Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-27
BY Waited TRUMBULL.

TIME Army leads hard life. The
Army foot ball squad, at least,
seems to be having a tough time.
Il The Cadets may have a tougher
time tomorrow, when they line
up against Stanford, but just consider
what has happened to them already.
Here are over hundred boys dragged
some 5000 miles from their abiding
place just at Christmas. They had to
leave the cold, bracing air of West
Point and the lovely ice cakes bobbing
in the Hudson River to go out where
there isn't any nice snow and slush and
where the air is so warm and the sun
so bright That some of them may have
a heat stroke. It doesn't seem right.
They may pick roses in December,
but who wants to pick roses in Deem
Der? According to Northern ideas, no
rose should be out in December. It
should be back in the green house, or
the florists window, where 1t belongs.
Snowshoes, galoshes and mittens are
the proper things for December bloom
ing. Gargles, hot lemonades and
qulnlne pills also are seasonable.
Roses Out of Season.
Besides, roses have thorns, and they
do say those Stanford backs are COW
cred with them. AS matter of fact,
Pop warner never has favored roses for
his backfield. He plays animated cactus
plants and jumping beans behind the
line. The only flowers Pop ever favored
much are lilies, and he keeps a supply
OF those for opponents.
am grieved to hear that most Of the
Stanford players are suffering from flu,
bad knees, twisted ankles, pip, and gen.
eral disintegration. No old-time Yale
team ever was worse off Just before its
big game. Still, expect some speedy
| recoveries. There is nothing like Sat-
urday afternoon to put ailing players
back into the pink. It's the best tonic
known. OF course, it may be that some
of the boys haven't got their wind back
! from the running they did in New York
last year. Aside from their sprints to
the goal line, they chased eagle back
and forth across the field for at least
| 10 miles.
eagle and his comrades are said to be
| in better form this season. The OPEN
ings in the line through which STAN
ford held parade last year have been
walled up, as Notre Dame discovered
The last time it was set up as a barri-
cade that Army forward wall looked
| pretty solid
Army really expects to do well this
time. There Is just one thing which
looks bit bad concerning the Cadets
condition. understand that they were
given a big Christmas dinner. With
only three days to take off the extra
poundage thus incurred, Army may &C
into that game carrying a lot of ex-
ira weight.
That used to be a favorite method
| in international track meets. The
visiting track team always was royalty
entertained at breakfasts, luncheons and
dinners. When the boys finally got out
on the track, the only way you could
tell them from the shot and the ball
on the hammer was that they were big
ger They didn't run. They rolled.
But have no doubt that the regulars
regulated their appetites. Besides re-
ports have 1t that a number of gen.
| erals and staff officers were present
and when that is the case, rockies
rarely overeat.
Many Disguise i'm Blankets.
The Army bench may present a
| picturesque appearance during the
| game. The report is that all the boys
| bought Navajo blankets on the trip
out, and naturally they would not pass
| up such a fine chance to wear them.
] Moreover, it might be good strategy
Pop" Warner might get confused and
think his Stanford team was playing
! Carlisle.
| This will be the last game Army
| n1ayC 1IndSr diraption