New-York tribune., 1919-11-23
Soldiers Lead
In Long Series
With Middies
Army Has Won l ! and Tied
! i'm FL Games; NAVY
l. Confident of Victory


The elevens Of the Naval and Milf
tary Acsds mics will meet on the poe
Grounds gridiron next Saturday for
the twenty second contest between the
representatives Of the two branches -
the service. The game wsl 10 the
nrst IN three seasons. Nc gamre being
permitted while the United States was
at war. The aviditv - which thr
tickets for the even; we're Seized in-
sures record crowd, and D. viii b.. The
occasion of notable reunion o. ser
vice men and their families
There are some very special reasons
for the consuming desire Of the Navy
70 win this game. TIE series stands
Army. IL; Navy. .. with one tie game.
and another victory would give the
40 diers substantial lead Again, the
Army has won four times IN success
SION. feat which II accomplished once
before. and a victory this year would
oe the establisN nient of record in
his particular. Finally. the Navy has
never won "a ganc in New York CITY
! ne ODDS for Saturday game seem
10 be somewhat ln favor a. fhc Arms
One Of the incidents ~ the series.
however. has been tnc frequency with
which the ;avoritc has been deseAted.
and the Navy feels tnsi It's chances are
at least even. As matter 81 fact, Is
may be taken as assured that Coach
Doble Will send a team here which Will
exhibit good deal more football thar
II has ever shown =, Annapolis
Many Interesting Features
There are many features Of interest
about the contests between the service
schools. The position OF the teams as
the representatives. Of the TWO great
branches o. the service. ls Of course.
circumstance Of unique interest. II
ls also true that smaller margin
divides the victories Of tire two than
n any series which excifes national
interest. Another unusual circum-
stance is that both teams have scored
IN more than half The game
The first game Of the series was
played IN 1890 al West Point and the
Navy won BY - 10 O. The victory was
"a be expected. as the game rad heen
cstab lshed Tor nun Der oi year 81
Annapolis. but just introduced 81 West
Point. Next season the Army sur1l sec
every one by going 20 Annapolis and
winning By 30 20 Is. TIE next Two
games were won by the Navy at West
Point in 1892 by II 20 1 and a. An
napolis in 1893 by to !
TIE latter game vas one Of he most
notable Of the series. The Army had IS
much better record for the season than
the Navy. and was looked upon as
certain winner. However. the great
kicking of Worth Bagley. killed. IN the
spanish American War. was tho chief
factor in the Navy victory. whI'e al
most as important an element was ,he
covering OF the kicks from his position
Of tackle Of Reeves. now 4 captain in
the navy.
Play on PENIS Field
4
mtted for a time the heads % the de-
partments holding tnst they disturbed
the routine Of the academies TOO much
They were renewed in ise9 Franklin
Fle d. fhiladel 10 Ia being cho en- for
the seat of the conflict and the Army
won. II TO ;. Except ing TWO years tbs
games continued 10 be played on Frank
I'm Field up 10 and ;nol uding 1919
The game % lA0S was PLAY, j ar Prince
ton. and Was "A draw. Is 20 s. and there
was no game lu l9ff owing 20 Tho deat>
Of Cade, bYrnc. % the Army team who
received fatal injuries 70 one - tre
early seasou games
Another unusual iucident af tho Sc
rics WAS that the Navy Won IN, games
of 1919. 1911 and 1912 without crossing
the Army's goaline In AL of these con
tests, aged on Franklin Field. the
Navy held its opponents ~roreless. and
won through kicking feIa goals orc
each in the irs' two game and two IN
The last. II was also the longest scrie.
OF victories secured by tre \avy
The game Of 1913 WAS aged on the
Polo Grounds, and the game OF the
following year, by the ins s-.cnce Of the
Navy. on Franklin Foid again The
games Of 1915 and 1916 we're ayca
on the Polo Grounds. and those Of l9l,
and 1918 omitted on accouni Of the
war. There is every reason that the
Polo Grounds viii continue 20 be he
p ace OF the game though Philadel-
phia WAS originally preferred by the
Navy contingent. the majority OF it,
members now feel that >ee York has
the greater advantages for ne contest.
and wish for II to be Continued there.
The Army favors Il strongly