Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-27
10000 PERSONS
SEE ARMY NAVY
FOOTBALL CAME
NotabIeS From America,
Great Britain, France,
Japan and Italy Witness
Annual Classic in N. Y.

New York. Nov. rs (by the Asso-
o;ated Press) Tho spectacle or
twenty-two mud-smeared huskies
battling over a great lump of mud
that was a football. held crowd
Of nearly 10000 persons spellbound
through three hours of driving ram
when Army met Navy at the FoIo
grounds today. IN,
II was Navy weather. And with
tbeir indicators set at full speed
ahead" the midshipmen pIomeo
through the sticky sea TO '-'o-V
NiI brush stadium sheltered scarcely
half the throng that watched tne
siyidding gladiators. The others
among them Vice President anu
Mrs Coolidge, and notables repre-
senting America. Great Brllaih,
France, Japan and Italy, sa. III the
rain, ,r,a c.ooI-
idra were among the earliest ar
rivals, sitting. for the first hall' III
= hox on the Army side, and scorh-
inp umbrellas. The vice president
wore a battered SLOUGH nat ana
heavy overcoat. Mrs. Coolidge was
bundled in a heavy fur coat.
In a box on their right were sec
rotarv Weeks and Mrs. Weeks,
while on their left sat hlgh ihiiit1is
attaches of the foreign arms oeie
cations. Most of them were VIII
1essing their first footpall game
Thev were guests of General FeI
shing. but as he was unable TO AT
tend because of illness, Major Cen
oral Hartford, deputy chlet Oh STALL
acted for him. $500, VITA
On the Navy side, to which vice
president and Mrs. Coolidge were
escorted between halves, sat "A
,oira1 Koontz chief Of naval oper-
lions. Admirals Jones and EperIe'
Commanders respectively of the AT
lantic and Pacific fleets. ana feai
Admirals Glennon and Benson
cocretary DENLY was not present
Cont Leads Navy Parade.
The stands were packed long De
fore the midshipmen, in their long
blue overcoats, marchea IN DELHI 5iLnu
a band and circled the grlaltol
before taking their seats IN INC
rainy-side cheering section
They were led by the Navy goa,
financing along as If he sensed the
victory to come.
The mud was so heavy that the
rnidshipmen abandoned theIr
drill. but they marched around the
gridiron before climbing into their
seats.
the Army players, heavily blanket
ed. trotted out and began warming
nm. They were greeted by great
roar.
A moment later the crash of the
Army's band was heard and the
gray clad West Pointers marched
in behind their bravely-decke1
mule.
Then the Navy team scampered
forth, and with the opposing glad-
iators in sight. the rival cheering
sections opened fire.
1t was a football-mad crowd that
surged to it's feet when play start
ed and remained tensely standing |
until the last whistle.
And, despite the weather, 1t was
a fashionable crowd. That is, 1t |
was fashionable until the rain had |
gotten in it's work. Rich fur coats
began to wilt. Gaudy millinery |
hung limp. Pumps and silk stock
ings were bed,aggled and mud
smeared. Only the chrysanthe-
mum worn by fair rooters seemed |
to thrive.
Crowd Cared Nothing.
But the crowd cared nothing.
few hoisted umbrellas and got
themselves rapidly called down by
those in the rear. Others impro-
yised head coverings of newspa-
pers But the greater part stood
unsheltered and forgot the rain.
The crowd was so intent on the
players and the grotesque football
over which they waged combat
n football that had to be massaged
with towel at everv call of time
out"
The crowd went wild along with
the Navy cheering section when
Navy smashed over its lone touch
down. 1t seemed to go even mad
der with the Army rooters when
the cadets rushed down into the
of Nays goal.
And then, when Navy had
broken the Army attack by inter-
cepting a forward pass, the whis-
tie blew and the crowd began
pouring down on the field to sea
the midshipmen's snake dance,
The cadets alone sat quietly in
their places until the snake dance
was over.