Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01

PHILADELPHIA, November 3O.-In one
of the most stirring foot ball games ever
played by the two arms Of the national
service. the Navy this afternoon on
Franklin ield defeated the Army by the
score Of to o. The mdshipmen did not
need Jack" Dalton. who won the 1911
and 1910 games for the Nevy by field
goals. for the Anna polls team had another
sure kicker i'm j. III. Brown. a fall guard.
who booted the Navy TO victory by two
splendid goals from placement. Both
goals came in the last period Of play
from the % and 81 yard lines. after it
began to look as If the fierce struggle
woulu result in scoreless tie.
Ii was a wonderful triumph for the boys
from the banks of the Severn river.
With a record for the season that did
not compare as favorably as that of the
Army's and with the prevailing feeling
that the Army, on its show ng made dur
ing the year. had the advantage. the mid
shlpmen battled valiantly even during the
moments when tie tide of the struggle
was going against them. They held of
the Army through grit and generalship,
and when the opportunity came to score
they had the punch" to land the victory.
Middies at Times outplayed.
While all credit is due the Navy for
its splendid success, the army was not
disgraced i'm its defeat. At times the
cadets outplayed the Navy in all depart
ments of the game. and it was through
no weakness on their part that they failed
to score. Twice when the Army had
chances TO score the Navy stiffened its
defense and held its rivals off.
Perfect weather conditions prevailed
t a la a.
of color in which golden yellow, which
has its place on the insignia of both
branches of the service predominated.
Outside the army boys scarcely one OF
the nearly :5,G0 spectators who crowded
the high stands surrounding the gridiron
that did not carry a pennant of the
Navy's blue and gold or the Army's
black. gold and gray. The florists or
this and other cities seemed TO have been
re ieved of their entire supply of chry-
santhemums. the official foot ball flowers,
Judging by the number of them in evil
dence
Navy Stands Mass of Color.
The cadets from West Point, in their
service coats, stood out like great gray
rectangle against the background OF
black and assorted colors in the south
stand They carried no pennants or other
coIors. but the sections on the opposite
side of the field, where the midshipmen
were seated, We're a teeming mass OF gold
and blue streamers.
Although the familiar megaphones OF
previous games were ruled out by an
agreement between the two academies the
rendered new repertoire OF
songs in a way that kept the enthusiasm
Of the crowd at top pitch. The Army
Cadets also distinguished themselves by
their vocal efforts, but they did not have
as their rivals on the other
side.
At the close of the game il was all
Navy. The gray clad cadets sat quietly
and watched their victorious brothers of
the other branch of the service invade
the gridiron in a perfect delirium of JOY.
Parading behind Their famous Marine
Band, the 'middies'' cake walked, waltzed
and executed every imaginable dance
step. Pennants were tossed over the
crosshars of the goals the vfctors
rushed and danced across the field
"Rush to the Colors"
Finally came the famous rush to the
colors" While the midshipnen formed
a great circle. the two big blue and gold
silk standards of the academy were
placed in the center and a frantic rush
was made toward them, accompanied by
a tremendous waving OF blue and gold
pennants. 500
Nor must the respective mascots OF the
teams be fSrgotten- The navy gpat was
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