Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-11-29

Uncle Sans young sailors AMI
soldiers met on the Polo Grounds,
New York, this afternoon ia their
annual match for supremacy on the
gridiron.
A fair, promising clear day, with
the wind blowing laziIy at about five
miles from the northwest, greeted
them and the 80, 600 spectators, who
packed every available seat in the
stsnds.
II was just such day to keep the
players keyed up to their best forts
and not too cold for the spectators.
although the field was muddy after
the two days rain.
The teams were in superb condi-
ton. The midshipmen, by right Of
their more successful season, we're
the favorites among the betting fra
teraity. The scene, when word was
given for the kickoff was given was
indeed a pretty one, the cheering Of
the rival academies and their colors
hurting good natured defiance at each
other, was enough to send the blood
curdling in even The most phlegmatic
ones present.
At 1875 p. m. the brigade of mid
shipmen, accompanied by their band,
marched on the field, and after doing
some drilling. broke ranks and took
their seats in the north stand. After
the middies finished their maneuvers,
| the Army cadets, led by their band,
marched around the gridiron, and
coming to a halt in front Of the south
stand, gave rousing che r. and then
resumed their seats amid applause
by Army supporters.
At / 45 the Navy team and substi-
tutes trotted on the field. They di-
vided into three squads Each team
going through signal practice. The
Army mule, led by two gray-coated
cadets, paraded up and down the Navy
side of the field. The mule wore a
blanket, with a picture of a mule
kicking, and beneath were the words
] kill the Goat, ~ ea hing the
Navv's mascot. At 40 p. m. the
Army team and substitutes came or
the field and divided into two teams
and went through a signal drill.
At 1:50 p. IN. the Navy goat was
trotted On the field with nothing but
his head and horns &c be seen, hi.
BODY completely covered with q blan
ket If Navy colors. Midshipmar
DOYLE had time tanning Billy before
the great crowd and urgin., him on
The goat was led to the Army sid,
and introduced to the Army. mule
The latter Immediately began Z,
prance around.
At 1.55 .. m the officials called
Captain Gilchrist, Of the Navy, anC
Captain Hogeson, OF the Army togeth
er, and after the formality Of intro
ducing the rive! captains, the referee
tossed the coin. The officials were
Refe ree-W. s. Lsngford, Of Trinity
Umpire -"Al" Sharpe, of Yale
Head linesman-Carl MARSHALL OF Har
ward.
Armed with megaphones, iron
which sire amers of gold and blu,
ribbon foated "a the br eye and dis
PLAYING the most confident kind oil
spirit, the brigade Of midshipmen
over eight hundred strong, got away
for the scene Of todsy's battle on
special trains over the Pennsylvania
and Baltimore & Ohio railroads. thai
pulled out Of the city at 6:l5 and
80 O'Clock.
And with crop Of battle songs
and yells, which they had teen re.
hesrsing for weeks, the middies pre-
pared 70 shout themselves hoafse II
encouraging their team TO victory
Sharply az AIS O'Clock this morning
the students tumbled out oi theil
warm cots in answer TO the sOundinl
of reveflle By the hugler, and twenty
minutes later breakfast was Eerved
So expectant were many Of the mid
dies at the thought Of the big game
so near at hand that they paid little
attention to the morning meal. Will
breakfast over, the boys had a little
time 10 themselves, but shortly aftel
s o'clcck they formed in bsttalious
as if for the regular inspection for
nation, and the march % the railway
stati1 ns soon was Oh.
Headed by the full complement Of
the Academy Band, under the lea
dership Of Lieut.. Charles A. thinner
man, the battalion marched in goos
order to the special trains in waiting
at the local railway terminals, though
now and then a cheer went Up along
the line Of march. And last, but b,
no means lsast. there Yves Billy,
a ruge white goat, and the STANDARD
mascot of the Navy In sthletic con
tests. Held in leash b. MidshipmsI
Doyle, himself otherwise known a