The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-28
WEST POINT AND
NAVY READY FOR
ANNUAL STRUGGLE
Both Elevens in Pink of Condi-
ton for Game in Philadel-
phia Today.
10000 EXPECTED TO
FILL FRANKLIN FIELD
Officers from All Parts of COun-
try to Attend-Also the
Presidents Family.

eyes of more than 10000 persons upon
them and under ideal weather condi-
tons, the fighting teams of the West
Point and Annapolis academies will
battle for supremacy this afternoon In
the annual gridiron contest on Frank
lin Field. Brimful of confidence and
hardly able to wait to enter the arena
the sturdy young men, the future Of
ficers of the army and navy, are in
pink of condition for the fray.
With admrals and generals and other
officers who like to see a brisk contest
watching them, the annual football
games between the cadets and midship-
men on Franklin Field have always
been fought with such fierceness and
reckless abandon as to please the most
bloodthirsty of the old warehouses; in
the grand stand. Today's game Is not
expected to prove an exception to the
rule.
Because of the experience of the men,
their greater weight and good showing
in the comparative scores, the navy is
the favorite in the predictions on the
outcome of the game. But curiously
enough only twice since these teams
have met on the football field has the
favorite team won, and in consequence
the bettors are showing caution in maxi
ing their wagers.
In Perfect Condition.
According to the coaches of the two
elevens their men are in perfect con-
dition. There was no practise this
morning, but shortly after breakfast
the players of the two teams were
taken out in small squads for brisk
walk. Later they ran through signal
drills in the spacious rooms in their
! respective headquarters.
The Army followers will occupy the
south stand, the midfield box of which
Will be used by President Roosevelts S
family. Next to this enclosure will be
Secretary of War Wright and party,
and close by will be Generals J. Frank
lin Bell and Fred D. Grant and other
officers. Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Newberry and family will be the
central figures on the Navy side, and
they will be surrounded by a large
contingent of naval officers from all
parts of the country.
The deadlock over the selection of an
umpire for the contest was broken
when Evans, of Williams College, Mas
sachusetts was accepted as referee ut
a conference at Washington between
President Roosevelt, Secretary Luke r.
Wright, of the War Department, and
Rear Admiral Pillsbury, chief of the
bureau of navigation, last night. DR..
A. II. Sharp, of Philadelphia, who
had been named for referee, was shift
ed by the President to the disputed
place of umpire.
The Line-Up.
The teams probably will line up as
follows:
Navy. Army.
Jones ....................... johnson
Left end.
Northcroft ....................... Byrne
Left tackle.
Meyer ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Wler
Left guard.
Singluff ......................... Philoon
Centre.
Wright ...,................. MOSS
Right guard.
Leighton .................... Pullen
Right tackle.
RelfSnlder ................,...... StedrhS
Right end.
Lange ..........,......... .......s.. f1ydlt
Quarterback.
Dalton OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Dean
Left halfback
Clay ...............,.... Greble
Right halfback
Richardson ................ ChamDerlain
Fullback.
Referee, Evans, of Williams; umpire,
Sharpe, of Yale; field judge, Marshall,
of Harvard. Iinesman Torrey of Penn