New-York tribune., 1921-11-26

when Captain Greene OF the Army and
Captain Larson of the Navy. the two
rival centers, gaze stoically at the fall
ing coin.
Game the Final Attraction
For in addition to all the riot Of
color and noise and other attendant
high lights it is pretty generally
understood there Will be football bat
tie of no slight dimensions thrown in
as a final lure.
The Gold and Blue of the Navy will
rule favorite over the Gray, Gold and
Black that comes huttering down iii
confident array from West Point, but
as football battles have gone this fall
the advance dope frequently can be
tossed aside, as the break of the game
decides the issue of the day
The Navy comes with one of the
greatest machines that ever left the
quiet, sloping banks of the Severn to
meet its great rival from the Hudson
cliffs.
The Navy comes with big, powerful
line and a world of pure man-power
in its backfeld W tn at least six stars
capable of launching an attack with
crushing force.
The Navy, with victory over Prince
ton by bigger margin than Yale or
one defeat. and that against the charg-
ing rush of Penn State at the top Of
its stride. In addit on to all this, the
Navy reports with a record of two sue
cesslve victories over Army machines,
with almost the same eleven that rolled
back the Army attack year ago.
Army Stronger This Year
But against all this the Army will
urd ubtedly throw a stronger team
into the field than the machine which
ran out OF gasoline a year ago and
collapsed when Walter French found
his exit blocked at every turn.
The Army line looks to be DO per
cent further along, and therefore bet
ter cspable of checking an attack or
giving its own backs chance to get
started and reach open territory.
With an attack led by the fast, bril-
liant French, the Army will always be
dangerous if Major Daily has been able
to get his passing game going suffi-
clently to open up the charging
Navy defense.
West Point will make no ground by
straight rushing nor by any show of
direct man power that isn't covered by
craft and strategy, by threat at one
spot and a drive at another. French
last year was completely smothered
mainly because his forwards failed to
hold long enough for him to reach the
line.
He will be watched to-day as closely
as Germany is watched by France, but
the Army has other fire backs in Will
hide, Smythe and Woods, and no one
team can watch them all at one and
the same moment.
Cadets Cracked Before Notrc Dame
The cadets gave a great exhibition
against Yale, only to break wide open
against the battling passing, running
game of Notre Dame, but they are hard
ly likely to meet any such futter of
forward passes this afternoon as Mo-
hardt shot to Kiley and Anderson.
AS it has looked up to this dizzy
moment, the Navy has shown a some
what stronger line and better back
field average.
Boiled down, this means the Navy has
looked to be the better team. But
the Navy was at it's top for Princeton
hack around mid October, an dit has
been a long, hard haul to keep the
\ team keyed up for the last six weeks.
On the other hand, the Army's devel-
opment has been more gradual. with
everything pointing for this game. and
there is enough power there to raise
the DICKENS if French can only get his
chance to show the swiftest pair Of
heels that move across the gridiron.
One man like French can upset an
entire defense If things break cor
rectly and there is an opening around
for him to find in the stress and toss
OF battle.
The two machines both look strong
er than at any date since the World
War subsided. And with all this talk
OF ten-yesr naval holiday and quali-
fed disarmament there will be q feel
ing that perhaps-only perhaps-this
may be the great climax of Army Nayv
shows.
Navy to Depend on Backs
The Navy will depend upon Barchet,
Koehler, Cruise, Noyes, Conroy and
others driving off tackle or crashing
their way through, as they did against
Princeton and Penn State.
The Armys greatest chance will be
consistent use of the forward pass
at proper intervals, scattering the NAVY
defense until French or Smythe has
his chance to sift gently through anG
go somewhere.
The stage is all set for a wonderful
tight and wonderful sight, which ar,
all that any football crowd can asl
from any quarters Of the globe.
The Navy on form should win b,
!. touchdown. but expected form doesn'
always tell the story of q football
game when the last man Is submerge,
by mass Of tacklers and the full re
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