New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-28
ARMY SHOULD GIVE
NAVY A FIGHT
rTFTENS APPEAR TO BE
WELL MATCHED.
E1rlg Strength of Annapolis Partly
Offset By Gro1oing Strength
OF Vest Point.


xsvv representing the Military Academy At West
pof-- and rhe Naval Academy AT ANNAPOLIS. meet
- neutral ground II Philadelphia this afternoon
- rsh- their yearly hattie the gridiron. = Will
mark TIE end Of the football season OF 1906 The
auv followers q the Two branches n the service
u1u aock 70 see what promises TO he stubborn
~ lard fought struggle and tire only trouble IS
rat TIE rue,ry-eight thousand seats a. Frank
y FIELD VIII not accommodate more than half Of
those who would like 70 the elevens in action
Thousands have been disappointed IL securing the
-@ctous tickets. and must content themselves with
bearing g reading about TIE spectacle. for spec
-s-le = VII be The teams have met thirteen
-s-7es and the score Is even with one tie game
sd SIX victories each. and nov Of course. the
burning question Is q the probable outcome Of
- game today. decisive game for The tine
being
II n several DAYS ago the result Of the game
appeared 70 be q toregone conclusion and vlc1ors
20 the Navy inevitable BIZ n change mas cone
within the last -wo weeks AID the West rvit
e-e~er seems 70 have found itself II 4 way 10
--.e- re hearts a al Army men The defence
..-syo-1Iv strong throughout the season shows no
--ast points while he offence, = Negligible guam
So earlier in the season. has suddenly sohdile1
- developed unexpected and even amazing
- The Navy eleven. the other hand has
= s.---s-inE from what may be called a slump
:. hitherto in=ulnerable Inc failed 10 show power
- -4s15e5 before the assault Of elevens winch
= ~ he season would have been lucky 70
1-1A = o~ance while still strong. proved er-
--s- today. when the two teams line UP
- ~ac- other. both seem 70 have fairly e0oo
ctz-ce q victory 49, -, -..
-. mr. the betting. which unfA receI1'-s
L - - : - 70 : on the Navy, IS. n my
-. s.a--e-v justified An analysis OF me "oIA
- - ~ eievens during me season s-e--l4s q
- .--s-olts bI~ condition must pc consiueie1
- - MS -lavhap. nay count IN FAVOR o.
West Point - T.. 80, ,,,5.o-tz--
- ~Cz,-v eleven, and vice versa the
- - he teams differed somewhat Is -
- --s--1-a-y reverses TIE cono--0--s % = =
g. wren the West POINT 'eaI1, = - -+t-
- vs5e and Cornell. Over1eaohed itse-t ~
=. - las played through e long aIao ol---
- . ..-,-Tz whereas the Army has taken things
more easily
7rvELOPNENT OF BOTH E.l11> Ems
-,,. -sez- With q veteran eleven, and The
.------tr1 - develop re team n sucl q "0s =.
!. ----- -ass through TIE season WltloNt &
= --,ssfbly lay claim 70 the championship W
80 o1e-too strong, perhaps icr l-s -
- 80 --anzzernerr &C resist The result -aS
- s--a-err The eleven was developed anus
- -z--s-~ and exhibited its TOP form ag@-ls-
= -r-e- re later team was ilcAS 10 -
- - --5=s,-f-r7en From this point o. develop
VI = ---s-e movement started Carlisle
= -. - r--one--- n MS game ne Navy "aS
49, o,s-Iuczed and somewhat ou1pL@Seo . =.
- ina ard although her defence vas S-C- g
- a. ,ras -o- crossed Ehe had % acLno"--
-. defeat u 2 large score these W. So
-. = lot out Of TIE players ana a----ol-s-- -
80 z-s77s,ova BY E big score tne- hao --1-
- - defeat Pennsylvania state on -1e -l--' 7
cz.-,-zz- The slump continued and 1eaN---
,.sv-- z1e- virginia Polytechnic --S-----7 -
- re <ea- Of rushing ne ball for over
-. s--z;e+- through and over The Navy Hlie -
= = ,,-,e before -hts final test To-Day
= - lind this indicates that the team i no.
ss-zs=-- oz-erzorked even sale vas On -
= - "a The question nov IS whether acNlaS-
c, 80 . .-.i7a- has accomplished the most
s.e----- SIX ~ bringing team which AaN Iea-ll
e. -ez- form some three OF four weeks aS2 -
- ambition agan-whe-her the P-aSe-s al
r-,a--sal-es tr1l- justice 4 McAasOe-s -eS -
cee1e5 Z re team Is a. is pest u -
r. = o. The other hand and Il Is al open 80
- --,-z 7rlv The game Itself car determine II
--5s-t1-1eu are not IN good coTditl0n Pr
s. * lore than likely that the Army VII CHIN
- -,,-- - zves- Point this year has been 70
- ---zi-,e for he Navy game. Il has been
-. - z--e-- defeat 7 necessary a TIE l-all-s
n z-- ether team rather than interrupt IL
NAMED scheme for Development ne 4l--s
- - vale and Princeton and acquitted l1se--
-. ran c-edirbIy II each case Ne7erlhelsSs "a
.-.- .--e has + beer permitted 70 lake chances
--s-4 night initiate against + II tne Navy sa-e
--+-- .ze coaches devoted themselves enJirely 70
r-fIztnE u = defence which coulo Wits
~
rr--7z--.z illustrated II he Princeton game ~
- ~ line rro-ed Itself stone wall on oe1enc@
within is 5-vard line and earned = re. ne 80
- -rs- game rad 10 offence, ou- having oI'-e--
- defence II -ier-- OF tine . high ana sal-S
--~,- STATE Of e-ec-zve-less the next step vas l5
-4.c--,g If IN o-erce- Thai this. TOO has been
s-.o--pf.sred 20 large extent was shown IN ne
--41la-o-a game when ire ATTY backs romeo ~
--z--irz. liz the same score a the Navy ha'
= .s--a clever Whether an offence which coula
"a y 2
Ma can only be told by The game itself i'ese
-, -,o5v-z stand out however t-e Army mas z
ez-f4cs-- defence ard an offence which has SHOWN
r4g-s II great power and effectiveness
a. n me nlavers themselves, The NaFE Of paper
- -. 49, n II The ARMY mas no stars o. the
.-.+,-5S ~ SlingIu4f centre; Reifsnider. eno'
-s7re quarter. and Nor-hcroft, tackle These men
z-e al promising candidates for an Al A-1,ei-
-es-- and some Of them viii lToonnlF--f man
~ = ne other s4yen PLAYERS suffer in coFnIarl-
- -..s -1es~ a--7v rivals but individual superi-
49,, v-f1e alwavs q strong factor, does no' a.
y,a-s Yin games # Puien Is IN CONDITION ne
s7o,.,s be able - hold his own even win such q
u-a1 as No--hc-oft
LANCE 4 GOOD QUARTER
= the game today the Navy should have a dis
-.nct advantage through the superiority OF ----es
war sv quarterback the Army can put II me I'e-o
1-ae runs rs -ea-n a. top speed. IS al ADEPT d
picking out weak spots II MS opponents Inc anu
uses such variety Of plays as always 10 Keep 4l9
ad~e-ssrfes guessing Not only TINS. olt -1--@s'
Individually has played great game THIS yea
Re e reasonably sure n handling punts ana MS
ability 70 dodge and wrtggle lis way back tht'lsl-
broker field SIS almost phenomenal and mas proved
costly 70 Some q the best teams II the East tfS
season On the ether hand. the less experienced
ARM lire VII - on Us toes al The time and II
NAV succeed u getting ne jump on the Navy yet
e-a-s as rrev have been particularly coached - /
C. rhey VIII give that good old Navy line al
so--s n trouble