Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-26
PHILADELPHIA.


Special trains carrying enthusiastic root
ers for the Army-Navy foot ball game on
Franklin Field this afternoon began ar
riving early from New York and Wash
ington, and most of the visitors congre-
gated in and about the Bellevue-Stratford
and the Walton hotels. the respective
Headquarters of the Army and Navy
teams. The b1ttalions from West Point
and Annapolis also arrived during the
morning. bedecked with their academy
colors, ard each man carrying a small be-
Iioboaed megaphone. The cadets in their
long gray coats and capes and midship-
men in their dark blue uniforms made a
splendid appearance as they marched
from their trains .--.--z
Just prior to the beginning of the game
the cadets and midshipmen were enter
tanned at luncheon at Houston Hall as
the guests OF the University of Pennsyl-
Vania-
The two teams took matters easy dur
ing the forenoon. All hands reported as
feeling fine to their coachers and train
ers. Short walks in the crisp November
air were the orders given by the coaches
and the players Of both teams broke up
into small groups and kept away as much
as possible from the animated scenes
about the principal hotels
Demand for Seats.
Despite the efforts of those i'm charge
OF the distribution of tickets several hun
dred tickets found their way into the
possession Of spectators. The demand
for tickets was far beyond the supply
and as high as SIS was paid for a pair
Of seats.
The seats for the game are equally dis
tributed between the University of Penn
sylvania and the two academies The
West Point and Annapolis share of the
tickets are not sold. but distributed gratis
10 officers and others identified with the
Jwo arms OF the service and TO promi-
nent men in government and congress
sional circles. Pennsylvania share is
sold at 81 30 a ticket, and the proceeds
are given TO the organization for the re-
lief OF the dependent widows and oh
phaLs OF officers and enlisted men of the
army and navy.
A Stubborn Contest Expected.
With perfect foot ball weather and with
both teams trained TO the minute and full
oi the hShting spirit that pervades the
TWO great institutions which the PLAYERS
represent. a hard and high-class foot ball
game was looked for by the nearly 3OOoo
The Army and Navy game rings down the
curtain OF the foot ball stage in the east
and the game has heretofore inyariab bly,
furnished the most brilliant spectacle seen
in this section during the foot ball sea
son.
The Army contingent occupied the south
stand and the Navy the north.
The Army was a slight favorite in the
I0 Isaff iNO fhut
naval contingent took all the money that
was offered. Both teams this year have
played consistent foot bali and they en-
iered the game on as near an equal foot
ing as any elevens that have ever repre-
sented the two institutions.
Today's game is the fifteenth time that
teams representing the two academies
nave met on the foot ball field OF the
fourteen games played the Army has won
seven and the Navy six, with one contest
d tie. With three or four exceptions all
of the games have been close and each
game has almost invariably been featured
by some sensational play. The record OF
also shows that the team that was the
favorite before play began generally lost.
Cadets and Middies Arrive.
The stands filled slowly at first. but
after 80 o'clock the crowds came more
rapidly. The first cheer was sent up at
l:4O o'clock when strains of music were
heard coming from the southeast corner
Of the great field. A moment later a
band appeared at the head of the column
OF West Point cadets. The West Point
boys in columns Of four paraded to the
center of the field. and then forming six
companies front marched TO the patriotic
strains OF their band to.the south side OF
The field. They halted a moment and
then broke ranks and climbed up into
the seats I'm the center of the south stand
Just as they were all seated the midship-
men, headed by their band. came onto
the field from the northeast gate.
There we're twelve companies OF them
and they aroused the enthusiasm of the
rrowd as they marched company front
in perfect alignment once around the
field and stopped I'm front OF their seats
In the north stand. After a little fancy
msueuvering they also broke ranks anc
flied into their seats. Then the din be-
gan. The Army boys cheered the Navy