Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-01
THE BATTALION LEAVES
Little Noise But Plenty of Quis
Confidence.
TOWN TO-DAY IS PRACTICALLY
DESERTED.
Intense Interest Shown By Thos
Who Remained.

Annapolis and the Naval Academ
went To Philadelphia today, would i,
about the best summing up of III
General exodus of townspeople an
Navy folk--all bound TO see the greai
struggle between the West Pointers
and the Middies on Franklin Fiel
this afternoon. At the Naval Acad.
emy all departments are closed an
by actual count there remain but tw .
Officers at the station. These wer5
Lieutenant-C Commanders y. w. REQ
grave and l.. NJ. Mutton.
At the state House there was ais
a peaceful quiet, the Governor, Secre-
tary of State and most of the clerk
having been favored with the covete i
hits of cardboard gaining them al
mission to the football grounds, an
held so precious in Annapolis as no
for an instant To be thought OF going
10 waste.
The midshipmen and Professor Zim-
merman's band were the first to &c.
away early this morning, and mum
bered about 750 in all. They went on
two sections of special train leavin
over the Baltimore q Ohio lines al
7.45 and S o'clock. They were fol
lowed at SIS and $40 by about
900 persons, principally towns
people. The middies were quiet an 4
did but little cheering en- route 10
the station. but all were full OF an en-
couraging faith in their team. They
wore their long overcoats, which, un-
der the regulations were devoid OF
adornment, but the blue and gold
striped megaphones TO be used on
Franklin Field were flowing masses Of
ribbon of their chosen colors.
Governor Warfield and Secretary OF
state Tilghman and Mrs. Tilghman
left over the short Line on the first
regular train for Camden station TO
ioin the Governors daughter and her
Young house party of friends aboard
The special car rendered for the CHIEF
Executives uss by the Baltimore am
ohio railroad. Admiral Sands and
family. Commandant of Midshipmen
Colvocoresses and his family and the
other NAVY contingent went prinei-
Dallv via the Pennsylvania lines,
which ran two Pullman specials from
the station here to Franklin Field.
Diners were attached 10 each train 10
facilitate the getting of satisfying OF
the Inner man. This road ham
died 500 people on its two specials,
besides about 900 who got out on
tbe regular trains this morning and
last night. Ii is estimated that An
napolis contributed between 1, QUO and
1000 persons to the big crowd which
assembled to cheer for their favor
lies on Franklin Field this afternoon.
After the departure of the last tram
making connection for Philadelphla
the town was practically deserted and
,s early as - o'clock those few began
40 be heard from at newspaper and
telegraph offices, where the bulletins
oc the game were received and made
Dublic. There was very little noise
attending the departure of the young
future admirals, but as the two bat
talions marched TO the station, each
carving a beribboned and blue ana
gold striped megaphone, there was
guiet confidence about them that Army
was going to have a surprise party NJ
Franklin Field this afternoon.
The middies will have no liberty IN
phfladelphia after the game under the
orders of Commandant OF Midshipmen
CoIvocoresses, but will be marched al
most Immediately 10 the train after the
game. Their trains leave shortly
after 3 o'clock and the two battallons
are scheduled TO reach the Short Line
station tonight a few minutes apart,
shortly after $50. The townspeopie
will arrive on later trains.