The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-01
 ARE VICT0RS Army Goes Down in
 Defeat. NAVY HAD STRONGER TEAM A Brilliant Assemblage Witnessed
 Struggle on the Gridiron. Admirals and Generals Were Present and Army and Marine Bands Played Stirring Music.-A Spectacular Game.

Philadelphia, Nov. 30-The Navy to- day defeated its landlubber twin, the Army, in their annual football conflict on Franklin Field. the the score of 6 to 0, before nearly 30.0O0 persons.
 Although the score looks close. the West Point team never seriousiy threatened the Annapolis goal, the mid shipmen playing all around their op- ponents at nearly every stage Of the contest. The result was a great sur prise to the army, for. with a heavier team, more experience and better seasons record than the Navy, the ca dets could see nothing but victory. But after the first few scrimmages. the Navy showed her strength and the way the midshipmen tore up the cadets the Army boys off their feet. West Point plainly was on the run. but like good soldiers, they came back ana fought the sailors hard It was the Navys' day.
 From a scientific viewpoint. the game will not go down in history as a great contest. It was marred by much fumbling and many mispl-ys. The new style work. particularly the Ior"aLo game was spectacular. Neither side appeared to have the strength to pen citrate it's opponents line successfully and both teams resorted much to punt ing and end running.
 Midshipmen Score
 The only score of the game was made in the first half. which was full of action from the kickoff to the time tefeer twiee had w the bsu within striking dist ance and each time failed to follow up their advantages. but finally. after 3 bunting duel an army man funhled and a midshiuman fell on the pigskin Douglass. who played a wonderful game for the Navy. went through the West Point line for ten yards. for- ward pass helped some. and another the cadets goal The Army braced. but the Navy was not to be deuied The midshipmen dug their feet into the ground and with mighty plunge. tor ward carried Douglass with them with what prbved to be the winning score. Lange kicked the goal.
 During the remainder of the haif the Navy several times got withtr twenty yards of of the Army goal: but each time, ground was lost either through fumbling or a poor forward
 The secoond half was more or less listless Each team constantly pnnteo with the hope of recovering the ball on funnbles in it's opponents territory. The star of the game was Captain Douglass His bunting was uniformly good anc his tackling sure. But it was runnlne with the ball where he showed pest 1 such power and Judgment that ne wa | able to make five and ten yards ane sometimes more, nearly every time h' carried the ball. 1 The Army and Navy of the United l States. or that much of the personne as could find an excuse to get away l from official duties. were in Philadei 1 phfa today and saw the battle on ths | football field between the coming or ficers of these branches of the govern ment service.
 A Brilliant Assemblage.
 As in former years the annual con | test between the cadets of Annapoll' and West Point academies attracted aI 1 enormous crowd and the vast assem | bIage, always brilliant one, was thor l oughly representative of the Americar nation. Although the President Of th' l United States could "sat attend he wal represented by his ,s.2S;5hter, Ethel.
 The Army. in Y absence Of Secre tary of War Tsfl, ,,,s represented b! l Assistant Secret ,'e,ver ana SecIe | tary of the Nav" t@sscalf, Wnlle ASSES l tant Secretary twDerry heaoeo Ih' navy contigent
 Supporting sA on all sloes Wer admiralf; of th: ,.avy and generals O 1 the army, no? f5 say anything or m hundreds of lther officers of the t"' | branches.
 Perfect weather favored the vast as semblage, heavy coast being luxur'