Navy vs. Army

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  New-York tribune, December 3, 1899, page 6

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  .SpgRTS “‘’0 ~> ~~~OSpsRUSMEM ARMY CADETS THE vICTORs WEST POINT BEATS ANNAPOLIS DE- CISIvELY, II TO 8. soLDIERs oUTPLAY THE sAiDono AD SHOW SCIENTIFIC FoorBALI~THE RE- SUIT A suRPRIsE-A BRILLIANT ARRAY OF ARMY AND NAVY ARRAY OF ARMY AND NAVY SUPPORTERS. Philadelphia Dec. (speciaD’-Ihe A’.’‘ n decisive victor over the Navy at roo’pa” 70 dav. winning by final score or IL 10 o. game marked the renewal OF the a’hie’‘o oo .asts between the two Government acaoeii’ie’ .cer a ,anse of several years, and an immense crowd turned out for the heroic struggle. The game to-day closed the season In footoal’ and. like all the other great contests OF Ao’‘‘ was a surprise 10 most people But suipi,e have so become the regular order or thihes ‘i”‘ 81 would have seemed unnatural 10 nave ‘ne game come out as most people expec’eu- i”e Navy had been counted as having much the Det- Ter chance. but the West Pointers simply swept all before them. They charged across the oat’lefield again and again. and the Navy bulwarks could not withstand their terrific onsausn’s’ Three times by steady assault the West POINT men carried the battle across the Navy’s goai line and scored. 1t looked as II the midshipmen might be blanked entirely for they did not have their land legs on and were easily bowled over. But In the last few minutes OF play the An napolis Youngsters took on a great brace ano’ aided by ofsde play on the part OF the enemy they succeeded in crossing the line and in pluck ing last brand from the burning ship The battle waged fiercely for some time after the start neither side appearing to have much advantage though the Army men were playing with greater dash. But soon the young soioiers went at the game with greater vigor and scored on the straightest, hardest sort OF football with only one touchdown against them at the END Oh the half, the sailors still had high hopes OF naval victory, and started In the second haif with great vigor. They kept West Point on the defensive for some time but finally the caoets from up the Hudson River resumed their nerce rushes that nothing could withstand Twice In fairly rapid succession they scored, and ell hope for the future naval heroes Of the country were gone But full Of pluck, they sailed right into the enemys waters. so to speak, and cut out touchdown from under his nose. 1t was fine exhibition Of pluck on the part Of the Navy and will take its place with the story Of those other feats OF old time seadogs. STRONG POINTS AND WEAK. That. in brief, is how the game went. As an exhibition purely Of football 1t was not so interesting as were some other games this season. Though 1t could hardly be said that the players were In poor conoluoh’ yet there were endless number OF waits. and after almost every second or thlrd play time would be called to bind up the wound ed or else hold council Of war These tedious waits dragged out the game unduiy’ But asioe from this circumstance. it was hrst rate exhibition. The soldiers played up to date loot hall from start to finish and were up on their toes all the time, alert, dashing, resourceful ana irresistible. Their interference was excellent and their tandem and mass plays through the centre seldom failed 10 gain the distance on the defence, too the Army men showed nerve and unyelding strength. though 1t was series of wholly inexcusable offside plays that toward the close of the game gave Annapohs the chance to score. This was the only distinct weakness that the soldiers showed 1or their tackling was superb Jacksons punting good and the line bucklng work OF the Dacks as mas been said, not TO be withstood. The Annapolis team lacked the dash OF West Point. and their backs were extremely slow in starting Their formations were all right. but the middies were so slow in getting them of that the enemy would have a chance to get through and spoil the play. On the defence the sailors were anything but invulnerable and they were wholly unable to devise any means that would serve 10 break up that terrible can nonading at centre The soldiers made breach after breach through the Annapolis line, and the Army backs would come hurting through these for great gains BRAVE AND BRILLIANT SPECTACLE The day and the field and the grandstands were brilliant and full Of color, for the game was distinct social function OF the Army and Navy. and the sets that cluster around these two branches OF the government service were out in full force There was plenty Of gold lace and Army and Navy gossip was fully as rife as the subject Of football. The south stands had been reserved for the Army. and the cadets from West Point occupied the centre in splendid, compact body OF gray that cheered with mill tary precision and with immense effect. large donkey draped from nosetip to tailtp in the Army colors of gray and yellow and black cantered sedately up and down in front OF the soldiers and was rapturously applauded. On the north stand were grouped the partisans OF the Navy and they made as brave showing, the Annapolis cadets in blue occupying the middle. and their fair friends. clad in glorious raiment and making lavish display of the Navy’s colors were grouped about them. There was no admittance fee charged TO the game, all the seats being given out on invitation Conseouently the crowd was most well behaved, and singularly free from the sporting element” Rut as II was. there were at least twenty thou sand people, who occupied every seat In the stands on Franklin Field and witnessed the struggle. The sun shone almost too warm for hard snort and IL made recourse to the regulation football flask seem like less Of a stern duty and more of a pleasure than usual. 1t was about O’Clock when the elevens came out to practise and the teams lined up like this: West Point. Positions. Annapolis Smith tcaptan). Left end. Long pheadl Farnsworth (Enis) Left tackle workman lsaptain) Hopkins. l>ct Bettison centre Aodhs Boyers guard .Beknap CFremonD Bunker (Ney). Right tackle Nichols (wllians) Burnett (Zee) Right end Berrien Weaver) cossad RockwelD. Left halfback. Fowler Fryer Clark CRockwelD Right halfback Cannon 0and) West Point II; Annapolis, s. northumberland,

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  The news & observer. (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, North Carolina, December 3, 1899, page 9

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  CAROLINA EUCHRED OUT OF The GAME Umpire Played vaIiantIy For SeWanee 50 SAY THE TARHEELS SEWANEES ONLY SCORE ON A FREE KICK FROM FIELD BRILLIANT PLAYING BY CAROLINA BOYS The Game Between West Point and Annapolis Witnessed by Many Government Of fcials. West Point Won BY aScore Of II to5. USSofC VI ~ “ vs. Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 2.-(Special.1- Carolina was most unjustly euchred out OF the game with Sewanee here today. After continued rllshes with the ball ON Sewanee’s tWo-yard line, Koehler was sent Through for a clean touch down, yelling, Down” He was then pushed back and Umpire Taylor, whom Sewanee brought here, gave the bail to lSewamee. Alter an exchange of kicks with the ball on Cardinals forty yard line. Sinpkins, OF Sewanee, caught it and Osborne, Cardinals end, was upon him. though he didn’t tackle. The official not only gave ISewanee ffteel yards, claiming loul, but open chance for a free kick, which Kilpatrick, of SeWanee kicked Score, Sewanee 5; Carolina 0. In the second half the Carolina men did brilliant work, making phenomenal plays. Carolina clearly outplayed Sc vance at every point. Shull. Osborne and Mclvcr We’re injured and were I’m able to continue Howell and phi.el succeeding. Howell made a. brilliant run of fftv yards which was a feature Of the game, and after exchanging kicks. dumped for another magnificent run of thirty yards. Carolina loses the ball. but secures same again on down. hoehler makes twenty-five yard run and time is called, although there should have been minute more play. Cardinals line was excellent, Phifer, |. e. Elliot, Breni, Bennett, Shull. Craig and Osborne doing beautiful work. while Martin, quarterback. although badly injured, played like fiend, while Graves clearly outpunted Sewalsae and played a heady game. Koehler was a team within himself. never failing to make his gains. and aBellamy’s tackIing was par excellence. HowelIs runs were the topic of conversation here. 1t was one of the finest exhibitions of ground training ever seen. iSimpkins, Kilpatrick and Seibels played the best game for Sewanee. The Carolina boys clearly overshadowed Sewanee as Sewanee didn’t play as good game as Georgia Thursday. Carolina sponsors were Misses Stockton and Morris, accompanied by Misses Woodward and RAM kin. ASSOCIATED PRESS STORY. Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 2.-In d hard fought game at Piedmont Park this afternoon the eleven from Sewanee Uni yersity defeated the University OF North Carolina team by a score Of 8 to U. The game was one of the snappiest ever seen here, the playing at times be- Inn I’ll ~ defeated this YEAR, while North Carolina had lowered her colors only to Prince ton and West Point Today’s game placed the Southern intercollegiate championship in the hands of Sewanee. Neither side crossed the others goal lime. Sewanee’s five points were made oy a place kick from the field On UmDire Taylor’s decision panalizing North Carolima for foul tackle. In the first half North Carolina had the ball on Sewanee’s three-yard lime with FIVE downs TO her credit. but was unable to get it across. The features Of the game were the kicking of Seibels OF Sewanee and the hard running of Howell OF North Carolina When time was called at the end of the game the ball was on Sewanee’s ten-yard line with North to escape a whitewash. THE ARMY BEATS THE NAVY. Philadelphia. Pa, Dec. 2.-Thp army and navy. represented by the football teams of West Point and Annapolis. met on Franklin Field today for the first games between the academies were stop 1893. The army won by score of II TO ., making two victories out of the played since 1890. The last game pr;er TO that of this afternoon was played at Annapolis in 1893. and was won ny the Navy, . to 4, the army making tou”hdown, but failing to kick Il goal. the gane between The academies were stop ped after that year by Secretaries La mont and Herbert. n0minally because they inteI1ered with the studies of the cadets. but in reality because the rival ~ was such THAT it threatened to prejudice the good feeling between the two branches Of the service. The game today was witnessed by over 21.C00 people Admission was by inyitation only but so great was the in terest IN the game that as much as $40 WAS offered within the week for q single admission ticket. Business in the War and Navy Depart ments in Washington was almost suspended today owing to the rush of Off cials to this city. Among the visitors

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  The record-union, Sacramento, Calif., December 3, 1899, page 5

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  < SSS Point football team defeated Annapolis on Franklin Field this afternoon in q hard-fought battle-17 to 5. The soldiers won because they played the better football. It seemed as though every army officer and navy officer OF standing at Washington were present. The Presidents Cabinet was represented by Secretary of War Root and Secretary of the Navy Long. The two Cabinet officers received great ovaton when they entered the grounds. Secretary Root and his party occupied a box on the army’s side of the field, while Secretary Long watched the game from the naval stand, on the opposite side. Between the halves Secretary Long was escorted across the field and congratulated Secretary Root on the good work done by his boys” This little incident started great hurrah, in which the yells of the West Point and Annapolis cadets were mixed with the long, loud roar Of the Pennsylvania students. Over $1,000 persons saw the contest. The army was well represented. There were Major Generals, Colonies, Lieutenant Colonels Majors. Captains, Lieu tenants and privates scattered all through the crowd. Among those pres ent were Assistant Secretary of the Navy Allen, Rear Admiralsr O’Neil, Nc Nair and Rodgers, Captain Robley d. Evans Colonel F. L.. Denny of the marine corps, Governor Voorhees, OF New Jersey and Mayor Ashbridge of this city. Early in the game the soldiers got the ball on downs on their forty-three yard line. Line plunges and two spins around the ends brought the ball to the middies’ forty-yard line. Then the West Point half backs were sent against the line steadily, until the ball was only five yards from a touchdown. On the next play fullback Jackson was pushed over the line for the first touch down. Bettison kicked a goal. Score: West Point 6, Annapolis 0. There was no further scoring in the first half. Early in the second half a kick by Wade carried the ball, to the army’s ten-yard line. but Wesson ran the ball back ten yards. Another exchange of punts, and the ball was on the army’s twenty-yard line. Without losing the ball once, the soldiers pushed the sail ors back from the army’s twenty yard line to the middle of the field, and from there right over the Annapolis line. After almost every scrimmage sailor would be laid out. Rockwell, who took Clark’s place, made the touchdown, and Bettison kicked the goal. Score: West Point II, Annapolis O. The army started her line bucking work again, carrying the ball from mid field to the goal without losing it or being stopped in her progress. Rock well made the touchdown, but Bettison failed to kick a difficult goal Score: West Point IL, Annapolis O. When the play was resumed the ball was carried to the army’s sixteen yard line by a fine kick, which resulted in a touch back for the middies and an exchange of punts. Then the navy carried the pigskin to the ten-yard line, where it was lost to the army on downs, but Immediately regained on off side play. On four scrimmages the sailors took the ball to the army’s two-yard line mark, and on the next lineup Wade was sent over the line for the first touchdown. The goal was a difficult one, and Workman failed to make it, The end came few minutes later, with the ball in Annapolis possession on it’s own forty-f ive-yard line. Score: West Point II, Annapolis B..

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], December 3, 1899, page 1

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  stand and dIsoTssnised in the held for for a. soon soon as the “Aflddes” had kicked on. wesson, after the catch, made a 10-yard run. Then Rock well m ade two dashes around the end for forty yards, his interierence completely boxing the Ing at various points at the line the ball was quickly worked toward the goal and Rockwell crossed the line for West Points last touch down As Bettlson missed the goal. the score The Navy licked OF AZ. and gS1 . e., match line. The drive was wide OF tho mark and the ball rolled out OF bounds. Rock well made q long run Of forty yards shortly after that but the bal on West Points 2Sy%5d marx Msrs and. Halligan bucked their way to the, 49, penalty OF fve yards for ofrsde play. Cannon. took the ball to the 9-yard on took the, leather on downs: Jackson soon Kicked and the ball went out OF bounds at the 3O-yard mark. but as West Point was of side. the oval went to Annapolis on the Armys 12-yard line. From that Point i was com touchdown there was a siRh Of relief He 17to5. There was only one minute to play and when time was up the cndets In gray rushed upon the field and carried their heroes away upon their ers were rushing M and down Broad street In front Of the principal hotels. cheering an sing ing to their hearts content. The Annapolis men hurried to the depot to catch early trains. The academies have. met hve times. and this 10 West Points second victory. Summary fol-

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Officially, Navy leads 64–⁠55–⁠7; as played, 63–⁠55–⁠7 in the 125 games on file; the official count covers all 126 meetings, counting the 121 since this game.