New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-27
Black and Vogel Win
Place on Cadet Team
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Special Cores pondence
WEST POINT. N. Y. Nov 90
Wretched weather conditions inter-
fered to no little extent with the Army
clevens football practice this after
noon. The field was a quagmirc, and
the big team went into the Riding Hall
for the first half hour Of its work
out There the light was very poor,
and the men were sent out again into
the mud and rain on the grass plain,
where they floundered about until
darkness set in
The drill was Of mighty little bcne-
fit to the soldiers, except as re-
hearsa for any contingency which
might make the Polo Grounds footing
as treacherous as the West Point field
to-day. In the Riding Hall the men
ran through signals and got long
position drill. On the plains they did
some down-thc- field work, the backs
and ends going down under the kicks
of McQuarrie and Lystad. There was
dummy scrimmaglng for the line men,
and the drill wound up with everybody
hitting the blocking and tackling ma
chimes.
Uncertainty Cleared Up
guard and end position on the right
side of the line was cleared up to-day
Vogel will play at guard and Blaik at
the end position. Nogcl has played
in practically all of the Army's games
this year. He is undoubtedly more
seasoned than the other aspirants, Her
rick and Ptzer, and viii get the call
| Nogel is the youngest man on the
| team, also the tallest He is nineteen
al
| inches. He weighs two pounds short
of the 200 mark
Blaik's carly season work and his
sudden return to previous form has
governed the mentors in their choice
of the auburn-th matched cadet from
I Michigan Tor the end position, the fl
ing of which has caused no little worry
for fortnight back. Blaik has all
along been rated as the speediest man
on the team a hard tacker down the
! field and a fair receiver of the forWa I'd
pass, but his illness made it very I'M
certain that he would be finally chosen
to start in the position against the
Navy. With these two places filled
the soldiers makeup for Saturdays
game is not hard to forecast
Although no official announcement
has been made of the Army's lineup
close followers Of the team expect
hlaik and Kiefer to be the ends, Dan
icl and Travis the tackles, Nogel and
Breidster the guards, Green center
Wilhide quarterback, McQuarrie and
Schabacker halfbacks, with Lystad as
fullback.
There will be as first string substi
tutes for the backtield Gregory. Dodd
Evans and Warren as ball carrying
backs, with George, the Army captain
and Whetton, in reserve as quarter
backs.
While there is no desire to appear
pessimistic. it is frankly admitted il
the Army camp that the soldier clever
this year as il will face the middies i:
not so strong as some West Poin
teams which have gone down to tn,
Polo Grounds in late years.
Army Eleven Green
Folks here are devoid of the conf
dent air which has been in evidence il
former years on the eve of the Nav,
battle. Remembering that the mate
rial at the outset was the greenest tina
ever turned out for football here, tn,
odtimcrs are wondering how the Arm,
youngsters will act in a big fight
Orders were issued to-day governin,
the advance movement on New York
which is set for Friday morning. Fifty
five members of the Army squad will g
down accompanied by the coaches,
medical officer. Trainer Tuthill and at
tendants, arriving at the Grand Contra
at 1915. On Saturday the three bat
talions of cadets will leave here, ar
irving in New York in time for tn
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