New-York tribune., 1905-12-03

forced march from the 50-yard line the game
ragged UP and down with varying fortunes put
mostly in the Navy's waters. Neither side, up
TO that time, seemed able to gain consistently
through the others line The Army mace a
trife more headway than the Navy, but was
frequently held for downs and forced 10 punt
but she gained every punt and seldom was
she forced TO do any rushing in her own part Oh
the gridiron. Thus it happened that she finally
settled down to serious and successful work on
the Navy's 50-yard mark.
From this point the burly Weeks was worked
like a cart horse. Time after time he fell back
TO carry the ball, and again and again ne
crashed through the line for gains OF four, nve
and six yards Hill and Smith occasionalIy pc
ing aIternated for short gains by way OF variety
At the 25-yard line the cry OF 'IouchuoWh!
Touchdown came hurtling out from the west
Point stand. And touchdown 1t was the Navy
brared for three downs several times. but the
soldiers always had enough left to MAKE II @ on
the next rush And so Torney was hnauy qFINIh e
through for the touchdown, from wh1cn hock-
well kicked the coveted goal The rest OF Iue
half was largely given over to futile attempts 10
gain followed up by punts.
The intermission between the halves was given
over to Secretary Tafts trip across the nelo TO
visit President Roosevelt, and the latter trl-
unphal trip across the field TO be WeIeofneo oy
the Arny's band; which played the customary
Hail to the Chief.
Then the Army sang Three Cheers for the
Red White and Blue and the Navy, not to be
outdone sang it. too. Though the Navy fought
the Army pretty well down toward her goal
twice. only to be held for downs, she dld not
score until it was almost dark.
Then. came Howard's long punt ana umpire
Wrenn's decision BY that time one could
scarcely see across the gridiron. Up on the
high stands little gloworms cleaned from time
to time They were matches being struck for
cigars and cigarettes. Overhead the clouds
seemed to settle lower and lower as the night
closed in. Down on the field the two teams con-
tended breathlessly, a mass of indistngulshaole
figures Slowly but surely the Navy battered It's
way along. Twenty yards, fifteen yards, ten
wards from the Army goal Nainly the West
Pointers screamed their adjurations at their
players. They could do no more than their ut
most and that was not enough.
Weeks got involved in strenuous controversy
with Navy man and ruled out for rough
play Still the sailors marched on, stubbornly
fought but triumphant on the last rush Doug
lass took the ball across. and the midd1es on the
side lines and in the stand went wild suddenly
a mildly" on the side lines dragged out the goat
that served as the Annapolis mascot and raced
up the field, dragging the beast along. The band
lined up and played manfully its unheard mel
ody All was gloom and silence on the Army
side; all joy and shrieking gladsomeness on the
Navy side. No stronger contrast between de-
spair and triumph was ever seen
But the game went on in the gathering dark
ness for two or three minutes longer. The sus-
pense was great. Anything might happen In the
shades of night The officials evidently felt that
way about it, for, after the Army had kicked TO
the Navy's 25-yard line and there had been one
lineup they conferred with the two captains
and a moment later called the game