The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-26


than the usual service game. Oh,
morrow night as we dive down to G'
The Annapolis football contingent.
which is high brow for coach. players.
rubbers and near-managers. beat us
to this mans town. going at once
to the Hotel Commodore. That was
last night when we were back in
Washington, disposing of our third
helping of the national bird-with
trimmings.
Over at the Commodore there Is
no excitement. Lieutenant Commander
Wright, In charge OF the Navy squad,
sits in the grand lobby and ads
the afternoon papers, spec alizing on
book reviews, art and letters from the
common pee-pul Football SEE ms the
lfartherest thing from his mind.
NO SENSE IN 1T.
There is never any sense in talking
to a coach concerning the possible
outcome of a football game.
There Is never any sense in talking
to manager, either, regarding the
same.
They always talk morosely. They
paint grim pictures OF the wCakenCd
condition Of their teams, OF the utter.
utter hopelessness OF the immediate
future facing their athletes.
Professional baseball men are so
different For instance, Clark Grif-
fifth never yet started upon an Amer
lean League campaign that he didn't
promise a pennant. No boxers ever
yet admitted that the other guy had
a ghost Of a chance. But with foot
ball men. it's all different. They're
gloomy gents.
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Aston, the Army headquarters. A few
officials from West Point are on hand
already, but they have little to say.
They don't seem over-intcrested in
what may happen tomorrow. 1t all
seems a dreadful bore to them, to tell
the truth.
THEY PRACTICE TODAY.
Some time this afternoon the Navy
squad will practice at the Polo
Grounds. The gates will be locked
and all that. but who would waste a
perfectly good afternoon in the big
town trying to Sc ethe Navy team
work out? Not we. nothing like that.
Bob Folwell who seems to be reg
ular guy, says the Navy will line up
like this: Parr, left end; Bolles. left
tackle; Willkie, left guard; Larsen.
center; Moore, right guard: King,
right tackle; Captain Even. right
end; Koehler. quarterback; Conroy,
left halfback: Hamilton. right half
back; Mckee. fullback.
Though a change or two may be
seen when the elevens get together,
the Army will probably have the fol-
lowing lineup: White, left end:
Davidson. left tackle; Breidster. left
guard; Greene, center; Clark. right
guard; MuIligan.' right tackle; Don
Storck, right end; Willhide, quarter
back; Smythe, left halfback: Law
renee, right halfback: French, full
back.
TICKETS ARE SCARCE.
Tickets are scarce for this years
game. Joe O'Nell. the Giants secre-
tary, who is handling the ticket sup
ply. is growing old under the strain
OF turning down his friends The
demand has never been so great be-
fore. In Washington folks may think
this is the bunk, but it isn't. O'Neill
can prove 1t by showing stacks OF
kilograms and letters from folks
who'd like to see the service game
tomorrow-but won't.
The Army-Navy game is the great
est football spectacle Of the gridiron
season. 1t Is the only game which at
tracts SO many of the highest Off
Gals Of the land and likewise tn"
only one which attracts so many will
ing to waste money looking at the
aforesaid officials. Many a gal Will
live for the next year merely because
she saw Josephus Daniels stridins
across the field. surrounded by his
uniformed staff.
From a football viewpoint. the
Army-Navy game is never quite up t"
expectations. and yet there is pos
sibility that this years game VIII
really be worth seeing. Hope 1t Is
Would hate to have come all the way
from pleasant Washington to shtVer-
ing New York to be disappointed.