Evening star., 1924-11-28

The first trial that the Navy got
was against Marquette, an eleven
that had been playing plenty of good
foot ball out in Wisconsin. which had
been overlooked. Both teams went
along to the last period without
scoring, and then Marquette won the
game, 81 to 3. That did not look
good one cents worth. Right on top
OF that the Navy went to Princeton
and after leading the Tiger by a
capital showing, IA to 0. suddenly
wilted In the latter part of the game
and lost. II to II. West Virginia
Wesleyan defeated the Navy next, as
the Middies could not get out of their
slump.
Navy Shows Improve ement.
The following game was with Penn
State, and the Navy appeared a lot
better. They failed to win, but held
Penn State to points. The Navy
showed real speed when they defeat
ed Vermont 53 to 0. and then lost
to Bucknell. powerful eleven. which
has been recruited within the last
year, by to 0. The Navy in all of
its games has shown power, but in
the first part of the season it did
manifest an unaccountable DISPOSE
ton to lose it's steam when it was
under way.
The series played by the Army has
been one of a severer type. Detroit
is not as good this year as it has
been and the Army began by wal
looping that team, 20 to 0. Then came
the annual game with Notre Dame in
New York, In which the Army made
a better showing than 1t did in 1928.
Notre Dame won, 13 to :. but knew
that 1t had been playing men who
were a little above the Army aver
age they had faced in other seasons
so early in the year. A victory over
Boston University was won easily by
the Army second string players and
then real test of the Cadets made
It's appearance. They went to New
Haven and played the Yales, tt, a
capital showing in view Of the 3i-10
victory of Yale in 1928.
Beat Florida II to-.
Playing Florida, the Army won IA
to 7, and this game was in many re-
epects a better Indication of the
eeams strength than the game with
Yale, because Florida was very good
and the Army had to come from be-
hind to win. On top of that the
Cadets were able to tie Columbia IA
Il. Columbia holds that to be a big
feat for them, while the Army, con-
stdering all things. is glad that it
vas able to get away without defeat,
as Columbia played better foot ball
chan had been expected.
: The Army has been defeated only
once this year and that by Notre
Dame. The Navy has lost to Mar
quette, Bucknell, Princeton, West
Virginia Wesleyan and Penn State.
That does not look as if the Navy is
= strong scoring machine. and it Is
aot.
. The strength of the Army is in
its line. The trio at center, Farwick
Garbisch and Ellinger, are as good as
any in the East, and very likely as
good as any in the United States
when all of them are at their best.
The tackles play up to the center
Well and the ends have improved
steadily.
Navy's Full Strength Out.
1.-THE Navy will have out a team of
Its best players. Some of them have
been idle part of the season because
Of scholastic trouble, but all will be
eligible for the game against West
Point, and the fact that all of them
Will get into the game here has wor-
rted the Army men, who fear that
the Navy, at the last moment, will
spring a foot ball eleven that will be
far superior to any that has played
Ssr Annapolis this season. Shapley
Will be back for the Navy, and that
means back who is perhaps as good
OF better than any who will start to-
morrow.
Copyright, 1921