The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-04

New York. Dec AT the Metropolitan
Club tonight Col Robert III. Thompson
spread himself for a dinner to the vic
torious football team OF Annapolis. and.
on second thought, the Army team Of
West Point
Col Thompson, despite his military
title ION governor stah), explained To-
night that he is a graduate of the Naval
Academy, and reliable sources say that
for years the colonel has been the Naval
Academy's athletic associations one best
bet financially. The colonel, if pressed,
at least Will admit that each year ne
puts up the trophy which the Army and
Navy fight for on Franklin Field grid
iron. Philadelphia, on the Saturday after
Thanksgiving Day.
The dinner al the Metropolitan Club to-
night got under way originally as the
annual dinner of the Naval Academy
alumni. The idea of having this years
victorious football team present as extra
guests was an afterthoughg; and the in
vitation TO the West Point players who.
a week ago to-day, were beaten TO the
tune OF 10 by the Navy. was an after
were a bit late getting into town, but
when they finally arrived they and The
West Point kiddies We're seated AT an
immense table in the center of the room,
which they had all TO themselves. There
were twenty-five in the Naval Academy
party at this table and sixteen future
full generals from West Point
The Annapolis Party.
Commander r. F. Koontz who is the
comHlsndant Of midshipmen at Annapolis.
headed the salt water delegation. The
rest Of the Annapolis guests consisted u
Lieut.. Commander Harris Lanuing. Lieut.
Frank D. BerFien, Lieut. Commander T..
+. Jerrup. Lieut.. }. p. Lannon, Lieut..
Freddy Poteet, and Young Pant Dashiel.
now a professor Of mathematics at An
napolis but whose name viii go down IN
history in that he PLAYED football on the
Lehigh team with Charley and Richard
Harding Davis (brothersl in the days be-
tween the civil and Spanish wars.
Also there were football PLAYERS present
named Clay. Loften, Wright. Merring.
Anderson. Cobb, Douglas. Dalton. Elmer.
Hamilton. Weems, Shaw, Brown. CocF-
ran, Davis. Eodes, Gilchrist. and Nc
Reavy, not 10 mention the well-knoWn
Jonas Hingram who. in his early youth.
was considerable Of a football PLAYER.
but now is an aged officer of the service
I In his late tWentles.
Also. there were lesser folks present. a
lot of admirals and generals. and so on
Admiral Higginson. Admiral Ide, Admiral
Mackenzie William Allen Butler. Admiral
Speyers, Capt j. j.. J. Kelley Frank
Sprague, the electrical engineer; ". II.
Slayton and William Butler Duncan. And
holding down one end OF the guest table,
where all these admirals and persons
sat was Big Bill Edwards also a we'll
[ known football nan, who got in because
he was once coach at Annapolis.
Mutual Admiration Society.
Gen. Barry spoke about the army. Com
mander Koontz replied with a speech Just
as good about the navy. And as tie
whistles in the New York Central yards
announced that the newspaper trains wers
being made up. Col. Thompson decided
that ii would be well 10 hear speeches
from the young men OF Annapolis and
West Point themselves. The midshipmen
at this hour said that West Point was
the greatest Institution Of learning I'm the
world Wbersupon the West Point cadets
arose in hobhle WASTED gray uniforms 10
pfuA-Alih tH1I iiieIe was Only one place
worth talking about, the same which IS
Annapolis.
At still later hour the West Point men
returned TO their gray stone dormitories
up the Hudson. The Naval Academy
cadets We're loaded into taxicabs and sent
TO the Ansonia, where they spent the
night The middes will return 10 An
napolis at noon tomorrow. Their meet
ing with the West Point folks at Col.
Thompson's party tonight was so happy
that It was next to officially decided to
make the dinner an annual affair