New-York tribune., 1910-11-27
FRANKLIN FIELD AGL0W
Color, Noise and Motion Hold
Sway Among Spectators.
NOTABLE PERSONS PRESENT
Multitude of Incidents Adds to
Interest of Annual Foot
ball Struggle.
rBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. 7

1By Telegraph 10 The Tribune.
Philadelphia Nov. 2s.-With all the colos
and briIliarce which make the game uniqu.
In a season of spectacular football strug-
giles, the annual battle between the arny
and navy was fought on Franklin Field
this afternoon. Persons prominent in ON
ciaI and civilian life who filed the boxe.
in the grandstands, were enough to make
the scene of more than ordinary interest.
But overtopping everything else around the
field. and even Tivaliing from spectacular
standpoint the game itself. were the mid
shiprren and cadets OF the rival academies
Rarely does a more stirring sUirited
scene find a place on the college gridlron
than that supplied by the supporters o.
the two eIevens The cadets were the first
on the field. Led by band IN khaki unf-
form. playing the old Irish tune Tip
perary." the gray-coated men from West
Point marched down the gTldiron- At tho
head came the color bearer, with the gold.
gray and black banner Of the Military
Academy. At the side of each cadet hung
a yellow and blue megaphone. fastened by
a yellow ribbon which was slung over his
shoulder Each carried small army ban
ner. Drawn up in six companies Of sew
enty each, in perfect alignment. they halted
in front OF the section reserved for them.
AS the order was given each company broke
ranks ard scrambled for seats
Hardly had the last company Of cadets
sc11rried off the field when at another gate
the march OF the middies began A band
in blue uniforms with scarlet capes turned
back broke through the crowd at the gate
closely followed by the brigade of rnidship-
men in two battalions of six companies
each. The deadly black Of their long coats
viz,
bons and banners which they carried
While the cadets had been warmly greeted
BY the specta tors, the crowd was carried
away in its enthusiasm for the midship-
| men In marching they conceded nothing
to their rivals from West Point In point
| of numbers they more than doubled th-
cadets. Their stolid uniforms. so sagly
decorated, were the more spectacular, and
consequently they appeared nothing short
| OF splendid Drawing up before the grans-
stand, they awaited orders to break ranks
| Soon on both sides of the field mass Of
futtering yellow banners broke the lines
| Of the dark clothed civilians. and cheer
] followed cheer across the gridtrOr- The
| yelling never ceased for an instant during
| the game save as IT was punctUated here
and there with songs. Long after the ref
erees whistle had ended the struggle, the
| shouts of the victOrs rose over the battle
| field in triumph
President Taft did not attend the con-
| test, although IL has been the custom Of
! the Executive for years to grace the strug-
gle with his presence. sitting for ore hat
| on the Army side and for the other in one
of the Navy boxes. He remained In Wash
ington at work on his message TO Congress.
Another deterrent was the death a few
days ago OF the son OF Secretary Dickinson.
Mrs. Taft and Miss Helen Taft were to
have been the guests of the Secretary. but
remained away from the game out OF
spect. General Robert Shaw Oliver repre-
| sented the War Department
Charlemagne Tower. former Ambassador
! TO Germany. and Mrs. Tower were the
guests of General Thomas H Barry. su-
perintendent Of the Naval Academy Ths
officers Of the battleships Massachusetts,,
Iowa and Indiana attended, as well as sew
eral hundred sailors from League Island
One hundred men from the receiving ship
Lancaster sat along the side lines
The entire contingents from the Military
and Naval academies arrived on special
trains and went directly TO Franklin Field.
General Fred d. Grant was a spectator
on the Army side, as was General S. l.
Woodward.
Other men prominent in civil and poIiti-
cal life included among the thousands
who witnessed the game were W Ellis
Corey, president of the American Steel
, Corporations; Charles NJ Schwab. presi-
dent of the Bethlehem Steel Company; Jo-
, seph Letter, grain broker, of Chicago;
} Judge Charles B. Lands. Of Chicago:
Judge j. H. Moore. Of West Virginia:
} George Barr McCutcheon. well known nov
! elist; GovernOr-elect and Mrs Tener; Sec
! retary OF the Navy Meyer and Mayor
Reyburn- The Mayor entertained Fl. D
Perte. Ambassador to Norway. and Mrs
Perte.
Fice-President Sherman sat on the Navy
side to witness the game Among the
women prominent in Washington society
who were present We're Mrs. L. P Wads-
worth. Miss Ruth Halford. Mrs George
Y Wheeler. Miss Natalie Magruder Miss
Nina Van ArsdaIe, Miss Mary McCauIey.
Miss Alma RuggIes Miss Frances Boards
ley Clark, Mrs Ben B. Bradford, Miss
Alice Wright. Miss Emily Elliott and Miss
Frances Thorn
The boxes at Franklin Field were appor-
toned between the Army and Navy and the
University of Pennsylvania Members OF
the football teams of Pennsylvania, Cor
nell and Princeton viewed the game, many
OF them sitting in boxes on the Army side
The Navy goat was present in person
: II came on the field with the nliddies. gayly
caparisoned IN the academy cOlors.
blanket of gold. which the name Navy
appeared in blue, was fastened around its
body, while silken ribbons tied around It's
| neck and horns formed kind of halter