The Washington times., 1920-07-06

less probable strengths real test
will be afforded.
The Academy is still ready to
!. schedule a game for November 20. just
one week before its final contest with
the Army eleven. A team of moder-
ate strength is desired, strong
enough to keep the Navy team NOV
ing, but not one for which special
preparation must be made and which
would risk injuries to some OF the
regulars.
The schedule was practically made
up before Bob Folwell took Gil
Dobie's place as coach, and would
have been even stronger had tho
change been made earlier. AS IL is.
Folwell wants a game for the final
Saturday on the home field.
The first game will be against
North Carolina State, an eleven with
which the Midshipmen have not had
much trouble during the last few
seasons. but which should start the
schedule in good shape.
THEN COMES LAFAYETTE.
Lafayette. which used to he one OF
the regular and valued opponents OF
the Navy, will play at Annapolis on
October .. and the Navy team will
have to be in good form to win out.
judging by the work of Lafayette in
recent years.
BucknelI, one OF the regular op-
ponents of the Navy, follows. on Oc-
tober l6. Bucknell has been defeat
ed regularly in recent years, but has
always given a good game.
On October 23, taking advantage Of
the liberality of the authorities, the
Academy team plays at Princeton.
Naturally great interest will be taken
in the contest. the midshipmen 30 sell
dom having the privilege Of contest
ing away from Annapolis. The au-
thorities have agreed that the team
may play one game away from home
each year. in addition to the Army
game.
1t is proposed to play Princeton and
the University Of Pennsylvania each
year, alternating at Annapolis and
the home grounds of their opponents.
Princeton will play at Annapolis in
1921, and 1t Is hoped that Pennsyl
vania will entertain the Midshipmen
at Philadelphia.
Not only will this insure the Mid
shipmen two big games each season.
but gives them experience in big
game away from, home which will be
most valuable as a preparation for
the Army game.
HILLToPPERs ON LIST.
Western Reserve returns to the
Midshipmen's schedule. after an ab-
sence of some years, playing on Oc-
tober 30, to be followed by George
town on November g.. No game to be
played in the South. during 1920 is
likely to- excite more interest and at
tract a greater crowd than the game
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Academy.
Not only did Georgetown give the
Navy team it's only defeat, in foot
ball last year, but 1t was the only
baseball nine to win from the strong
est diamond aggregation the Midship-
men ever had, during the season just
closed. Naturally, the Navy contin-
gent is looking to the Georgetown
game with only less ardor than that
against West Point, and trcmen-
dous battle is to be expected. .-s .
The .Midshipmen play the eleven OF
the University OF South Carolina, a
newcomer on their schedule. on No
vember 13.' Of.special interest in con-
ncction with this game is the fact
that, Sol Metzger. an old Pennsylvania
man. and associate of Folwell, the
Naval Academy coach. will be the
coach of the visitors, having accepted
an offer to take charge there at the
beginning of the coming season. This
Is the last local game arranged,
though IT is likely that an opponent
will be secured for the, ,20th.
Definite arrangements have been
made for the playing OF the annual
game against the West Point cadets
on the New York Polo Grounds on
November 27th. With rather easy
victory last time and most OF the old
men available for another year, and
with a year of unprecedented success
in every branch Of sport behind them,
the navy, at this time, is favorite.
The army contingent is, OF course,
preparing for a desperate effort to
retrieve itself, and reports here are
to the effect that 1t will take advant-
age OF the temporary raising of the
entrance age and admission OF former
service men, to recruit some notable
college stars. There are no eligibility
rules between the institutions which