Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-03
Flkl.H WAS ~ P00R CONDITION
Greatest Contest Of tho Year Ends
in Tic on Account of Darkness
Big Crowd Secs the Gamc-Fcw
Brilliant Plays are Made-Rocsc.
vent Enjoyed the Sport.
(Ey Associated Press,

PRINCETON. y. j., Dee. Army.
6; Navy. L. To the few thousand
men from Annapolis and West Point
the score was the all absorbing topic,
hut Ia the great majority OF til :
10000 Cdd persons present, il CON
there had been Il football game play:
ed on Osborne field and that neither
team was victorious. While the
game was probably one OF the most
exciting played between the two in
Stitutons it was simply the side show
to the social football event of the
season.
From all sections OF the United
States came spectators who ordin-
arily would not travel score of
miles io see football contest.
Field in Poor Condition.
Once Torncy got ii pretty run OF
80 yards, which brought the army
supporters 10 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 remarkable work.
lie fairly got beyond the line, but
as he turned 10 circle the end the
,rcacherous turf played an import
ant part for the army. ana Decker
was pounced upon before he could
regain foothold
In the Nays Territory.
For The first % minutes OF play
the ball was almost continually in
the navy's territory. IL would be car
ried TO within striking distance oi
the Nays goal only to be lost either
on downs or oh attempted place kick.
Near the close cf the first half the
army got the ball on the navy's %
yard line OH an exchange OF kicks.
Howard. who kicked brilliantly for
Annapolis, sent the ball high in the
air. The eastcrly wind carried the
ball back towards the navy goal so
that in distance IL had Travelled not
more than five yards. From this point
the West Pointers carried the ball
over for Il touchdown Weeks, Smith.
Hill, Christie and Torncy carrying
the ball.
With only a few minutes to play
West Point again started toward the
Annapolis goal but tho half ended
when a second touchdown seemed inn
mincnt.
Fluke Makes the Tie.
a West Point player was respcns-
iblc for the tic for the game. On an
exchange OF kicks within ten min
utes OF the close of the game, the
navy had the ball near midiielJ.
Howard sent Il beautiful punt back of
the West Point goal. AS the navy
eleven started down the field an
army man was detected by Umpire
Winn holding one of the navy AS
penalty the ball was brought back
and given to the navy OH the army;
thirty yard LING. In last desperate
effort 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 thcball
on the army's 40.yard line and car
ried 1t back twenty yards. Here they
kicked and Johnson fumbled. An Aa-
napolis boy was on the pigskin in \
fash.
At this point Douglass was sent in
Mt left half back and Smith at full
back for ANNAPOLIS. The change had
q bracing eject on the navy eleven.
With renewed fierceness and de-
termination that would not be de-
MED, they carried the ball over for
touchdown. Norton, who had re-
placed Decker. kicked the goal.
Game Called for Darkness.
1t was so dark that only the play
ers and referee could see whether
the ball had gone between the posts.
When the Annapolis boys were us.
sured that the score had been tied
their enthusiasm was unbounded. The
game was called four minutes before