The Washington herald., 1921-11-08
Middies May Spring Open
Attack on Bezdek's I'll"
Coaches Spend Much Time in Improving Their
Supposedly Impregnable Forward Wall
Praise Bucknell Eleven.
(sp.ss.I to n. Warrington Hsr.ld.l

Bob Folwel Of the Navy tootDali teann
and his corps Of assistants launched
an intensive drive this afternoon In
preparation for the game with Penn
state to be staged at Franklin Field
next Saturday. Several Of the veterans
are suffering hurts Of minor nature
Received in the struggle with Buck
hefl last Saturday. but the team as a
whole came through in good shape
considering the stif fight which the
visitors put up
Navy coaches are not Disgusting the
TACT that they are pointing ther
charges quite as much for the argu-
7ment with the Nittany Lions as for
the annual clash with the West
Point Cadets two weeks hence. The
,Middies have visions of being reoog-
mixed champions Of the East II they
are able to take the measure OF
,Bezdek's men, and are leaving no
.stone unturned to accomplish that
feat. J:
The ability of the Bucknell backs
to pierce the supposedly impreg-
.nable Navy line for repeated gains
proved something Of shock u the
Annapolis mentors and today's prac-
-tIcs was largely devoted to improv-
ing the play of the line. Time was
also devoted to the defense against
the forward pass, of which form Of
attack .Bezdek's men are admitted
tb be masters.
1t is also probable that Navy will
uncork something in the aerial at
tack itself. for Folwell has been
working his charges in open for-
nations for the past two weeks.
Straight football was used in the
main against Bucknell for with
Penn State scouts in the stands,
Folwel had NJ desire to uncover
aanything new.
Folwell did not hesitate to pay
a high compliment to the Lewis
burg colIegians for the bangup
game they played against the
Middies- Bucknell was trained
for. and came here to lick the
Navy. Tb)dEh they did not sue
coed In doing so, they gained a big
measure of glory out of the bat
tie.
Arrangements have been COM
pleted for the trip to Philadelphia
The football party. which will in
clude the fifty members Of the
main squad. wfll leave Annapolis
at o'clock Friday afternoon.
Navy headquarters will be at the
Bellevue Stratford Hotel.
Unless the coaches should make
a change the team will not have q
practice On, Franklin Field, except
the customary run through signals,
just before the game.
Although Academy authorities
have given permission for mid
shipmen of the first and second
classes to witness the game no
formal order has heen issued gov
erning arrangements for depart
ure. Owing to the fact that Arm
istiee Day. Friday. is a national
h'bliday they may leave on that
day II they wish. Their leave of
absence will extend until Sunday.
. Though the Middies will have to
pay their own expenses this will
not prove a setback and it is ex-
pected that every member of the
two classes will avail himself Of
the opportunity of witnessing what
promises to be one of the best
gridiron contests OF the year.
There is additional joy in the
Navy camp bOnight because of the
announcement that expenses for
the trip to New York for the Army
Navy game will be greatly less
ened. Word has come down the
line that the railroad companies
will convey the regiment of mid
shipmsn 10 Gotham for virtually
half Of the commercial fare for
the round trip.
That the game is valued at its
true Importance is demonstrated
by the list of officials who have
just been assigned to take charge
on Saturday. The referee will be-
Al Sharp, OF Yale, well known as
an official and ooach. The umpire
Is J. A. Evans. of Williams COL
1ege. who refereed the Penn State
Lehigh game in such fine fashion,
and who Is q familiar figure on
Eastern gridirons. Charles G.
Eckles, the old W. & J. star will
serve as head linesman: while the
ever popular Tiny Bob" Maxwell,
pf Swarthmore, will act in the ca
pacity of field Judge
The demand for tickets to this
game has been unprecedented ac-
cording to Graduate Manager Neil
Fleming. Of Penn State who has
charge ,Of that end of the busi-
ness. The alIotments to both
Penn State and the Navy have al
ready been completely exhausted
aud reports from the general sale
now being conducted in PhiIadeI-
phia are of a similar nature. over
1000 Penn State students are ex-
pecting to make the trip u the
game, while several thousand
alumni will still further increase
the Blue and White cheering Sec