The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-25
EASTERN GRID
CLIMAX COMES
IN CANES TODAY
YALE-HARVARD AND ARMY-hAVE
CLASH IN BIGGEST GAMES
OF THE YEAR.
Both Will Be Close and Expects Arc
Doubtful About the Outcome
EiLAnr.

NEW YORK. Nov. @4.-rhe climax c1
the eastern football season will be
reached tomorrow afternoon with the
PLAYING Of the HarvArd-inlc, Army
. Navy and several other contests OF les
scr general Interest. For the first time
in many years Two Of the so-calIed gric-
iron classics conflict by coming on the
same day. hut apparently this VIII nave
/ M effect on In" ATTENDANCE which IS eN-
I,"r,rd In break all previous RECORDS at
either game.
More than 1000 seats have been dis
trihutcd for The Narrnrd-fhle struggle
close t" 10000 spectators will witness
the clash between the United STATES
military and naval academy teams at he
! Polo Grounds in this city. Although inc
TWO football stadiun:s seat larger CROWDS
than any similar structure in the coun-
try. tho requested reservations tar out
STRIPPED the supply.
If il had been possible to accommo-
date all applicants for tickets the atten1-
ance at these TWO games would have ap.
prnachcd close IN 2n2.0o0. The toSal
gate receipts will exceed s215,O00.
! Interest in hnth games Is exceptionally
keen as il is expected each struggle VIII
be closer and more spectacular than
similar games in the past few years.
This is particularly true of the meeting
Of tho two University teams at New
Haven. Yale will send against the Grim
son tho best combinati ion that has rep
resented the Blue in recent seasons and
while ii is the first test Of the Tad Jones
! coaching system opposed to the metHocs
OF football instruction AS advocated py
! Percy Haughton, the outcome is consid-
! crabv in doubt.
! Yale has a squad OF football players
! Of more than average strength and al
! crtness coupled with fighting spirit
WHICH is fully up to the oi% Ell I gridlr on
! preliminary games has been an cratic
! tendency.
| Harvard May Break.
| IT may develop that under fierce but
| more or less individual opposition th:s
machine-llke play Of Harvard will break
down due TO new material in various
: positions in line and hackfield: If this
! proves to he the case, Yale,s chances or
! there is little difference in the individual
| power and ability Of the TWO squads. -,
| Somewhat similar conditions prevail
! on the eve of the ArIy-NaNy game. Inc
! West Point team contains several w.
! Grams who have played uprevious sea-
| sons with the Cadets or ut other insti-
! tutionS, and who have established reNu-
! tutIonS us Gridiron Stars. The soldiers
backllcld with nliphant and Vidal play.
/ ing contains two or the most finished
aIl-rouud offensive gro"nd gamers i'll the
country. The line. from tackle to tackc.
/ is one Of unusual strength ana anlutE.
! If there is any weakness 1t Viii DC
| found in The ends and possibly at
The Navy on the other hand is coma
| para1ively 4 new combination. While It
contains n number Of players of much
! promise these men have not rs yet
reached the full height of their football
| power or education.
| In the other games OF the day. Penn
sylvania will meet West Virginia IVES
| leyan while Cornell! is resting for he
! annual THANKSGIVING clash with the
! Quakprs. Syracuse fnCes Tufts. while
| Washington and jefferson plays Cha;ta-
| noOga.