New-York tribune., 1922-10-25
Football Title of
Atlantic Fleet To
Be Decided Friday
By John kieran

"Navy Day" will be celebrated all
over the country on Friday, but no.
where more enthusiastically than right
here in little old New York. Out by
the Great Lakes the festive proceed
ings will be centered around boxing
program for the boys; at San Diego a
crew of bos'ns mates will go four
rounds each with any wandering
sharks that care to accept defi; at
New Orleans there will be clam
digging and oyster-eating carnival;
and at the Polo Grounds here there
will be just a football game.
But not an ordinary gridiron affair.
In the first place, the 'hout ton," the
hoi polloi, and the proletariet of the
whole navy personnel will be ably rep
resented, from the Admiral in Oh. eff
of the Atlantic Fleet, Fl. p. Jones,
down to Luke McGluke, serving his
third term and still cinging to his
ancient rank of acting deputy disabled
seaman. Mr. McGluke wilt get "a FUR
Tough for the day, and will be re-
leased from securing pots and raking
The fire in. the mess galley, SO that he
can fittingl, take part in "the day we
Mcdonald, Rear Admiral Scales, for
merly head of the Naval Academy;
Rear Admiral E.. Destiguer, and Rear
Admiral George Williams, not to men
tlon captains, commanders, officers of
the line, the "bos'n tight, the mid
shipmte, and the crew of the cap
tains gig"
The opposing teams will battle for
The championship Of the Atlantic
Fleet, which is riding proudly at
anchor, in what native New Workers
like to call he North River The
two teams that will clash in mortal
conflict are from the flagship Maryland
and the dreadnought Delaware, re-
spectively. Maryland il intent upon
proving that the flagship of the feet
is clearly entitled to annex any odd
titles that may lie loose around the
decks of the fighting ships. On the
other hand, the boys from the Della
ware are bit sore at the prominence
the Maryland has had lately in it's
trip to South America with Secretary
Of State Hughes.
Their idea is to ask the flagship
gobs to get out of the way of a real
team or get run over. The two guards
and the right end on the Delaware
agree that they can't pink-tea worth a
nickel with the flagship seamen. but
they have an onside kick that will
knock q lot of cakeeaters and land
lubbers into the lee scuppers If Henry
Fabian provides those adornments at
the Polo Grounds Friday. Any real
good gridiron argument is worth
watching, but battle royal between
the rovers of the roaring deep should
| start with a salvo and end with a
broadside. Uncle Sam introduces the
hattlers with the old favorite line:
! Both boys arc members of this club,
/ gentlemen"
/ The disappointing thing about the
whole affair is that the public will not
1 have chance TO pay its money and
+ take its choice. Entrance to the
grounds will be by invitation only.
and the friends and relatives Of the
members of the fleet will fill the
Brush Stadium to overhowing without
I calling for aid from the native citi-
zenry. The use of the grounds has
! been donated by Charles Stone.
ham. John J. McGraw & Co., with the
understanding that the navy officials
I will place several destroyers at the
disposal of McGraw in the next pen-
nant race if he is seriously threatened
by the Pirates