The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-28
ARMY AND NAVY
CLASH In SIX
SPORT EVENTS.
Plans Under Way for Service
Branches to Meet in Every
Form Of Athletics.
By HUGH Il. RILEY.

i A NNAPOLIS, Jan. 81 - The
/ IN Naval Academy and Military
L. Academy will meet in six
branches OF sport during this year.
This Is the largest number OF lines
In which the service schools have
contested In a single year, and the
TACT gives announcement to the
many, in and out of the services,
who would like to see these two
meet annually In every recognized
/ sport.
Dual contests between the foot
ball, baseball, basketball, field and
i track, and tennis teams heYe been
arranged, and both will have their
representatives in the finals or the
IIntercolle Fencing Association.
The Naval Academy has been en-
| tering this event regularly, and
generally winning it. The Mill
tary Academy re-enters It, after an
absence Of some years.
The basketball game is the next
Of the service contests 1t will be
played at Annapolis February "a.
/ The teams have met but three times
! In this branch, the Navy winning
twice and the Army once Both
have excellent teams this year, and
/ the contest is expected to be one
/ of the notable games OF the col-
legiate season.
FIELD DAY JUNE 2.
June 2 is to be the field day in
service athletic circles, the base
ball. field and track and tennis
teams of the two institutions meet
ing at West Point The baseball
game is one Of the contests Of d
long established series, In which the
Army Is well In the lead. The two
other branches we're added at the
suggestion Of the Navy, which has
for some time expressed its will
lingness to meet the Army IN any
branches in which they both parti-
cipate
1t has been arranged that the
field and track and tennis matches
will take place in the morning and
that the baseball game will be
played in the afternoon. Next year
matches in all three lines will be-
carried on at Annapolis, and ii f.
| proposed to maintain the contests
in the two new branches on the
same basis upon which the others
have been carried on
IT has just been settled that the
next service football game will be
| played November "a. The other
three Of the teries agreed upon will
be played on the Saturday after.
Thanksgiving The Navy was anx-
ious that nett years game should
be played on December i, but con-
coded the matter to the. Army.
GAME AT EOLO GROUNDS.
| 1t has been unofficially stated
that the game will be played at the
New York Polo Grounds, and the
statement is generally credited here.
It is the Arny's right to choose the
playing ground for the next year.
and its preference for New York
is generally known.
The position of the Naval Acad-
envy for number of years has
been that without wishing to urge
the Military Academy in the mat
ter, it is willing to meet it annually
IN any branch of athletics in which
the two participate. This includes
most OF the lines in vogue among
the colleges. However, there is no
rowing al West Point at present.
but polo and hockey, neither of
which are played at Annapolis.
Lacrosse, soccer. swimming, box
ing, Wrestling, waterproof, gym
nastics and rifle shooting have been
suggested as branches in which the
service school teams might meet
annually. In most OF these, how
ever. the Navel Academy has Sc
cured considerable start on the
Military Academy, and this is one
of the reasons why the former does |
not urge contests.
In several of these lines, notably |
lacrosse. boxing and wrestling, the |
Naval Acadmy stands at the head |
among the colleges, but the Mill |
tary Academy has made a most Gre
ditablt record during the last year
or two. 1t is probable that these
will he the next ones added to the |
list.
URGES MORE MATCHES.
1t is the idea of Rear Admiral
Heny b. Wilson, superintendent |
of tie Naval Academy. that if the |
teams of the two schools met in |
all branches, there would not be |
quite the degree of excitement over |
any one as to be unwholesome, He |
urged this in recent conference |
will officials Of the Military Acad-
envy, and made sufficient progress
in urthering his views as to see
fell and track and tennis added |
to he list of competitive sports.
would seem that a fine oppor-
tuIlIy Is presented TO the service
schools to take the lead in inter
collegiate boxing. Both have made
unusual records in this branch, and |
ths handling of matches has be-
cone a practice in both the Army
and the Navy, so that many Off
ces of both branches are expert
in all the details. While a match
htween the two institutions would
d.velop the utmost rivalry, there is
no reason why the bouts could not
b conducted in a fine and sports
nanlike manner. Such a match
would be one of the most interest
hg events of the year in collegiate
lthletic circles.
The addition of these sports to
he list in which the service schools
compete annually indicates strongly
that within a short time they will
meet in practically all regular
branches. From the progress made
at both institutions there is reason
to believe that an increasing num-
Der Of these would really be decisive
of the highest collegiate honors in