The Washington herald., 1922-10-28
ALL SET
FOR BLUE AND GRAY
AT BALL GROUNDS
Distinguished Throng to
See Football Game at
National Park Today.

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A combination OF most Of the best
football men in the Marine Corps
win invade National Park this AZ
ternoon at 8 o'clock to meet Geor-,
town.
The post at ouantico win be all
but abandoned when the garrison
moves out TO watch fits eleven In its
FIRST real BID for national recosni-
tien. while It is generally the case
when independent teams play. they
are In comparatively poor condition.
such is not the case with the GUAM
tico outfit. Made up mostly OF off,
GERS who have been detailed down
the Potomac and who earned lasting
fame In their respective colleges be-
fore entering the service, the Ma
rines will today place on the field
a team thoroughly drilled and
primed to give Georgetown the
hardest sort OF a battle. 9.
In addition to the whole GUAM
tico personnel-commissio and
enlisted-and the band, the game
will draw most of the prominent
laval and Marine officials In wash
mgton.
Have Rox Parties.
Secretary of the Navy Edwin
DENLY will occupy the box of
honor with Mrs. DENLY and a box
party Of ten. Mayor Broening. OF
Baltimore, and Mary Roberts Rhine
hart will also occupy boxes. More
.han thirty members OF the Dipio-
matte Corps have accepted invita-
tions to be present. Gen. Pershing
and his aide. Maj. Queckemeyer, will
represent the Army, together with
Gen. Harbord and other department
heads. Admiral Coontz, Chief of
Naval Operations. with Mrs. Coontz.
and a party of nine, will occupy q
box on the Navy side.
George Christian, secretary to
President Harding. will also occupy
navy will be represented by six rear
admirals. heads of navy departments
and their families. who will be pres
ent. The Marine Corps will be rep
PRESENTED by Maj. Gen. wendell C.
Neville. acting commandant. and by
Orig. Gems. McCawley and Richards.
heads of the Marine departments.
Brig. Gen Smedley d. Butler. COM
manding general at Quantico. ana
Mrs. Butler will act as hosts on the
occasion and will entertain q boa
party Of ten.
COMING Up River.
The main body Of the Marines
from Quantico will leave that post
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this morning and will arrive In
Washington shortly before 2.
After the game the Marines will
parade through Warrington and
will return to ouantico by boat in
the evening.
The experience against Fordham
last Saturday left Georgetown in .
pretty battered condition, SO the
team that will go into action will
realize that 1t must go at top speed
to turn back the service men,
Fred Hoey. of Boston. will referee,
Ed Sutton. George Washington. will
umpire and John Thomas. of La
fayette, will be linesman.
The only other local collegiate
game is at Kendall Green, where
Gallaudet will play Temple College,
from Philadelphia.
After having been trimmed by
Pennsylvania and trounced by
Princeton. University OF Maryland
is back on the South Atlantic circle,
playing North Carolina at Chapel
Hill.
George Washington Is in West
Virginia today. playing Bethany. and
the Hatchetites are hopeful of max
ing their best showing of the season
following their feat of finishing
with a rush against st. Johns Col
lege at Annapolis a week ago.
The Catholic University has trans
ferred its game with Virginia Tech
to Blacksburg. Va, in order not to
conflict with the doings at the
Georgetown-Marine game.