The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-11-26
Game is Hard Fought from
Start to Finish but Arn1y's
Heavier Team Wins.
GAME SPECTACULAR AFFAIR
Many Leading Officials Of tfIe
Army and Navy Witness
the Contest.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 25-Army slSfIf
triumphed over Navy pluck when the
football teams from West Point and
Annapolis clashed in their annuaf
battle at the Polo Grounds today. Tho
Cadets victorious score was 5 tog7s
but the Mlddies fought Ramely and
grimtly until the final blast OF the
whistle a
President Wilson Absent.
Some $4,000 citizens. not counting
the governor OF New York. cabinet OF
hcers, generals. admirals md an ARA,
of lesser lights IN both branches ofs
the government service, saw the con-
bat Only for the absence OF PresI
dent Wilson the game would have
provided all the spectacular Incidents
wnich go to make Army-Nayy foot
ball battles historic.
Chilly winter winds swept through
the great stands packed with cheer
ing paTtisans OF the soldiers and san
ors. The gay gowns Of the feminIne
rooters were hidden under furs and
heavy conts, but there was no IhoIr
OF vivid color. Seas OF chryBanthe
NUNS Bwayed as their wearers cheer
ed and shouted, and the pennants Of
both schools were waved produly.
Cadets Rush Colors.
When the cadets trooped out 81
the stands ut the end OF the game and
rushed the colors, they had eleven
Victories to their credit to the Nays
nine, and they celebrated thiA
achievement in time-honored fashion
Seven hundred and sixty strong; they
massed In front OF their heated rivals.
did serpentine dance about the tie1d
before forming great oval and then
Mt q given signal rushed pall-melI
about their colors, held alottS by three
or their number.
The soldiers did most OF their
cheering early In the game for The
Army started of with q rush. on the
kickoff OlIphant caught the ball on
his own hye-yard line aud carried ft
back through a broken field; past
eleven plunging Mtddies TO within
five yards of the Nays goal. From
that point It was rushed over for q
touchdown. 1t was also Olfphant
who later Kicked fold goal for the
Army.
Goodstein Scores.
Goodstein, the young center for
tho Navy was the hero OF the Annap-
oils clans tonight. He broke through
the Army line IN the third period
blocked one OF Vidal's punts and
raced fifteen yards for a Touchdown.
Governor Whitman Idayors Mitchell,
Secretary of the Navy Daniels; and
Secretary of War Baker were among
the Official dignitaries who occupied
boxes when the battalion of Gadeta
marched onto the field. IngIIght blue
uniforms with long oYercoatB and car
rying yellow remnants With q band
at their head. the Soldiers paraded
In company front, agging q noun
tain gun a5 al mascot
They started a storm OF applause
that was renewed several times %
they gave display OF the machine
like marching for which they are ia
nous. Then their band played them
up into their achers at doublest time.
1900 Niiddies Present.
AZ few moments after The Gadeta
had cleared the field, the 8ftddieg
about 200 strong marched in With
their blue and crimson uniformed
bandsmen. In the long navy blue
coats Of their service, they were IA
deep contrast to the Army. Their
perfect marching, hrst In column II
four. then swinging intoea front tiita
extended the iengt h Of the aeld, pscS
gduced another burst of applause from
the spectators which continued until
the sailors reached their seats. They
brought a goat sas their mascot.
Just before the Army team an
speared upon the field the Cadets,
standing with heads uncovered, gave
the West Point cheer at the end Of
which their two inch cannon roared
IA salute to the sol der players.
When the Navy team came Into
sight a few seconds later their goat
imascot greeted hem wi antics thai
were accepted by the MILDLY rooteTs
taS betokenfng good luck
Between the second and third per
liods Secretary Daniels and Secrefary
Baker surrounded by officers high In
their respective services, walked 20
the center OF the field and greeted
each other.
In the Hudson river q fleet OF SIX
teen battlsht lips and lesser ftghting
craft had dropped anchor 70 give
their men and officers chance TO
see the game and iit was said thai
about 4 $1,000 were granted shore
leave for this purpose.
It was all army in the drst haa
of the game. 0liphantss runptng
sbackgofs the idckoff almost the entire
length Of the ID eld mad es ii look to the
Special as IL it would be ruIsa-
way race. 01iphant and VIDAL were
the Arny's stars, Keeping the bal
in their opponents ter1toEy en-
through the first two periods +
well xecuted Forward pass: sfernaTdt
to Vidal brought the second Army
touchdown early In the second per
dod sOlfphant failed TO ldck goal
for either touchdown.
18th the scoreS15 20 9 aga1nss
them the Middfes returned % Rho
Held after the Intern sion 6ettEeen
the halves to ma e a despe ettofs
10 Win. PLAYS on tack and ven e.
ecnted forward passes prongnr 1ne
bnlt to the Army - Ne EaEo
line on an exchange or ptnts- Coco
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