The Washington times., 1907-12-01
Brilliant Crowd Assem-
bled to See Contest.
Teams Not in Good
Shape.
Army'S Real Live Teddy
Bear Came Late.
Navy Goat Is
Ignored.

FRANKLIN FIELD, PHILADEL-
PHIA. Nov. 30.-Before h-ong Of 81, 900
people that packed the stand, at Frank
lin Field, the Navy eleven. shortened
ers in the betting. shut out the West
Point cadets in the annual gridiron
duel, this afternoon, by a score OF 6
10 0.
The scrappy team which held YaIe's
giants 10 a nothing TO nothing score,
made sorry showing. and despite their
best efforts, never seriously threatened
the goal line of the lads from Annapolis.
Navy. too, put UP ragged contest, but
in the first half mustered enough ginger
TO drag Douglass over for the single
touchdown. LANCE kicked an easy goal.
Those six lone points ended the sc1r-
ing.
In the second half Navy again forced
the fighting, but poor headwork ON tho
part Of LANCE, who attempted an end
run when he stood a fine chance OF a
field goal from the 1O-yard line, cost
ths Navy their only real chance OF scor-
ing in the second ha1f.
Both Teams Stale.
Both teams were stale, and IN poor
condition fer the game. and the laying
out Of men after almost every play
drew out the contest into q TvearisoIne
AFFAIR.
The splendid work of Captain Doug
lass was the feature Of the game. Ills
punung. with line-plunging and enI-
running. being responsible for the Md
dies SCORE.
Weeks and Erwin put up a great game
from the left side Of the Cadets line.
but the slowness OF the back field. and
Mountford's Ineffective lran6ling OF
punts and slowness in running the team
kept the Soldiers from ever becoming
serious factors in the play. Aside from
the kicking, there was little in the
game TO arouse the spectators, both
elevens showing 2 wOeful inability to
execute the forward PASS, the FREQUENT
penalties robbing the play of all its
dash.
Brilliant Array in Stands.
II the glme was poor as much could
NOT he said Of the spectators. the brill
liant colors Of the rival teams and
the dresses of the fair spectators. con
Verting the STANDS into seas OF life ana
color. All the boxes We're filled. and
the result was the usual outpouring OF
Official life from Washington and So
ciety from New York and philadelphia.
Among the host Of notables who ar
rived Tor the game were Assistant Sec
retary OF War Oliver and the Misses
Oliver who had Miss Ethel Roosevelt
Tor guest Also in the Army boxes
might be seen Governor Hughes, Charles
T. Schwab, Senator Lodge. General
Coroin' General Grant, Harry Lehr, Mr..
ana Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt, and
many other persons Of distinction.
For sentimental reasons Secretary
Metcalf AM Admiral Dewey saw The
struggle. So did Assistant Secretar,, Cf
the Navy Newberry, Admiral Brown
son, Fighting Bob" Evans. Admiral
Goodrich, and Admiral Pendleton. an
their full regaIa
Real Teddy Bear Came Late.
Armys new mascot. the black bear.
arrived late, but he was paraded before
the Army stand between the halves
This aroused the enthusiasm. and the
Navy goat was taken over to the Nay-v
side by an enthusiastic MILDLY. but the
bear refused to enter into any contro-
versy. 1t was evidently a Navy day.
The Army mule and the Navy goat
were, too, brought on the field. but the
big mule also refused negotiations with
the Navy mascot.
Every cadet brought his roll" and
during the morning hours the betting
about the Walton and Bellevue-Stra
ford was more than lively. On the
strength Of the dope" the middies at
first demanded odds Of to s. Failing
20 get these, big bunch of money went
down at TO 4. with the soldiers the
1rst choice. BY the time the game
opened. however, sentiment ana not
dope" swayed both sides. and it was
even money and take your choice.
Students March to Seats.
Preceded by bands. the students of
the two national schools which teach
the trade OF war. entered the empty
quadrangle at half past / o'clock. the
Navy on the north, the West Pointers
on the southern stand. They marched
and wheeled company by company 10
their seats, stirring sight.
The crowd began to awake and rum
BILE Rioung songs were waited from
Army to Navy end back again. The
long drawn siren cheer rolled over the
field. West Point sent out the scream
Ing OF an aerial shell. In reply.
once on the field, 1t did not take the
teams long TO get into action Navy
won the toss. and chose 70 defend the
eastern goal Its men looked much
lighter than those OF the Army, but
more active.
For a few seconds the great crowd
was silent as Beavers backed away for
the opening rush at the ball. It broke