The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-01


might carry the edge over their OPP
ponents, but recent heavy rains
have left soft. soggy gridiron and
the close attack Of the Third Army
Corps eleven is expected to bene-
fit. This makes it an even thing,
with victory hanging upon pos
sible fluke, such as fumbled punt
or mistake in tactics.
Thursday was pay day for the
men in uniform and both teams have
been backed to the limit. If victory
perches upon either banner today, q
lot of the boys will be strapped for
many a day.
In sense this is but the second
game between these two teams. In
1921 the Marines had a well-OT-
ganized football team, including
many Of those players in uniform
today, while the Army team was 4
catch-as-catch-can outfit. The Ma
rines won an easy victory, which
started the Army to planning on It's
own account. As result last year
the Third Corps team was quite as
strong as its Marine Corps rival and
their contest in the VenabIe Sta
dunn, Baltimore, attracted wide at
tention. 1t was one of the best
5eSAA-~A9 "a S4AI ASNcNS0AAs
This season the Third Army
Corps eleven has not lost a game,
defeating six college eIevens, one
service team from the Atlantic
Fleet and one team more accus-
toned to the Canadian style of
play, the Toronto ArgOnauts.
The Marines. playing a slightly
heavier schedule, have lost TWO
games The Virginia Military In
stitute eleven won the first game
of the season. to 0, and the
eleven turned back the Gyrenes,
26 to 6. The Wolverines, however,
were unable to stop the redoubt
able Goettge in the opening period
and the Marines have the honor of
scoring the only touchdown made
against Michigan this season.
The Marines for two years have
been coached by Lieut.. Johnny
| Beckett, a former star with the
| Oregon Aggies. He has not been
/ in the best physical condition TINS
season. and SO has not played as
/ regularly as he did in 1922. He
start.
Following Princeton's final con-
test with Yale. Bill Roper, who
nurses a warm spot in his heart
! for the Marines, came down 20
Quantico. accompanied by Mel Dick
1 inson, his line coach. and Jim Nc
Cormick, one of his backfield
/ coachers, and the trio have been
working for couple Of weeks. pre-
pairing the Gyrenes for today's
championship struggle.
Meanwhile, Maj. Alexander y.
| Surles, Capt. Charles J. Mabbatt
| and Lieut.. Waldemar #. Breidster
| have been busy teaching the Third
Corps team in all the niceties or
West Point football.
Two of the Third Corps coaches
will start today against the Ma
rines. They are Lieut.. COrnman
! T., Hahn and Lieut.. Walter g.
White, the former in the backfleld
and the other at end. Both are
former stars of the West Point
| eleven.
In the lineup today are eight
recent West Point stars. they
are Greene, Stokes, knight, ham,
Dodd, Timberlake, White and Ty-
Ter, with Storck. another West
Pointer, likely 20 see action before
Lieutenant Hahn, detached from
duty at v. P. /. for the football
season, was a star backfield player
at West Point in the class of 1919.
knight and Stokes. both Washing
toniaps, played football at the
Point in the class of 1918.
Greene, the West Point captain
and alI-American center in 1922,
and Tyler were on the Fl Army
eleven.
Pat Undertake, Dodd and White
played with West Point last season.
Storck was also at West Point
last season.
Moore played football at ". p. L,
and Won Schilling was in the
Princeton line two years ago.
Seeing that he Is in the army.
Il is odd that former star Of
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