The New York herald., 1920-01-04
BETTER FOOTBALL
GAMES FOR NAVY
Next Years Schedule Viii Include
Contest with Princeton and Prob
ably Also with Penn.
Especial DESPATCH TO THE HrRArp.1

ESPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD
ANNAPOLIS, Saturday.-Difficulty in
procuring a satisfactory schedule Of
games. which has attended the manage
ment of the Naval Academy football team
for number Of years, has been overcome
In fine style for next season, largely
through the efforts of Commander Doug
las L. Howard. academy athletic officer.
and the prospects for the future are en-
couraging. Not only has the official per-
naission to play game away from home
each season. in addition to the Army game,
been the means Of getting a game with
Princeton and the probality OF an arrange
ment with the University of Pennsylvania.
but a number Of strong teams before
inaccessible have appeared to experience
= cnange OF heart and are anxious to play
the midshipmen at Annapolis.
The Army game will be played on No
venber u. the playing of the game and
the date being fixed under an agreement
between the athletic authorities of the in
stftutions made several years ago. Under
this agreement the Navy will select the
place of playing. the limit being as far
north as New York and as far south as
Philadelphia, and it is almost certain that
New York will again be selected.
The Navy team will play at Princeton
on October %. the Tigers agreeing to play
In Annapolis in 1921. Princeton is willing
to come to Annapolis on the years that
Harvard plays at Princeton. so it is
thought that the arrangement will be per-
manent. The University of Pennsylvania
is unlikely to play at Annapolis next year
but the midshipmen will play in Phila-
delphia In 1921. that year seeing the begin
ming Of the long sought arrangement. by
Which the Navy will play Princeton and
Pennsylvania each year. one of the games
being played away from Annapolis.
Will Have Big Home Games.
For its big home games the Navy is
likely to have Georgia Tech, Georgetown
and Washington and Lee. Tech was asked
to come to Annapolis on October 80, and
replied that it would like to accept the
date, but had game for that day. It
asked. however. that the date be kept
open for short time while change of
dates was attempted with the other team
The Navy gladly acauiesced in this pro-
posal and the prospects Of this highly in
teresting contest being played at Annapo-
lis next year Is bright.
The game with Georgetown. for Novem-
ber 6, has been definitely fixed. The only
game lost by the Navy during the last
season was to Georgetown, by to 0. AS
rivalry between the two teams Is always
keen, a great game may be expected.
After lapse Of several seasons, Wash
ington and Lee will again appear on the
Academy schedule, and should give the
midshipmen splendid battle.
Negotiations are Still on with thhe Uni
yerSity. of Nebraska, but the arrangement
of a game, proposed by Nebraska for No
vember 13, Is regarded as unlikely, the
guarantee demanded by the Westerners
bing beyond the possibilities Of the Naval
a IN uyfI lt arf
the ball rolling here on October 2. and
Bucknell and West Virginia Wesleyan are
also expected to be the Navy's opponents
during 1920.
With the return Of nearly all the vet
erans Of the triumph over the Army team
and with many other good men available,
1920 should be great football year In the
annals OF the Naval Academy. At least.
the schedule will make possible a COM
parison with the high grade college te" rs
of the East, something which has been
impossible in recent years. The game at
Princeton will be splendid preparation
for the contest with the Army team. CIV
ing the mdshipmen experience in playing
away from their home grounds, as 1t will.
and IL will be an advantage over the Army
team unless il makes a similar arrange
ment with one of the big fellows.
Football Victory Helps All SPORTS.
All sports at the Naval Academy have
felt the impetus given to athletics by the
football victory over the Army, and the
midshipmen are preparing for season OF
winter sports OF unprecedented interest
Water polo and boxing have been added
TO the list of sports in which the Navy
will engage in outside competition. the
schedules Of socker and basketball have
begun, and big squads in swimming. GYM
nastics, fencing and wrestling are pre-
~ nsNv .Sf
which they will meet many of the strong
est college teams of the East. Smaller
squads for the different spring sports are
also doing preliminary work.
The Naval Academy Is cooperating with
those who are seeking to install boxing
as an intercollegiate sport. The Navy in
structor Spike Webb. has had large ex-
perience in matches and tournaments, and
directed the Inter-Laay matches in
France The midshipmen will have one
match at Annapolis this year. with the
University of Pennsylvania, and probably
n good schedule next year. The situation
Is similar as to water polo. the only match
this season being with City College OF
New York on February 81. The team is
now composed of Lambdin (captain).
Graham, Rowe. Vest and Selby.
Henry Ortland. the coach. formerly OF
New York. Is much pleased with the gem
eral work Of the swimmers. Emory, from
last years squad. is doing splendid work
In practice. and has finished the hundred
in 50 2-5s Fish, from massachusetts Tech
Gallagher, formerly captain OF the Hut-
gers team: Lambdin (captain). Winkjer
and Hyde are also good men IN this event.
Ga'la~her and Hyde are doing good work
In the forty yard. Quimby in the breast
stroke event, Jackson In the back stroke
and McCandess and Thompson in the
plunge. The relay team should be espe-
ciaIly strong and will be picked sfrom
Lamhdin, Fish. Gallagher, Emory and
winkjer. The season opens on January q,
with Johns Hopkins as the opponent.