Navy vs. Army

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 29, 1914, page 1

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  ARMY ROOTERSG GAY; NAWFOLK G[UM Annapolis Men Return From Defeat of Representative Team at Philadelphia. OFFICIAL WASHINGTON WITNESSES BIG GAME Distinguished Assembly Present at Foot Ball Contest-Many Lunch con and Dinner Parties Given. With quenched enthusiasm, their ban ners of blue and gold furled and secure”-as they would say In navy parlance-tucked snug under arms, In blankets and pockets of sea service admirers. navy rooters poured back into Washington last night between S and o’clock, coming by the special trains from Philadelphia. the scene OF The grldiron conflict between the Army and Navy, the great saciety foot ball event of the year. which marks the Of hcia1 closing of the foot ball season. II was distinctively homecoming naval crowd. 1t was suggested the army admirers must have stayed over to help the boys from West Point celebrate their victory The six special trains put on to bring back the crowds travelled light. Few Army admirers returned after the game, judging from the predomina II t colors worn by those who STEPPED from the trains at the Union station. Navy Rooters Hunt Homes. The Navy men hustled through the gates and stepped into automobiles and street cars and headed homeward out of and above the dropping Navy pennants there could be seen here and there the Army colors of black, gold and gray waving high-opened wide to the breeze. The Navy men had little to say. The game told the tale-20 to 0. What the Navy men who returned had to say could be summed up in the statement last night by Lieut.. Commander Need ham J., Jones, personal aid to Secretary Daniels. to a Star reporter: oil done in Philadelphia” Army officers who returned last night pointed out that the reason for the Army’s victory was that the latter had the stronger team in every way, al though they declared there was much fumblinS on both sides. The first train arrived shortly before $50 o’clock. Others continued to ar rive until within few minutes of Q clock. in a couple of instances two trains arriving simultaneously. Official Washington There. Official Washington was there in force. The Secretaries of War, Navy, Interior. Commerce and Labor, the Postmaster General and the Attorney General each headed a party which came on special train. Admiral George Dewey, Maj Gen. Leonard ‘‘OONT the East, end Maj Gen. Hugh l.. Scott, chief of the general staff. were among the distinguished members of the two branches of the services whose pres ence was hailed with applause. A list of the rear admirals and brigader generals present would furnish an almost complete registry of those grades. Gov. Tener of Pennsylvania and Gov. Goldsborough of Maryland we’re among the chief state executives present. Champ Clark. Speaker of the national House of Representatives, was the guest of Assistant Secretary of War breckenridge. Nearly all dignitaries present were accompanied by members of their families. Many luncheons and dinner parties were given before and after the game. Col Robert NJ. Thompson. president If the Navy Alumni Association and donor of the trophy emblematic of vic Tory in the contest, was a boxholder on the Navy side. Col Clarence p. Townley, superintendent of the West Point Military Academy. and Capt. William F. Fullam of the Naval Academy, occupied boxes on oppoite sides of the field.

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  The Sentinel=record, November 29, 1914, page 6

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  MIDSHIPMEN LOSE TO WEST POINTERS ARMY FOOTBALL TEAM CAP TUREs LAST BIG GAME BY THE SPLENDID SCORE 20 TO o. Philadelphia, Nov 2S.-The United States military academy football team defeated the Naval academy eleven by 20 to 0 in the annual service game on Franklin field today. The gridiron superiority of the cadets over the midshipmen was as marked as the score would appear to indicate. Once the powerful and well balanced Army machine started its march for the ini tial touchdown the ultimate outcome of the game was never in doubt The Annapolis combination was outplayed il every department and but for the splendid fighting spirit of the Navy in the face of certain defeat the score would have been even larger. Although the game lacked the close ness and thrill that has featured the Army–Navy battles of other years. it furnished the scenic picture which distinguished it from all other games of the season and formed a fitting eli max upon waich to sound football taps for 1914. With the University of Pennsyl- vania athletic amphitheater thronged with nearly 33.000 spectators, every available foot of space in both per manent and temporary stands was occupied Because of the cosmopoii- tan character of the gathering the colors of the competing academies were unusually prominent The sup porters of both the Army and the Navy followed every cue given by the cheering squads of the sailors and soldiers and as a result the long. oval-shaped stand surrounding the field was constantly a ripple with the hues of either West Point or An napolis The touch of militarism given by l the uniformed and marching wards oi unionism before and after the game set the hearts of many a belle from l north and south aflutter and caused those of older generations 10 square their shoulders, so entaralling wal the scene, especially when the cadets rallied to the colors in a strikin’ tableau signifying victory immediate ly after the players had left the field Even the weather man entered itl’ the spirit of the occasion, for afte predicting rain, he changed his mint and prepared a perfect Indian summe afternoon.

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  Arizona republican, Arizona, November 29, 1914, page 2

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  ARMY DEFEATS NAVY, 20 ID l Game Would Have Been More One-Sided Had Not Middies Fought So Des- perately; Army Finishes Season Undcfeated. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2S.-The United States Military Academy foot ball team defeated the Naval Acad emy eleven by score of 20 to 0 in the annual game on Franklin anced army machine started it’s march for the initial touchdown the ultimate outcome was never doubted. The Annapolis combina tion was out played and outclassed in every Cc- pertinent of the game, but for tie splendid fighting spirit of the navy in the face of certain defeat the score would have been much larger The famous amphitheater was thronged with nearly 33,000 spec tators. The weather was ideal as an Indian summer and more appreciated by the spectators than by the teams. who suffered considerably from tle warmth. Iris victory makes each team the winner of nine of nineteen games played since 1890. with the 1905 game d to tie. The result also rounded out tri- ulii pildll StdSon lOl lHc dlIlS NlNli is one of the very few eastern teams completing it’s season without ie feat or I tie. Each team in turn tried out it’s opponents defense, but there was Do continuity in the play of either elev- en during the early minutes of the game. As a result bunting was re- sorted to and the army’s first score came as a result of these exchanges. Coffin kicked from the cadets fortyyard line, the ball after hitting several players, rolled to the Navy’s five yard line where Blodgett fell on il. His attempt to punt out from behind his own goal line on the first lineup was blocked and he fell on the ball for safety while several Army linemen were struggling to se cure possession of the spherOid. The second period opened with the i ball in possession of the middies, who could make little progress 1 through or around the Army line. l The cadets gained on every exchange of kicks, and when Blodgett fumbled one of Coffin’s kicks, Merrillat fell on the ball on the Navy’s 15-yard

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  Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., November 30, 1914, page 1

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  army DEFEATS NAVY 2OTOo s. AT PHILADELPHIA SATURDAY Philadelphia, Nov. 29,-The United States Military Academy football team defeated the Naval Academy eleven by score of 20 to 0 in the annual service game on Franklin field Saturday. The gridiron superiority of the cadets over the midshipmen was as marked as the score. would appear to indicate. Once the. powerful and well-balanced army machine started it’s march for the initial touchdown, the ultimate outcome of the game was never in doubt The Annapolis combination was outplayed and outclassed in every department, and but for the splendid fighting spirit of the navy in the face Of certain defeat, the army’s score would have been much larger. The game furnished the splendid scenic picture which distinguishes It from all other games of the season and formed fitting climax upon which 10 sound football taps, for 1914 The famous University of Pennsylyania athletic amphitheater was thronged with close to $4,000 spectators. The weather man hda prepared perfect Indian summer afternoon The colors Of the competing academies were unusually prominent. The sup porters Of both the Army and Navy followed every cue given by the cheering squads of the sailors and sol diers, and “a a result the long oval shaped stand surrounding the field

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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 107 since this game.