The Washington times., 1921-12-12

good showing in basketball and s
start in water polo, in which they h
The Naval Academy has Joined col
lege organizations in these sports
where practicable and where 1t has
Deen admitted to membership. 1t is
= member In full standing of the In
tsrcoiegiate Gymnastic Association,
the Intercollegiate Fencing Associa-
ton and the intercollegiate Boxing
association Of America. 1t Is also a
member Of the intercollegiate Swim.
ming Association, though it's team is
not admitted to the final competition,
the rules of that body making it's con-
dition that it's members contest in the
tanks of each of the members.
The Naval Academy has in previous
years applied for membership to the
intercollegiate Wrestling Association.
expressing its willingness to seEd it's
team to the final tournament and to
abide by whatever eligibility rules for
contestants the Association adopts
This body, however, has acted in a
manner totally different from that of
all other collegiate athletic organiza-
tons, and has refused the Naval
Academy membership. The reasons
given for the refusal are regarded as
trivial and not based on facts, and the
Academy will make no further effort,
to secure admission. .r' g.
Meets Good Foes.
In nearly every branch of sport,
however, the Naval Academy has been
able to obtain a list of games which
will guarantee its teams basis of
comparison with the best teams In the
different lines of sport, and to assure
a number of events of the highest in.
terest this winter. While the Acad,-
envy teams will do much more travel
ing than usual, the majority OF the
contests will still be in Annapolis.
The basketball team will follow the
policy of meeting the strongest pos
sible opponent by playing the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, last years
collegiate champions, in Philadelphia,
on January 28. 1t will be the first
time a Naval Academy team in this
line has left Annapolis for a game
except when meeting the Military
Academy five. The game against the
Army will be at West Point this
year, on February rs.
These are the, big events of the
season in basketball, though another
game of much interest is that against
Delaware College at Annapolis on
January .18. For, two seasons Della
ware has been the only team to de-
feat the Midshipmen.
The ,Midshipmen are looking for
their chances Of winning first donors
in gymnastics and fencing by taking
first place in the tournaments Of the
associations covering these branches.
This they have been doing regularly
for some years, and the additional
honor of being the champion individ-
ual gymnast was won last year by
Pearson a member of the Academy
team, and still available for the COM
petition this year.
Not So Direct.
As to boxing and wrestling, the
tests will not be 80 direct, and will
probably depend to a large extent
upon the outcome Of the matches
with Pennsylvania State in both
branches. For two seasons the Navy
has been first in these branches. but
Penn State has given them keen
competition, and it has been due
largely to the fine sportsmanship Of
Penn State in meeting them regu-
larly that they have been able to
prove their position. Penn State has
always exhibited the same spirit of
seeking the strongest opposition. The
boxing match between the two teams
will be at Annapolis on March 4,
and the wrestling match at Penn
sylvania State one week later.
The swimmers, on account or
Yale's declination to schedule a
match, will not be able to measure
themselves against the collegiate
champions Of last year. However.
they have schedule of matches
which will insure some thrilling meet
ings. --.
The academy teams include Angus
Sinclair, collegiate record holder at
220 yards, and Kanakanui the record
man at forty yards. In the matches
against Brown and Rutgers, they
will contest against Paul Jones. Of
Brown, and Leo Gisbel, of Rutgers,
and the meetings promise to be two
of the finest events of the collegiate
swimming season.