The Washington herald., 1922-11-25
SERVICE LADS
ALWAYS OFFER
FEATURE GAME
Philadelphia Contest to Be Re-
Iayed All Over World to In
terested Followers.
By THOMAS L. CUMMIsKEY.

By THOMAS L. CUMMISKEY.
AYEw YORK, Nov. 24.-0f
~ all the football games, the
one of widest appeal is the
Army-Navy battle. The Cadets
and Midshipmen come from every
State in the Union. In the cap
itals of all the nations of the
world are military and naval at
taches Of the United States AM
bassadors. In far-flung army
and naval outposts are to be
found officers who in other years
attended West Point and An
napolis.
The dots and dashes of wire
less will be relayed to lands of
many climes from Franklin Field,
Philadelphia, today when the Army
and Navy meet in gridiron combat
that first began in 1890.
Telegraph instruments will snap
news to army posts and camps in
all parts of this country and the
radio and wireless viii carry it to
many warships.
Everywhere the news will be the
news of the day to army and navy
men. The scenes victory or de-
feat will call up will be most color
full 1t Is a game of great ro-
nance.
The battle today will be a
fierce one. 1t always is. But this
year both the Navy and Army have
splendid teams. They viii flight
In the knowledge, as it impressed
upon them. that they carry not
alone the prestige of West Point
and Annapolis but OF the whole
service. Yes. they will fight.
ARMY FAVORED.
Army is the favorite with a
powerful line and a hard-running,
crashing back field. which has
proved itself by TT tie with
husky Yale and a 90 battle with
the great, tricky Notre Dame
elevens. Also it has proved itself
by a decision over Alabama Poly
early in the season. Alabama Poly
has done big things down South
since. /
The Navy coaches admit that
Army has as good or somewhat
better team than the middies so
far as ability or respective players
is concerned. But they expect alert
ness to make the most of op-
portunities or breaks which may
occur, may play quite part in
the game and they have drilled
the Navy to be alive to it. Also
they have a fast clever back field,
every man being able to shoot for
ward passes Army may have
trouble solving them
The Navy got a most unexpected
setback from Penn, but then came
back with a victory over Penn
State, the first of State in three
years Navy beat Penn State IA
TO o, whereas Penn only beat State
Z to s. Overconfidence, now no
more, might be offered in part as
explanation for the Penn defeat.
Then, too, Penn has a strange
team-strong, terrific in attack one
week and showing a reversal the
next.
LINE is POWERFUL.
Army will depend on a powerful
line and a splendid backfield in
Quarterback Smythe and Timber
lake, Dodd and Wood, with
Lawrence likely to be called upon
during the game. Smythe has
proven himself quite a field gen
eraI on the whole, though making
errors against Notre Dame with
forward passes. The Navy has one
of the best quarterbacks playing
in Captain Conroy; Barchet is a
hard plunger; Cullen a clever
runner and a strong player in Nc
Kee. the other hack to start the
game. The passing OF this crew
10 each other or to two fast ends.
Taylor and Parr, will be something
for the Army to try and smother.
The Army line is far stronger than
the Nays but the middies have
proven their capabilities of hold
ing at crucial times.
Navy has won three games in a
row. Army has not won since
1915. In 1917 and 1918, because
of the war. the teams did not play.
Since 1890 when Navy won, it has
scored twelve victories to eleven
for the Army, with one game
tie