The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-26
army AND navy IN
BIG BATTLE TODAY
Football Teams of the Two
Academies to Hold An
nual Cridiron Clash.
THOUSANDS TO ATTEND
Society People, Government
Officials, Officers and
Diplomats See 1t.
THOUSANDS TO ATTEND

Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 26.-The
football season for 1910 will close to-
day when the rival teams from the
United States Military and Naval
academies will meet in their annual
gridiron battle on Franklin field. In
this city. From socia. standpoint
the game eclipses all others. as 1t at
tracts a most representative gather
ing OF society leaders. army and navy
officers. diplomats and others promi-
nent in all walks of life. The battal-
ion of cadets of each academy will at.
tend the game.
Both teams arrived In the city yes
terday in prime condition and eager
for the fray. The elevens appear to
be evenly matched, although 1t is pos
sible that the West Point boys will
rule slight favorites before the whistle
sounds for the opening Of hostilities.
Both teams have made excellent rec
ords during the season. The middies'
record shows the better performances
SO far as figures go. but on the other
hand the West Point team has met
more formidable opponents than the
middies and In every game has made
an excellent showing.
At the beginning of the season 1t was
stated that the material in the Naval
academy was the strongest for years,
but the showing Of the middies in
their early games did not bear out this
prediction, and many football writer's
were inclined to believe that Annapo-
lis was going to have q poor team
this season, and would be outclassed
by the Army team. But the work OF
the midshipmen showed a distinct i'm
provement with every game and the
victories over Lehigh and the Car
Isle Indians resulted in a big boom in
the Annapolis stock. The middies de-
feated Lehigh by a score OF 80 to 0.
while the West Point score in the
game with Lehigh was % to 0. The
strength Of the Army team, however,
was demonstrated beyond question in
the victory over Yale and the excellent
showing made against the formidable
Harvard eleven.
Setting very Ii0nt.
The betting on the game is remark
ably light. the Army demanding slight
odds. and the Navy supporters holding
that the real strength Of the rival COM
binations merits even money. In view
Of these conflicting opinions. very lit
tie money has been put up so far.
The game will be the fifteenth con-
test in which the West Point and An
napoiis elevens have engaged. The
Army has won seven and the Navy
has won six. In 1905 q tie game was
played.
The first game between the two
government institutions was played at
West Point on the Saturday after
Thanksgiving. 1890. In that game the
wearers of the black and gray received
q severe drubbing at the hands Of the
Navy by the use Of the famous ely
ing wedge" The score was "a to 0.
The return game was played on the
Nays grounds on November 80, OF
the following year, and resulted in the
Army retrieving its former defeat by a
score Of 80 to Is. For the third game
OF the series the Navy again travelled
up the Hudson, and although the Ar
my team outweighed them seven
pounds to the man, the contest result.
ed In IL to victory for the sailor
boys.
The game in 1898 was played at An.
tory for the Navy by score Of s to 4.
The games were then discontinued for
six years. Then they we're resumed in
-S99. and Il was on the neutral field
Of the University of Pennsylvania. The
Army won by a score of II to 5.
| In 1900 the Navy was again the vic.
tor. the final score being Navy IL
Army Z. The following year the Army
repeated the victory. winning by
score Of IL to 5.
At the contest Of 1902 the first OF
the Army's big scores was piled up. the
final figures being Army %, Navy 8
One year later tho middies were again
put into mourning. when the game re
suited in a victory for the Army tt
the tune Of 40 to 5.
With a determination to do or die
the Navy came to Philadelphia in 1904
and by an almost superhuman effor1
kept the figures down to Army II
Navy o. The next year the game re
suited In tie. In 1906 the Navy scor
ed its first victory In six years. win
ming by 10 to 0. The next year tho
Navy won another victory this time BY
. score OF to 0. In 1908 the game
was transferred to Princeton and wa!
won by the Army by score Of s to
Last year the game between the two
institutions was called off because O
the fatal injury to Cadet Byrne Of tn.
West Point team in the game will
Harvard.