.
Alabama was the champion of the
second division and Missouri held n
like title in the first division of the
SQUADRON, So the contest this after.
noon was for the purpose of determin-
ing from which ship the football flag"
shall fly during the coming year until
another vessel shows n superiority
and hauls down the flag next season.
That Missouri is clearly entitled to
t49ee III lied the champions could
mo- II disputed u the ten OF hfieen
thousand persons who saw the battle
today.
Alabama Fights Hard.
1t was M%lissouri's game from start to
finish and Alabama was made to nut
up an uphill fight almost from the
moment the referees whistle nm
nQunced the commencement of the
first half. In fact, Missouri had no
occasion to become alarmed through
out the struggle. Alabama, however,
put up a strong battle against the
much heavier and much faster Mis-
souri,.
Probably the largest crowd ever out
on the Fort Monroe field saw the
struggle, including the higher of.
ficers of the squadron and of Forr
Monroe. Colonel Ramsey d. Potts,
commanding officer of the fort; Rear
Admiral Robley d. Evans, command
ing the entire North Atlantic squad
ron; Rear Admiral Davis. of the sec
cond division. saw the battle.
No lmpartiaIity Shown.
The distinguished naval and army
officers witnessed the first half from
Missouri's side line, and in order not
to become partial, crossed over to
Alabama's bench for the second ses-
sion. Judge and Mrs. Graham. of
Philadelphia, were the guests of Adj
miral Evans at the game. Judge Ora
ham is on the Supreme Court bench in
the Quaker City. Besides the officers.
there We're no less than five thousand
sailors and marines on the field TO see
the contest, while Newport News,
Hampton, Phoebus and Norfolk sent
delegations to the fort.
The strictest order was maintained
throughout the struggle and the con.
test was cleanly and brilliantly Ought.
One would have wished for no prettier
football weather.
The score &c to 0.
The final score-26 t. 0-indfcatas
the ease with which Missouri carried
on the championship flag. Missouri
was simply i%mpregnable at any point
and the game she put up was superb.
Missouri rushed the line of Alabama
with ease and made gains almost at
will. Alabama was weak at almost
every yoint.
Missouri played five of her officers
during the game. one of them being
MidshiDman Ellysn, of Richmond. This
materially strengthened the Missouri
team as several of the officers had
played with Annapolis during their
term at the naval academy.
The Game in Detail.
Alabama won the toss and chose to
defend the southern goal. Missouri
taking the kickoff.
Promptly AT a quarter of three Hal,
sey booted the oval tic Alabama's 90.
yard line where it was received by
Pearson, who was downed in hia
tracks. Alabama then made 8 yards