The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-29
Sol DIERS AND MIDDIES
ON GROUND AND READY
FOR BIG CLASH TODAY
Army and Navy Teams Hold
Last Practice Before Big
Event of Football Season.

NEW YORK. Nov. S.--The Army and
Navy football squads both reconnoiter-
ed the Polo grounds battlefield today,
their last preparatory work OF thS
wear. with their game tomorrow AZ
ternoon the gridiron season Will Gloss
and the countrys vast product OF play
ers. coachers, managers and the hks
will become Just mortal again nntI
next fall.
The last lin boring up of Uncle sam
men, prior to the anal the most spsss
cular and one of the most importahs
games Of the year, was Of about an
hours length for both teams. The Navy
squad, which arrived here THURSDAY
night, went to the Polo grounds snort
fv after noon. The mdshipmen weIo
up early and in the morning took an
automobile ride. Arrangements naa
been made for them to use an armpry
close to the Hotel Vanderbilt III caso
the weather was stormy. but there was
only a little arizzle and they went 70
the Polo grounds.
Midaies tnlimher.
The protecting straw was rakea o1
the field and the midshipmen unlimesr-
ed for action, Their practice was dnaer
the supervision of Lieutenant Howard:
the head coach, and Jimm Reilly, ara
Herman Olcott. former ale players,
who have been helping In the coach
ing. There was practice for the kick
ers. with the backs catching the punfs;
few formations were run thfouEns
and Babe Brown. right guard ana
placement Kick expert, practieed his
speciality at length.
Brown tried place kick from various
yard lines and was so good at IT that
ne lifted fifteen out of sixteen over tns
bar The Navy players then turned
The field over to the Army team, whicn
arrived from West Point this morning
and went to headquarters at the Hotei
Aston There were "A couple of can
mons in the hotel lobby 10. lend at
nosphere and suggest the advfsabflfty
of firing a few not shot tomorrow, Ina
Navy players loafed around their hotel
for the rest Of the afternoon and In
the evening went to q theater. they
weren't allowed to see much OF the
show, but had to be back In their hotel
at 10 o'clock TO go direct to the hay.
Practice to Dark.
Lieutenant Daily and his Army squad
dark. but there was nothing elaborats
about their work. which, like the
Navy's. was simply to allow the men
to get the feel of their Surroundings ~
much as anything else. Besides the
regular Army coaches. Hamilton Fish,
Leo Leary and Hamilton Corbett, who
won their HIS at Harvard, assisted. as
did Field Yost. who won his at
Lafayette and has won fame wherever
he has coached.
practice was over and promised to be In
splendid condition unless more rain
came along. 1t was sprinEy and fast
and its conditions pleased both sides in
tomorrow controversy. The prog
uostieatton was that 1t might be show
cry and cloudy. but that there would
not be hard rain.
One position, right halfback WAS in
doubt last night on the Army team.
Hodgson. first choice for the place. has
been lame In his kicking leg and HIS
punting today wasn't wholly salts
factory. The coaches were to hold
council OF war tonight to make a final
decision, and II Hodgson doesn't start.
either Hobbs. who punts with his left
foot. or Jouett will play right half.