The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-01

soa.. with the ball again in front OF
shs goal posts, Brown cropped back tc
the Army's thirty-seven-yard line and
repeated bis trick. sending the score
up 20 SIX points.
The two chances the Army had 70
score came in the FIRST ard second
periods. After getting the ball on
kick-of, Keyes and Benedict on emo
runs carried the ball to the Navy
thirty yard line amid great cheering
Here the Navy temporarily stopped the
rush, but the West Pointers Kept pes
ging away at the line. and slowly
worked the hall down TO the Midsh'p-
mems twenty Vineyard mark. where
Yeyes tried field goal The bail
SCARED high and Just missed Eoai
post
The Army's second opportunity TO
score came In the early part OF the
second period. The Navy found the
Army line hard TO penetrate. and the
signal was given 20 punt Army men
blocked the punt An Army man re
covered the ball In the htteen YARD
line.
The Army hit the Navy line. but
Il failed TO bulge. In the next scrim-
mage there was a tumble ard Mid-
shlDman fell upon the ball on his own
Navy kicked TO the Army forty-four-
yard Lille. and after that the West
Point team never got near the Annapo-
lis goal line.
In the third period the Navy team
showed a wonderful improvement IN
their play. Mostly on the defensive
the first two quarters. the Middles De-
gan more aggressive tactics, ana
showed great Improvement in advane-
lag the ball.
Among Those Present
Although President Taft was TOO
busy at Washington to witness the
game, there Were enough notables
present to make list OF the occupants
of the boxes look like a combination
army and navy register, social regis
ter and congressional directory. Among
those OF the Army side were Assistant
Secretary of War oliver. Major-General
Leonard Wood, chief of stan OF the
army; Major General Thomas H. Bar
~. commander of the Department OF
the East; Colonel Clarence p. Towns
ley, Superintendent of the United States
Military Academy at West Point; GEN
eral w. II. Sharpe. head of the COM
missary department Of the army, Cen
eral George Anderson, General Rob
ert Evans, General John r. Brooke.
General John c. Bates. General v. W.
witherspoon, president OF the Army
War College. Brig adierGeneral VIII
liam NJ. Crozier. chief of the ordnance
department; Brigadier-General Albert
L. Mills, chief OF division of militia
affairs: Brigadier-General Z. G.. Ar
ltngton, inspector-seneral of the army;
Brigadier- General william c. Mar
shall; Major General Charles +. Roe,
commander OF the National Guard of
the State OF North Carolina; Briga1ier-
General George F. Torney, surgeon
general OF the army
Secretary OF the Navy George Won
L Myer and Assistant Secretary Win
throp occupied boxes on the north
side. Among others on the navy eide
were the following:
Rear-Admirals Aaron Ward y. B.
Usher, Robert Z. Peary. Richard Vain
wright, Frank + Fletcher. Cameron
Mr.. rinslow, Nathan c. Twining.
Charles J. Badger. Charles E.Vreeland.
Philip Andrews. II. l. Cone. Hugo Os-
terhaus and Thomas B. Howard.
Members OF the Diplomatic Corps
were scattered through the boxes ana
stands. and hundreds OF prominent So
ciety people from ell parts OF the
East witnessed the game.