Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-12-20
WARS END MAY MEAN
RENEWED ATHLETICS
Probable That Annual Games
With West Point Will Be
Featured Again
EXPECT OTHER BIG GAMES

The Naval Academy athletic author
tiles will take up in short time the
matter of renewing relations with the
Military Academy in baseball and foot
ball These games had been annual
institutions for a considerable period,
but were barred when the rule was
laid down that no athletic team from
either institution should play away
from its home grounds during the con-
tinuance of the war This regulation
has never been altered. but il is ex-
pected that return to former con-
ditions will be announced within a
week or two.
Both Secretary Daniels and Super
intendent Eberle are interested in
sports, and believe in them as having
beneficial effect in promoting sol
dierly qualities. The regulations
laid down by them were only to meet
the special circumstances, and there is
no doubt that they favor renewal of
the West Point games as soon as prac-
ticable
1t is not probable that a baseball
game will be played this spring, for
the reason that there is but one class
now at West Point The Naval Acad-
emy will probably inquire the feeling
of the Military Academy authorities
In the matter, but will recognize at
once that the comparatively small stu
dent body at this time offers "A per-
fectly adequate reason for postpone
ment of the game.
On the other hand, the prospect of
football game next fall is very good.
There will certainly be two classes at
the Military Academy. and there may
be three, as there is much talk Of
bringing one OF the prematurely grad
uated classes back to West Point for
another year of work there. This
would put the two institutions upon
exactly the same basis, as the Naval
Academy is also class short. If the
game is played, it will be on Novem-
Der 29th
If there is a return to the enteiwar
status in sports, privilege will be
renewed which means much to the
licitation, permission had been obtain
ed for the football team to play one
game away from home, besides the
West Point game, each Year An ar
rangement had been made with the
University of Pennsylvania for alter
nate games at Philadelphia and An
napolis, and it was hoped that a SINH
lar arrangement could be made with
another team of high rank, thus as
surfing the midshipmen one good game
at home and one away, besides the
West Point game, each season.
Everything indicates that some ar
rangemen. of this sort mus; be made.
or the Naval AcadeI@ will again be
without suitable opponents. Already,
the management has written TO nearly
all Of the strong teams within strik-
ing distance, and there mas been lit
tie indication that any Of them viii
be willing to ceme to Annapolis There
is much feeling that the big insti-
tutions should look at the matter in d
broader and more sportsmanlike way,
and give the Naval Academy chance
to measure up against the teams OF
the highest standard
On the other hand, there is some agi-
tation of the subject of somewhat
greater liberality in regard to allow
ing the midshipmen TO play more
games away from home. 1t has been
pointed out that there is no essential
reason why these young men should
never contest off their home grounds,
or why other teams should recognize
this by always playing at Annapolis
without any return games.
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