The Washington times., 1929-12-10
NEXT STEP
BROTHERS,
NAVY SAYS

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. lot h e
plans of the officials Of the Naval
and military academies for the
next football season makes it
most unlikely that the service
school teams will meet in 1880.
The apparent policies Of the
two academies go, in fact, far
enough to indicate that neither
contemplates any further effort
to reach an agreement as to
the points which caused the ath-
letic separation.
Both institutions seem willing
to proceed with their plans for
football and other sports without
reference to each other, so that
the intervention of higher au-
thority is the only means which
may bring them together.
While every now and then
someone connected with the
Government In an official
way announces that he is
taking steps to re-eStablish
athletic relations between the
service academies, nothing of
the sort is going on now, so
far as Is known here.
The Military Academy has
scheduled it's final game for next
season, playing Notre Dame IN
New York City on the last Sat
urday in November, and former
coach Biff Jones, of the West
Pointers, is quoted as saying that
this game is now a classic, and
that it takes the place of the
game with the Navy.
On the other hand, the Naval
Academy has arranged a 10-game
schedule, ending with a game
against the University of Pennsyl-
vania, to be played in Philadel-
phia on the first Saturday in
December.
None connected with the Naval
Academy has gone so far as to
indicate that the game with
Penn will become a fixture,
though it would probably fill the
bill as a final game for the Navy
as we'll as any game which could
be arranged.
Penn and Navy have had
close athletic relations cover
ing many years and meet in
nearly every sport which is
prevalent among the colleges.
The Naval Academy and the
naval services have many
friends in Philadelphia and
the Navy team always draws
well there.
It will be remembered that last
yeaS the Navy met Princeton in
it's closing game and for the sea-
son just past Dartmouth was its
final opponent. It Is quite pos
sible that Navy officials have IN
mind the game with Penn as a
climatic contest if there is no
renewal of relations with the
Military Academy.
In the Navy it is felt that the
Naval Academy, through its Of
ficials. has gone as far as possible
towards a reconciliation, and that
the next step must be taken by
others.
The recent conference between
Rear Admiral Robson, superin-
terdent of the Naval Academy,
and General Smith, head of the
Military Academy, followed three
suggestions to that effect by the
former officer.
Further, the Naval
Academy, through Admiral
Robson, suggested COM
promises on its part, and
asked, without results, for
suggestions of compromise
from the Army. In view of
these facts, Naval officers, as
q whole, feel that their SER
vice can go no further.
While practically everyone in
the Navy wants to see the re-
establishment of relations with
the Army, overwhelming senti-
ment supports the position of the
Naval Academy in its stand for
the eligibility rules in the colleges,
though any reasonable compro-
mise would probably be supported.
Under all the circumstances,
and particularly in view of the
action of the academies in regard
to their football schedules for next
YEAR the REIMBURSEMENT of ath-
ietic relations through the action
of the academies themselves,
seems further off than ever.
Ladies District