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ers, and will be at each other every
second of the game.
Guards Are Experienced.


outclass their army opponents. Hover
and Browne are players OF all-Ameri-
can caliber. They both measure more
than SIX feet in height and are built
in proportion. Having three years ex.
pcrieuce at the position and facing all
kinds of guards, there is little that
these two men do not know about the
position.
In Meacham, Jones and Houston they
will meet players that lack the physi-
eel qualifications of their opponents
and are not nearly so experienced at
the game. The army trio nevertheless
are performers who are sure TO enter
the contest with the knowledge that
they must show exceptional form If
they wish to keep themselves from be.
ing badly outclassed.
McEwau at center for the army rs
a player of whom much is expected :.
His passing all season has been one
Of the bright spots in his team S show
ing. He also has shown a caliber Of
game that. .justiGes The coaches in feel
ing that at this position their rivals
will not have any decided advantage,
Perry, the man who viii be sent in 10
play McEwan, is performer of Tho
same type as his opponent. In all Of
the navy games 10 date, Perry has dis
played a style of game that has called
forth nothing but words of praise from
tho men on the sidelincs, He is es.
pecially good on defense.
Fairly Good Kickers.
In the kicking department both olev.
ems are equipped with fairly good ma
teriaI, Hobbs. who will do the kick
ing for the army, is consistent per
former, his punts averaging more than
Fnrty prH. Mp NJ n0a1 EtuS tpa
can be relied upon
For Annapolis, Nichols. Harrison and
Blodgett are all toe artists who can
average fair distance in their kicks.
Browne nt placement and kicking after
touchdowns is a kicker who has dis
PLAYED his worth ON occasions TOO nu-
merous to mention.
Although Saturday will see the last of
the gridirons for the season OF 1918. the
enthusiasts of the game will be given
ample opportunity before then 10 ap-
pease their appetites for the sport.
Thanksgiving Games.
Thanksgiving day. the day On which
many Of us look forward TO big tur-
key performance, win furnish many in.
teresting and exciting struggles. The
PENNSYLVANIA Cornell meeting on Frank.
lin field is an occasion on which many
thousands of followers of both univcr-
sity folk go down to Slowtown.
This year s contest should furnish
somo very sensational football. Both
teams have suffered defeats and aside
from the intense rivalry manifested be
tween the two teams the game will
have no direct bearing on the final rat
ing Of the season,
Coach George Brooks's charges will
endeavor to regain little of that pres
tige they lost at the hands of Coach
Green Mountain team.
Early in the season Penn gave great
promise, but the task of rebuilding a
very much demolished machine over
taxed, the powers of the new coaches
and Justly so.
With material that had 10 he taught
the real rudiments of the game George
Brooke has whipped into shape MA.
chine which with another season s ex-
perience will no doubt regain for old
Penn it's position in the football world. |
Cornell Team Weak,
Cornell on the other hand has failed
to show any real caliber. Lacking age
and weight the material at the disposal |
OF CAR Sharpe has failed to combat
the experience and strength Of many Of