The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-27
SCORE is MADE
In LAST QUARTER
Both Teams Play Spectacular
Game, but Neither Strong
Enough to Cross Rivals
Goal Line-Picturcsquc
Setting for Battle
Lends Classy" Air.
uY >. J. o,NEILL.
Especial TO The rlmes-Dispatcll. j

Especial TO The Tines Dispatch.
Phliadelphfa, Pa. November 2s.-
from time beyond memory the name Of
Jack Dalton has been associated with
heroism. Ia the most lurid OF melodra-
mas the man who rescued the gir-r-l,
VINO stopped the buzz saw, who diyed
IN front of the Empire state Express.
has always been named Jack Dalton.
lie has Invariably been the fictitious
handsome man, the supposititious city
chap, the real hero. TO day. on Frank
lin Field, In . football game between
the Army and the Navy, $4,000 spec
tators saw n genuine Jack Daltop
make good, and thereby justify all the
forgotten p1aywrights and bring un.
dying glory to the name.
John Patrick Dalton, rnidshipman. OF
Broken Bow. Neb., red-headed, six fee,
and something tall, and left half back
OF the Navy team. kicked goal from
the field-tropi the twenty nine yard
Navy to triumph over the Army by a
scorc OF 3 TO ,. Therefore let the
Daltons-th!s especial Jack Dalton
hereafter be heraided tribe. They
have proved themaelves-
For three periods of the game the
soldier and sailor lads fought just az
Yale and Harvard fought last week
Their supporters--this time uniformed
and more picturcsque-cheered and
sung In just the same way. 1t was do
or die Just as Is is with the big down
East colleges.
And IL was just as even. practically.
The Navy, like Harvard, was better.
Technically, but could not score a
touchdown The Army, like Yale.
fought.
Enters Jnck Dalton.
But then into the grldiron drama
entered Jack Dalton. 6The West Point
men Tonight are saying. like all VII
Iatns say OF all Jack Daltons: .currsss
on you''0
There was an interchangc of kicks.
The Navy big biue-ciar fellows. who
outwcighed their opponents consid-
erably--got the ball on their OPP
ponents' thfrty-fiye-yard line. They
have a megaphone announcer over
here, and the next narration or a
play was Dalton on fake kick for
nation goes through the Army righ,
wing for eleven yards. placing the ball
on the Army's twenty-four-yard line"
The midshiprnen snapped out a cheer.
with Dalton" added TO the end Of It
Rodes carried 1t three yards further.
Again the mighty Jack Dalton was
called upon. similar distance,
through the cadets left wing, he
progressed. And there the oval lay,
eighteen yards away from the ArIny's
goal.
sowell, the Navy quarterback,
looked towards the side lines fer
signal from the coaches. He got 1t.
Whatever II was--a raised hand or
flirted walking stick-it said Goal
from field"
Many times previously the Navy had
tried this play. So had the Army
Bopeless-resp pecting each others
strengthen carrying the ball over
the line for q touchdown, each had
long since decided that a kick was the
only possible scoring means.
Sowell crouched low to receive the
pass from Weems, his centre JAG.
Dalton carefully scraped the. grass
from between the c!eats of his shoes
Then there was shrill vocal signal,
a snap OF the ball Sowell put 1t down,
pointed at the proper angle, Jack Dali
ton swung his trust right leg against
it. and over it went. very high above,
the goals cross bar, but just as GER
tainly over it as the Moisant-DeIIes-
seps-G Grahame White monoplanes went
over the Statue OF Liberty few
weeks ago.
That was all---all Of the Arn,y-Navy
game. Thereafter, when the ball went
they promptly punted away up the
field out Of danger. They did not
want TO swamp their friendly rivais
from West Point (und probably
couldn't anyhow, and so We're quite.
content just to win.
brilliant Crowd Attends.
The game VIII go down in the foot
ball annals of West Point and Anna
polls as one of the cleanest and best
ever played between the two institu-
tions. 1t was fought before one OF the
largest crowds that ever gathered on
Franklin lield, and in brillance, the
great throng has hardly ever been out
shone by any asscmblage attracted to
the annual battle between these two
arms OF the national service. In the
boxes We're many ligures familiar in
society circles Of Washington. New
York and Philadelphia.
Secretary OF the Navy Meyer was
present, and he rooted hard and suc-
cessfully for the Navy. Secretary
Meyer was ably assisted In pushing
the Navy on to victory by Assistant
Secretary Wtnthrop and long line
of rear-admirals, captains and other
officers, active and retired,
On the south stand, opposite, thero
was an equally large number of army
officers. In the absence of Secretary
OF War Dickinson, because of the death
OF his son. General Leonard Wood.
chief of staff, upheld the honor OF the
Army.
The weather was almost perfect for
football, and the vast crowd bedecked
In the black, gold and gray of the
army or the blue3and gold Of the navy.|
with decorous sprinkling Of large
yollow chrysanthemunls. made a brill
liant and animated picture. The six
companies of cadets In their long gray
coats aud capes, and the twelve COM
lpantes of midshipmen, In their navy
blue uniforms made fine appearance
hs they marched with true military