New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04
RIVAL E[EVENS At DINNER
Army and Navy Teams Enter
tanned at Metropolitan Club.

The Army and Navy football eerens met
for the second time this season last even
ing. OF fast dashing runs around the ends
fierce line plunging. swift forming and
quick starting interference. sharp breaking
through and sashing tackling there WAS
ncne. Politeness was the feature Of this
meeting. One listened vainly for the sharr
bark of the quarterback as he called out
the signals, one listened vainly for that
players shrill cries of encouragement. his
calls for a brace OF for the line TO hold
The cadets and midshpmen met yester-
day on white stripped gridiron, there
to perform valorous deeds while thousands
cheered their proves They met at the
Metropolitan Club. in this city. to eat din
ner together as the guests of Colonel Rob
ert NJ. Thompson and the Naval Academy
Graduates Association
The dinner was unusual in the history OF
| the two service academies. in that 1t was
the first time that their football teams have
ever got together except on a gridiron
and they made the most OF the occasion.
The Navy squad was in charge of Lieu
tenant Berrien, the head coach, while Lieu
tenant Nelly had charge of the West Point
GERS. Each party included besides the
coaches the members of the varsity team
and some eight or ten substitutes.
The dining room was decorated with
Army and Navy flags and Army and Navy
colors In this meeting there was nc
furnbling, no misplays. Both teams handled
each course Clearly and went at their work
with a relish The entrees were tackled
and thrown for big losses Late in the
game Plum Pudding tried fake play
something like q forward pass from kick
formation. but every man was on the alert
and so quickly was the play diagnosed and
broken UP that IT resulted in disaster.
Then, when as a last desperate resort to
turn the tide of defeat Chef, the dinner
coach sent in Deni Tasse. one of the fleet
est haifbacks ever seen sent him in With
full steam up and orders to go wide around
the end and try TO get loose for touch
down, the way the Army and Navy broke
10 the interference and put the stearning
little runner down was a. caution
Colonel THOMPSON was the man who en-
Efneered the dinner and thereby brought
Joy to the hearts of two score or so OF
Uncle Sans future officers. For years
there has been a big place in the hearts
OF Annapolis men for the colonel and the
m.dshipmen swore last night that never a
better fellow lived.
| Colonel Thompson has a habit of sending
down a Few DUSnelS OIL medals edGii ScdA
for the raid6ies to compete for, but what
alchemy he used to get the consent OF the
superintendent 10 let the team come up Tor
this dinner no one seemed to know.
How did you get up here? What made
the superintendent let YOU take the trip
a big navy guard asked.
You can search me-" he murmured, and
then began to hum softly. ITO NE it Is a
mystery and will be till / die
The dinner was great success. Cadets
and r1lidshiprnen who had played so strenu-
ously against each other on Franklin Field
a week ago fought over the game again,
this time in conversation. In the words of
the song il was regular Army and Navy
Forever affair.
AS one cadet put 1t in talking to a Navy
player: "Of course, we hated to have you
fellows lick US. but still it was all in the
family, you know
At least sixteen of the men sitting to-
gether last night Will in all probability line
up against each other next year when the
whistle sounds for the start of the next
Army-Navy game. The coaches were
unanimous in saying that they believed
the dinner would have a good effect in
eementing a feeling of good will and clean
craftsmanship between the academies.
After the dinner the cadets returned to
West Point. but the more fortunate mid
shipmen were the guests of their dinner
hosts at n theatre