The news & observer., 1905-12-03
DESPERATE GAME
ENDED BY NIGHT
Six to Six Between Army
and Navy.
TIE IN THE TWILIGHT
When IAnnapOIis Hears the Score the
Air is Rent With Shouts of Jubi-
Iation. The President Among
Ithe Spectators of The
Game.
(By the Associated Press.l


Princeton. N. J., Dec. 2.-Army. 6;
Navy, 6.
TO the few thousand men from
Annapolis and West Point the score
was the all absorbing topic. but to
the great majority of the 25,000 odd
persons present, it conveyed simply
the intelligence that there had been
football game played on Osborne
Field and that neither team was vic
torious. While the game was prob
ably one of the most exciting ever
played between the two institutions
1t was simply the sideshow to the So
cial 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 football contest. All this was
doubtless brought about by the fact
that President Roosevelt was to be
present.
Seated in the center of the east and
west stands were the genuine football
enthusiasts. Every play made by
their respective team was eagerly
watched There were uproarious
cheers for the quick dashing runs,
and signs for the attempts which fail
ed. But the dashing runs were few.
once Toreny got away for pretty
run of thirty-tive yards which brought
the AIRY 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 prevent
ed Decker from doing some remark
able work. He fairy got beyond the
line. but as ne 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 a foot hold.
For the first twenty-five minutes OF
play the ball was almost continually
in the Navy's territoru. 1t would be
carried to within striking distance of
the NaVy's goal only to be lost either
on downs or on an attempted place
kick Near the close of the first hail
the Army got the bali on the Navys
.25 yard line on an exchange of Kicks.
Howard who kicke brilliantly for An
napolis sent a spiral high in the air.
The easterly wind carried the ball
back towards the navy goal so that
i'm distance it had travelled not more
than five yards. From this point the
West Pointer carried the ball over for
touchdown. Weeks, Smith, Hill,
Christie and Torney carrying the ball
With only a few minutes to play
Annapolis goal but the half ended
when second touchdown seemed i'm
minent West Point player was re-
sponsibe for the tie game. on an
exchange of kicks, within ten minutes
of the close of the game the Navy
had the ball near midfield. Howard
sent a beautiful punt back of the
West Point goal. AS the Navy eleven
started down the field an Army man
Il INr 1iv.p hold
ing one of the Navy. AS penalty the
ball was brought back and given to
the Navy on the Army'S 80 yard line.
In a last desperate effort the Annap-
oils boys placed the ball on West
Points Is yard line. They lost it
but the Army was forced to KICK.
Again the Navy got the ball on the
back 30 yards. Here they kicked and
Johnson fumbied. An Annapolis boy
was on the pigskin in flash. At this
point Douglass was sent in at left half
back and Smith at full back for An
napolis
The change had q bracing effect on
the Navy eleven. With renewed fierce
ness 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 whether the pail
had gone between the posts. When the
Annapolis boys We're assured that the
score had been 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 jubilation un-
til the result of the conference pc
tween captains, referee and umpire
the conclusion of the game
The game had been called -FOUR nlli-
utes before time was up, most uIi-
usual occurrence, but the fast-gathef-
ing darkness made this necessary.
During the excitement lncldehtdl 70
the Navy'S touchdown the president !
who had kept his eyes riveted on the |
game from the beginning. left MS seat
in the Army stand and accompanies
by President Woodrow Wilson, OF |
Princeton, several secret service men, !
Secretary Loeb and half dozen po-
licemen. walked briskly from the |
grounds
Thunderous cheers greeted the PFeS-
ident between the halves as ne lelt
his seat in the Navy stand ana walked
across tho gridiron to the Army stand.
President Poosevelt's day in Prince
ton vac n varv enjoyable one. From /
tho ,noy,ep+ he stepped from his train |
untiI h. denarted for the capital he |
was cheered by the enthusiastic Iool-
ball spectators. He ana ms parry were
the guests of President woodrow VIII
SON. of Princeton.
After the president left the football |