Evening star., 1927-12-30
Press Opinion Widely Split
On Army-Nayy Foot Ball Row

IN the controversy over the app!tca-
ton OF the --tl,ree-year rule" 10 the
West Point and Annapolis foot ball
teams newspaper parsls2nS OF one side
or the other differ about as completely
as the authorities o. the two service
schools themselves. Everybody deplo-eS
the possibility OF an end 20 the popular
annual Arrny-Nayy game because the
Army ignores the rule ard the Navy
insists upon il. bCt there IS no agree
ment as 10 what should be done
about it.
Why" asks the Richmond News
Leader. should the Aviuy oe allowed 70
do what 10 other institution does ,
And why should NOT the inapcopvtety
be plain wlth0G. sR.S interchange -
formal notes. this solemn discussion -
Congress. this debate u the press
Admittedly. ~, the basis q Illaa-fo--
man enrolment" the New YORK Sun
saws, the service schools are :. dis
advantage with regard 10 material
available 81 fov instance. Yale. HARVARD
and Princeton But II agtlE!c.a}ly re-
arranging that balance = has come
about that sometimes slle scales tip a
h.tle unfairly ~ the other direction.
since veterans become ayAa'aole 70 tfae
service schools who would ~ ineligible
10 play On The teams q .helr coaa-
petitorS,"
The Worcester G&sstte argues; TO
say that WeSs Point, .ar instance, osson-
il rejects tae rule th3t It's rejection IS
well understood by opposing teams, IS
no more Justification .Ean 10 say ina;
Gene Ieinney. eagagulg ~ a contest WITH
Benny Leonard. openly admitted MS
larger size Whether tAe advantage $
admitted or not, It IS there ard az weEA
i'll behalf Of It's ptsSseSScr-
The Naval Academy authorities have
a ieSlyimate claln ~ declaring 1fo corr
test With the cadets. 4 She Hudson
River school insists ~ rs eNcei,giSs,:al
cllstnihty standards S&y$ gle Williams
port sun. whale shc Jersey Cty Journal
contends that "SAe Army should 0ot
put sport prestige ahead u Sportsman
ship"
Quoting she statement .: Ge-,.
WlfaIlS ghAt "sN<val@>s g S,sSNS pFNS10,'s'
Ct,nStstUtrS an asset foy ANY pru~tAX.+NC
ostlcrg West pAlut has ETslsSS1 ~ 0sS~
cgtntiuatc against any SVtlGS ncn ~
established atNletlc pgeveSS, 'ise New
York Times woHG@rS S&E w<%sII
make m,ica disGeVS1it' III ssfSc'Hsscy Z
they had played stSt ball e0 VARSITY ana
West Point tcSau>S 10 mere t.an usss%
YEARS" The Chicago I'ytets,$e remarks
The Army sSsldS ~ w ttsst<sgapYSsnl>2s.S
IN minor atSagsVr,ueytS. and ~ a rvS1,lt
has alienated many whoa st eHasd
otherwise hare Counted tsINsl fG sup
poeg,"
Drawing quite different cNu,cl3t>ion
however,, tae pgV,NsdeNc,' lN};;isa, SPEAKS
II the WeSs r<Niu& Ss>0}GsSGlIans$ C\{'sa~
sat!oa that "lt Is asecSSS;aSN gpr all >s0~
0eujS at the Military Academy ~ S>,1u-
pete III sports 0a a cSa>lS ~ tG0&AlN,
and that the chief ttl0rgso0 NJ 2t2-
lStscS there Is ta cevelaS >&>WtS tAtN|&a-
out the Army" an1 observes, lAa} :
a $ol>lseglS attitude eNs,gtSSs'd ~ = ~
dier whose tunctsla II ~ t. %atNA tGS
picked yu0sh ~ the lAssd as >NlisSyuls
Ii he gannts gS<~aacl&& Snas Cstsy WeSa
acceptance of il sQte wNseA wHVN eNu
Soaae ot his asen tsnnN toe ueid ~ eise
can a,savrSl With him
TO tNe latao WAo FNgNS Wnste ~
reads" IN the OaNsnssn NJ ttee savannah
Morning News, 'is Sssesat> char the Atk9t>
has the eeSe NJ the argument, NCitH,.r
SchSsl IL yun ten INA ssslA esls fSNS Stsstcs
tAsas sAV nstIv SSs1>As&S aNd lntBNNgys
aud every eadSE ~ muddy M taSHt
ought ta es cn AIT equality ia Ss<scSs,
IN 81 fat a. oa,lSIt1lAltN a. ssessN il S>Ns-
cegned
The tSNt Wotta Nc<<Atvi- IetegtAn,
aiSA thinks. Eaat NNa the gASe ~ te, >s5ae
weu,d dyaW the y<sGehNs>sA &stas sac
eosseatgNn ag the AytsIN lNNsNs>Sy'& t<,a
St1unsSg argument. ami tae stAyt}tNNt
liWaa ttl,>ss '1t Ia <AtfA>.tt gA teoI
watM sympathy tA eae >aNNS a&sNAr-
sntN sae,,Shed teasre ta at>eate W3sAa
hasue~A saossld pe eNS en tA& AyaN
nlale
THE philadelphia kseatAaS A,l,ettA
alsass0sya she aIAAlgatt,at eI she sAvve-
YEAR rule, esat AetSis; "AS IA the action
AT the NaSal AeAaeAN aaesaEssie> Ia
hgtaglnT lN the aaNAtiSNn az ssaAe
when the Nv lnatsaslsAAs have paAxs