The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-28

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PHILADELPHIA. Nov. est Is not
over-estimating TO say that l0OoOo
persons assaulted the ramparts or this
venerable American city today, hop
Ing 10 get sine CLINT OF the Army
Navy displaying. or course. decent
percentage OF that number could ST.
inside Of Franklin field. Tickets were
ht an extraordinary premium. Last
night on Broad-st. a Spectator was
heard to OFFER $50 for two seats IL
was said today that visitors were pay
ing as much as $50 for one small
lspace. whence the game could be close
~ watched. The whole city practical
~ stood and gaped from 10 o'clock
this morning onward. Things were
happening every minute.
First came q blare OF trumpets, and
cut Of the Pennsylvania railroad sta
ton marched 500 West Pointers. their
band sending shivers down each indl-
vidual spine, and their mule endeavor-
ing TO pluck some small sustenance
from the grass that blossoms between
the car tracks.
Then down the path comes the Navy
crowd. also 500 strong and with them
a very skilled band. These lads wore
blue overcoats trimmed with gold and
they had In their company foolish
looking goat
For the past two weeks the Army
and Navy football officials have been
quibbling as 10 who should umpire
and referee the big battle. The dead
lock between the opposing teams was
broken In Washington by conference
held there late yesterday afternoon
with President Roosevelt presiding.
At the White House, the president,
Secretary OF War Luke F. Wright, and
Acting Secretary OF the Navy Truman
II. Newberry agreed upon Evans. Of
Williams college. for referee. 1t was
also decided that A. H. Sharp, OF Yale,
who had been slated originally as the
referee, be made umpire
While President Roosevelt at long
distance smoothed this thing over he
could not erase the hard feelings
You could see that each team was on
edge and everybody locked .or some
hard chickering's on the field
After the arrival OF the cadets and
mlddies then came Mrs. Roosevelt, her
daughter Ethel and big party on
the tracks near Franklin field With
them came Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas
Lorgworth
Society appears TO find some sort OF
rivalry between Mrs. Longworth and
Miss Helen Taft, who came I'm from
-Bryn Mawr
The Navy people, who gave their
boxes TO those whom they think most
ia11 t,s
them, Nike the Army boys, did not give
cut the box holders until the last min
ute. This was the Army list:
Secretary OF War Luke E. Wright
end party; Col II. l.. Scott chief Of
staff, Gen. J. Franklin Bell, Bird. Gen.
r. ID. Grant, Gen. Henry G.. Sharp
Senator p. c. Knox. Congressman
Henry II. Bingham, Theodore Voor-
hees. James McCrea. Gen. Arthur Muir
ry, chief OF coast artillery; A. G. Van
derbilt Col J. c. Nicholson. United
States Senator Frank .. Briggs. Of
New Jersey; Congressman r. Wayne
Parker, Congressman W. A. Roden-
berg. Congressman W. b. Mckinley
Gen. Leonard Wood Gen. Nelson II
Henry. Gen. John X. Brooke, Gen. J. G.
Bates, United States Senator Charles
DlCk, zen. >. D. NJ. 1OunR, Ten
George A. Garrelson, Gen. Horace
Porter, Theodore Gibbs. Gen. Charles
r. Roe. Gen. John A. Johnson, Gen
George b. Harris, Judge advocate
u. s.; r. 8. Dupont, Gen. Clarence Ed
wards, bureau of insular affairs; Gen.
VIM. Crozier, chief OF ordinance: Col.
John A. Hull U. s. A.; Col. Charles w.
Larned. Gen. Henry C.. Corbin. Gle
ment A. Griscom and Gen. J. H. WI.
son
The betting was to on the Navy
First Halt.
The Navy team was the first to az
rive. With the goat leading, they
pounced on the field like bunch Of
medieval knights. They were nicely
upholstered on shoulders. knees and
every other point. A few minutes later
the West Pointers hit the turf For
some time you could not hear yourself
crack your teeth together.
The Navy won the toss aud chose
the west goal. Philoon kicked Off.
LANCE got the ball and ran back II
yards Northcroft punted to the Army
35-yard line and Hyatt got the ball
Greble returned long punt that rolled
to the navys 3.yard line. the Army re-
tiieving the tall
Chamberlain was sent through the
center 10 make the distance but the
Navy held. Chamberlain again took