The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-27
ARMY AND NAVY
FOOTBALL ELEVENS
Meet at the Polo Grounds in New
York Today in their Annual
GridirOn Contest
tAssociated Press)

other football game Of the year, the
Army and Navy eleyens will play their
annual gridiron contest at the polo !
grounds here this afternoon. Other
inter-'varsity football struggles may
draw greater attendance of specta-
tors or be surrounded with greater
tradition and classic atmosphere but
none approaches the battle of the
elevens from the United States Naval
and Military academies for martial
pomp and splendor.
The marching West Point cadets
and the Annapolis middies, headed by
blaring bands, the army mule and the
navy goat present picture entirely
foreign to any other fields of Ameri-
can football. The huge rectangular
blocks of cadet gray and the sailor
blue, where the rival academy cheer
ing squads are located on opposite
sides of the field supply color scheme
not matched in any football stadium
in the country.
There is, in addition, marked diff
ference in the appearance of the spec
tators as a whole Field boxes and
grandstands are fiecked with the gold
braided and starred uniforms of dis
tinguished naval officers sitting
shoulder to shoulder with generals,
coionels and captains of the army. In
the more drab uniform of the civilian
may be seen high officials from Wash
ington diplomatic circles while filling
In the background of the scene may
he found thousands of plain football
enthusiasts who never miss the op-
portunity to witness the Army-Navy
games, the closing act in the gridiron
drama of the year, providing they
have enough influence to secure tick
cts from the few available sources of
supply.
Admission cards for the Army
Navy game have always been hard to
procure whether played at Philadel-
phia, Princeton or New York and sell
dom has there been public sale of
the coupons. This season the situa-
tion, so far as seats are concerned,
is undoubtedly the worst in the his
tory of the series between the two
aims of the service. In keeping with
the popularity of football in general
this fall the demand for tickets for
the Army Navy game has far sur
passed any previous year. While the
polo grounds stands have been en-
larged to accommodate close to $4,000
spectators, fully twice that number of
persons have made application for
seats from either the athletic asso-
citation of West Point or Annapolis or
through prominent officials who are
supposed to have entire to the custo-
dams of the precious pasteboards. The
few tickets which have fallen into the
hands of spectators are bringing
fabulous prices and are being snapped
ur without hesitation or haggling by
those who are determined to witness
the play regardless of the cost.
Viewed from certain angles the
game is worth the prices being asked
by those who have tickets to sell for
the atmosphere and setting are that
of a huge open-air spectacle filled
with music, cheers and action such as
never seen outside this particular and
distinctive American athletic contest
The rival academy cheering squads
armed with megaphones and brilliant
colored streamers furnish the noise
while the % rival players on the field
supply action and thrills equal to any
developed by the best of the big
varsity football classics.
No keener rivalry or harder play is
ever seen in any gridiron climax in
any part of the country than that dis
played in the football meeting of the
soldiers and sailors.
Close and exciting contests are tht
rule rather than the exception and the
very intensity of the series is shown
by the almost equal allotment of hon
ors after % years of play. since
1890. when the initial game was stag
ed, the Army has won IL games AMI
the Navy 10, with one-that of 19O'
played at Princeton in ;
6 to 6 tie.
The Line-Ups
The line-ups of the two tears ar
as follows:
Army Team: D. G. Storck, lie; D.
Mulligan, 1t; W. F. Breidster, lg; F
NJ. Greene, c; E. n. Clark, rg; H. G
Davidson, rt; w. C. White, re; G. c
Wilhide (Capt.) OBJ; G. w. Smythe
hb; C. w. Lawrence, hb; w. E
French, fb.
Navy Team: w. S. Parr. lie; P. I
Wildorn, It; E. w. Willkie. lg; E.
Larsen, G; E. P. Moore, rg; C. W
King, rt; E. C. Even, re; v. P. Con
roy, OBJ; B. G. Koehler, hb; H. Wat
tiers, hb; v. p Noyes, fb.
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