Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-28
THRILL AT ARMY-NAYY GAME
Middies Anxious to Atone the Last
Years Defeat
SEASON CLOSES WITH GAME
Annual Encounter wiz Mark End
ut the GridiroH seasOn--rean,s
In GOOD shape and Evenly
Matched.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Nov. E.-The
foot ball teams OF tho United States Navy
and Military academies close the grldiron
season here tomorrow with their annual
service contest. Always an interesting
struggle from. both play and spectacular
standpoint. the game holds promise OF ,in-
usual thrills this year. The Mlddies are
animated by desire to atone for the UNI
expected and overwhelming defeat admin
istered By the Cadets at New York last
season, while the sellers are determined
10 continue the suocess which broke the
Nays triple row OF victories just year
ago tomorrow.
Judging from the records made by the
two teams TO date tho game should prove
fitting climax 20 tho foot ball play OF
1914 Both eievens have worked through
hard schedules with great credit. The
Army has won every one Of It's eight
games. sharing this distinction with but
ono OF all the eastern teams OF the season.
The caliber OF the Cadets squad Il shown
by the fact that this Aring Of Victories
included defeats OF Rutgers, Colgate.
Notro Dame and Springfield
Mfddien Not SO Impressive.
Z Tho Middics record Is not quite 10 Ina
pressive. containing as II does. two defeats
. registered by the University OF Pennsyl-
vanln and the University OF Pittsburgh
In both these games the Navy scored
ono touchdown, however. and rolled up
good sized totals In the othcrs The
Sailors defense has not proved equal TO
that shown By the West Pointers, for
North Carolina and Colby both ran up
douhIe-fisuFo SCORES, although defeated by
5 the AIiddies' fast offensive play.
Regardless OF the outcome of the game.
the meeting OF tho two academy teams
will be tho vehicle OF the usual spsctac-
ular features which mark this CONTEXT,
{ and form a most fitting finale upon which
70 drop the foot bali curtain for another
. twelve months Army ana navy officers
Of al ranks. from general or admiral
down to lieutenant or ensign, Will be
present IN large numbers. while the
United States government viii be rep
/. resented by sccretaries OF the various de-
partments, congressman. senatora and a
host OF minor officials. President Wilson
may also attend the Eamo. u his duties
; permit o. absenco frora Washington. al.
. viding his time equally between the Navy
and Army sides OF the fold.
Il Is this official and military setting
I peculiar TO the service game. taken h
connection with the close and desperate
character Of the play each year that sur,
rounds the annual meeting OF. the Cadets
and Middies with an atmosphere moi
t. found IN any other foot ball game. Tn,
series began In 1880 and since the militia
contest the teams OF the two academies
hays met eighteen times. How cvcal,
s matched thef oleyens are from year /,
!. year Is shown by the fact that tbs Nav,
has won nine games TO the Arinya eight
with one contest tie.
Soldiers In Lead.
{ Although the Middies have onc-gam
lead. the soldiers have scored The create
( number OF points. the record standing
I Army. iS2; Navy is9
The records Of the two teams tilE fal
!. fnllnua,