The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-30
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| football tucked under his arm and the
| light cavalry OF the Army leaping
along his TANKS and shielding him
from tho lunges OF the heavy footed
| Navy men.
| Mcrrillat had reached the Navy i've
ward line before they cut him down.
Then the Army crowded the ball on
over for a touchdown.
| NlcrriIInt freaks Snvys Heart.
| The score had been tie when Mer-
| rlllat went tearing down the field. and
| that wonderful dash seemed to break
| the Nays heart
President Wilson sat and smiled in
box on the upper tier Of the south
side of the field. where he could feel
/ the floor trembling beneath his feet
under the steady throb OF ARMY yells.
There is no record OF his arising
from his chair and screaming In his
emotion, In common with the un-
| trammeled voters, but he must have
felt a strange stirring In his presi :
| Dental bosom, nevertheless.
/ Between the halves he issued from
I his box and moved across tho green
\ iicld, fanked by majestic members OF
7 the secret service, who wore q lane
through the crowd that had leaked
out OF tho stands TO get n close view
Z OF the President, when they could havo
seen him much better by sitting still
Tho Army cadets roared n greeting Mt
him as he left their side, and tried to
identify his attendants. without tho
usual respect for dignity.
u see Billy Bryan" howled one tr-
'eNcrcnt young man, who will ono day
demand deep reverence from private
soldier. Il see Billy Bryan. Iooray
for Bryant"
II was not his fault that he failed to
arouse any demonstration from the
warlilie Army for the peaceful Secre-
'"'! OF state II was really William j.
Nnvy Cheers President.
AS the President wended his way
across The field, 4 ld-looklng figure
IN black overcoat, with presidential
steam issuing from his nostrils and
ioat!nS behind him on the ambient and
exceeding chilly atmosphere, the Navy
side underwent = violent ERUPTION or
yellow lags. Then the President took
seat close enough to the miGdics to
/ indicate that his official friendship was
with them during the second half
There was probably never before
such an assemblage AT 4 sporting event
! III this land OF the free and the home
OF the brave. There was never before
such an assemblage because they never
before had such Il place to assemble
in Under normal conditions, the Polo
Grounds, so-callcd because they never
mately $4,000
1t is very easy to believe that there
| were $4,000 people present at the game
| to-day. and ii is even easier 10 believe
/, mat they were mostly prominent peo-
| PIE, because they seemed to be con
sc'ous or the fact. 1t would have been
| impossible TO stand at z point where
second base used to be and shy rock
| inward at any point OF the commas
! without hitting some very prominent
| person. probably q government Office
| holder.
\ ~
/ There had been sun around here most
OF the winter when /; was nothing
| snort OF drug on the market but to-
uay II was nowhere in sight and there
was paucity OF warmth III the at
inosphere. The sky was masked by
ciouds ana a chill wind popped up from
the vicinity of tho Harlem River and
swirled and cddicd about In the hollow
! or Tho hills. II was quite cold. and
( The women watched the game from be-
| nina rannarts of sable and mink and
other costly sheltcring.
Stirring sight.
Tho entrance Of tho two battalions
afforded n striking and stirring sight,
The cadets from West Point entered
hrst. headed by their band and draped
/ IN their long gray military cloaks
| The men on one side carried yellow
/ pennants tho other black. and as they
stepped IN time TO the band. the Army
/ to4oIS S"ayou In long line Of BIZ
hued wool. After marching once around
the Geld, they broke into conpany
formation and took their places in
the section beneath the President. box.
Tho Middies followed almost i,nme-
diately in their long black overcoots
with sashcs Of yellow across tho
shoulders They too. paraded tho
fieid and then took their places In tho
left hleachor
BILL the Justly celebrated Navy
goat arnbled into view. clad in a
gaudy blanket. Except that he in
sisted upon browsing in on the ncr
fectiy good turf placed 10 protect the
diamond Bill" seemed Impressed bv
inc scene which met his gontish eyes.
For some reason. the Army ,nulo
could not be brought 10 New York.
out nc was represented by two cadets
mat is, thcy were dressed in nulish
Para9hcrnalia and received an ovation
almost ms great as is given tho ami
! MAJ whose proxy they were
Tho cadet cheer leaders opcned tho
etes az tho inultitude To tho possl-
ohlte7 Of noise in male lungs. cspec
, any wh"n they arc trained to cNhals
10 unison. Each PLAY brought forth
rom TIC SIDE Of the field favored bv
me result, a resonant Chant which
"eNt over tho pavilion ana onto Iar-
Il lg1u ana North Rivo,