Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-09-27
THE ARMY-NAvY GAME.
Little Doubt That 1t VIII Be Played
This Year On Franklin Field,
Philadelphia.
NAVY'S PREFERRED PLACE.
This Years Game The Saturday Before
Thanksgiving Yesterdays
Practice.

While the report that the Amy
Navy football game is to be played
on Franklin Field, Philade lphia, again
this year is not officially confirmed
here, it is generally accepted as a
| fact among those connected with the
Naval Academy team, and there can
be little doubt that the report is re-
liable.
The report emanated from Philadel-
phia, and DR.. White, the athletic rep
resentative of the University of
Pennsylvania, is quoted as stating
positively that the game will be play
ed on Franklin Field. A week ago,
it was stated on good authority that
the chances favored the playing of
the game at Princeton, so that it is
altogether probable that the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania has decided to
accept the proposition made by the
representatives. of the Army an
Navy, and has found some way Of
granting larger number of seats.
1t was the opinion here that Penn
sylvania had definitely decided that
it could not offer better facili les, and
it was this that caused Princeton to
be seriously considered as the loca-
ton of the game. The members of
the naval contingent always preferred
Franklin Field for the place of play
ing the game, and never considered
any other place until it seemed i'm
peratively necessary for larger num-
Der of tickets to be granted. 1t is
probable that Pennsylvania has seen
its way clear to grant this request,
though nothing can be learned as yet
officially.
The fact that the game will be
played on the Saturday before Thanks
giving Day will tend to make the de-
mands for tickets from certain quar-
tiers less heavy. The Yale-Harvard
game will be played on that day, and
many of those who would like to see
the Army-Navy game simply as an
athletic event, will go to the former
game. This will lessen the demand
for tickets to some extent On the
whole, the authorities of the Army
and Navy teams will be relieved by
the decreased demand from these
quarters, as they much prefer to
oblige those who are interested in the
services which the teams represent
than those who wish to attend the
game purely as an athletic event.
The practice yesterday afternoon
was quite spirited, Field Coach Frank
Wheaton devoting special attention to
the candidates for the backfield. While
the graduation of Halfback Clay made
the only loss among the backs, it was
made plain to all that previous SER
vice did not guarantee place on this
seasons team, and that all positions
would be filled by those who did the
best work this year.
Of the old regulars, Captain Dalton,
left half; Sowell, quarter; Rodes,
full, have returned, and among the
best candidates for half or full are
McReavy, Austin, Cochran and Mich
OILS. Sowell may have strong opposi-
tion for quarter in Byrd, who played
two years ago, but was out of the
game last season on account of ty-
phoid fever. Shaw is also an excellent
man who is trying for the position.
Coach Wheaton gave the backs a
good drill in the rudiments of the
work behind the line, showing them
how to stand and hold the ball, and
drilling them in making quick get-a-
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