Navy vs. Army

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  The times, Richmond, Va., December 1, 1901, page 1

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  ~ SCORE ELEVEN TOFIVE Distinguished Audience Of Twenty four Thousand Saw Game. THE MlDDIEs PLAYED BEST BALL West Point Having an Element OF Luck ana a Goal from Field aud Pheuomenal q Run of lo5 Yards for Touch- down, Gave Thcm the ylc- tory over the Game Il Annapolis Lads. THE MlDDIEs PLAYED BEST BALL \ r. = PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Nov. so-Prub~ : | ably the most distinguished gathering that ever witnessed football contest In this country, and admittedly the greatest ! crowd that ever entered the gates o9 Franklin Field, saw West Point defeat Annapolis this afternoon ty the score OF II to s. From the moment that President Roosevelt and his party entered the great amphitheatre until half an hour after the timekeeper had blown his whistle. an nouncing the cessation OF hostilities, there was am almost continuous uproar | such as has probably never before taken | place on any football field in the coups t try. | The President and members of his sCaof- | ret worked up to a nervous pitch by ths | excitement left their seats in the private ] box which had been set apart FOR tneT | occupation and took positions on the SIDE | line benches, which are usually used for ! substitute players and coachers lhers / was not a seat unoccupied and hundreds stood on the field throughout the entire | game. sun BROKE THROUGH. i che day broke cIo,idy and thrsateniss.b.e lust about the time that the Presidential train pulled into South-Street Station on the Pennsylvania Railroad. the sun broke through the clouds as though to weleone j the distinguished guests. The train i bearing the President and members of 1.-The Cabinet reached Ssouth-Street Station a few minutes after one o’clock. Lunch, i con was served in the private dining car and the party. at 1:45 o’clock. started FOR 4 Franklin Field. which is but few yaros / from the station Two lines or ponce imen had been drawn up on the sidewalk and the President and his party marched to the entrance OF the grounds guarded ! by Phiadelphia’s finest. All the members of the party entered the grounds at the 4 eastern entrance. First came the Presii dent with Provost Harrison. OF the Unt- 4 versity of Pennsylvania. on his right. i and Lieutenant Commander Cowles on / his left They were followed closely by | half dozen Philadelphia detectives. i Chief Wilkie and several Secret Service men. selected for the eccasion; Secretary Long. Secretary Root Postmaster-Gen- eral Smith. Secretaries Cortelyou and Loeb. and many army and navy officers I Admiral Dewey had slipped into the i grounds almost unnoticed and had taken seat in the navy stand. / The Presidents appearance was the sig / nal for a tremendous outburst OF APP plause. which continued un,. he had walked down the center OF the gridiron and across the field to his seat in the | north stand. The Presidents silk hat / was on his head scarcely nve seconds / from the time he entered the grounds / until he had taken his seat. so continu- | Gus was the ovation. NAVY WON TOSS. Hardly nad the President and his par ty ta.-en their seats before the navy team came upon the iield from the west ! entrance. The followers of the Annapo- Z lis eleven made the stands shake with their cheers. and blue and orange flags seemed to be floating from all sections Ok i the field Six minutes later the West / Point lads trotted out. and then the black, orange and gray of the army was waved deliriously from the big south stand No time was consumed in formalities. The coin was tossed, and Captain Nichols. j or the navy, called the turn correctly. He chose the west goal with a slight adj 4 vantage of the wind. and at 2:1I S-aves / kicked off in the game that has made l football history. From the moment the ball was put in play until the tine-keeper’s whistle uIew there was n more in teresrec spectator OF the game than fres;- dent Roosevelt 4 The contest had been In progress less than ten minutes when he left bis seat in the private-box. and ok up his posItion ON the side-line bench. Whsn Casad broke through the navy’s line and ran sixty-five yards the President jumped TO his feet excitedly, and advanced to ward the gridiron, but returned 10 hii seat a moment later when the bal. was put in play again. at the enc OF the tlrst half Secretary Root and General Mile. came across the field to escort the Prcsl’ dent 70 the army stand. With Secretary Long and detective on his right ane Secretary Corteiyou, Lieutenant-Com mander wainwright and Secretary t,oa on his left President Roosevelt walked across 20 the south stand and again oc cupied a seat OF the sioe line PHENOMENAL. Run. when the two teams resumed play - 3:eo, and DAILY. of the army, mace MS scuI cs 1to Yards for a touchdown. president Roosevelt jumped to his feet WITH an eS | preston of a surprise on his lace, anu ! like thousands OF other spectators. eSa!e scarcely realize what renarsao1e p’ec’ OF football mechanism DAILY really ‘s thai he could max s:sch a phenomena run t:,rough the entire tiela IN i keenest interest was manifested hy al | tne DISTINGUISHED spectators. ant. not on / rofds a move to leave the field until IN game was end The presidential part, left the grounds at i:s1 and went i’m sisnne.iately to the sScasE Street static, | siding. where the special train was i ! waiting III 7yas precisely o’c.ocS ws:e’ .he train pulled out for Washington :, PRESIDENT Roosevelt stood on the rsh o,atforul win bars6 head, and smiled r, acknowledgements 10 lAe cheering snosis ands. :, There was an element OF tus:s N ht victorv of the West Poirt eleven this a !: ternoon. They .ece o,,tp!ayed by III. !. ----------------.----

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  The Montgomery advertiser, December 1, 1901, page 1

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  DAILY PLAYED THE GAME Army’s Quarterback Scored His Teams ii Points. Annapolis Made Only During the Two Halves-Fresidsnt Roose- welt Enjoyed the Contest Tremendous Crowd Present. Philadelphia. Nov. so.-Frobably the most distinguished gathering that ever witnessed football contest in this coun- try, and the greatest crowd that ever entered the gates of Franklin Field. saw West Point defeat Annapolis this after noon by a score of II to 5. From the moment that President Roose- welt and his party entered the great amphitheatre until half an hour after the time keeper had blown his whistle an nouncing the cessation of hostiiitfes. there was a continuous uproar. Even the President and several members ox his Cabinet, worked up to nervous pitch by the excitement. left their seats in the private box and took positions on the side line benches. The train bearing the President and members of the Cabinet reached South Street Station a few minutes afssr 1 o’clock The lunch was served on the private dining car and the party at 1:45 started for Franklin Field. The Presi- dent, Provost Harrison of the University of Pennsylvania. and Lieutenant Com- naander Cowles were first to enter the grounds. They were followed by Secretary Long. Secretary Root. Postmaster Gener- al Smith, Secretary CorteIyou and Loeb and many army and navy officers. Ad- miral Dewey slipped into the grounds al- most unnoticed and had taken a seat In the navy stand. The Presidents appear ance was the signal for a tremendous outhurst of applause which continued until he took his seat. Cheers for the Gladiators. Hardly had the President and party taken their seats befarA the navy team came upon the field from the west en- trance. The followers of ethss AnnapoIis eleven made the stands shake with their cheers and blue and orange flags seemed to be floating from all sections of the field. Six minutes later the West Point lads trotted out and then the black. or ange and gray of the army was waved deliriously from the big south stand. The toss was won by Captain Nichols of the navy, who chose the west goals and at 2:15 Graves kicked off. From the moment the ball was put in play until the time keepers whistle blew there was than President Roosevelt. The contest had been in progress less than ten minutes when he left his seat in the private box and took up his position on the side line bench. At the end of the first half. Sec retary Root and General Miles came across the field to escort the President to the army’s stand. President Roosevelt walked across to the south stand and again occupied a seat on the side line. ad T1la al BPS and Daly of the Army team made his great run of 105 yards for touch- down President Roosevelt jumped to his feet with an expression of surprise on his face. The Presidential party left the grounds at 4:30 and at 5 o’clock the train pulled out for Washington. Element of Luck. There was an element of luck in the victory of the West Point eleven this afternoon. They were outplayed by the Annapolis team in both halves, but 1t was a case of too much Daily. This great little quarterback ran the Army team with rare judgment and besides making the entire eleven points for his team, prevented at least two touchdownS by the most brilliant tackling ever seen on Franklin field. Annapolis won the toss and the chose the west goal giving West Point th( ball Graves kicked to Nichols. who wal thrown on the Navy’s 9 yard line. Aftei an exchange of kicks the ball went td West Point on their 90 yard line. On tho first line up Casad of West Point brokt through the navy line and carried th( ball to the Navy’s 2O yard line. Hackett Bunker and Casad carried the ball te4 yards nearer the Annapolis goal. It wal the third down with three yards to gain nd noIxy haO Oira fNr tFU at q field goal and the ball sailed squarely be- tween the posts. There was an exchangt of kicks, and then McNair, the Anna polls. quarterback ran sixty yards. plac- Ing the ball on West Points 25 yard line. into the line by Freyer, Read and Nichols forced the ball over West Points goal line. Nichols making the Belknap missed the goal and the score was tied at five. Time was called with ball in the Army’s pos session in midfeld. Daly’s Great Run. The sensational play of the game was made immediately after the kickon In the second half: Belknap kicked to Daly and the latter catching the ball on West Points five yard line ran the entire length of the field for touchdown. He was assisted greatly by the beautiful inter ference of Bunker and Casad. DaIy ktckSQ Iue kOdl tuS SSOt0 was. fNSSt Pont, Ii; Annapolis, 5; where it re- mained. Belknap was forced to retire and Am lapolis was badly handicapped by the weak kicking of Freyer. Near the close If the game. Freyer fumbled giving the Army the ball on the Navy’s 10 yard line. t was carried to the ‘ yard line where t was lost on down. At the first line ID Freyer got through the West Point inc and carried the ball to midheld. An lapolis then forced the pigskin to West Points 35 yard line only to lose 1t on lowns. DRly kicked it out of danger. This was repeated several times, the Navy boys gaining double the amount os round gained by their heavy opponents. Besides the playing of Daly the work # Casad. Bunker. Graves and Good need was brilliant Tor Annanolia. Mo

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  The news & observer. (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, North Carolina, December 1, 1901, page 1

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  The West Point Eleven Were Really 0utplayed by Annapolis in Both Halves. BUT IT WAS CASE OF TOO MUCH DAILY He Made the Entire Eleven Points For His Team and Prevented Tw, Touchdowns by Brilliant lacking. LaureIs Wan nv Gravas Won by Graves. Philadelphia, Pa, Nov 30.---Probably the most distinguished gathering that ever witnessed football contest in this country and admittedly the greatest crowd that ever entered the gates of Franklin Field, saw West Point defeat Annapolis this afternoon by the score OF II to 5. From the moment that President Roosevelt and his party entered the great amphitheatre until half an hour after the time-keeper had blown his whistle, announcing the cessation OF hostilfties there was an almost continuous uproar such as has probably never before taken place on any football field in the country The President and members of his Cabinet worked up to a nervous pitch by the excitement, left their seats in The private box which had been set apart for their occupation and took positions on the side line benches, which are usually used for substitute players and coaches. There was not a seat unoccupied and hundreds stood OH the field through the entire game. The day broke cloudy and threatening. but just about the time that tile Presi- Dental train pulled into South street Station, on the Pennsylvania Railroad the sun broke through the clouds as though to welcome the distinguished guests. The train bearing the President and members of the Cabinet reached South Street Station few minutes after one o’clock. Lunch was served On the private dining car and the party at :i5 started for Franklin Field, which is but few yards from the station. Two lines of policemen had been drawn up on the sidewalk and the President and his party marched to the entrance Of the grounds guarded by Philadelphia’s finest. All the members of the party entered the grounds at the eastern entrance. First came tho President, with Provost Harrison of the University of Pennsylvania, on his right and Lieutenant Commander Cowles on his left. They were followed closely by half a dozen Philadelphia detectives, Chief Wilkie and several other Secret Service men, selected fer It’ll occasion: Secretary Long, Secretary Root. Postmaster General Smith, Secretaries Correlyou and Loeb and Army and Navy officers. Nd miral Dewey had slipped into he grounds almost unnoticed and had taken a seat in the Navy stand. The Presidents appearance was the signal for a tremendous outburst OF applause which continued until he had and across the field to his seat in the north stand. The Presidents silk hat was on his head scarcely I’ve seconds from the time he entered the grounds TN til he had taken his seat. SO continuous was the ovation. Hardly had the President and party taken their seats before the Navy team came upon the field from .he west rn- SolI ~ eleven made the stands shake with their cheers and blue and orange flags seemed to be floating from all sections Of the field. Six minutes later the West Point lads trotted out and then he BLACK. orange and gray of the Army was waved deliriously from the big south stand. No time was consumed in formaliiics. The coin was tossed and Captain Nichols. of the Navy, called the turn correctly. He chose the west goal with a slight advantage of the wind, and at e:17 Graves had kicked off in the game that has made football history From the moment the ball was put in play until the time keepers whistle blew, there was no more interested spectator Of the game than President Roosevelt. The contest had been in progress less than ten minutes when he left his seat in the private box and took up his positon on the side line bench. When Casad broke through The Navys line and ran 65 yards the President jumped to his feet excitedly and advanced toward the gridiron. but returned TO his sect moment later, when the ball was put in play again. At the end OK the first half, Secretary Root and General Miles came across the field to escort the Tres ident to the Arnly’s stand. With Secrctary Long and a detective on his right and Secretary Cortelyou. Lieutenans- Commander Wainwright and Secretary Root on his left, President Roosevelt walked across to the south stand and again occupied seat on tho side line

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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 119 since this game.