The Washington times., 1927-12-24
SAYS BE s I
FEELING
EXISTS
By George A. Simpson

By George A. Simpson
There is slight prospect Of q sew
erance in the Army-Navy football
series. This was hinted last night
when Lawrence "Biff" Jones, Army'i
head football coach. addressed thu
Central "C'' Club members in Their
annual meeting at the Racquet
Club.
Jones. a former Central High
School star. was inclined to dis
credit reports of a break" in the
athletic relations between the two
service academies. He charged that
the differences, which had caused
the dispute, were greatly magnified
and that the newspapers had pro
longed the football season by giving
tirst.page notoriety to the diffident
views.
The Cadets chieftain diplomatic
ally avoided any reference to the
issue on the eligibility code which
has threatened a rupture In the
series. He also lauded the work OF
Harry Wilson, whom he said played
part OF the season with a specially
constructed belt to protect an in
jury received in a hockey game
The ailment kept Wilson out oil
many games, but he wrecked the
Navy during that third period as
Bault.
Jones also stated that the
Army.Navy game had ceased
TO be an athletic contest and
had reached the stage Of ma
tiOnal interest. For this reason
alone. he reasoned, the games
would be continued.
Breaks in athletic rivalries be.
tween schools are due to hostile ac.
lions of the student bodies and the
Animosity engendered. One student
body casts slurs on the other and
the school heads deem it best to
halt the series. This was true of
the Harvard.Princeton wrangle. The
best Of feeling and spirit exists be-
tween the student bodies Of the
military and naval academies" con.
tended Jones.
= ITO show this splendid feeling, l
can say that when the cadet corpS
left New York on midnight after
the game, numerous midshipmen
were present at the station giving
cheers. The relations between the
two coaching staffs are most cordial.
Yet. we have this break!
'"The Army-Navy game Is not
merely an athletic contest and
can not easily be junked. 1t Is
too Important to be dropped as
1t has been elevated to . ma
tiOnal position and people
throughout the country are
interested in 1t. The Army has
made no effort to schedule an
other opponent, although
don't know what the Navy has
done In regards to booking an.
other game," Jones closed.
The Army coach also spoke about
The West Point teams Of 1926 and
1927. He made the starting an
houncement that he believed the
1928 club was better than this years q
eleven, despite the fact that the
1925 team lost to Notre Dame, SO,
and tied Navy, 21-21. before 10000
at Soldier Field, in Chicago. How
ever, Yale was crushed. $50, and
Jones admitted that the game was
the most tearing" one for his
players throughout the year.
He also criticised the Navy quar-.
terback's Judgment in his selection
of plays when the Middies had the
ball on the Cadets u yard line in
the second quarter. The Navy field
general called a play which netted
five yards at every clip and had
taken Navy down the field to the
4-yard tape After creeping to the
ls-yard mark, had he called a GER
tain play, which Navy had used In
the first quarter, the Midshipmen
would have scored touchdown, con
fessed Jones.