Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-29
Camp Dix Football Team Meets
Navy Yard Men at Phillies'
Ball Park
BIG ATHLETIC PROGRAM
BY SPICK HALL

A lot of football fans don realize that
an Army Navy game is to be staged
this afternoon at the Phillics' ball
park. Fifteenth and Huntingdon
streets. But there is ono on thcAbonrds
! and it will be battle for blood and
everything. The contesting teams are
Camp Dix and Philadelphia Navy Yard
sailors.
The football game is not the only
attraction on the docket, either. There
will be boxing, wrestling and jiu-
| jitsu exhibition. The program will be
gin promptly at 80 o'clock. The ath
| letic events and the football game have
been arranged by the receiving ships
executive committee of which Chief
! Ycoman II. Silber is chairman. The
other members of this committee are
| Chief Gunner Y. NJ. Flattlcy. Chief
Gunner q. r. Taylor and Chief Printer
]. l.. Maydolc. The reception commit
too is composed of Chief Gunner's Mate
!. r.. Cain, Ensign y. c. Kaiser and
Chief Com. Steward G. Madison.
Chief Quartprmastcr Kelly has charge
of the decorations.
Extensive Program
Following is the program. exclusive
of the football game:
BONING
Bantamwright
James Tyson. Training Camp. VS..
Pierre Les Fasse, u. s. s. Pueblo.
Fcatherwcight
johnny Perry, Training Camp, VS..
Arthur Nardonne, I. S. Kansas.
Lightweight
John Il. Morgan. Training Camp,
VS.. Edward Kimball, L. S. s. Con-
necticut.
Wclterweight
Ivan Scott. L. s. s. Louisiana. VS..
Babe Hutchinson, u. S. Marines.
WRESTLING
Edward Brodier. Training Camp, VS..
John Welsh, L. S. Marines.
JIU-JITSU
Leo Pardcllo. Italian heavyweight
champion 220 lbs.). VS.. DIR. NJ. Fran
co.'s D'Eliscu, Jiu -Jitsu expert, l3O
pounds.
Timer, Daniel Trotter; physician.
Lieutenant l.. A. Kenuell, Us. N; ;
referee, Pop O'Brien; announcer,
Bobby Calhoun; Judges, Lieutenant
Ihrig, 4. s. ~. Matt Cox, of Spad
ing's. Frank Wandell, Camp Dix.
President William +. Baker, of the
Phillies. is giving the service men the
use of the ball park free. The proceeds
will be donated to the building fund
of the American Legion. The Camp Dix
team will have its band and the navy
men will have Il pair of bands.
Here Comes the Tank
The doughboys arrived here at II :5C
IA. IN and proceeded to the navy yard for
lunch. The Phillics' park, all decorated
with thousands Of flags and bunting ot
international code. compares with the
Polo Grounds at New York. where the
army and navy will battle for football
honOrs. Camp Dix has one of Uncle
Sans famous tanks.
The navy also has number of eX
hibtS at the grounds in order to en-
courage recruiting.
This game promises to be a big service
game in the East this year between two
service teams, and the army team is out
for revenge to wipe out the defeat
handed George Berry's Fort Hancocl
team last year. Coach Baldwin has
been drilling the navy boys two anC
three hours each day, and all seem to be
in fit condition to start when the whistle
blows.
Burt, the star navy halfback. injured
his ankle during practice last Wednes
day. but he is expected to be in thu
backfield when the navy lines up against
the army. The Camp Dix team seems
to be dark horse, as no estimate car
be placed on it's strength. But it il
understood that General Hale expects
the army to fight. and the navy will mo-
have an easy time while ptted against
this bunch of doughboys from Jersey.
A number of distinguished guests have
been invited to attend. including Gen
eral C. Hale. U. s. A.. and his entire
staff. from Camp Dix. Mr. and Mrs
T.. Il. Stotesbury also have been invited
The generals flag will designate tn
army section and the admiraIs nag VII
designate the navy section.