New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
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,,Lu,s.lnbia Nov 3o-The Navy men aio
,.,eh-asinp tonight wherever the sta's "'''
s,rines float for the Navy footoah team 49, 90
nm from Annapolis and. meeting ''-'
eleven her landlubber twin anu Ho". Ho".
On E,ranklin Field here to-day. fought out
,~.r,.,. or5 sensational struggle on the chalh
marked gridiron and won a clean cut anu w
,t.,o ,-,c+orv The score was 10 q. hardy d
fair measure of the relative strength OF the ~"
eIevens The midshpmen, LED by Japan
douglas one Of the best captains 'i'" ~
brilliant players in the history OF the sPc. 'a
+,ed tbeir p,av over the Army goal line for on@
touchdown from which a goal resulted IL ''10
first half and on this their victory rests hiey
roueht the good fight and well deserved the trl-
umph which the single score brought io' Nu
ing the battle of brains and Drawn tie h'u'uS
e.Jrore of The Navy met force with force STRAIT
,, with strategy cunning with cunning 'th~
clearly outplayed the husky Army soid!ers IN d
yrav which left not the faintest doubt OF leh
was the better team
Tho ARMY appeared to be lighting almost nom
the first under an overpowering sense OF linpei1'
ing disaster. The men were not lacking ia S'
aga there was no thought OF surrender. and they
rlaved better football perhaps, IN the seo"i'N
half than they did IN the first. but there was
,,,t,g the resourcefulness. the eternal vigil
,a,ca and the ability to take advantage OF OPP
nortunities that were such striking features OF
the midshipmens play. To go turtheF' me
Navy had a stronger and more concerted at
tack and the more effective II not a sturdier ue-
fence, West Point could not gain ground con-
sstent1y by rushing and fell back on a klfklls
came at which Douglas than held his
own with Beavers: in fact the Navy salheN
MANY valuable yards on the exchange OF pah's'
nc tho Navy end. Dague and De Mott. were
raraIv at fault in covering kicks whereas inc
Arn,v hacks were prone to tumble. a fatal weak
ness Of which the speedy mldshlpneh "eio ho'
slow to take full advantage
A brilliant gathering was on hand, and the
crowd which numbered fully thirty thousand
nersons filed every nook and corner OF tho
hugo stands They saw game that was re-
markably clean, always interesting ana at tihies
spectacuIar, and went home stimulated ana re-
,.sb.d or at least one-haf of them who wore
tho blue and the gold OF the Navy, ana reJolceo
in ,ha well earned victory. The brigade OF MD
shpmen came to the game eight huhdreo stions'
armed not with cutlasses and mushe's' oul WIZ.
h,,a and gold megaphones and blue and gold
eags They shouted and yelled ana sang aliiloSl
without intermission from the first kich-oh 10
N. last whistle and wellniEh lost their reason
uhen Douglas the idolized captain or their
,earr plunsed over the Army goal line for
,otsou,p The West Point cadets came down
eva hundred strong They, too, had LETT their
r,ee. of home but well supplied WIN
megaphones and fiags in black ana gray
through which they shouted denahce 10 thelr
monnentary Zoe and encouragement TO 'heir
,.om even when defeat was accepted as IN
evicable
WEST POINT THE FAVOR1TE.
The game had not been over ten minutes o7
fore the news vas flashed around the World tiat
the Army had been forced to bow TO INC ra's
for the second year in succession anu II Is
ga fe to say that for the second year IN SUCCESS
son the heroes of that bloodless battle-for every
man who helped make victory possipio 'o-uay 10
a hero in the eyes of Navy men-were oeihs
..s+es in eyerv cabin and forecastle or every
cruiser and torpedo boat. whether IN nome
waters or in the China Sea Nictory was the
sweete, for the Navy men, as while 1t had been
hoped for 1t was not altogether expected. Ihe
west Font team, with a brilliant record Dehlhd
~ csme to Philadelphia pronounced favor1te'
~ a did a year ego. but went home again dis
.,ad If not iiscolra ged The midshiprnen.
.,aoinp from their actions before the game.
',.era confident In the ability of their eleven 70