Evening star., 1913-11-29
HUGE THRONG SEES
ARMYNAVY GAME
Cheering Crowd in New York
Is Estimated Between
10000 and $4,000.
PRESIDENT ON SCENE
WITH HIGH OFFICIALS
Service Foot Ball Teams March on
Field Overhung by Threat
ening Clouds.
LINEUP OF THE TEAMS.

Trinity. Umpire-A. Sharpe, Yale.
Head Hncsman-C. Marshall, Har-
ward.
POLO GROUNDS. y. v. November %.
End of first period-Score: Navy. B;
Army 3.
POLO GROUNDS, New York. Novem-
ber 29.-Under threatening. skies a gala
crowo variously estimated at 10000 to
5ocG0. among them the President of the
United States. surged to upper Manhat-
tan today for the annual foot ball game
between the Army and Navy. The game
is being played this year for the first
time at the Polo Grounds. New York, and
the crowd of spectators exceeded any at
tending a worlds series base ball con-
test
The van of the thousands to come was
passing through the runways in grow
ing throngs at o'clock. The stands
filled quickly From their seats the
crowds looked down upon a fresh
green field barred of it's heavy blanket
of straw. The spot which marked first
base during the base ball season was
almost directly beneath the west goal
Fresh sod covered the bare spots of
the base ball diamond
Raw Wind Sweeps Eield.
A water-laden wind, raw and cutting.
swept out of the northeast. The clouds
that had rested over the field early in
the day lifted and scudded, gray and
Inenaeing, before the breeze. A patch of
blue heartened the hopes Of the chilled
to begin, but 1t was soon lost, and the
clouds again threatened a downpour.
The seats of the mighty" In the two
branches of the service. ranged In q
crescent Of concrete boxes at the edge
OF the field and other crescents in the
grandstands TERED above, were empty
long after the scuff of feet through the
aisles elsewhere had become deafening-
A hundred photographers darted here
and there, swapping scattered groups Of
pretty girls and notables. handful of
inyalids from the Army team, crippled
heroes of other games, filed into the
south stand on crutches. The Navy stand
was still deserted.
Tumu1t Grows Louder.
The tumult of many thousands march
ing through the stands became louder
ard louder Whole blocks of seats were
filing. The shriil shouts of the peanut
popcorn-candycoffee men were drowne6
n the sound of thousands tramping TO
their seats. torrent of Morse roared
nom the telegraph keys in the press
stand The story of the Army-Navy
loot ball game of 1913 in it's splendid
setting of gold and blue and gray was
already on its way TO the world.
Half an hour before the time set for
the game the boxes began to fill. The
grandstands were filled.
In faultless lines of gray. behind the
cadet band. the Army poured its
battalions onto the field. They circled
the gridiron. formed in columns of four.
then in solid lines. marched the length
OF the field. Up the field. down the field,
they swept in rhythmic step. halting to
face the Presidents box in the upper east
grandstand. A single gold, black and
gray standard fiuttered from their ranks
Then 10 jig step they ran in columns
Of fours 10 their seats amid cheering
that seemed 10 rock the ponderous
stands
Get Roar of Welcome.
While the West Pointers were marching
in four members of the Navy team in
heavy sweaters came on the field and
warmed up by tossing the ball around.
Out upon the field behind the standing
phalanx OF gray trotted the Navy eleven
10 another roar of welcome from the
stands. The Navy team Immediately
began going through its plays.
The Navy cadets. a few moments later
cleaning with gold. swept directly upon
the gridiron from beneath the stand in
columns OF four. a gorgeous flag of
blue and gold streaming above their
ranks.
In solid lines of dark blue each man
wearing a broad band OF yellow crossed
over his shoulder. they faced their
stands. The army stand gave them a
great cheer. Another cheer greeted the
Army mule. To lively air the navy
battalions took their seats, facing the
Army. with the field between
The Army eleven shot out onto the
field from a gate under the east stand
A deafening roar from the stands greet
ed ii.
Navy Goat Parades.
the navy goat warmed by the blue and
gold paraded soherly over the field
Little was seen of the two elevens be-
fore they appeared on the field. The
coaches kept the men away from the
noise and hustle of the hotel Hobbies.
After breakfast those players so inclined
eft their headquarters in pairs or in
small groups for brisk walks Later the
coaches gathered the men together in
their respective quarters, went over sig
mails. discussed field conditions and GER
tain plays to be executed on the wet
field and gave final Instructions
Alter Nichols failed to advance the
li.e and kicked a beautiful goal from
placement. This gave the Navy first
blood, and the Annapolis contingent al
most went frantic with joy.
Navy Wins the Toss.
Te Navy won the toss and selected
the west goal. giving the Army the kick
off. The Army kicked off to the Navy's
15-yard lire and the ball was run back
10 the 3J-yard line before the Array stop
ped the Navy back. Failing made the
run.
The irst scrimmage resulted in j.
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