The Washington times., 1924-02-14

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Military Academy teams win be
when the basketball fives clash at
West Point on February %. Then,
yne fencers will cross blades dur.
ing the tournament Of the IntercOl.
1ogiate Fencing Association. Of
which both are members, to be held
In New York City, April 3-4.
-Four teams win meet on May 81,
the baseball, field and track and
tennis at Annapolis and the Ia.
crosse twelves at West Point. The
teams OF the two services have
never met on the lacrosse field, 20
that this game will be attended
with peculiar interest. The date OF
the next football game viii be
November 20, but there has been
no selection Of the playing grounds.
It happens that i'm two of these
branches, football and basketball,
the teams of the Naval and Mill
taTy Academies have won the
same number Of games, twelve In
the first case and two In the lat
ter, so that the next meeting
should be decisive, unless there Is
another drawn game, as the last
: football contest was.
Another element Of interest at.
tached to the lacrosse game between
the services schools will be that the
game would probably settle the
intercollegiate championship in this
sport. Last year, the Naval and
Military Academies had the only
tlnbeaten lacrosse twelves. Al both
places, great preparations are be.
ing made, both being very anxious
to start the season with victory.
boxing team this year han some
special point Of interest. Tho first
big match Is on February 23,
against Colgate. Great interest at
taches to this match, as Colgate
won from the Military Academy
four bouts to three, last Saturday.
The match with Colgate will,
therefore, give q line on the
strength of the Army AMI Navy
teams, which do not meet. It VIII
be the first clash with Colgate in
the ring, and they are being handled
by Dick Harlow, former Penn State
coach.
For the third successive year, the
midshipmen boxers will meet q
team picked from the strongest
mittmen Of the canadian uni
versities. The Navy has won both
previous matches, but the contests
were hardfought and scientific. as
well as most spOrtsmannke. This
year, the match is dated for March
1. and is sure to draw great
crowd, as will the match a week
late against Penn State, being
always one Of the big matches foE
NhA NnoiHok{UVr0on
The greatest interest, however.
attaches to the match against
Yale, at New Haven, on March
rs. Neither team has lost bout
since their institutions took up
boxing as . competitive sport.
Yale, however, has not met such
strong teams as have been the
Navy's opponents. The proper
handling Of the match at New
Haven will, It is believed, insure
the extension of college boxing to
most Of the colleges next season.
Another meeting with Yale which
"a exciting much interest Is the
swimming match, TO be contested at
New Haven on March %. This Is
one sport in which the Navy IL des'
perately anxioIs to excel, but In
which its ambitions have always
been thwarted by Vale. This year.
Il is believed that the Navy has a
better chance to take first place
than it ever had.
Several other swimming matches
will be of much interest, including
one intersectional one, with North
western. at Annapolis, on April 2.
Northwestern was the Western Con.
ference champion last year, and has
q brilliant team this season: It is
quite likely that the match will in
augurate the Naval Academy's fine
now n0OI