The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-08
navy ISPLEASED
WITH c. j. DEFEAT
Victory Over Athletic Rival 10
Source Of Satisfaction at
Academy.


ANNAPoLIs. Nov. s.--The victory
OF the Midshipmen on Saturday over
afforded Immense salts
faction 70 every member OF the Naval
contingent. Next to the Military
Academy, Georgetown II the team the
Navy most desired TO defeat OF thos
the sailors meet this fall. George
town 10 the one real athletic rival OF
the Annapolis institution In this sec
ton. and the fact that Il was the only
one to win at football or baseball
from the Naval Academy during last
year. made the revenge on Saturday
particularly sweet
From other points OF view, the VIC
tory was also most satisfactory. The
academy can now consider that Its
season up to ths point has been
highly satisfactory. IL defeated La
fayette and Bucknell, both strong
teams. and lost to Princeton by II 10
0. though II gained a greater total OF
yards than the Tigers.
In defeating Georgetown. II won
from one OF the strongest teams OF
the country, q team which had not
been defeated before and which stood
second In the total of points scored.
True. the Navy team had been defeat
cd by North Carolina State In the
opening game. but II was then short
of most OF it's linemen, and George
town has since defeated the Tarheels.
DECKS ARE CLEARED.
With the Georgetown game over,
the decks are cleared for the game
against the Military Academy. the cli-
max OF the season, at the New York
Polo Grounds on November 81. The
Navy plays University OF South Caro-
lima next Saturday. and George WASH
inston on the goth, but neither OF
these teams IL likely to make the mid
shipmen extend themselves much or
show a great deal OF their advanced
football for the Army scouts in the
stand to take back to West Point
with them. No special preparations
will be made for either OF these con-
tests, and the regulars will be used
for q small part OF the games only.
Georgetown Is q much valued ath-
letic opponent OF the Naval Academy
and the hope Is expressed here that
the contests will continue in football
and other sports. While It Is true
that the midshipmen cannot arrange
to play in alternate years in wash
ington. Annapolis is so close that the
game is witnessed by many thou
sands OF Washingtonians each year.
This year. the crowd was larger
than ever. There Is no doubt that 1t
was the largest crowd which ever at.
tended an athletic event here. The
lowest estimate was 1900. while
some put the number at over 10000.
Neither had there ever been any
thing like the string Of automobiles
along the road between Annapolis
and Washington. going to and com
ing from the game.
HAS BECOME A CLASSIC.
The contest has become one Of til
classic athletic events of the season
There was a time that football gam
between Georgetown and the Naval
Academy almost always yielded som
instances of poor sportsmanship. each
side having some elements Of blame.
The last two games, the best ever
played. were models Of clean, hard
playing.
In Saturdays game. the officiating
was excellent, and the players OF
both teams were two intent upor
playing real football to think abou
anything else. The general expires
sion after the game was that 1t was
one OF the finest contests in every
element that had ever been played
here.
Princeton will play at Annapolis
next year, Georgetown is expected
again. and there are likely to be other
big attractions. Folwell believes In
playing as many big games as pos
sibie. and the Midshipnen might have
opposed Georgia Tech, Centre College
and the University Of Nebraska this
year. all having asked for dates on
the Navy schedule. A schedule with
four or five games as these would
make q crowd like that of Saturday
the usual thing instead Of the oc-
casional, and additional seats would
be necessary.
The game was won just IS had
been indicated, through the superior
work OF the heavy. powerful and ex-
perienced Navy linesmen, who were
almost impenetrabie and also able to
open for their backs In wonderful
style. At the same time, the back
field, composed of Koehler. Conroy.
Mckee and Hamilton. did better than
any combination this year. All arc
capable backs for gains OF moderate
distances, but none OF the type who
is likely to break lose for q spectacv-
lar pm.