Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-30

4 retired army officer waxed so en-
thusiastic during the game that in a hull
in the cheering he jumped up shouting
North Point! South Point! East Point!
West Point. Six Points 1t was recog-
nized as an old army cheer.
The cadets had a new yell to take the
bugle was used to good effect. The
Nays new Yell was called "the auto
mobile" It was not so popular as the
SIREN
One passed miishipman reached Phil
adelphia at o'clock Friday evening, and
announced to some of his classmates that
he would have to rush down to Washing
ton to get girl and take her to the
game" Some friend found out her adj
dress and wired her to come on to the
Walton on an early. train. signing the
midshipmans name. To make a long
story short. the MILDLY reached Washing
ton just half an hour after "she" had
left for Philadelphia.
4 gray-haired army captain, who had
seen service In both the Philippines and
Cuba. expressed the opinion that for
real concentrated excitement. an Army
Navy game had service on the firing line
badly beaten" He himself was a captain
of a West Point team in his academy
days
One rather cynical navy officer esti-
mated that the annual Army Navy game
cost the middies 1000 brass buttons, 1000
stand of Navy colors and 600 badly
bruised hearts. the Navy girl INJECTING
the loss.
The betting was not as heavy as in
previous games. The Army demanded
odds of ) to ,, whereas Navy men gen.
orally thought the betting ought to be
a
though one Navy pool Of 5000 was
placed against $500. Many individual
wagers of small amounts were made, but
the mldsh1Dmen were fortunate in not
being able to place an additional pool OF
$1,000. which the brigade had raised
Naval officers from the ships stationed
along the eastern seaports attended the
game in large numbers, and many in
formal receptions were held in the cor
rldors of the Walton Hotel. Army officers
In even larger numbers flocked in the
corridors Of the BelleNe-Stratford.
"violet'' Dague. al All-America end.
who played a brilliant game against the
Army last year. and Douglas. the Navy's
captain last season, watched the game
from the side lines.
The Navy goat was there. Respondent
with blue and gold. but the crowd looked
In vain for the staid old Army mule He
had been left at home this time. and the
Army needed no mascot. The goat was
fore the game ended. He had failed of
his purpose.
Among the foot ball men who saw the
game were Walter Camp. Hurry Up
Yost. who has been coaching the Army
recently: NJ. T. Cooke. head coach Of the
University of Virginia: Roper. Prince
toms coach. and practically the entire
Pennsylvania eleven.
number of 1908 men got together in
the Hotel Walton Saturday night, and
many were the yarns the future admirals
told of their experiences during the brief
time they had been seen in service.
Where is so and SOC" was the question
heard on all sides. "Oh, he had tough
luck. got stuck for the watch" was a
frequent reply.
When the Army and Navy clash on the
gridiron it is not the game alone that
draws the crowds. Back and forth from
the Walton to the Bellevue-Stratford the
old fellows and the youngsters, looking
for friends they see only on this one day
of the year, passed all Saturday morn
ing. Usually they forgot the ones they
were looking for in the joyous meeting
the last moment
Never was there such demand for
tickets such q harvest for the specula-
tors as at the game Saturday. They were
selling pairs of seats for $50 Friday night,
and Saturday morning the price had gone
I'D in some instances to $40. Four seats
in a row were sold for 500. in the only
case in which SO many together were to
be had Single tickets went Saturday
morning for IS and 80. and even after the
game had started IS was being paid by
those who had been disappointed