The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-02
4 ,||NS IN
'l[|ANT GAME
NJ President Has Been
It From Annual
Games.
MI
,lla!D NAVY
ASICERS ARE PRESENT
se Thousand People
ess Struggle for


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ALPHIA, Dec. LIN a bril-
he midshipmen from the
Snval academy today on
i'd defeated West Point In
/, football game, 10 to 0; II
h,h victory for the middles
try of football contests be-
government academies, and
in which West Point had
ross the goal line. There
Z spectators present.
v half an hour before the
spectators watched the An
march around Franklin
q flags, casting hats, canes,
and nearly everything they
heir hands on, into the air.
h was fierce from beginning
CT there was no unnecessary
The navy was handicapped
Wind in the opening half, and
TO the utmost TO prevent
from crossing the goal-line.
hgain they were driven back
few feet of their goal, but
would hold and Douglass
the ball out of immediate
e second half opened there
tirely different proposition.
was pushed back foot by
by yard, until the navy had
hin striking distance of the
1. Beaver, for West Point,
u spiral from his ten-yard
ncer on the navy's forty
Spencer heeled the catch,
e navy TO a free kick. The
ithin ten yards of the line
Hh side of the field and at d
I difficult angle, but North
Il the goal and scored four
e rain began falling shortly
ock, but it had no apprecia-
n the attendance, there be-
y a seat in the entire en-
o clock.
side of the match, always
-ure of the occasion, was as
1.-THE game itself, although
!. of the President OF the
ses, the Secretary of War
tetary of the Navy was re-
Il was the first time since
md navy game has been
franklin field that all three
x from the annual contest.
,sfr absence, il seemed as
rcapital of the Nation had
pred TO Franklin field. The
family WAS represented by
h. Miss Ethel Roosevelt. In
ranged along two sides of
ere a member of the Presi.
net, high officials Of the
rartments and officers of
~ grade in the army and
Z Legislature and judicial
re also well represented.
Y Secretary OF War Oliver
< on the army side of the
him were relatives and
!, and in the boxes ranged
side of the gridiron were
n and their families, cheer.
y their favorites. Most of
diplomats who came to the
IN the game occupied boxes
liers' side as guests of the
1cnt.
she north stand, where the
agent cheered its heroes to
center boxes were occupied
II Secretary of the Navy
md near him was Secretary
e and Labor Mctcalf. The
gent that surrounded Secre.
Try made things lively after
pred their first four points,
"a common sight to see the
rear.admirals wave the
Is and yell.
won the toss and chose the
,Fith a strong wind at their
,cked off to the army's 15-
Stearns running the ball
is on the first lineup. West
4, the ball going straight in
navy securing 1t on West
r-yard line. Stearus went
tier for six yards and Doug
.three through right tackle.
1'nt through center for four
ston was thrown for loss
dc. Beavers attempted
&c field from the navy's 20.
tout the kick was blocked.
nowever, securing the ball.
(r,cd the ball for first
was on the navy's l0-yard
'irmy attempted forward
II going back Of the navv's
Houchback.
rickcd into line and Norton
le ball. Norton gained five
;,fhe ball was brought back
10 the army for luterfer-
fson vert through center
.ds and Beavers then tried
kick from the 20-yard. line
gent straight between the
pderneath the bar by about
ouglass was thrown by
a loss of four yards Car
pd at center. Beavers Mt.
fSoal from the field, but tho
nride. Beavers gained eight
2, end run across the entire
sie ball was on the uavy's
= In a quarterback kick
y,rcd the ball on the navN.Js
y He had n clear field, but
Zen by Dague before ne had
navy s goal. Time was
tthe ball in the army's pos.
,fhe navy's l0-yard line,
vst half-Army 0. Navy 0.
- appeared on the field for
lalf at $50 O'Clock. There
'ngcs in either team. Doug
Through centc" for four
Chen kicked 20 Johnson on
Us twenty-five-yard line.
~ The Army quarter hard.