New-York tribune., 1913-11-27
ARMY AND NAVY
TEAMS READY TO
MOVE ON CITY
Midshipmen to Camp at Wander.
bilt Hotel, While Cadets
Will Be at the AstOr.
PLANS FOR THEIR ARRIVAL
Players from Annapolis Will
Reach City Tonight, While
Rivals Follow Tomorrow.

Like rival forces going to war, the
cadets from West Point and midshipmen
from Annapolis will arrive in this city on
Saturday at midday, and with their bands
blaring forth patriotic music, coors flying
Will march to the Polo Grounds to cheer
their mates in their annual football battle.
Five hundred cadets and seven hundred
midshlpmen will be on hand with lusty
lungs many new songs and cheers. and a
full stock of wild enthusiasm.
The cadets will come in over the New
York Central Railroad. They will make
the trip on special train which will stop
at High Bridge, and. changing there for
shuttle. will ride down to the Polo
Grounds on the Putnam Division ana
march on the field I'm fighting front After
executing the customary manpuvres they
Will break ranks. and enter their seats IN
the cheering section, where, for the time
being. dignity and official rank will be
forgotten
Even more impressive perhaps will be
the entry OF the blue clad midshipmen.
Arriving at Jersey city, they will embark
on two ferryboats. and will he carried up
the Hudson River To l55th street cor
don Of city police will meet them at the
pier and escort them TO the Polo Grounds
The Navy team will arrive in this city
at Q o'clock tonight. and Will 80 into
headquarters at the Vanderbilt Hotel.
Practice will be held on the roof OF the
hotel Friday morning. and I'm the after
noon the boys will 20 to the Polo Grounds
for a short drill I'm order TO famiiarlZc
themselves with the light, shadows, air
currents and general condition Of the
grounds In case il should rain to-mor-
row afternoon the team will practise In
the armory OF the Seventy-frst Regiment.
The Army team will arrive in New York
early tomorrow morning and Will prac-
tise At the Polo Grounds in the afternoon.
Camp will be pitched at the Hotel Astor.
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels and Mrs.
Daniels will have as their guests in thei.'
private box William r. McCombs, chair
man OF the Democratic National Commit
tee, and Mrs. McCombs.
Secretary OF War Garrison and Mrs.
Garrison will have as their guests Cover
nor-elcct Fielder OF New Jersey and Mrs.
Fielder: Mrs Thomas +. Walsh. OF Wash
iugton. Dr. and Mis-. 5. ". Morton, OF
Philadelphia: Benjamin 6. Paskus, Nh
and Mrs. George Leary and Miss H. l..
Hallmark. OF New York; and Captain
Frank Il. Mccoy. OF the army General
stan. aid TO the Secretary.
Dodd a freshman at Lafayette, will re-
ceivc as his share OF the football spoils
for the season TWO letters
Dodd attended Wesley Training School
at the start OF the football season and
played I'm the game against the Pcnnsyl-
vania freshmen. This entitled him TO his
letter from Wesley.
After that game he entered Lafayette
and last Saturday I'm the game against
I.ehgh was rushed into service az quar-
terback TO try for a field goal In this
way he earned letter from Lafayette.
The Washington and Lee players Will
wear numbers in their game against Az
ricutura and Mechanical College. OF
North Carolina. at Norfolk, Va, this af-
ternoon.
The team has enjoyed a most success
ful season. running up 200 points TO OPP
pOnents ;.