Evening star., 1931-12-10
OLD RIVALS READY
FOR CHARITY TILT
Keen Struggle Is Expected
Despite Cadets Better
Record This Year.
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR.
Associated Press Sports Writer

M Although the seasons rec
l. Y ords of the Army and Navy
foot ball teams seem to
give the Cadets big margin over
traditional rivals, there is every
indication as the game draws
nearer that the contest will be as
close as Army-Navy games usual
ly are.
In 10 games each has played so
far, Army's record shows 7 VIC
tories and ! tie against 2 defeats,
and only one of the two was a
bad beating.
Navy lost 2 games by 900 scores
and 2 by closer margins, while
winning and tying 1.
Navy showed few signs of real
strength until It's last three games and
then improved steadily. In the Penn
sylvania game last week, Bullet Lou"
Kirn, the Midshipmen's chief offensive
threat, who had been hampered by in
Jurles through most of the season, came
back in better form than ever before.
And Sam Moncure, new quarterback,
got punch" into the Navy that his
predecessors had not been able to un-
cover.
Army Has Many Stars.
Against this and Navy's strong de-
Tense, Army has the team that trounced
Notre Dame, II to 0. Ray Stecker,
who beat Navy last year, and who per-
formed brilliantly against Notre Dame,
is the kingpin of the Cadet attack, but
Tom Kilday has been performing with
special brilliance in practice this week
and there are plenty of other good
backs.
And as an indication of Army's all
around strength, four Cadet players
were mentioned in selecting the As
sociated Press all-American team this
year.
Preparations for the game were Just
about completed yesterday as both
teams held final hard practice ses-
sions. They will arrive in New York
about noon Saturday, just In time for
their parade into the Yankee Stadium.
100000 "Gate" Expected.
A check-up on the number of unsold
seats yesterday brought the predic-
ton from Mai. p. 3. Fleming, Army's
graduate manager of athletics, that
every seat would be sold by Friday, as
suring gate of $400, 600.
In addition to this, charity was to
benefit through the arrangements for q
Nation wide radio broadcast as the
company which won the privilege of
acting as sponsor made sizable con-
tribution.
The National and Columbia broad
casting chains have donated their net
works, SO that about $50 stations will
carry the report OF the game.
Navy Wants Dry Field.
By the Associated Press.
A NNAPOLIS, Md, December 10.--A
n sailors life calls for water, but
the Navy foot ball team has set
its fervent hopes against any in the
form Of rain in New York Saturday
for its meeting with the Army.
The Middi y during week of inten-
sive preparcs IN for the Soldiers from
the plains of the Hudson have been
working CT their passing. Through a
tWo-hour scrimmage session yesterday,
held in driving rain, they failed to
click" The slippery ball would not be
handled, and Coach Rip Miller was far
from satisfied with the results.
In addition to the danger to their
passing game should the field of the
Yankee Stadium be muddy, the Mid
dies, outweighed nearly Is pounds to
the man, would be at disadvantage in
attempting to repulse the Soldiers own
strong point-strong ff-tackle and line
thrusts
Throughout the session yesterday the
final heavy work before the team leaves
late today for Rye, N. Y, where it will
be quartered until just before game
time, Elliott and Smith were at the
ends, James and Bryan at the tackles,
Reedy and Underwood at the guards
and Tuttle at center.
Miller said this probably would be
the line used against the Cadets. Sam
Moncure replaced Bert Davis at quar-
ter, with Bullet Lou Kirn and Joe
Tschirgi at the halves. Miller said he
would not decide until the last moment
whether Campbell or Hurley would start
at fullback.
A short signal drill was planned by
Miller for his team just before 1t left
for the North. Light work will be held
on Friday at Rye. The regiment OF
Midshipmen will leave Annapolis In time
to reach New York well before game
time.