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Seuss. said:
August, 1913. The NY Sun ran a photo story
Plenty of Fun and Hard Work for Cadets in Camp at West Point
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Class Studies Over for Hot Weather Months, Uncle Sam's Future Officers Desert Barracks and Live in the Open Drills, Parades and Initiating "Plebes" Keep Them Busy

Wystan said:
For the Army-Navy game of 1913, held at New York's Polo Grounds: The game was held on November 29, 1913. Army sank the Navy, winning 22-9. President Woodrow Wilson, Commander in Chief of both branches of the service, was a spectator that day:
Wystan said:
Army's mascot: The mule's stubborn support for the team no doubt ensured Army's comfortable margin of victory: Navy's mascot was a smelly goat. Navy thought the final score was stinky, too.

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Wystan said:
Even then, the cadets stood during the entire game, which was played on November 29, 1913, at the Polo Grounds, in New York City. Army sank Navy and won the game, 22-9.
Pixel Wrangler said:
Isn't that President Woodrow Wilson (talking to the man in the fur coat)?
Wystan said:
Yes, the President did attend the game that day: www.gvsu.edu/hauenstein/index.cfm?id=A34B5ECF-E063-A4F3-B... NYT story on November 14 said that Wilson's family also would be there: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9407E5D7113CE6... The rumpled flag in the photo must indicate the Presidental box. So now we have to figure out who the guy in fur was -- an autograph hound? or a bodyguard in mufti?
Wystan said:
This is fascinating: Dwight D. Eisenhower was a linebacker for Army in the 1912 game (which Army lost, 6-0). If only Ike had stayed around for another year, Wilson could have watched a future President playing ball!
Karen (LOC P&P) said:
Thanks for spotting President Wilson. We'll add the information to the record when we update.