The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-02
MODES 10, SOLDIERS 0 Brilliant Contest In
 Philadelphia. WEST POINT HAS OFF YEAR Army Had Best of Game in First
 Half. Could, Never Push over Bodly Needed score, However, while Sail Is secured Tonchaown and
 Form rlseement.
 

Philadelphia, Dec. I-~In a game re- plete with brilliancy the midshipman from the Annapolis naval academy to- day on Franklin Field defeated the ca- dets from West Point in their annual foot ball game by the score of 10 to Q. goal from placement and touch down and goal
 It was the fifth victory for the Mid- dies in the history of foot ball con- tests between the two lighting branch es of the United States government, and the second time that the boys from the banks of the Hudson had failed to cross the goal line of their opponents. Probably not in the history of the two institutions has there been a more sspa- ctacular game than that which today electrified the 25,0o0 spectators aud surely none was more uncertain. The contest was fierce from begin- ming to end. Yet there was no unnee- sssary roughness The navy boys, handicapped by a stiff wind in the opening half. played with remarkabie fierceness. Nearly the entire first haif they were forced to the utmost to pre- vent the West Point eleven from crosR- ing the coveted goal line.
 For the first thirty minutes the navy was on the defensive. But when tne second half opened there was an entiro- ly different proposition. The West Point eleven was pushed hack foot by foot yard by yard, until the navy had the ball within striking distance of the Army's goal Beavers for West Point sent a high spiral from his ten yard mark to Spencer on the navyrs forty yard line. Spencer, quickly grasping the situation, heeled the catch, entit- ling the navy t6 a free kick The ball was within ten yards of the line on the south side of the field, and at a re- markabiy diffloult angle but Northcroft was called upon to make the attempt for score.
 Northcpost'a Great Kick.
 Scarcely a sound could be heard in either stand as the big right tackle calmly directed Norton how Co hold the ball With eye riveted upon the goal postH and another on ths baEL Northeroft gave the pigskin terrible boost and the bah went as straight as an arrow between the posts. This was tho signal for . tremendous aufbarsk from khe Mfddiss, who occupied their usual section in the north stand
 Scarcely had the Jubiiation or the Annapolis rooters ceased when there was cause for another explosion. The navy had. on exchanges of punts, work ed the ball well into the army's terEs- tory. With a third down and four yards to gain. Norton dropped back as though to try for a goal from the ileld.
 He had done this once or twice dur ing the half and the West Point eleven was apparently not anticipating the play that was to develop. Ingram, full back. had been drawn close to the line, ostensibly to protest the kicker. But the instant that Slingsluff snapped the ball Ingram was off like a shot He grasped Norton's beautiful forward pass and dashed for the Army's goal One West Point man got within strik- fv,o hg1k Ea lad and a touchdown was the result.
 The delirium of the Annapolis boys began all over again and never ceased until the game was over. The two eIevens were evenly matched, but the Army failed to take advantage of the wind to such an appreciable extent in the opening half as did the navy eleven in the closing period.
 Social slde Brilliant.
 The drizzle which began few mln- utes after 1 o'clock, continued until few minutes after the game had start cd It was not enough, however to mar the brilIiancy of the great func- ttcn. The social side of the match. a1- always a great feature of the occasion, was as brilliant as the game itself, al- though the absence of the President, the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy was regretted.
 The Presidents family was repre- scented by his sons and Miss Ethel Roosevelt Tn the boxes ranged along two sides of the Held were to be seen member of the Presidnts cabinet, high officials of the various departments and officers of nearly avery grade in the army and navy. The legislative and judicial branches of the govern ment were also well represented
 Assistant Secretary of War Oliver. occupied a seat in box on the army side Most of the foreign diplomats who came to See the game occupied boxes on the soldiers side as guests of the War Department officials.
 over on the north side, the center boxes were oceupieI by Assistant Sec- retary of the Navy Newberry and near him was Secretary of Commerce and Labor Metcalf.
 The line up:
 Navy-Bernard. Richardson, left end; Northcroft left tackle; Meyer left guard; slingluff. center; Wright, right guard; Piersoi, Simpson, right tackle: Dague, Lamott right end; Norton, quar- ter back; Douglass, left helf back: Spencer, right half back; Ingram, full back.
 Army-Hanion. left end; Weeks, left tackle: Erwin, left guard; Sultan, cen- ter; Christy, right guard; Fowler. right tackle; Stearns. Ayers, right end; John son. Mountford. quarter back; Smith.
  l back Beavers, full back.
 The Navy came on the field at 1855 and was given a great send-off by the Annanolis cadets. Five minutes later the West Point eleven appeared and was loudly eheered. The Army won the toss The West Pointers elected to defend the west goal with a strong wIn1 at their back.
 Norton kicked on to the Army's 15- ~ard line, stearns running the ball hack ton wards on the first lineup.
 West Point kicked the ball going straight in the air. the Navy securing it on West Points 3O-yard line. Stearns went through the center for six yards and Douglas gained three through right tackle Norton then at tempted a forward rass, but Hill. of the Army secured the ball
 On au exchange of kioks the Navy secured the ball on their 2o-yard line spenccr went through center for four wards and then No~ton kicked to West Points 46-yard line, where Johnson