Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-11-30
GREAT CROWD FROM CITY
SEES ANNUAL STRUGGLE /
REGIMENT OF MDSHPMEN AND LOCAL CONTINGENT GET AWAY
EARLY, WITH ENTHUSIASM RUNNING HIGH
BILLY, NAVY MASCOT, ATTRACTS MUCH ATTENTIl N
Academy Like Deserted Reservation and Business Of the Town
Shows Effect OF Exodus Of It's Population bad
Students Remain Aboard Prison Ship

Armed with megaphones. from
which streamers Of gold and blue rib
bon floatad to the breeze and display.
ing the most confident kind OF spirit,
the brigade of midshipmen, over
seven hundred strong. got way fol
the scene of today's big battle on
special trains over thu Pennsylvania
and B lltimore and Ohio railroads. that
pulled out of the city at $50
O'Clock.
And with crop Of battle songs
and yells, which they had been re-
hearsing for weeks, the middies were
prepared to shout themselves hoarse
ia encouraging their team 70 vic.
tory. Sharply at o'clock this morn
ing the students tdmbled out of their
warm cots in answer 20 the sounding
of reveille by the bugler, and TWEEN
ty minutes later breakfast was
served
So expectaht were many of the mid
dies at the thought of the big game
so near at hand that they paid little
attention to the morning meal. With
breakfast over, the boys had a little
time to themselves, but shortly after
2 o'clock they formed in battalions,
as if for the regular inspection for
nation, and the march TO the railway
stations soon was on. Headed by
the full complement of the Academy
band, under the leadership of Lieut..
Charles A. Zimmerman, the battalion
marched in good order to the special
trains in waiting at the local railway
terminals, though now and then a
cheer went mp along the line of
march.
And last, but by no means least.
there was "Billy," a huge white
goat, and the standard mascot of the
Navy in athletic contests. Held in
leash by MidshipInan William F..
Cochran, himself otherwise known as
"Bill, /" and who formerly belonged
to the football squad, the goat and his
master pranced along near the head
of the line. His goatship was elab-
orately costumed. This time his
blanket or Coat was made of a
handsome piece of Navy blue velvet,
with gold laced border, and embel-
lished with brilliant stars in gold
The leash was of gold and blue rib
bon.
AS the band swung into College
avenue from King George street, it
struck up the now famous athletic
battle song and march, anchors
Aweigh, :" stirring air. composed by
Lieutenant Zimmerman back in 1907,
and dedicated to the graduating class
of the Naval Academy of that year.
The FIST battalion was under the
command of Lieut.. Commander Ralph
h. Earle, with Lieuts. r II. Poteet
and G. C. Hartigan, as assistants,
while Lieuts. Roger Williams and
Aubrey w. Fitch were in charge of
the second battalion.
AS the procession passed Bladel
street the companies Of the first bat
talicn filed down that thoroughfare,
as they mad the trip to the Quaker
City on a special train over the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad. The Sec
ond battalion continued on out West
street to the terminal of the Electric
LlHGy 0HCIC AltEN DOaIuEu SDCEldl
train of ten coaches of the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad. standing on a siding.
Many of the general public of An
napolis. as we'll as officers of the
Academy and members Of their
families, also went en- the ''Middies
Specials, which were first to pull
out OF the stations. Both railroads
ran special trains half an hour later
for the accommodation Of the rest of
the civilians. In addition, many of
the local contingent left town on the
early morning cars, so as TO give
them more time in Philadelphia be-
fore the game. Still others got
away yesterday.
With the second battalion over
the Pennsylvania line went the Navy
goat. On the rear of this special the
middies stretched a huge piece OF
canvas, embellished by a Navy goat
and bearing this inscription, whoa
you Army mule; get off the Gang
way"
And the old town today presents
a condition that results only once in
every 500 days. Business is pretty
much at a standstill. Many Of the
merchants and private citizens. alike,
look forward to the annual Army.
Navy game as one big outing of the
year. Even though they have moi
been fortunate to get one of the GOV,
eted admission cards to the scene oi
the battle, they take in the trip JUS
the same, just for the general inter
est and lively scenes that the confess
in cites.
Down at the Naval Academy ther,
is an air Of quiet and desolateness
There was scarcely corpolaI's guarr
Of officers who remained at home /,
look after the affairs Of the govern
ment institution. Commander Loui
NJ. Mutton, head Of the department
of ordnance and gunnery, did note ar,
to go to the game. AMI being the Sc
nior officer left behind, he was desig
mated to command the institution Il