Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-11-28
ARMY AND NAVY ARE
EAGER FOR BATTLE
Rival Teams Hold Final Progress
on Polo Grounds Today.
BIG SENDOFF FOR MIDDIES.
Warriors We're Given Last Cheer as
They Bearded Train To Leave
Town Yesterday.

Cheered to the echo by their roc
fellows of the brigade, the midship-
mes football team. substitutes, coach
es and attendants left here at 8 $50
o'clock yesterday afternoon on spec
ial train over the Pennsylvania rail-
road via the Washington, Baltimore
aud Annapolis Electric Line to 0den-
ton. ibound for New York for the
annual game with the West Point
cadets on the Polo Grounds tomor-
row afternoon.
Arriving in New York about 8
O'Clock last night, il was q case of
early TO bed in order that the players
might get q good nights rest after
their long journey. Final practice
before the game is being held on the
Polo Grounds, behind closed gates
this afternoon. The special train bear
ing the football party was made up
of two dining cars, two chair cars and
two regular day coaches, as a number
of naval officers and members Of
their families went along.
The quarters for the players are
at the Hotel Vanderbilt, which is also
the official headquarters for the Navy
contingent The Navy players are
in prime condition physically forS the
battle, and an cir of confidence over
the outcome pervades all quarters.
But the coaches have impressed the
team with the fact that they will be
up against a worthy opponent, and
that they must not be swayed too
much by confidence over their most
successful local season.
Neither Lieut.. Douglas Howard,
the head coach, his chief assistant.
J. A. Reilly, an ex-Yale star, or any
of the other assistants cared to make
any comment as to the outcome of
the game. However. they counted
upon a Navy victory, but said that
Army has a strong sggre gaticn, and
would be satisfied if the midshipmen
get away with the game By a small
score, as it would undoubtedly be a
hard game.
The middies had their final practice
on the Academy grounds yesterday
morning, and instead of being open
to the public, as was expected, the
players worked in secret. There was
no scrimmaging either, the time be-
ing devoted entirely t. signal and for
mationn drills and running through
the new plays.
Naval Constructor Emory S. Land,
star Of the MILDLY eleven bach in the
nineties, gave the players a good lee
ture on the fine points of the rules
and urged them to strict adherence.
to guard against losing ground by
pc nalties, fault which was conspic-
uous in most of the local games this
season.
The following players comprise
the party now in New York: Captain
Gilchrist, Vaughn, Brown. Perry.
Howe, Ralston, Ingram, Nichols, Nc
Reavy, Failing, Harrison, Kenworthy,
Leonard, Redman, Walker, AIexan-
der, Bates, DeRoode, Graf, Overesch,
Mitchell, Thomas, Miles, Kennedy,
Vail, Woodward, Holcombe, Craig,
r. ii. Jones, Blodgett and Curr.
In addition TO Head Coach Howard
and Field Coach Reilly, other coache 5
accompanying the party were Lieut.. :
Commander Hugo 0sterhaus, Ensigns
Hall, Shaw and Loftin and Herman
Ollcott, of Yale. During the stay in
New York the players are under the
chsrge of Lieut.. Commander Ro yer
Williams, football representative of
the Navy Athletic Association.
The brigade of midshipmen will
leave for New York tomorrow morn
ing. They will travel by battalions,
one going by special train over the
Pennsylvania railroad and the other
over the Baltimore and Ohio.
Enllnruino are sfaticfiee nf n, ~.