Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-24
ARMY AND NAVY
Service EIevens Have Last
Practice on Home Gridirons.
START FOR PHILADELPHIA
Dean May Get in Game for West
Point-Middies in Tip-Top
Condition.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, November "a
Preparations for the annual foot ball bat
tie between the Army and Navy on
Franklin Field tomorrow are almost COM
pleted. The University of Pennsylvania
athletic authorities have taken the pre-
caution of keeping the field from freezing
or from becoming too soft from possible
rain by covering the playing ground with
straw and canvas. This will be removed
this afternoon, when the rival teams will
use the field at different hours for final
practice. Then the gridiron will be COW
cred again for the night. The two foot
ball squads will arrive about noon today.
Ticket speculation in connection with
the game has received extraordinary at
tention this year, and despite the efforts
made to keep pasteboards out of the
hands Of spectators. few Of the seats
are reported to be on sale on the street
and in the hotels. They are selling as
high as $50 and $40 pair, according to
location.
Franklin Field will seat 1900 persons.
and the naval and military academies
and the university have each received
5000 tickets. The seats given to the
Army and Navy are distributed free, but
the university's allotment is sold at $3.50
a ticket and the proceeds turned over to
the organizations for the relief of the
widows and orphans of officers and men
in both branches of the national service.
record of every ticket has been kept.
and where tickets fail into the hands of
spectators and the fact is discovered
duplicates are issued and the original
tickets declared void. So far as the uni
versity authorities can learn, an exceed
ingly small number of seats have found
their way into the hands of the specu-
lators.
WEST POINT, N. Y, November "a
After the practice yesterday the battalion
that had gathered on the side lines fol-
lowed the men to their training quarters
and, assembling in front of the gymna-
SUM, gave a demonstration with an en-
thusiasm seldom equaled. Last night the
men were fit, according to Tuthill, the
trainer. and should be in the pink of con-
dition when they trot on to Franklin
Field tomorrow.
1t was intimated last night that Walms-
ley would be in at right guard in the
Navy game, instead Of Hueston. The lat
ter has been playing the position regu-
but it is the opinion now that
Walmsley is the quicker and gets
the jump on his opponent more read
lily than Hueston and is faster getting
down the field after breaking through.
The coaches would not say last night who
would be the ends. but in all proba bility
Wood will start at left and Cook at the
right side of the line.
Macdonald seems to have replaced Ben
edict during the latter's absence owing
to injuries. and although the lightest
man on the team. Macdonald has proven
himself q ground gamer In broken field
and a good handler Of punts. which will
count for much against the fast Navy
choice to start the game, and while he is
one of the fleetest backs the Army has,
and its drop kicker, his punting cannot
be said to be in the same class with that
of Dalton, the Navy. kicker. Dean will
be in toys on the side lines, and there is
a possible chance that he may get into
the game.
The probable lineup at the start win
Arnold, left guard: Sibert. center: Vain
slew. right guard; Littejohn. right tackle;
Cook, right end; Hyatt. quarterback;
Brown. left halfback; Macdonald. right
halfback; Keyes, fullback
The above lineup averages $50 pounds.
the backs averaging 100 and the line 178.
The average weight of the line is four
pounds lighter than the Army team last
year. The team average Is -FOUR pounds
heavier.
member of the first class with the ex-
ception of Devore and Reyes, who are
members of the IL class. and the Navy
game will be their last chance to repre-
sent the Army on the ,a gridi ron THIS
Wood has played on the Army eleven.
HYATT also has played ever since his en-
trance to the academy.
The foot ball squad will leave for Phil
adelphia on the 1920 o'clock train this
morning.
ANNAPOLIS, November 24.-Tremen-
dous enthusiasm marked the last home
practice Of the Naval Academy team yes
terday afternoon, every member Of the
brigade seeming to vie with the others in
expressing his loyalty to the team. Dur
pied the stand and practiced its songs. to
the accompaniment of the Naval Acad-
envy Band. After the practice the bril-
sade formed in lockstep and marched OF
the officers club. where repeated calls
brought forth Lieut. Douglas Howard,
the head coach. Howard praised the
spirit Of the midshipmen, and told them