The New York herald., 1921-01-16
MORE TRIPS FOR
NAVY ATHLETES
Privileges Being Extended to
MILDLY Teams for Contests
Away From Home.

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 15.--NaNal officers.
midshipmen and friends of the Naval
Academy in general are anxious to
maintain the most friendly athletic re-
lations with other institutions. to meet
their conditions for competitions as far
as possible and to further the interests
OF clean. red blooded sport in any pos
sble way. This is the feeling of the
great majority of naval people In spite
of occasional statements of misguided
friends and poorly informed writer's
The position of athletics at the Naval
Academy is unlike that OF any other big
athletic Institution except West Point.
1t can hope to play only few contests
away from it's own grounds or GYM
nasium. Therefore a great many teams
must come to Annapolis without expec-
tation of return games If the Academy
Is to have worthy schedules in different
branches of sport. 1t Is recognized
that these teams are performing an
act of courtesy and sportsmanship in
coming to the Academy under these con-
ditions and 1t is greatly appreciated
However privileges have been given
Naval Academy teams in recent years
which had never been dreamed of a
short period ago. When the authorities
unbended in 1890 and permitted the
naval team to play football game at
West Point the first step was taken,
but after four games had been played.
two on each field. the officials deter
mined that cadets and nidshpmen
could not possibly be permitted to leave
their own campuses for an athletic
contest.
Army Follows Suit.
The series was restored in 1899 and
both teams now leave their home town
each year for 1t, the game taking place
in New York city. Baseball and bas-
ketball have been added to the sports in
which the teams OF the service schools
compete annually. The Naval Academy
teams have had their privileges ex-
tended very largely and are constantly
getting extra ones, while the Military
Academy has followed and has sched-
uled football game with Yale at New
Haven for next season.
Although the rule has not yet been
applied in all sports, there is an under
standing with the departments that
each Naval Academy team may contest
in one match away from Annapolis.
this being in addition to the game with
the Army team in the sports in which
they are matched. Naturally, the Naval
Academy tries to secure the biggest
match it can get in each sport.
The greatest possible advantage has
been taken of this privilege in football
by making an arrangement by which
Princeton and Pennsylvania State play
alternately at Annapolis and their own
home grounds, though Penn State has
selected Philadelphia as its battle-ground
for the next game. Though this ar
rangement covers but two years the
Navy hopes il will be permanent. 1t
erar, n
the out of town game will be particu-
larly fine preparation for the Army
contest.
For several years the Navy has been
sending its crews TO the American Hen
lev. its list of entries being among the
longest of any college. Last year 1t
also sent the crew TO the Olympics at
Antwerp, where 1t won the world
championship. Not only Will the crews
he at the Henley again this year but
the varsity will row at Poughkeepsie IL
there is any way to arrange 1t.
Good use Is made of the privilege by
the teams in several sports by entering
i'm the final tournament of the intercol-
legiate association governing that
branch. The Academy is u member OF
the intercollegiate Gymnastic Associa-
ton. the intercollegiate Fencing Asso-
citation. the intercollegiate Swimming
Association and the lntercOlleRldte Dun
ing Association of America. 1t had It's
team in the finals of the first two last
year and will have them In all four this
year.
Journey to Johns Hopkins.
The Academy lacrosse team will op-
pose Johns Hopkins in Baltimore on
MAY IA. Il being the first time the mid
shipmen have engaged in this branch
Of sport off their home grounds. Hop
kins has always maintained high
standard in this sport. 1t will also play
the first baseball game, except those
against West Point, away from It's home
grounds, Columbia being It's opponent,
and the game played in New York city.
Trips for the basketball team and other
aggregations probably will be arranged
for next year.
Finally the Naval Academy In an OIL
cial manner has announced its willing
ness 70 abide by all eligibility rules IN
force in leading colleges and universi-
ties. This is plain expression or It's
wish to cooperate with other institu-
tions in every possible manner The
Academy desires keen rivalry along
sportsmanllke lines with the colleges OF
the United States and appreciates great
lv the general consideration and cour-
tesy which, has been extended TO IL.