The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-30
M|DD|ES DEFEAT
ARMY GR|DSTERS
Two Field Goals Nets 6
to 0 Victory for
Navy.
N0TABLES SEE GAME
Sccy's Daniels and Baker,
Admirals and Generals
Attend.

NEW YORK. Nov. 2o.-The An.
napolls goat who today wngered hIl
hlu" blanket agalnat the black. gray
Hit gold irappings Of the W-s
Point mule, all on The result Of d
certain football game at the POL,
Er"undH tonight iE nibbling VIII
tr'lsfa ctiou his riyals coat Of MANY
oolors For. before tho grcatrs
lhrong that has ever bcheld the sorry
lee gridirnn classic. tho Nuvy
trOunccd the Army q To Two field
goals booted by KING on field
mearcd with mud brought victory tc
IN" Middlcs for tho first time since
1919, when Annapolis won p the
same score
Renewed after a lapse Of three
years oCrnslOnrd hy entry ot tho
United States into the world war
tho contest lost non" of IT. pump
and ceremony Tho commanders. iu
chief Of the two scrNiccs were In
their boxes adnlruls rubbed Shoul
ders with generals congressman and
diplomats WED with one another for
'front.' row seats and fair women
without number viewed tho spec
taClc.
$4,000 Witn6~s Battle.
And to their credit be II said that
although the game began In rain
and ended In fog which at timss
hid punts from view, there was not
deserter among tho 5000 spec
tators j, was an ugly day. "nates'' as
one MILDLY confided to his nciHhbor
but perhaps the fog and rain served
only To make the sailormcn feel at
home.
Long before the gates were thrown
open at II u. m, thousands had
reached tho grounds. BY o'clock
the stands wero well filled
Half an hour later came thP sound
or martial music, Through the gate
matching briskly into Annapolis ter
rltory came company after company
or gray coated cadets. the West FONT
colors proudly waving H. their midst.
They had hardly encirclcd tho ficld
and taken their seats when tn. An.
nspolis forces swept on tho field.
marching as snappily AN thoir land
lubber rivals, Granted the place OF
honor was the veteran Of many a
salty sea the Annapolis gost-blue
blanketod ana straining at his leash
Then the two teams dashed onto
the field The stands, surging bands
or blue and gray, rose and cheered
And tho cheering did not cease for an
instant Whatever way went the tide
Of battle. cadets and middies roarod
encouragement or praise to their
brothers on the field.
Navy scs,sc~ In Each Malt.
They passed tho first two quarters
with tally VI Z to the etedlt OF
Annapolis In the intermission tho
spectacle took on n new interest for
the spectators. When Secretary Dan =
ieis and Secretary Baker advanced
from their boxes 10 mid field, there
10 clasp hands II was seen that Cen
erHl Pershlng strode to one side OF
his chief and GeneratMarch on the
other.
The greeting was brief, but tho
army men. losers In the first half
as In the second, advanced to the
navy's side for IA few minutes to
tender their congratulations to tho
winner II Was In this spirit that the
game was played. Then came the
roar OF the field pisce with which
the army announced tho beginning
OF each period and 22mud. be-
smcnred figures trotted onto tho
field once more To renew the strug-
gle.
Two moro periods OF hard buck ing
and harder tacklinE. another mo
ment OF Joy for the navy mon when
King again kicked far and straight
and then tho final blast OF the
whistle
That blast turned square OF blue
into n cascade OF gold Rising as
one man. the mlddieS hurled their
golden megaphOncs onto the Neld