Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-11-25
ANNUAL GAME BETWEEN
TWO SERVICE SCHOOLS
THE GREATEST SOCIAL AND ATHLETIC EVENT
OF THE SEASON
A RESUME OF THE PAST GAMES
Interest in the Game Increases Year by Strong
Athletic Rivals Arrayed Today on Franklin
Field. Philadelpha

For one more time Annapolis is to-
day practically deserted town, and
the greater part of the old city's pop
ulation has been temporarily absorbed
by Philadelphia, all because some twen-
ty-two young men who in later years
will do battle on field or quarterback,
are trying to settle whether the Army
or the Navy knows most about carry
ing an inflated bit of porkers' hide
up and down Franklin Field, in the out
skirts of Quakertown.
The general exodus to Philly began
shortly after o'clock and was headed
by the two battalions OF the brig lde
of midshipmen who, on two special
trains, pulled out of the Short Line
and the Washington, Baltimore and
Annapolis stations promptly at Eight
bells" were being struck at the
Academy.
After these young future admirals,
each full of confidence and enthusiasm
had boarded their trains and started
out, there were other special trains
made up Immediately and into these
poured the waiting Annapolitans and
the hundreds of officers from the
Academy with their wives and fami-
lies, who had stood by watcing the
sailor lads entrain.
Made wise by past experiences when
they had made the trip to and from
Philadelphia in one day, many An
napolitans took no chances of an over
loaded diner, and short supply of
railroad eatables, took with them
lunches to be consu ned en- route.
All of the Annapolitans are due to
reach Philadelphia shortly after 1l.30,
and will have but little time to rush to
franklin field and pile into the seats
which their coveted bits of paste
board entitled them to occupy.
When the special trains of football
and Navy rooters had left the Naval
academy and Ye Ancient City took
stock of their remaining sons and
daughters. Down within the govern
ment reservation there was left
just barely enough officers to run
the big institution and keep the
many cogs of its intricate human
machinery going. At the Superinten-
dents Office all of the higher officers
were among the missing.
In the absence of Captain Gibbons
and Commander Logan, the comman-
dan of midshipmen, and next in COM
mand the institutions acting head
was Commander Hoff, who has recent
ly been detailed to duty at the Acad-
emy. The clerical forces in all of he
Offices were short many men, and in
fact all over the yard, were the mani
fest evidences that told too well to
those who know the indications, that
there is game of football being play
ed on Franklin Field, Philadelphia,
this afternoon.
Throughout the town the same situ-
/ alton prevailed in a lesser degree.
Country folk coming to Annapolis to
do their Satur lay selling and buying,
/ found few "ladies of the house" to
look over their fresh eggs and golden
new butter, and were equally struck
with the smalIness of the towns busi-
ness population when they went to
buy. Many storekeepers remember
| ing the days when their blood was
young and the annual football ever
struck them, had granted permission
/ to clerks and salesladies to take the
day off and were doing their best to
handle the trade that came their way
| themselves.
All who remained in town were max
.