Evening star., 1913-11-30
RECORD-BREAK|NG
CROWD SEES GAME
President Wilson and Those
High in 0fficiaIdom in
Throng of $4,000.
ARMY AND NAVY LADS
GIVEN WILD CHEERS
Middies and Cadets Pay Pretty Com
pliments to Each Other Dur
ing Day.

NEW YORK. November 29.-Forty two
thousand persons saw the Navy go down
in defeat this afternoon before the Army
eleven on the Polo Grounds. which was
transformed from base ball diamond to
a foot ball field. No greater throng has
ever seen an Army-Navy game.
The multitude which crowded the
stands included President Wilson, the
Secretaries of War and of the Navy,
other cabinet officers and senator's, rep
resentatives and the flower of the mill
tary and naval services. Every seat was
occupied and many more persons would
have been there had space to seat them
been available.
Set in an oval of humanity was the
remade gridiron protected from the rain
till this afternoon by a tWelve-lnch
blanket of straw. To the south on the
north sat the Navy. with the field be-
tween. raked by cross fire of cheering
that did not end till the Army's colors
futtered over the field from the tops OF
the goal posts.
Wilson Divides Time.
President Wilson and his party follow
ed precedent in dividing their time at the
game between the contenders. The Pres
ident was a few minutes late. and the
game did not start till he had taken his
seat in an upper grandstand box almost
directly over the Army stand. When the
first half ended he was escorted by Sec
retary Of War Garrison, Secretary Daniels
OF the Navy and Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt TO the Navy side
Rain threatened every minute during
the first three periods of the game. and
came in the last quarter in the form OF
d driZzle.
Army Battalions Parade.
As the Army battalions marched upon
the field. headed by the cadet band. the
crowd cheered Down the side lines
marched the band, the battalions OF
gray and gold following in columns OF
four
Around the field they marched. then
followed the band the length of the
field. down the center, fifty abreast.
turning by fours, reforming in long
lines and halting before the south
stand As they marked time the Navy
eleven ran out on to the field Another
cheer went up. The cadet band quick
ened its tune to a Jig, and the lines OF
gray broke and ran for the stand
Wear Golden Bands.
Meantime a flourish of bugles an
talions. 1t was nearing time for the
game and they did not circle the field
as the Army had done, but marched
straight down the center. Across the
shoulder of each mans blue overcoat
CLEANED q go band; from each mans 8
hand waved gold pennant. When they
made the stand the blue was hidden by
a moving forest OF golden standards
and streamers.
The Army eleven scurried out on the
field. A great cheer went up. Across
the field the Blue and Gold cheered the
Army: and the Army, with the blare
of many bugies and the roar of many
voices, gave back a cheer OF greeting to
the Navy.
Tumult of Cheers.
Blue-coated and gray-garbed cheer lead
ers, swinging megaphones. darted out to
the side lines and took their stand be-
fore each battalion. Then came the
turnult of rival cheers and songs drown
ing the torrent of applause from mere
civilians as the elevens took their places.
A field goal by the Navy in the first
quarter set the streamers of gold snap
ping wildly For a moment the Army
stand was silent, then answered with
a gripping cheer of encouragement for
it's men on the field. In the second
ing field goal, and the Army stand went
wild.
But the greatest delirium was saved
for the Army touchdown in the same
period Six hundred ', est Pointers rose
10 their feet as one man, tossed their
caps on high. flashed their pennantS OF
gold and black. unloosed their voices in