New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-29
Arnuv Eleven Has Good Chance to Beat the Navy IN
Keen Battle of Football Brains and Braun To-Day
Both Teams Come UP 10
Big Game with a Good
Record for Season.
WEST POINT PINNED
FOR GRUELLING GAME
Midshipmen Look Stronger in the
Backfeld, but May Be Out
played in the Line.
BY Herbert.


Sy Herbert.
Footballs final feast for this season VIII
he served at the Polo Grounds this after
noon when Uncl, Sans midshipmen from
the United States Naval Academy ana
I.rcle Sans cadets from the unl'eu
states Military Academy at West folh'
will clash in their yearly struggle ior
cridron honors.
More than 1900 lovers of TINS great
,irue college game. making up the biggest
crowd which ever watched an athletc
contest in this country. will look down
unor the chalK-marked field ana the
erueUiug strife as a component part VI
what has ever been considered the most
spectacular II all football games.
President Wilson. Commander in cher
If the Army and Navy. will lend added
dignity to this monster gathering Wh"e
official Washington. both arms of the
service. H. the way Of admirals, generals
co,onels and captains. and New York so
cietv. 10 say nothing of the business ana
professional world. will be represented IN
all IlllDtSS. II VIII w eN'''N''''
than a football feast
-Four years ago the Army eleven de-
featad its dearest foe by score OF to
O. but this is the only bright spot in SIX
lean years for the cadets. as the Navy
has won Eve out of the last seven games
rlayed. the one m 1905 being a tie.
The Army to-day will he fighting to pre-
serve the tradition that no class at the
Military Academy has ever bean graduated
since football games between the two
branches Of the service began in is"
without enjoying at least one victory over
the men from Annapolis. The Navy VIII
be fighting to break this tradition and so
make il four in a row over its 'landluo-
Der twin"
Navy Has Been Celebrating.
For three years the midshpmen have
done all the celebrating, for three years
the oaCets have been forced TO sit in their
places and watch the fun at their own eN-
pense: and now once more the midshipmen
are fairly cloating in advance over what
they believe is another victory
The football critics on the whole are
Annapolis is justified The eleven has
gone through the season unbcaten and
with only one tie game, against the Uni-
versity of PittSbm gh in ,ha opening con-
test OF the season. to slightly mar what
otherwise would be a most impressive
showing.
There have been power and driv" to the
attack, with plenty of variety and wide
range. There have been solidity and
strength in the defence, with plenty Of
dash and fighting spirit to back it up.
Most Of the men are veterans who know
what it is to smell smoke. SO to speak,
SO that altogether there is reason for
the midshipmen being the favorites with
those who must wager.
In spite of all this however. ! have a
feeling that a surprise is in store, and
this feeling is based partly on a close
study of the men whom Charley DAILY, the
old Harvard and West Point quarterback.
who has ever ranked with the best, has
been coaching TO the end that finished
eleven may take the field for the Army
this afternoon.
No Good Line for Comparison.
No good line is offered for comparison.
No team in common has been played this
year, but. If ANYTHING, il strikes me the
Army has faced slightly the stronger OPP
position and has gone through the season
with only one defeat and this at the
hands Of the strong Notre Dame eleven
from the Middle West True, the cadets
only beat Tufts by a safety touchdown
and were lucky to chalk up a victory over
Colgate by long run in the last minute
Of the game after being outplayed but or
the whole the team has been worked slow.
ly and carefully up to the Navy struggle
and the team should take the field thi:
afternoon primed 10 the minute.
With so little on which TO hang a pre-
diction, a prediction seems uncalled tor
but oftentimes "hunch," az the super
stitious say. Is worth more than all th9
dope" in the world, and | have "hunch'
that the cadets will preserve their tradi-
ton and do the celebrating In the gather
ing gloom this afternoon.
West Point Strong in Ends.
Tom Hammond, who has been coaching
the West Point wing men this year is au.
thority for the statement that Markoe and
Merrillat make as strong a pair Of ends
as are playing on the gridiron to-day
Markoe's strongest point is his smashing
offensive work. He fits in so well with
the Army's scheme Of attack that a play
around his end is almost sure for a gain
Merrillat beat out Captain Bonnie Hoge
at end last year. and really brought about
the shift OF the latter to the backfield this
season He is a heady. aggressive player
the hardest tackler on his team, an almost
sure handler Of the forward pass and
faster even than Markoe. his mate
Opposed 10 these brilliant players will
be- Captain Gilchrist and Ingram or
Overesch for the Navy all three Of whom
are tried and true, and the first named. at
least. an end of the best type, who Ia
sure 10 keep Markoe on his toes every
minute Of the time Still, the comparison
seems 10 favor the Army pair
From tackle to tackle there does not
seem 20 be a great deal 10 choose. but with
the exception Of Brown at right guard
for the Navy il strikes me that the Army
forwards will be more conspicuous
Wynne and Weyand. the West Point
tackles. are experienced men. who will be