Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-24

gular game It Is ms opinion that they
ave a remarkable team. However, we
have gone through a fairly hard sched-
ule and have remained undefeated,
which speaks volumes for the fighting
qualities of our eleven. We nre In
excellent shape and the Navy. Is In
for n mighty busy afternoon"
Many Stars With Army Team
Some Of the greatest individual stars
Of past years in college football are
with the Army team MS coaches. Fore.
most of them, Of course, Is Major
DAILY, twice All. American quarterback
In his playing days. lie Is perhaps
the only man in the history Of the
game who was barred finally because
he wns ''too good" Ills active foot.
ball experience goes back beyond the
days Of the one. .year eligibility or four.
year playing rules.
He is a Harvard graduate as well as
9 graduate Of West Point. He played
four years with the Crimson and three.
his playing career he was such an out.
standing star that sports writer's, &C.
cOrding to West Point tradition, were
known to score q winning Army game
us DAILY, IA; Navy, o." The Navy
finally protested against permitting him
to play, and in his last yenr he was
kept on the sidelines. The men work.
ing under him say he as good coach
as he was a. player.
The Army's aerial attnck has been
coached largely by Captain f.. V.
Pritcharrd. regarded as the greatest
passer West Point ever had. He teamed
up famously in his own playing days
with Merrilot. All.American end In
Jones Greatest Tackle
Major Alexander Surles, backfield
coach. played on the Army team in 1908
and 1909. when the Army defeated the
Navy in successive years. The line
players are under the tutelage Of Cap.
tain McEwan and Lieutenant Jones.
Captain McEwan, who played center
four years on the team, and captained
It In 1916. was chosen for All -Ameri.
can honors In his position. Lieutenant
Jones was rated as the hreatest tackle
ever developed at the Army college.
Two sets of meu who play against
ench other tomorrow were chums and
schoolilatcs before they chose different
branches Of the service. Dennis Mul.
ligan. Of the Army. and Bill Carney,
of the Navy. who will oppose each other
at the tackle position. were teammates
as youngsters in the Bronx High School.
New York. Wood. the powerful Army
fmllback. and Barchet. the Nays
greatest individual star. who plays the
same position. were students together
in Johns Hopkins University In Balti.
more.
Gaiety Makes its Appearance
\ day in advance Of the game. Chest.
nut and Broad streets today showed all
the preliminary garnishmcnt and gaiety
which are historic settings for the
great football classic.
Every hotel is decorated in colOrs
of Army or Navy or both; flags of
both great schools fly from many Of the
buildings or are displayed in brightly
dressed store windows. The street
fnkirs. who are IN Indispensable part
Of the picture. were on the job early
today with every conceivable souvenir
of the OCCASION
One Of tn" most popular of these
seemed TO b" bright feather bearing
the a. or "N.' Little footballs
pendant from ribbon rolors also were
popular. HS were the time hon orc,
Iamboo canes with pcnnants at the
end.
LuncheonS in honor Of visitors to
one Of the hotels and restaurants. Few
tables remain for dinner tonight, and
nrnctrally every theatre will be the
scene of dozens cf theatre parties. The
social end Of the game. always as i'm
r"rtant Hs the athletic end. is getting
almost un''ividcd attention today.
The biggest crowds all day were NJ
tho Adelphia. tn" Army's downtown
headquarters. and the Bellevue. where
IN" Navy players and their friends
congregatc.
At til" Ad"lphin an important meet
ing waS held of the roirhcs and Stra.
'rsiStS "t the Army team today. Sew
era OF the tutors Of the \"'nr "-r"e-
cation came in from Green Hill Farms,
to SIT in on the strategy conference.
lIrk"t Srnlpers seem to bc doing n
I"or business. though there are plenty
# tickets to be bought if any ono is
willing to pay the prices asked. Tic'-c'S
may be had for ns little aS $40 apiece.
though more Of the spcculntors are
asking $50 for u pair. The greater
number Of the tickets available are in
III" east and west stands. although
th"r" ar" some TO b. had for the north
and south stands.
On" " the biggest Of tho ticket
agencies announced today that it had
''' l"N'iS lbF Sih. rs II refused to
bui ANY tickets until il could do So
II, Il price thar W"Wil enable it to
sell (" patrons II; n reasonable figure.
Betting Is Even
The betting so far as the Army
Navy crowd is concerned is and has
been at even money. The Penn stu
dents are covering all the Army money
at even up. with the Navy aS the win.
ner. The betting commissioners about
town ar" ais" laying even money on
the gam" with tn" selection up to the
man doiu" I'll" betting
Secretary of War Weeks, when he
arrives lat" today. is expected TO 20 TO
Green Hill Farms to join the party
with III" Army team.
Secretary Of the Navy DENLY and
Mrs. Drnbr. together with their son,
Edwin. .lr.. will arrive ut GAO O'Clock
this evening and will 60 to the Navy
Yard. where they will br the guest. of
Co"n"l and Mrs. David D. Porter.
Til" Washington party will not in
cludr President Harding. who will be