Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-28
ANNAPOLIS THE FAV0RITE
Talk of Il-Feeling Between the
Academies.
THOUSANDS CROWD ENCLOSURE
Philadelphians Wrought Up Over
the Event-City Full of Visitors
From Far and Near

FRANKLIN FIELD, Philadelphia, No
Vember 2S.-Within a few minutes after
this afternoon Army scored a touch
down and imme diately kicked goal.
Score; Army. 8: Navy,O.
The Navy won the toss and decided to
defend the west goal. At 2:O5 the Army
kicked Off to the Navy's thirty-five-yard
Zine.
Richardson returned the ball on punt
to the Army thirty-fye-yard line. On a
line plunge the Army gained thirty-five
yards. Greble then punted for the Army
and the ball was caught by Chamberlain
on the Navys thirty-fve-yard line. AS
once the runner was away for the goal
with no one in front of him. 1t looked
like score.
Meyer of the Navy was after him like a
two-yard line. Deane tried plunge
through Northcroft's position, but failed
to gain.
On the next lineup. however, Deane
went over Meyer and slammed it over the
line for touchdown The first score was
made five minutes after the opening OF
play. Score: Army. 5; Navy. o.
Deane was elected to kick the goal. and
the ball sailed squarely between the Navy
goal posts Score: Army. s; Navy, O.
Special Dispatch to The Star
PHILADELPHIA. November os.-Foot
ball fever is on this town, which finds it.
self uncomfortably crowded by visitors
who have come from far and near to see
The Army and Navy game at Franklin
Field this afternoon. This is the one event
or the kind in which all Philadelphians
take q genuine interest. The great COL
lege contests cause no more than a bare
" perceptible ripple on the surface of the
City's life. but today everybody talked
about the game and everybody wanted to
see IT, There were good many who had
decided not to mingle with the crowd.
but who, as the hour for the game drew
near, were conscious of a desire to see the
end or the days fun and then found
themselves seeking madly for at least one
Ticket. To their surprise and disappoint-
ment they found that although there
We're plenty ready and willing to buy tick
cts. there were scarcely any to he had
certainly not enough to supply the elev-
enth-hour demand. The University of
Pennsylvania announced two days ago
mat its share of tickets for the game
mad all been snapped up at $50 each.
Some of these fell into the hands of
SPECTATORS and their value immediately
went up hand over hand, like a sailor m
rope. Until $40. S15 and In a few cases
Sd. where the would-be purchasers were
too apparent in their eagerness, was ask
ed by the spectators. AS for boxes
these were all gone a week ago. for most
or them went to the real big guns of the
service and 10 government officials of
the civil branch and those that remained,
seventeen in all were purchased bv a
spccuia,or at one swoop. The buyer paid
$40 for each box and since then they
have brought anywhere to Sl75 and S225,
without more than a little conventional
objection on the part of the seeker for
point of vantage.
rhe city showed its interest. too, in the
game in visible signs. Where only a few
college flags flew Thursday when Penn
sylvania and Cornell held their annual
gridiron clash, there were scores of pen
nants, blue and gold for the Navy, and
black, gray and gold for the Army and
the shop windows, too all showed the eff
fect of the arrival of PhIladelphia's most
important athletic event. Small figures
OF foot ball players wearing bits of col
Ored ribbon To indicate which side they
represented. stood In the full glare Of the
window lights last night and touched
hands, as though 10 assure the passing
crowd that the bes: of feel ng prevailed
between the teams. despite the fierce
battle that was 10 be waged this after
noon.
Rumors of Bitter Feeling.
But whisper-it is rumored. and on good
authority. too, that the Army and Navy
came TO Philadelphia today harboring far
from brotherly or even cousinly feelings
for each other. To put il in the words
of plain-spoken man behind a cigar
counter The Army sure is sore on the
Navy TINS year and. mark my words
you'u Il foot ball game that will be a
game from start to finish.
As ii prediction of an afternoons ex-
celent sport these words were not to be
regretted. but il il is true that the cadets
have a grievance against the middes that
Is Il sad state OF affairs. II is said that
this III feeling between the two divisions
OF Uncle Sans nephews Is deeper. seated
than the mere wish to gain foot ball
1aurelS. The complaint seems to be with
the West Pointers. Tor they claim that
the Navy has been discourteous to them
Lieut.. Commander " =. Irwin, secretary
OF the Annapolis Athletic Association. is
alleged to have been unfair I'm his treat
nent Of the soldier boys, whereas it is
asserted. the Army has done all in its
power to show courtesies to the middles
and one-sided politeness gets d bit wear
ing after a time.
II is rumored further that the heat
in the cadets ranks Is OF such a torrid
variety that the army people intend to
call for official attention after today's
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