Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-25

the same on the eve Of a game a.
do since I am with the Navy. These
boys mean business. To them losing the
annual game Is IN the nature Of n dis
grace. If lose they must. they will
lose like the game sportsnen. the true
America rs, that they are. But ! feel
the burden because i do not want them
to lose.
We know that. But paper champions
sometimes come a. cropper when they
meet a team Of real fighters. The Nnvy
knows football; do not fear anything
the Army may attempt to show Us. in
the way of strategy. But the West
us to show superior spirit and fight
That is why my team is not goinu
around laughing and talking victory.
They can't help but be serious when
they know what tough job Is ahead
Of them
Philadelphia is said 10 BE- n NAVY
town--that may be true. But there
we're Army supporters up1enty in tho
hotel lobbies this morning, and ali
doped the game out just as did Daly.
The Army is confident because II know.
it has good team. a team that has
stood the test. Their battle cry Is
Don't let the Navy make it four
straight"
Navy supporters. on the other hand,
were likely 10 come zip and whisper In
ones ear. "Do you think we can d.
IT," They all know, as does Folwell.
likely. the ability. Nays only hope IL
West Pointers. Can they do it?
The pre- game scenes were similur to
those Of previous years--but ut that
there seemed I" be more zip to the
welcome accorded the up standing
Americans who are trained to do our
fighting. Philadelphia opened wild.
the hoodgatcs of hospitality and the
Army and Navy shouted in unison,
We're glad we're back"-or words to
that effect.
Less than one three hundrelth Ii OF
the total population Of this great City
Of Brothcrly Love will have seats inside
the Franklin Field Stadium this nf.
ternoon. But that made no difference
TO hospitable philadelphians-for the
chap who wore the Army gray or the
Navy blue there was hearty welcome
wherever he might go: a "glad to see
you" and "what can do for you" air
that the soldiers ana sailors said made
them feel right Mt home.
80 different from cold and blase
New York. snid an admiral in the
Bellevue this morning as he clnsped
fight between the Army and Navy on
Franklin Field this afternoon will be
the first staged in this city in pigh,
years-and there is not the slightes,
doubt but that the men who wear the
gray and blue uniforms were delighted
to he back in the land Of hospitality and
go0d.felowshlp.
The stranger in our midst had nu
reason TO ask what was going on here .
abouts. Every building. every shOr
window. every hotel lobby displayed
the yellow and gray Of the Army and
the yellow and blue Of the Navy. Phil.
ndelphians were impartial in their
showing Of colors, as they were in their
hospitality.
Probably the ma jor portion Of our
citizens believed the Army would win
1T sure does appear that way "oll
paper" you know. Hut the $1,000 who
had seats. and the additional tens of
thousands who could only read about
it. were aware Of the well-known Navy
fight. and, as one chap put it.. "This
is the year of upsets; why not one
mOre?"
The Navy wanted and will get dry
field. The light backfield that Fol.
we'll will send into the fray cannot do
its stuff on slippery field. accord.
ing to the experts. However. the Army
would have us believe that a dry field
favored them. They point to the fact
that upon several notable occasions, the
West Pointers seemed to have the edge
and the weight, welcomed sloppy
gridiron-and then came the upset when
the Annapolis lads proved to be the
better mud fighters.