Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29
ARMY ROOTERSG GAY;
NAWFOLK G[UM
Annapolis Men Return From
Defeat of Representative
Team at Philadelphia.
OFFICIAL WASHINGTON
WITNESSES BIG GAME
Distinguished Assembly Present at
Foot Ball Contest-Many Lunch
con and Dinner Parties Given.

With quenched enthusiasm, their ban
ners of blue and gold furled and
secure"-as they would say In navy
parlance-tucked snug under arms, In
blankets and pockets of sea service
admirers. navy rooters poured back
into Washington last night between S
and o'clock, coming by the special
trains from Philadelphia. the scene OF
The grldiron conflict between the Army
and Navy, the great saciety foot ball
event of the year. which marks the Of
hcia1 closing of the foot ball season.
II was distinctively homecoming naval
crowd. 1t was suggested the army ad-
mirers must have stayed over to help
the boys from West Point celebrate
their victory
The six special trains put on to bring
back the crowds travelled light. Few
Army admirers returned after the
game, judging from the predomina II t
colors worn by those who STEPPED
from the trains at the Union station.
Navy Rooters Hunt Homes.
The Navy men hustled through the
gates and stepped into automobiles
and street cars and headed homeward
out of and above the dropping Navy
pennants there could be seen here and
there the Army colors of black, gold
and gray waving high-opened wide
to the breeze.
The Navy men had little to say. The
game told the tale-20 to 0. What the
Navy men who returned had to say
could be summed up in the statement
last night by Lieut.. Commander Need
ham J., Jones, personal aid to Secretary
Daniels. to a Star reporter:
oil
done in Philadelphia"
Army officers who returned last night
pointed out that the reason for the
Army's victory was that the latter had
the stronger team in every way, al
though they declared there was much
fumblinS on both sides.
The first train arrived shortly before
$50 o'clock. Others continued to ar
rive until within few minutes of Q
clock. in a couple of instances two
trains arriving simultaneously.
Official Washington There.
Official Washington was there in
force. The Secretaries of War, Navy,
Interior. Commerce and Labor, the
Postmaster General and the Attorney
General each headed a party which
came on special train. Admiral
George Dewey, Maj Gen. Leonard
''OONT
the East, end Maj Gen. Hugh l.. Scott,
chief of the general staff. were among
the distinguished members of the two
branches of the services whose pres
ence was hailed with applause.
A list of the rear admirals and briga-
der generals present would furnish an
almost complete registry of those
grades. Gov. Tener of Pennsylvania
and Gov. Goldsborough of Maryland
we're among the chief state executives
present.
Champ Clark. Speaker of the national
House of Representatives, was the
guest of Assistant Secretary of War
breckenridge. Nearly all dignitaries
present were accompanied by members
of their families. Many luncheons and
dinner parties were given before and
after the game.
Col Robert NJ. Thompson. president
If the Navy Alumni Association and
donor of the trophy emblematic of vic
Tory in the contest, was a boxholder on
the Navy side.
Col Clarence p. Townley, superin-
tendent of the West Point Military
Academy. and Capt. William F. Fullam
of the Naval Academy, occupied boxes
on oppoite sides of the field.