The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02

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ianate and disastrous, yet he did his best.
The greatest surprise for West Point, how
rver, was the inability of Hill, the captain,
o,gether with Smith and Beavers, to make
effective gains against the Nays defence.
and when thi- failing was discovered the
Army's supposedly all conquering team
went to piece.
WEEKS PLAYS WITH BKoKEN BIB.
Weeks, the veteran left tackle of the
Army team, went into the game with a
broken rib. the result of IA playful scufle
Oh Thursday. and though he wore IA pueu-
matte pad to protect himself from injury
hs was clearly at a disadvantage. Yet,
with wonderful pluck, this young giant re-
ain in the battle tn the end.
During the latter part Of the conflict
Douglass in driving his punts down the
field had to depend upon one eye, AZ the
other was closed as tight az an oyster, the
result OF a hard bump he received in one
of the mixups. but aside from this nobody
was injured, and, barring a few penalties
for holding and offside play. the game was
one the clesnest of the year.
Realizing that victory had come to them
at last, the midshipmen as soon as the
struggle ended gave vent to their feelings in
"a burst of enthusiasm hat held thousands
transfxed in the great stan until the
celebration was over. The future Com
modores, headed by their band, marched
around the gridiron cheering wildly and
waving their blue and gold banners in
blasting array. Then a huge Navy flag
was held aloft in the centre of III battle
field and around it the midshipmen gath
cred in a huge ring, rushing toward the
pennant and away from it in a mad scram-
BILE at a given signal. Finally when the
midsbipmen had cheered themselves hoarse
the band struck up Three Cheers for the
Red. White and Blue,' and the whole bat
TALON marched OF the field in triumph.
Then the gray coated West Pointers, pre-
ceded by their band OF a hundred pieces,
did o similar stunt, cheering for the Navy
and for themselves, after which Old Glory
attached to two lofty flying kites was I'M
furied to the swapping breeze, which drew
forth a tremendous cheer from both
branches OF Uncle Sans service and from
the patriotic American citizens who made
Rome howl.
Two hours before the game began the
gates were thrown open M men and
women bearing winter wraps filed in, heel
less OF the threatening weather. The An
napolis cadets, who had marched out in a
DOW TO inc University OF eDDHylN AHA
gymnasium, where they stopped TO give a
rousing cheer for the West Point battalion,
which had been drawn up TO receive them,
hurried heller SHELTER 10 their section of
the north stand, where they sat in a COM
pact mass waiting for the fray.
The West Pointers decided to make their
appearance in true military style, and with
the big a in long browne vercoats play
ing q stirring march they came on the field
in column of fOurs, making a fine display.
AA..,-1 NkA ant atln ~ the yrtAtrnn Nhnxf
paraded with Thousands cheering and
waving flags at the thrilling spectacle and
finally, wheeling into company front, they
faced that portion OF the south stand that
had been reserved for them. The seniors
were the first to break ranks in order TO
secure front seats. Then in the order of
their Glasses the other cadets followed
until when all were seated they resembled
q huge gray patch surrounded by black
coated humanity with black, gold and gray
sereaKners bobbing up and down.
The crowd surrounded the entire field,
and at quarter OF > O'Clock nearly all OF the
5000 spectators had been seated. The
Army mule was missing, but the Navy's
billy goat. managed by an able seaman, was
dragged into view TO receive a volcanic
ovation. o.
MDpIEs FIRST IN THE FIELD.
With songs and cheers booming back
and forth. the Navy team was the first to
appear, and when the welcoming cheers
were just dying out on came the Army
kickers. confident and eager. Pa Corbin,
the old Yale centre, was the referee, with
Al Sharpe, another former Yale player of
rowess umpire, while Bob TOrrey Of last
years Pennsylvania eleven was the head
iinesman.
and n Capt. Hill OF the Army called the
turn Of the coin correctly he decided TO
defend the west goal, with the gale behind
him. This decision compelled the Navy
20 kick OF. and at 2?0s O'Clock Norton sent
the hall twisting into space. Il fell into
Stearns's outstretched arms and the latter
hurried back ten. yards before Norton
spilled him in a heap. No attempt was
made at line plunging n Beavers punted
on the first down. AZ he did so Northcroft,
Who had burst through the West Point line,
threw up his hands and blocked the ball.
IL rolled Oh toward thes side lines and little
Dague, who followed It like a panther. fell
upon IL out to bounds at the Army's 80 yard
mark.
Upon the resumption OF play Capt. Spen-
Ger was driven into Weeks for five yards.
but Ingram was beaten back and on the
next play Norton made a forward pass.
for the BAN sailed out OF Demands reach
and Smith after a scramble fell upon it on
his IS yard line. 4 quick punt by Beavers
was neatly corralled by Norton. but he
could not run IL back a yard because of
the swift tackle by stearns which laid him
AtWg
Il was a kicking game, sure enough, for
Douglass on the first down punted to john
son, who was also downed in his tracks,
after which Beavers kicked the ball back
to Norton, who, after lodging both OF West
Points ends. was thrown heavily by Weeks
on the Nays 30 yard line. Straightway
Douglass kicked 20 johnson, who juggled
the ball and lost IT,. Dague securing 1t as it
rolled out OF bounds with h play on the
Army's IS yard line.
spencer took the ball for a rush, but
PuIIen broke through like a circus rider
through a paper hoop n the Nays cap
tain tumbled over back ward for a small
loss. Norton now tried an onside kick.
but he drove the ball out Of bounds at the
Army's 20 yard mark. II was taken in
fifteen yards and Beavers promptly punted.
the wind aiding him In sending the ball
from his own IS yard line clear over Norton's
head to the Nays IS yard mark, where the
latter was downed in a heap by Hanlon.
A lake kick was tried, and as Douglass
lost five yards because OF the aggressive
ness OF the Army forwards he got in a punt
on the following play. johnson catching
b ball and running out OF bounds on the
Eavy's 81 yard mark.