Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-10
BRILLIANT THRONG
TO SEE NAVY GAME
Middy-MaryIand Contes t
Promises to Be Seasons
Greatest Grid Spectacle.

With the foot ball teams Of the Naval
land primed to the minute Washington
will have this afternoon its greatest
gridiron spectacle of the season. A
record breaking crowd, including Secre-
tary of the Navy Charles Francis
Adams, Gov. Albert Richie of Mary
land and numerous dignitaries Of Uncle
Sans sea forces and the Old Line State
will be in Griflth Stadium to cheer
their favorites in the National Capitals
first foot ball engagement OF major mag
nitude since 1922, when the Navy and
Penn State clashed here.
There will be much entertainment
aside from the actual battling Of the
elevens for the throng in the plant on
Georgia avenue half hour before
game time, 2:3O o'clock, the brigade OF
nidshipmen will arrive at the ball park
and parade around the field before TAX
ing their reserved section in the south
stands. The Annapolis contingent will
have with it the Naval Academy Band
and the justly famous goat mascot with
its gold and blue horns, colorS OF the
service institution.
The Maryland students, who are to
be seated in the open stand bordering
the east end of the gridiron also Will
have their musical organization with
them. Nattily attired in black uniforms
embellished with gold stripes and wear
ing black beretS topped by jaunty
golden tufts the College Park bands
men will strut before the Navy stands
prior to the contest. Between the halves
of the game there will be much footing
and parading by both bands.
Middies to Entertain.
MARYLAND has its well organized
cheering section, but the greater color
naturally will be provided by the Won
derfullv drilled Midshipmen. For
months the Naval Academy brigade
has been preparing various stunts to be
sprung this afternoon and the more
than 1000 midshipmen equipped with
cardboard squares of blue, gold ana
white are to present picturesque forma-
ton of kaleidoscope character.
Both teams have pointed especially
for the game. Maryland has been IN
two games thus far this season. 1t
scored over Washington College in Its
first engagement and last Saturday won
by point margin over Virginia, one OF
its great rivals on the gridiron. For
navy GnlS Will De the SeCOno game VA
the season. At Annapolis last Satur-
day the Midshipmen were pressed be-
fore triumphing over William and Mary,
but with the exception of Bullet Joe
Kim, a stellar back last year. the squad
is in superb physical condition and re-
ports from its base indicate 1t has de-
velored in playing ability considerably
since its first appearance in compeu-
ton.
Teams Met Last Year.
Maryland and Navy met at Annapolis
last year. with the latter scoring a
touchdown victory. The points were
made by kim, who crashed through
the Maryland line and dashed IS yards
to goal in the first minute OF play.
Thereafter the teams fought fiercely,
with Maryland generally the aggressor,
but on the several occasions that the
College Park eleven neared the An
napolis goal the Midshipmen braced
remarkably to stave of likely defeat.
The game will bring together many
Annapolis graduates and Maryland
alumni and will be followed by several
formal social functions. Dinner parties
and dances have been arranged. Prob
ably the largest of the dances will be
that at the Shoreham sponsored by the
Old Line Club, the Washington organi-
zation Of Maryland alumni.