Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-24
ON THE GRTDrRoS.
Only One Week More of Football Sea
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 One week only remains of the foot ball season.
 With the playing of the great Army and Navy game, on Franklin field, Philadelphia next Saturday, comes to an end the most remarkable year in the history of the greatest of all inter- collegiate sports.
 Not only has it been a season of surprises all along the line, but it has also marked the high water Of popu- larity Never before have such crowds turned out to see the big teams play, as witness the fact that Yale will clear $50.OO0 on her season.
 There are other games to be finished before the two branches Of the nation al service come together, but they are lost sight of in the struggle between the representatives from West Point and Annapolis. It was not until late in the season that this game was as sured, but once all arguments were settled, both teams have worked hard to get in shape.
 Taking a line from all the games played up to date, West Point has decided call, but Annapolis never did show its real strength until face to face with the future generals. It will be no walkover for the army although from a playing standpoint such would seem to follow. The navy will play next Saturday as it has no other time | this season.
 l For the first time in the history of the meeting of these two teams ad- l mission will be charged So much 1 trouble has arisen in the past over the distribution of the seats. large num- bers of which have fallen into the hands of spectators, that new plan was though out and will have it's first trial this year.
 After allotting the army and navy certain number of seats and boxes, the remainder were put on sale. From this sale nearly S25.O00 will be realiz- cd. which sum will be turned over to the Home for Disabled Sailors and Soldiers. Thus. in addition to fur nishing a grand spectacle for the ad' herents of both sides, and keeping up the good feeling that should exist be- tween them, the game will prove o1 material benefit in other directions.
 The other great game that will be played. and one which under ordinary conditions would excite much intere&- is that between Pennsylvania and Cornell. It also will be fought out or I Franklin field on Thanksgiving day Both colleges have done so poorly thls season that their meeting fails to at tract attention. Penn has been sound ly beaten on three occasions. while CornelFs showing against Princeton 1 was the worst she has made of late years.
 Tn the game against Columbia the men from Ithica did better. but tht form displayed by either eleven ha' not been such as to warrant their be ing taken into considerat tior<as teams of the first class. Penn has beer working quietly since her defeat a
 the hands of the Indians. and is il
 fair shape. but neither the coaches no
 students are hopeful. The Quaker
 have such little faith in their tean
 that they are asking Cornellians odd
 of ? to l. A sorry spectacle that TO
 one of the Big Four
 Still another game yet to. be playe'
 will, in a measure, be trial :. strength between the east and tn
 west. The Indians will Journey iron
 Carlisle to Chicago. where on Satur day they will meet the eleven of tn Northwestern university.
 This contest will give the follower , of football an opportunity to compar ! the different styles of the two sec , tions but it cannot in any way decfd , the question of supremacy, for the In , dians cannot compare with othe teams of the east ......,t .
 A game that will be more evel test of the strength of the two style } will be that between the North Divi ) sion High school of Chicago and tn } Boys High school of Brooklyn. Eacl
 team has won the right to represen , its section in a championship battle . and they will meet at Washington park, Brooklyn, next Saturday. LIGHTNING ATHLETES. l +.