Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-04
PRESIDENT ENJOYS IT
Army and Navy Fighters on
 Gridiron at Princeton.
STRENUOUS TEAMS SCORE 4 TIE.
Why Roosevelt Favors Football Now Easy to Understand-Cheers From Great Assembly Testified to
 His Popularity.

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 PRINCETON, N. l., Dec. 4.-Presi- dent Roosevelt. the secretary of state, the secretary of war, the secretary of the navy, the cadet corps from Annap- oils and West Point and about 10000 noncombatants saw the annual foot ball game between the army and the navy here The president sat half of the time on the navy side while the navy was being beaten and the other half on the army side while the sol diers were losing their advantage. Thus the chief executive displayed entire impartiality between the two arms of the service, Moreover. the game it. self, one of$he most spiritedly fought of all the contests ever seen between these traditional rivals. resulted in a 6 to tie, the navy managing at the eleventh hour to stave on imminent defeat with a touchdown and goal to match those secured by the army In the first half.
 There was the greatest possible in- terest in the coming of the president from Washington to see The match, especially in view of the vigorous ln- terest he has shown in the matter of football legislation. There were good many persons present who felt that, so far as Mir. Roosevelt's Influence could reach. the game was more or less on trial at Princeton. It is pleasant to be able to say that the president saw a smart. able exhibition of the great American. undergraduate game. stren- nously played. as indeed are all foot ball games worthy the name. but free from any talnt of foul play or personal raneor.
 AS for the president himself. we'll, the match was one long series of outbnrsts of enthusiasm that emphasized his per sonal popularity. With the president were Mrs. Roosevelt. Secretary of State Ellhu Root. Secretary of War Taft, As. sistant Secretary of the Navy Newber- ". Miss Ethel Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt. IT,. fresh from a strenuous football season himself as an end op the Harvard freshman team, and Ker- nit Roosevelt
 The entire party were entertained at the home Of President Woodrow W.T. son of Princeton university.
 IL wasn't hard to understand why the president defends football after the game began. He was as excited as the smallest youngster on the field and when Hill. for the navy. dropped back for place kick he almost popped out of his box watching the course of the ball.
 Well 1t was a good try. anyway" he said to Secretary Root. and the sec retary sadly shook his head and said he reckoned it was.
 As for the game itself. lt must he said that it was quite the most des- perately fought match in which these rivals have ever participated.
 It was nip and tuck from the start There is little difference between the strength of the two teams. The army had bit the better Of the argument in fhe first half of the match. while the navy turnel the tables in the sec ond half. What might have happenetl fin those four minutes that the dark. ness cut od from tbe tail end Of the second half no man can say
 The army's touchdown was the re suit of fifty yards straight line piung ing and bucking hy the army backs aided now and then by the powerful Weeks. who fell hack from his guards position to carry the tail
 Iust af the end Of Inc match ite mid dIes hammered and dashed their way oyer the line to tie inc sc0re and thai made their partisans in the stand fair ly deIiriouS.
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