New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
NAVY CONQUERS ARMY.
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pressive II was not exactly warm but X was
not TOO cold for comfort. end the air was freS'iS
invigorating The flags tapped idly IN Iight
hreeze from the northeast which was not strong
enough to lend any advantage worth speaking
OF TO the team defending the east goal
The attendance wholly characteristic OF
Army and Navy circles and the stands gay with
color made a picture that flied the eye and one
that can never be bIotted out. Every officer and
enlisted man that could get away from duty was
tucked away somewhere In the towering STANDS,
and the rest of the seats were occupied by those
who were lucky enough to secure tickets. ol'i-
cial Washington was well represented py me'h-
hers of the diplomatic corps and legislative
bodies while many prominent players Toiii 'iie
Yale Princeton. Pennsylvania ana o"iheii
+.ar,s were uresent The blue and gold Of the
Navy. and the eold-black and gray OF the army
were prominently displayed. with here and there
. a.eh of scarlet while the sombre attire OF
lust plain citizens furnished good nackst"
Gov the plittering uniforms OF officers OF the le
Although President Roosevelt was not present
re was renresented by Miss Ethel hoose'ei'
who was the guest OF Acting Secretary IN
of .he War Department and the MISSES
The Oliver party. which included Assis'ali'
..-, t,eeknoen of the Treasury, occupied a ooA
-, the south stand On either side OF them III
,ores were army officers and military attaches
Secretary Metcalf officially represented tie ->'S
ra,av+r,ent I'm the central part Of the nor'h
stand He was accompanied by MIS- Me..'--
senator and Mrs. Flint, OF California and cap
tain F. H Campbell. Judge Advocate Oh ''i0
United States navy. Assistant Secretary
..--v ,f the Navy Department and Mrs New
berry occupied q box adjoining that OF secretary
Mstcah.
AT -, +be n,ne.v-six boxes around the helo
vera AIIed-n,ost of them holding more thah
their regular quota-with people closeiy iueh'i.
ned with Washington society or Win ha'io"A
affairs There were adrnirais and generals dllo
members Of the diplomatic corps. all wearing
the hrislt colors of the army or navy
tn. stands filed slowly at first but faster and
faster as the time for the game TO pegln ap-
r,roached About the centre of the nortn ana
south stands were two empty rectangles' 1or'
according to a pretty custom. the cadets anu
rnioshipn1en delayed their entrance until Few
minutes before 1t was time for the game to
nestn. The blare Of martial music marked their
coming shortly before o'clock The West
Point cadets marched in first and across the
field headed by their band. They formed >lto
sig companies and. hating before their own
stand, cheered three tirnes-once for tne Arhs'
once for Pennsylvania and once for the Navy
They had hardly than taken their places
forming a bank Of gray in the centre OF ere
eouth stand. when all eyes were again turned 10
the northeast corner Of The field and WHO
cheer greeted the nlidshipmen
The -,iddies made braver show than the
cadets as their numbers were almost double.
AS they marched in going through some simple
evolutions they formed in twelve companies anu
halted facing the north stand Each company,
at the call OF the bugler, then broke into a
quickstep. and the quickly found their
places in the north stand, making a solid bank
of blue and gold. In other years the midship-
men have struggled TO their places IN loose or
der and the change this year was most effective
and highly appreciated The colorbearers found
their way TO the topmost tier Of seats. and there
planted the banners that served to mark the
rival camps
MASCoTs AT THE GAME.
As the rnidshipmen were taking their seats
the Army mule, a great big gray fellow In the
gay trappings of the Army colors, which had
not been relegaled 10 the ranks TO be supplanted
by the growing bear. promised. made his
appearance as the Army mascot. and following
him came the Navy goat. the time honored
mascot of the midshipmen. He wore a Navy
blue blanket with a big gold ''N'' the side.
and his horns were decorated with blue and gold
stresmers.
Before the nlidshipmen had more than settled
in their places, the Army team came rushing on
the field TO be greeted by q wild cheer from the
cadets. in which the new cannonban yell was
used with striking effect. This excitement over,
the Navy eleven dashing out, to be met
by the famous siren yell OF the Navy, which for
noise and effectiveness has the regulation col
leS, cheers playing ordinary second. The
Navy cheer leaders crouched low with their
hands touching the ground and they rose
up came the mega phones With a flash Of yellow,
and ont came the long "Oo-oo-OO-oo-Rah"' 90
ending in shriH screech- II must be heard 10
be appreciated, as il is wellnigh indescrfbable-
From the time the game began until the last
whistle blew, there was one continual round OF
cheering and singing, and when the end came
and the midshipmen rushed down on the field TO
celebrate pandemonium broke loose The Navy
team escaped to their dressing rooms and left
the mioshipmen 10 rejoice in their own peculiar
way They fell in behind their band and
roIlicked over TO the south stand to cheer their
beaten foe. and this over formed huge circle
with their standard in the middle. only to rush
tn on a signal a formation that will hardly
be found in the manual. II fun for the
rnioshipmen and fun for the onlookers, but 1t
WAS altogether to-. much blue and gold TO satisfy
cur friends of the Army.
To go back TO the game West Point won the
toss and Captain Smith elected to kick off, as the
light wind was hardly strong enough to give
any material advantage to the team defending
the east goal A hush settled over the field as
the teams lined up, and Beavers sent the ball
,yhiriing Gown the field 10 start a memorable
struggle The turf not in good condition
1e,nr entirely too soft 10 make the footing sure
but so far as could be Judged as the game
progressed this had little or no bearing the
outcome although the Army backs and ends
did not seem to hold their feet well the
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