New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-13
ARMY and NAVY CADETS TO MEET
PERMISSION RECEIVED FOR THEM TO HAVE
THEIR ANNUAL FOOTBALL GAME

PERMISSION RECEIVED FOR THEM TO HAVE
THEIR ANNUAL FOOTBALL GAME.
Tho Army and Navy official personnel
have been jubilant since Thursday Inc 'is-
ratch from West Point that Colonel 'ohn
~ Wilson. commandant OF the west Io'n'
Military Academy. had received Instructions ROM
Major General John VI. schofch and secretary Elklns
IA hermit the cadets OF the Military Academy 10 pay
the championship football match with the cadets OF
the Navel Academy November 26, providing "
would not Interfere with the studies OF the "ess
Pointers together with the dispatch from Coiohei
Wilson 10 the c0mmandant AZ the Naval Academy say
inc that all objections to the football match game had
boon removed was th" cause Of tie Disappearance u
te rnoIrnful gloom which has hung over the ohcers
u ho,h service, for the last month. Those WHO
op,-ed the game declared that 1t would ensehoer oao
feeling, between the TWO branches OF the "o'e'""e"'.
The first game between the cadets OK
these two academies played TWO yeHrs
ago at West Point when the N"dles
dcteoted the West Point cadets by a score that
Wa himiating to the friends Of the academy on the
Uusson and with such ease that every officer OF Tie
army felt ashamed - mention football In any Army
or Navy clubrorm for the next twelve months IL
wa, such n eing blow to the grayNhiforueo CADETS
that IL was decided u make determined ehor' |"
retrieve the Misfortune and they did it to perfection
last November at Annapolis. The West Pointers went
into training under the coaching Of one OF the most
slilfn pav.r, among the Eastern colleges. The result
OF this trimming and coaching at practice games was
that the soldier boys defeated the embryo wdhra"
after well contested game. Then preparations were
becln A few months ago at both Of the National
academies for the third game, and the kcenest inter-
est was awakened among tie officers OF both services
and their friends But there suddenly appeared oppc-
sitIon from General SchOhed ard some OF tue other
Army officers and for month the question mas peeh
simply whether the cadets Of West Point would DO
allowed to have the cadets OF Annapolis meet Veui'
The latter have been than anxious 10 60 TO west
Point and the soldier cadets Lave been crazy with
the desire "a get at the sailor cadets. but permission
from superior authority necessary. TIE Army
officers and cadets could not understand Cooilei VII
sous attitude OF dlSapprova as he has always seemea
ready and willing TO aid the cadets in their picasure
as wei as to push along their interests but IL was
learned that General schoield Lad written letter
ordering Colonel Wilson to dsapproNe ana dlscouhte'
nance the idea OF game. because OF It's Daa ihhu-
enceo and Interference with the studies.
In the meanwhile the two teams have PLAYED prac-
tice games succeeding saturdays AGAINST teams
from tho colleges and have won every game with
god scores TIE games played on october 20 were
notably good. The west Pointers played against the
Trinity eleven Of Hartford. and knocked them clean
outr with A score 4 - 10 o. The Naval cadets
played AGAINST the Franklin Marshall college team on
the same day and with score oil ~ to o.
Roth teams are we'll org,rizrd and In excellent con-
dllion and IL is we'll 4 lst the boys have tler game:
It will them good, viii help To max" the ihstltu-
ous which are dependent upon public favor popular.
and is directly In the line OF the training for which the
youug men are set apart. In fact, football is unques
tonably doing much IL promote good fellowship and
esprit duc corps m the academies Of the country, and
# VIII give the Army and Navy boys excellent eNer-
else II properly managed. football matches between
the cadets OF the National academies would no doubt
become little short National affairs. II they could
be played in Washington each year. it is probable that
the members of Congress would become In
fatuaed with the contests that they would doubt
som vote appropriation.