New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
SIDELTGHTS OF GAME.
old officers Bet Freely on 4rmy
and NdCg.
rRr Telerranh to The Trthune. ]

Philadelphia Nov. 30-The rival camps Of the
Middies and Cadets presented brilliant scene all
hilarty at the Hotel Walton after the game and
the deep gloom at the Believue-Stratford where
the Army held forth Crowds stretched for a
block in every direction from the entrance OF the
Walton tonight. awaiting the return of the vctors
and the arrival Of Captain Douglas, Daeue. ttelf,
sntder and Jones In "a pdlouCis was '''o s'hN0NA
for Wild enthusiasm -
Inside the Mlddies and their friends surged all
around but three hundred of the brigade had walt
ed for the rest of the team and presently. In the
midst OF tremendous cheering. they appeared
drawing the conouerors of the Army In u stage.
which had hourses once but was being dIa"n
tonight by hundreds OF yelling midshipInef- euCE
d scene OF enthusiasm was never ssen Ia ths Stala
old Quaker city before, and no one Is tslhlhs Oh
anything else tonight
There was continual interchange OF visits be
tween the TWO big hotels this moifhs. oIu iea nus
in the TWO branches the service met for the hrst
time in years, and they literally bet thelr AeduS o
on the result. These bets were mostly NJ even
money as sentiment alone ruled their makers. who
ia many cases would not know IA football iroh d
goal post.
MANY were late at the game when "A tug caused
The dr.vvhridge which bars the principal approach
20 ErankIin Field to remain open Tor nearly ten
minutes. There good deal OF dissatisfaction
d this occurrence
Visiting between the halves very easy to-day
for those who wanted TO indulge 10 IT, ana tleto @
we're hundreds OF them. Many n Navy man VINO
had had TO be content with seat on tho Army sue
traded his seat during the intermlsslon' ana " pc
fore the game WAS over hedilS eNe'S 0i'' ' ~
suited in this respect.
The brigade of midshlpmen passed some ANXIOUS
moments individually before the game. foF 't'e
irst time the brigade required 10 mafch lto
h. field and this caused orders that every Inld-
shipTnan should be in line at LOO. cutting snort
many a reunion at hotels with old friends
Many an old Navy star was there to see the
game of course. and they had plenty or footoal
tights OF their own to settle. All the younger
ones practically. now valuable members or
the teams representing various vessels of the fleet
and each was loud il the praises of his own team
There q good chance to bet here, too And
it was accepted in every case
One well meaning head waiter almost started
riot at noon. A New Yorker was entertaining
some friends in the academy, and had given or
ders that the room be used should be decorated
with Navy colors. Instead the waiter artistica1ly
grouped Army and Navy flag and by mistake
spread Army ribbon over the table. What hap
pened when the Navy crowd the effect can
be left TO the imagination
Because OF accident 10 the engine of the
Washington express due to arrive at o'clock
prominent persons. among whom
were a number of government officials and
their families disappointed in not seeing the
game. The accident occurred some distance south
of Newark. Del. and caused by the pin that
holds the piston rod the engine breaking. No
injured