The New York herald., 1922-11-25
Army Determined to End
Nays TriunlphS To-day
Cadets Never Have Lost Four
in Row-Seem to Have
Edge This Time.
By DANIEL.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 24.-On the eve
Of the twenty-flfth football battle be-
tween the Army and the Navy this old
Quaker city is all aflutter with an eX-
citement it has not known in years
and years. Bevies of beauties come
trooping in on every train-in myriad
utomobiles-beauties and duennas,
fur coats and chrysanthemums, smiles
and laughter, army men. navy men,
olive drab, blue, gray.
Hotels are jammed to overfowing.
Ticket scalpers are doing record
breaking business and getting about
as much as they ask for their wares.
Money seems to be no object with
thousands of enthusiasts who have
come here determined to see that
game at any cost. One of the Oldest
inhabitants told US tonight that he
really believed there were more visitors
and automobiles along Broad street
than he had seen strangers and bug
gies the night before the centennial
opened. and that was some night!
There's n lot of excitement, but no
favorite. Most of the wagering seems
to be on an even money basis. over
at the Adelphi some of the more en-
thusiastic Army men are giving to o.,
but at the Bellevue-Stratford. where
the Navy is making its headquarters,
they talk only in terms Of evens or
worse.
Army Benten for Three Years.
Analyzing the question from the COLI
angle Of football It looks as II the
Cadets stand fine chance to end the
series Of setbacks they have suffered
since the classic was resumed after the
war. The Army has been beaten three
times in a rows to in 1919, 4 TO U
In 1920 and Z to 0 again last fall. Not
since 1916, when the West Pointers won
bv 1s tot. have they scored touch
down against the eleven from Annapolis
and Army men feel that the time has
come to call a halt 10 the triumphs OF
the water branch OF the service.
Never has the Navy made II four IN
n row over the ArTly. Al titc eA'' "
beginning with 1910 the Navy defeated
the Army without permitting 1t to score
twice by 3 to and then by TO ..
Rut when Il came TO stretching the
string of success to four the Navy failed.
The soldiers rose In their might ana
fury In 1918 and, mainly with the help
os the forward pass, overwhelmed tnelr
rivals by 20 to Q. That started a golden
age for Army footbali--four years OF
victory without a parallel In the service
classic. But in 1919 the Navy began TO
win--and II hasn't been stopped yet.
Both the Cadets and the Midshipmen
have done glorious things on the foo.-
ball field this fall. But the Arrnys work
has been the more consistent ana the
more impressive. II goes into the battle
to- morrow without blemish. undefeated
and tied twice by Yale and Notre Dame.
The Navy, on the other hand. has been
heaten. The setback was suffered on
the very field which rs TO be the scene
of the contest tomorrow. After out
playing Pennsylvania In the first half
the Midehipmen were hurled back In the
seoond and were outdone by the Rel
and Blue, 13 to Z. This defeat was
followed by n recovery against Penn
state, IL - 0. The Navy had beaten
Georgia Tech. 10 to 0.
The Army has been playing great foot
ball ell season. IL has been playing
that football against great teams. IL
started its impressive work with n VIC
tory over Kansas and followed with
another fine performance against Au-
burn. which Is rated among the greatest
I'm the South Yale wac tied to Z, In
the closing half and Notre Dame was
held to a scoreless tie. The records of
the two rivals follow.