Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-11-24
the hotels and restaurants for tomor
row night
Lucky Ones Just sSit Around.

Lucky Ones inst @Sit Around,
Others, happy in the possession
rooms and theatre tickets, sat aroun6
the hotel Hobbies and clubs and swan
ped stories of other days and othe
years when the long -time rivals of the
service schools met on the gridiron
Army men stood ready TO hypothe-
cate their mileage allowances and par
Of their salaries in wagefs on the for
midahle host led by Colonel Charles
DAILY, that veteran of many a hard
fought football campaign. Navy men
no less loyal to the minions OF Coach
Folwell, were equally eager to ger
down a few bets that the future ad
mirals would prove victorious Over
The future generals. q. .iFthte 80
Occasionally, when the wager was
not made in money. an officer stood
ready TO bet a bottle Dwell, grape
iuice or ginger ale that his alma
mater would lick the everlasting
stufiing out of the other. ~ tei.
Theatres. hotels, restaurants and
stores spread yellow and black and
gray and blue and gold bunting to the
breeze, intertwined with the pennants
Of the Army and the Navy. In the
center Of the city, in the Bellevue
Stratford. the Ritz-Carlton, the Abel
nhia, the Walton. the Hanover
Boothby's. Kuglers, and further on
in the Normandie. the Green Hill
Farms and elsewhere, the talk is no
thing but of the game and the merit
of the two teams.
"Wise Ones Favor Army
The so-called wise ones" give tn
Army team "a shade" because of it,
clear record. except for two tie games
but the well-known fighting spirit
the Navy battlers prompted no Arm,
admirers 10 extravagant claims
When the. Annapolis aggregation il,
the ''under-dog" that is the time 70
the West Pointers to watch out, tho
descendants of JOHN Paul Jone
swore' 'Asl +N ssae
The Army squad of IS Husky mel
showed by their physique that thei
victories had not been fiukes. The.
arrived on a special train with tho
right of way from Jersey City.
A delegation from the University o
Pennsylvania and railroad official
were waiting TO give the Cadets al
enthusiastic welcome, and when the.
ran down the steps the men were
hustled into nine automobiles anC
driven ont to Green Hill Farms
There the players were photographed
by newspaper and movie men. had q
bite of luncheon and then were hur
F, ried to Franklin Field for a brie.
practice.
PHILIPS Big Welcome
Army officials accompanying the
team we're joyful over the cordial re
ception given them. Captain John j
McEwan. head line coach. declared
the coaches and players We're unanim-
Gus in their, hope they might come
back to Philadelphia again next year
This is the most wonderful recep-
ton the Army team has received in
any city in which it has played" Cap
tain McEwan said. after exchanging
greetings with Mayor Moore I'VE
have often heard of the courtesy
Philadelphia extended to visitors, bu.
we did not expect TO receive such Z
wonderful reception as that accorded
us here this afternoon. From the
time we arrived at the terminal until
we sat down TO luncheon the City Of
Philadelphia surrounded US with .
welcome that is the best any Arm.
ever had"
If it is in our power. and the Navy
team doesn't beat us too badly"-hers
/ Captain McEwan smiled-"we shall
be back in Philadelphia again mex
year. You can say for me that from
little Dan DAILY. our nine-year-o
mascot. who came on with us. up L
his father. Colonel Daily, our heat