New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-11-27
CROWD OF 10000
Will WATCH GAME
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and Tom Eddy, famous stroke oai
of the Navy.
The advantage of far greater ex-
perience carried the Army backfield
into action, warriors of such season.
ed skill as Lighthouse Harry" Will
son, Neil Harding. the hard plung-
ing "Swede" Murrell and eagle.
adept at swift end runs and pass
ing. In addition there We're such
powerful alternates as Captain
Tiny" Hewitt. Trapnell, great
kicker, and Baby" Dahl. sensa-
! tional plebe line bucker.
The Navy too, was we'll equipped
with offensive reserves for such
versatile first string backf1eld as
Goudge, flanagan, Caldwell and
Hamilton: the latter one OF the
cleverest kickers In the east. Alan
Shapely, triple threat" man play
ing his fourth and last year of
varsity football. Schuber and Rams
ford We're other capable ball-car-
i4ci'' icaus " Sdily oll Vic Mluule
attack.
Cold Weather
Clear but decidedly cold weather
greeted the day of battle The tenn
perature was freezing overnight
forecasting the necessity of furs and
blankets among spectators and the
possibility of difficulty in handling
the pigskin by players with numbed
fingers. The gridiron. well protect
ed by straw and waterproof COW
ering from the snowstorm that
swept over it yesterday afternoon,
was dry and fast.
The probable lineups; ]
Army Navy
Hdrpolu ....,.. --........ Lloyd
left end
Sprague .,....... Wickhorst Co
left tackle
Schmldt ..-............. A. Born
left guard
LAZY ......'.,.,....., Hoerner
center
Hammack Cross
right guard
saunders ...........-..,,.- Eddy
right tackle
y. Born ......-.....,. HardWick
right end
f1afulnS ................. Goudgo
quarterback
Casle ......,........ Hamilton
left halfback
wilson .............. flanagan
right halfback
Murfell ................ Caldwell
fullbac.1
Time of kickoff. . p. M, central
standard.
Referee, w. G. Crowell, Swarth-
more; umpire, Walter Eclsersall,
Chicago; head linesman. w. II.
Crowley, Bowdoin; field judge, John
Schommer, Chicago.
Army-Navy Closeups
Head lines talked about the Cad
cts and Midshipmen waiting for
the zero hour" and the weather
man did his best to make it a fact.
Spectators Lose Out.
Ticket spectators, reported TO
tickets of choice locations a few days
ago, found the bottom dropping ont
OF their business shortly before the
game, pasteboards of SIS face value
were going begging at 500 and SOS.
The Nays long horned goat;
brought from Annapolis for mascot
duty. has room and bath at a ho-
tel with oftanIo n Mt hof
animals fifteen summers. The Army
borrowed a mule from the Short
Sheridan Military reservation, near
Chicago, fearing to take its mascot
on the thousand-mile journey from
West Point.
Rival cheer leaders, Count" De
Kay OF Wyoming for the Navy and
Jimmy Green of Arkansas for the
Army. put in a strenuous and aero
battle workout before the game, each
determined to Guido the other in
the vocal harrages.
Two hundred rubbers We're LEFT in
the slush and mud Of Soldiers Field
by cadets and midshipmcn who pa
raded yesteray at dedication cerc-
'hiciiND' iilNS "ttc pultu OIl bl
the morass underfoot on the snow
swept field. Urchins rushed in after
wards in an attempt to salvage Tho
foot-gear.
Eckersall An Official.
The eyes of one OF the biggest foot
ball stars Of all time, Walter Ecker
sail of Chicago, gave the battle ON
official closeup, as umpire, Eckersali
shared the main officiating burden
with Referee w. G. Crowell OF
swarthmore. Now a Chicago news
paperman, "Eckie," was an All.
American star in 1904, 1905 and
1906, while quarterback for Alopzo
Stages Chicago eleven.
Not more than 10000 persons
will be able to squeeze into Soldiers
Field for the Army-Navy game to-
lay. but many times that number
Will get the returns on the air. These
stations are radiocasting:-
2:45-WEAF, (49D, New York,
llso WEEP, WGR, VITO.
1:3O-WOCO (416), st. Paul-Min-
1:45-WGN (39s), Chicago.
1:45-WMAQ (44S), Chicago.
1:45-WEBH (SfO, Chicago.