Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-30

inquired the Navy would nave real
team and Immediately they asserted
that the officials in Washington
should permit an Army-Navy contest.
The defeat handed the Indians con-
WINGED them that the Miracle Man
really was the goods and when Haver-
ford was defeated 50 to 0 the enthusi-
asts simply could not hold back their
enthusiasm. and now every Annapoli-
tan and every Navy man, woman and
child in this country and elsewhere is
clamoring for game with West
Point
OF course, they are not clamoring
out loud, for that would not be
proper, but they are buzzing among
themselves and to their friends, and
indeed every lover of the pastime is
unable to understand just why these
teams are not allowed to meet on the
gridiron. They are permitted to en-
terrain teams on their home grounds
as in previous years. and they GER
tainly can be given couple Of days
from their studies to put on what
would be the greatest contest of the
season.
Uncle Sam needs these young men
for his navy and his army and they
are being stuffed with knowledge as
rapidly as possible, but game be-
tween the service teams could be
made q very worthy affair It would
draw an immense gate if staged at
the Polo Ground, in New York, and
the money could be turned over to the
Red Cross or some other patriotic
fund. The widows of sailors and sol
diers could use the money, and each
person who passes through the turn
stile would be nightly glad to donate
something, even if the usual invita-
tons were issued.
Then, too, the football teams of va
rious environments are allowed to
travel to some extent and every man
now in Uncle Sans colors is being
urged to take part in some form OF
athletics. There are many other rea-
sons why the Army-Navy contest
should be played, and it is understood
that numerous persons are doing their
best to bring the teams together
Conferences have been held by men
who desire to see the battle, and
something may come OF them. for
neither eleven has schedule game
for November "a
With this great desire for the game
among the players and the followers
of both squads and the date open and
the grounds to be had for the asking,
there still is hope.
The score run UP Saturday against
Haverford established a record for a
Navy team. but the Army met a tough
bird in villa Nova. The Cadets won
by the score of 81 to Z, which now
appears comfortable enough, but 1t
was only in the third period that they
had things their own way In the
final session subs were sent in by
West Point, and Villa Nova carried
the ball to the 10-yard line. where the
second-string players were forced to
battle desperately until the final
whistle saved them
Villa Nova pulled a series of puz-
cling forward passes, in which Nc
Guckin and Eding starred. Ewing
formerly was student at Hopkins
He was in the Black and Blue squad
when it was coached by Charley
Brickley His pals called him Feb.
BaItimoreans. who are quite keen
for the Navy. viii be able to get a
line on the Army team when the Red
skins visit West Point. Coach Har-
ris. of the Carlisle aggregation, said
Saturday that he was tuning up his
squad for the brush with the Cadets
Navy trimmed the Indians 81 to 0, and
while all sorts of alibis were furnish
ed for the Redskins, the fact remains
that the AIiddies rolled up mighty
big score against a good team. Car
Isle has several green players and
all are young, but all know how to
play the game. They displayed the
finest sort of ability against Hopkins.
their tackling being hard and sure
and their interference superb More
over. no set of backs ever seen at
Homewood side-stepped as prettily.
When such a team as Carlisle show
ed Saturday is beaten by 81 points the
squad which administered the licking
has something. And while Haver-
ford may be weaker than usual, it
takes an eleven with a terrific punch
to score SO points against any sort OF
a college squad. especially when that
squad is coached by a man Of Mike
| Benefits ability.
So, with the strong defense of the
Indians. 1t must be admitted that