New-York tribune., 1914-11-28
Rutgers Also Picked to
Defeat w. and J. at
Polo Grounds.
BIG GAMES TO-DAY
WIND UP SEASON
Cadets of West Point Measure
Up Highly in Gridiron Skill
but Expect Hard Battle.
By HERBERT.

full Of interest except torl'u' o. "''
star teams and few rankings ny 'tos'
bold enough 10 lur the Cantet OF NOS
+ile cri.icism. But q final feast is III
store this afternoon IN two games 'h"'
p-or1iso entertainment OF Ne OrS',
Acsfer,, at West Point viii wage
limo warfare with the mldsh'pmen
- i.rclc Sans Naval Academy at An
r.Yolis. on F,nnkliu Field. Philaiei-
mia +hc home OF Pennsylvania. whlle
Rutccrs. which has jumped INTO h'Gh
,,ro1li~erCc this fail. under the tutet,,
sc OF George Foster Sanford viii
t9ke the held against Washington ana
Jefferson. thC cCDQueror OF lale' a
thc Polo Grounds ln this city.
If Franklin Field was as big as l He >
.c~. howl not a seat would be vacant
,,bcn .bo Amy and Navy clevens face
eacb other. Tickets, as usual, nave
boen I'm such demand that the lucky
holders count hem rs precious as so
inucp gold. This game provides,
spectacle eacn year winch IS uneQual.e &C
-or life. color and eNcluSlveneSS' an0
mo- matter what the football prom'Seu
hundreds upon hundreds clamof Ioi
admission when there Is room LOT no
one more.
X
,,ror,iscs 10 be above the standard OF
.bosc games in the past. but for al
,bs. or even better brand IS likely 20
bo .eor 81 the Polo Grounds, wnerc
.bo crowd. because of lack OF any
.,oSitic09l rivalry. is likely TO be more
~, loss limited that Is. conside'm.
10 Size Of the stands. As matter o.
rsc. +bo Polo Grounds ShoNd Dt
,,a.iod for mn truth a real football
,.amo will oc played under the ice Oh
CooCsn's Bluff.
Looks like Army Year.
II the Army eleven does not repeGa, .
--e victory Of o year ago over ~
Navy victory which came .'
.brce lean and disappointing NeaSo
the crandoldopc VIII again
cred. In this particular case ..c
NOT even one comparative sCUiN
.,I.;cb to hang prediction. inc ser /
vice cievens have not m'l $50 .bo
l.,,. j., common. but on the "hole ing .
- have plaved through a much .
.,~orc.cr schedule and acquitted lne"'-
sci,os IN way 20 inspire conhuenSe.
mo Arm has won every one OF l'' =
...,+ Games. sharing this dlSuhCl'o"
,,.'tb Union College, Of all tne haS u
cans Even Harvard was ueo' aun ~
ne ea'' csr,s. Among the teams Wnlcn
-. down before the cadets Ne'N
.bosc reprcsentng Rutgers O9lsete'
VI, Gross Notre Dame anu '"'
SDr;nr6old Training school .,..-..o,
-rbo rccord made by the mldsnipmiieh
-- NOT nearly so Impressive ~
Dlavod through a much easier ,Is
ne and suffered defeat al 'nc l,.I i',,S'
Of the University Of flt'SOu 'E'l on"
PENNSYLVANIA. both by the same ,.',o'.,,. So
1S TO 6. This must be saiu' no"
-be records Of season thS pay 10"
oesor mean little or nothlng "ne"
il comes TO picking a winner ~, n.b;cb ,H
Ill imnortant closing game 10 "nLcu
%1.h cleveus work UP with no othet
thought.
Traditions MAY BE Broken
=. has become almost a tradition
.ha, tIe fayorite for the Army-NaV%
no ie beaten. This yearly footDali
lt,rgcIe Is almost more than a game
~ - fobt. within the bounds OF laiI-
roes IL is true. but nevertneiesS
cont For twelve months now eNei
eirco that more or less unexpected uc-
feat 81 the Polo Grounds Jus' yea
900 the Navy has set rs near Oh
,yreaking vengeance on ITS l"huiUOO'i
twin ., ., .bo foot
hall season hangs on TINS paIt'cuIa.
came for both teams. ana one - IT,
more confident than the othe,' ms
aside. however, and, maAlng al! a'lo"
ances for the spirit Wnlch '. wiz an
r,o+a the rnidshipmen and Improvement
l",;+c Iikelv 10 be shown. there is no
gettino away from the impressions OF
- eeason. and these impress slons SWlHe
,,.itb the odds and make the W vest fo!H'
eleven 81 rather strong tavorite'
Charley Dalv. the one-tlme star at
Howard and West Point. has been IA
,ored with the best Of material 'nis
,.oar and has built up team "hich
ON what has been shown ranAs VIZ"
Tho host six OF eight lu the rasl Inc
,Terce has been uniformly stIohG'
,.oried and finished; the defence' al
most without exception. rukpeu "Ac
comDact. The team rs not iachiHE III
Dlavs or the players 20 carry Qu' olc
General scheme OF attack win rare
skill and sureness.
stars of the Army Team.
some Of these players rank with the
Giants of the gridlrOn, notably NC
Tv,an al centre, who is sure to ma
olace on many an all-staT team MeI-
rillat. a really great end, who proved
q year ago that ne has few equals ih
bandlirp the forward pass ana ln
breaking up opposing plays; captain /
prichard. who shines at quarterhack,
not only IN directing the play ou, IN +
individual excellence; Neyand'
tackle who ranks with the best. ana
Benedict. a plunging fullback, OF lhe
Mccormick and Bradle, type. All oil
these men played year ago.
There are others, too. Colin. liodg-
son and Van Fleet. in the packneId, TO
say nothing Of such able substitutes
as Hoge, Ford and Oliphant; Neyland
at left end, an aggressive and most
capable player; O'Hare and Meacham.
strong powerful guards. and Butler, of
whom less is known, but who is count
cd a strong running mate at left tackle
Tor Weyand. Few elevens in the East
are so strong individually, and few
apparently so strong as team.
The Navy coaches had far more to
do I'm building an eleven this year. and
most of the players have yet TO write
their names in bold letters. Captain
Overesch is a high class end. and is
not likely 20 suffer in comparison with
anv man on the Army team. but he
and Perry are the only regulars from
last wear in the forward line. The
others must be taken more or less on
faith.
Perry, at centre, will have 20 show
marked Improvement 20 hold his own
with McEwan. while Mills and Jones
guards. and De Roode and McCoacn'
tackles. are more or less inexperienced
although fast and aggressive. Iney
have n name 20 make perhaps thcy
IN dn n 4 Hal.risnn. Al night end.