Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-03
GIVEN A ROUSING WELCOME
Football VictOrs Royalty Received
On Their Return.
CoNQUERING HEROES HAILED
WITH DELIGHT.
Burning BrOOms a Sea of Fire
Everybody Happy.
ALL ANNAPOLIS TURNS OUT TO
GREET MIDDIES.

/ The midshipmen went on the prin-
| cipal yesterday evening that Sunday
| comes every week, but that il took
| five years To win football game
from the Army. The result was that
| they gave the members of the vie
torious team a mighty welcome when
they arrived in town last night.
| The full brigade of midshipmen and
| the Naval Academy band were wait
| ing nt the station, and practically the
whole of Annapolis was present TO
| join in the welcome and see and hear
| the demonstration. The horses were
| taken from the shafts of the vehicles
| which were to carry the team men
i from the station and the comrades of
| the victors were proud to be able to
bear n hand in hauling the players to
/ their headquarters at the Naval Acad-
| emy.
Many of the midshi pmen were
/ equipped with brooms and torches and
the Navy colors were everywhere. A
huge broom, emblamatic of the sweep
| ing victory of the midshipmen was
| the rival of the Academy pennant for
chief honors. This broom was a fea-
| ture of the late Elks' bazar. 1t was
| presented to the brigade of midship
men by members of the order, who
had purchased it. The brush was
at leafs four feet high and its pole
was about ten feet in length.
The principal street of the city
were paraded and the Academy enter
ed by the gate near Bancroft Hall.
After entering the Academy grounds
| the middies in their ecstatic joy gath
cred in front of the home of Rear
Admiral James Ill. Sands, superinten-
dent of the institution, and cheered
and recheered. Taking up the march
again, the home Of Commandant of
Midshipmen Colvocoresses was visit
ed, where the cheers were again lust
| lily given. The brooms had by this
time burned themselves out, and the
middies then repaired 10 the main
foyer of Bancroft Hall, where the
| COACHES and Captain Spencer, of the
team, were compelled to respond TO
| speeches.
Midshipman Alfred NJ. Cohen, of
| Philadelphia. cadet commander of the
| brigade, acted as yell master from the
| top of the leading hack and cheers
| were given for each member of the
/ team, Coaches Paul Dashiell, Jack
Gates and others and Trainer McMas-
| ters. The midshipmen also parodized
| the Army yells to great effect. The
| old "Rah, Rahl' yell of the Army
| became "IHa, Hat in the midship-
mems mouths and ended with Army,
| Army, Army, stung, stung, stung.'
Another was an addition to an old
one used by the MILDLY cadets and
/ went like this. "North Point, South
| Point. East Point, West Point, no
points" When the party arrived at
Bancroft Hall quarters had been
| blown, but time was extended until
Paul Dashiell, Jack Gates and Captain
Spencer could get in their say. Head
Coach Dashiell very m0destly said
that if the coaches had anything to do
with it ''dear old Jack Gates was
the man, but declared that it was the
men who played the game and the
Navy spirit behinsd them that
brought about the victory.
Coach Gates was equally as modest
and expressed his delight in having
been associated with such a splendid
lot of fellows and quoted the verse
ending: BE each, pray God, gen
tleman.' He said that the fact that
each Navy player was gentleman
| was better than winning games.
Captain Spencer made a modest and
| winning speech, praising the coaches,
the players, the brigade of midship-
men; in fact, everyone but himself.
Yesterday was his twentieth birthday,
and he declared that this was the hap
piest birthday of his life and the hap
piest time he ever expected to have.
Just whip them next year, he
threw out as a parting message. Dur
ing Spencer's speech the midshipmen
passed up a birthday gift decorated
with twenty mall candles.
The election of next seasons captain
will take place within a few days.
The choice will likely lie between
Dague and Douglass, with the chances
favoring the former. Douglass is said
not to desire it, but the report that
he is to be discharged on account Of
physical disability is believed to be
entirely incorrect. Douglass knows
nothing about the matter, and it was
said by member of the local medical
staff last night that Douglass had not
been examined for the purpose of as
certaining his physical fitness for the
| service. As q matter Of fact, Douglass
is rapidly recovering from all effect Of
the fractured leg received over two
years ago.
| There is strong sentiment back OF
Piersol, the game and reliable tackle,
out nlS tltcllOn Us VI SOul5C3 odDJC%b
to the condition of whether or not he
/ will be eligible to play next season.
Dague is the lightning end who play
ed such brilliant game on Saturday.
The Navy contingent feel that he
should be considered by the experts
when the all-American team is made
up. "What college end has done bet
ter work this season. is the question
asked. Besides his excellence in The
| regular work of the position he fits in
to the onside kicks like made for
them.
The team is in splendid condition
physically, and Trainer McMasters, the
old Harvard aitache, is being .compli-
| mented on the conceded fact that the
| physical condition figured in the re-
| suit of the game. Next season the
Academy loses the services Of Captain
| Spencer, Norton, Ingranl and BEL
nard. and possibly PiersoL The latter
will be in the Academy another
year, was turned back a class. and
has played four years, that being the
limit, according to the agreement
between annapolis and West Point.
1t is claimed, however, that Piersol
was only a substitute the first year.
There are excellent = men on the
squad to fill the old mems places.
without counting the additions from
the next new class.