The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-27
ARMY-NAW GAME
LIKE OLD J0UST
Only the Warriors Were
% Young Men Clad
in Moleskins

~ Asso,ls'cd Press.
NEW YORK. Nov ga vast
body ot spectators. notwithslandlng
a mean rain. turning out their
fn0st ralmont az for a joust in the
day when kniRhthood was In flower
filled the Polo grounds today to wit
ness the army and navy do battle
over football
Modernizcd today was the passage
Of arms at Ashby. ana replac ng
lvanhpc and other gallant knights
a-hOrscbaCk. were 22 young war
riors In sweaters and mol skins en-
gagged In a tourney OF the twentieth
century.
hut the same spirit pervaded the
New York stadium OF 1921 as held
the mobiles and their ladies who as
scmbicd around the lists OF "Mcrrle
England" IN the days Of Richard l.
The glam mour NJ brave deeds has ever
drawn men and women, be the rules
OF the tournament what they may,
The Old Boys Lament.
Modern.dcd was the scene. but In
tho essentials II was the same. Into
the staDds poured men and women
who few centuries before would
just as eagerly have taken their scats
In the Ashhy pavilions. Pcnnons
fluttered. but instea> OF heralds
voicess they bore bold letters read
ing Army or Navy" Here and
there, too. could be heard "Old
knights and nobles," who "lamcnted
the decay of martial spirit" and
who. too. asked again to take the
field. spoke NJ the triumphs Of their
younger gridiron days when the mass
play was in favor and the forward
pass thing unknown. And. as In
the time of knlghtly passages. when
special positions were set aside at
the spot where the shock of combat
took plncc. there were ropcd off
near midfield boxes for high officers
OF the army and navy, for cabinet
members and diplomats from over
seas, for those OF the spectators
whose rank and position most enti-
tied them to the greatest point o.:
vantage.
The heralds of carrier days were re-
placed by twentieth century youths.
They were armed with megaphones.
instead of trumpets, but trumpets
of purest brass could not have given
forth the roar that came from lungs
of lusty youth on the sidelines. There
we're nc cries of "love OF ladies', "
death OF champions" glory to the
brave" but instead. pleas for the
torpedo yell and siren cheer.
Rain Ruins the Day.
The spectators Emery could not
long withstand the Fa!=:, which re
duced the field to the sogginess of
sponge and saturated the stands.
Proud sealskin coats soon took on
the bedraggled appearance of n
/ backyard tabby. and fine feathers
were hidden beneath newspapers and
oil cloths.
Navy cheer leaders led IN and
down In front of their stands n
strange creature never seen ON TIT
I ing grounds of yore, n billy goat.
with cleaning horns and malicious
eye. his shaggy sides blanketed In
/ blue.
The mule, loyal mascot Of the
Army. also was present.
Mascots Are Introduced.
And then came the teams. Up
went the plaudits from the specta =
| tors. Men gesticulated wildly, WON
en- waved their 'kerchiefs as every
they have waved them; umpire, tcf-
! cree and lineman, "marshals OF the
field" appeared. The tourney
was on.
The stands went wild when the
mule, "A black one, was led In rhe
| center OF the field. and there for
mally was introduced to the bewhis-
kered goat of the navy. The mnscots
| eyed each other askance ana then
withdrew to their respective sides.