Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27

THILADELfhlA, fd., November O.-
That old rule which teaches that il one
cares to succeed he must try. try again
was fOrcibly brought to mind on Franklin
Field this afternoon, when the Navy, in "A
hard and clean game of foot ball and be-
fore a large and enthusiastic throng, de-
feated it's old rival. the Army, by the
score Of 3 to q. After six attempts TO
boot the ball from placement over the
West Point goal line Dalton, the sturdy
halfback of the midshipmen's team, sue
ceeded on his seventh effort. The three
points which he had been striving for
looked good to the Navy and proved to be
sufficient to win the game. 1t was pretty
kick. squarely between the goal posts.
and was made toward the end Of the
last period Of play. The kick almost
broke the Army's heart. but true to the
traditions Of the teams that have fought
for West Point the Army stuck to 1t
and did not show the white feather.
The Navy deserved the victory, for the
midshipmen put up sterling game and
outplayed the cadets from the initial
kickoff down to the instant when Field
Judge Fultz threw UP his hand and de-
clared the contest at an end.
OF Dalton's seven attempts at goal from
the field three were made from the 30
yard line. the last OF which succeeded:
one from - yards one from 20, another
from 30. and one mighty effort 81 yards
from the Army goal. All but three Of his
kicks carried to the goal line, but the
stin wind from the northwest. which blew
across the field, carried the ball to one
side Of the goal posts Dean, the star
at field goals, one from the 44-yard line
and the other at 45 yards. but neither
kick came near score.
Ground-Gaining Difficult.
The frequency with which resort was
made to this method Of attempting to
score was because of the difficulty each
team had in advancing the ball consist
entity. Comparatively few first downs
were made by either team, but what ad-
vantage there was in this respect was
with the Navy. The midshipmen played
a fine offensive game. and there were few
times throughout the sixty minutes or
action that the midshipmen did not have
the cadets on the defensive.
The game will go down in the foot ball
annals of West Point and Annapolis as
one of the cleanest and best ever played
between the two institutions Ii was
fought before one of the largest crowds
that ever gathered on Franklin Field. and
in brilliance the great throng has hardly
ever been outshone by any assemblage
attracted to the annual battle between
these two arms OF the national service.
Every stand was taxed to it's capacity.
the private boxes we're filled to their
limit and crushing mass OF people
choked up the promenade that surrounds
the four sides of the gridiron.
Secretary Meyer "Roots" Hard.
In the boxes were many figures IA
oF y-,c
New York and Philadelphia. Secretary
Meyer of the Navy Department rooted
hard and successfully for the Navy, sur
rounded by host of friends i'm the north
stand, where the midshipmen shouted
hoarse for their team. Secre-
tary Meyer was ably assisted in pushing
the Navy on to victory by Assistant
Secretary winthrop and long line Of
rear admirals, captains and other officers
active and retired.
On the south stand opposite there was
an equally large number of army officers.
In the absence OF Secretary of War Dick
inson because of the death of his son.
Gen. Leonard Wood. chief OF .taff, up
held the honor of the army. The box re-
served for Secretary Dickinson had been
turned over to friends whom the Secre-
tary had invited.
A Brilliant Scene.
The weather was almost perfect for
foot ball, and the vast crowd, bedecked
in the black. gold and gray of the army
or the blue and gold Of the navy. with
4 generous sprinkling OF large yellow
made a brilliant and
minated picture. The six companies OF
cadets in their long gray coats and
.apes, and the twelve companies OF mid
,hipmen, in their navy blue uniforms,
made a fine appearance as they marched
With true military bearing across the
ield prior to the beginning of the game.
The band preceding the soldierly-look-
ng boys played lively tunes. and the sight
II the future officers Of the army and
navy stepping lightly over the field stirred
he crowd, and cheer after cheer swept
,ver the big field. The navy goat was on
rand to do its part toward helping the
to win, but for some reason
he old army mule was not to be seen.
The two teams appeared to be evenly
matched, so far as weight was concerned,
Is they ran on the field. The Army boys
Won the toss and elected to take the field
With the stif wind At their backs, Civ
ng the Navy the kick-on. Much Of the
lay I'm the first quarter was In the
Army's territory. and twice during the
eriod Dalton Of the Navy failed to kick