Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-02
sv Assncinted Press.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. LIN brill
liant game the Midshipmen from tbs
Annapolis naval academy today on
Franklin field defeated West Point in
their annual football game, 10 to 0. 1t
was the fifth victory for the middies
In the history of football contests be-
tween the government academies and
the second in which West Point had
failed to cross the goal line. There
were $4,000 spectators.
For fully half an hour before the
contest the spectators watched the
Annapolis lads march around Franklin
field, waving flags, casting hats, canes,
megaphones and nearly everything
they could lay their hands on into the
air. The contest was fierce from be-
ginning to end. Yet there was no un-
necessary roughness. The navy was
handicapped by stiff wind in the
open half and were forced to the ut
most to prevent West Point from cross
ing the goal line. Time and again
they were driven back to within few
feet of their goal but their line would
hold and Douglass would boot the ball
out of immediate danger.
When the second half opened there
was an entirely different proposition.
West Point was pushed back foot by
foot, yard by yard, until the navy had
the ball within striking distance of
the army's goal line. Beavers for
West Point sent high flyer from his
ten-yard line to Spencer on the navy's
40-yard line. Spencer heeled the catch,
emitting the navy to free kick. The
ball was within ten yards of the line
on the south side of the field and at
remarkably difficult angle. But
Northcroft kicked the goal and scored
four points.
Scarcely had the Annapolis rooters
ceased when there was cause for an
other explosion of enthusiastic joy.
The navy on exchanges of punts
worked the ball well into the army s
territory With the third down and
four yards to gain Norton dropped
back as though to try for a goal kick
from the field. Ingraham, fullbacl1,
had been drawn close to the line os-
tensibly to protect the kicker. But the
instant that Sling snapped the ball
Ingraham was off like a shot. He
grasped Norton's beautiful forward
pass and dashed for the armys goal.
One man got within striking distance,
but he was warded off and a touchdown
was the result. The delirium Of the
Annapolis boys began all over again
and never ceased until the game was
over.
Norton ran the Annapolis eleven
brilliantly and the handling of kicks
by himself and Spencer was almost
perfect. On the other hand both John
son and Mountford, who-came on late
in the game, as the formers substi-
| tutes, were weak. Both fumbled Doug
| lass high twisters.
! III any one man deserves more than
another a niche in the football at An
napolis 1t is Dague, the right end of
the Annapolis team. He followed the
Jail beautifully. was on Johnson every
time he caught punt, and broke up
interference in remarkable style,
Spencer, Douglass and Pierson also
played brilliantly for the navy, while
fIill, Beavers and Stearns did good
work for the army. The drizzle which
began a few minutes after / o'clock
the game had started. 1t was not
enough however, to mar the brilliancy
of the football function.
In the great amphitheater every seat
was filed and there were hundreds
standing around the railing which cir
cles the gridiron. Everybody was deco
rated with 1.-THE gold and blue of the
navy or the black, gold and gray of
the army, and the stands were a myriad
Of brilliant colors.
The social side of the match, always
great feature Of the occasion, was as
brilliant as the game itself, although
the absence of the president of the
United States, the secretary Of war
and the secretary Of the navy was re-
gretted For the first time since the
army and navy game has been played
on Franklin field all three were miss
ing from the annual contest. Despite
their absence, it seemed as though the
case of the nation had been trans
ferred to Franklin field.
The presidents family was repre-
sented by his sons and Miss Ethel
Roosevelt. In the boxes ranged along
two sides of the field were members Of
the presidents cabinet, high officials
of the various departments and officers
of nearly every grade in the army and
navy. The legislature and judicial
branches were also well represented.
Assistant Secretary of War Oliver
was in a box on the army side of the
field. With him were relatives and
close friends, and in the boxes ranged
along the side of the gridlron were
army officers and their families, cheer
ing hard for their favorities.
Most of the foreign diplomats who
came to the city to see the game occu-
pied boxes on the soldiers side as
guests of the war department.
Over on the north stand, where the
naval contingent cheered its heroes to
victory, the center boxes were occupied
by Assostant Secretary of the Navy
Newberry, and near him was Secretary
of Commerce and Labor Metcalf.
The lineup:
West Point. Position Annapolis.
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