The Washington herald., 1922-08-02
CRIDIRON SCRAP
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A. |. PARK NOV. 3
Clash Brings Premier lis
OF East to Capital.
State Has Edge.

|. ANNAPOLIS. Nd. Aug. 1.-The
Navy football eleven will meet Penn
State at American League Park IN
Washington on November 8. II was
odicially announced by Comdr.
Wells Howard. secretary of the
Academy Athletic Board, here to-
night. Comdr. Howard has just
tciosed negotiations with Penn State
officials to stage the game on the
Sd instead. Of the 4th as was origi-
naliy planned.
1t. was stated here last week by
officials close in touch with the sit
uation that there was little or no
possibility, of playing the game on
any date other than that on
which It wae originally scheduied.
1t was feared at that time that
change in dates would require too
much unraveiling of the usual Navy
red tape.
Comdr. Howard, however,. has
made the official decision for the
Naval Academy, which has been an
proved by the football authorities at
Penn State. Evidently Howard ex-
poets to cut through the red tape
between now and the fall. He will
probably have less trouble than was
at FIRST expected, as Secretary of the
Navy DENLY is a great believer in
athletics and Is said to be greatly
in favor of having the game played
in Washington.
Penn State beat the -Middics by a
13-to-7 score in PHILADELPHIA i'm one
of the hardest and most brilliant
battles of the year last fall. Navy
scored touchdown in the first quar-
ter and kicked goal. while State.
which also scored in the first quar-
ter. failed at goal. In the second
quarter State scored again and
kicked goal Thereafter there was
no further scoring. State winning
| IL to and handing the Middies
their only defeat Of the season.
Nays defense, considered the
best in the East last fall, was un-
able to stop the terrific drives of
states super offense in that game.
The gro at killinger. the sturdy Will
son and the speedy Lightner ripped
| through that stonewall defense time
after time in the early minutes of
play and took the Middies by sur
prise. However. during the second
half the Navy settled down and
there was little to choose between
| the two teams
STATE COLLEGE. Pa, Aug. l.
Announcement was made here this
| afternoon that the football game
between Penn State and the Naval
Academy, origially scheduled for
Nov. in Washington, d. C. will
be staged in that city on Friday.
Nov. 3. a day earlier. Owing to the
fact that the American League Park
in Washington was already under
contract for the 4th of November
State College and Navy officials
| were forced to move the game up
one day or else stage the game in
some other city as there is only one
field in Washington capable OF hold
| ing the huge crowd which will un-
| doubtedly attend the battle.
State College athletic officials re-
| ceived a query from Commander
Howard. in charge of athletics a
the Naval Academy. asking their
consent IN moving the game up ons
day. They Immediately wired thei'
acceptance of Friday instead OF
Saturday for the game.
1t was thought here that sorn'
trouble would he experienced at th'
| Naval AcadCmy IN changing Tn
date, but Comdr. HowarG's telegram
| indicates that these arrangement
have already been made with tn,
Navy Department in Washington.
| Officials OF the American League
Baseball Club. of Washington. ar,
making ARRANGEMENTS to handle tn,
huge crowd which Is expected e
witness the football game betweeI
the Navy and Penn State on Novep,
Der 3.
Knockdown circus seats have bee,
ordered from a firm in Ohio and vii
probably arrive at the park some.
time next month. Four thousand
seats have been ordered. They will
be set up in what is now the out
field for football games and will
be stored during the baseball sea
son except on days when the siz,
Iof the crowd makes their use a
necessity. such as openLg day ans
July Fourth.