The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-12
TALKING
IT OVER
BY JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Sweet
IN charity whistled martial air
today and $4,000 grid fans re-
sponded by piling into the Yankee
stadium to see Army play Navy and
embarrass the editors Of college pa
pers. After all. $4,000 can't be
wrong. even If Hoover did have a
big ajority.
what I mean 10 say Is that for the
second time since the historic break in
their traditional athletic relationship. the
lads from west Point and Annapolis met
70 cid the UNEMPLOYED and something IN
ward Of 5000 900 was realized as le-
suit
Thew we're meeting in sport. which, n
tactics and msneuvsrs is closely analogous
10 the chosen profession NJ the Cadets.
And thew we're meeting under conditions
all but identical with those the midship-
men viii face when thew sail the high
sess
The plating heid which became moist
and muddy surface during the round
robin games OF last Wednesday. had been
turned into veritable ocean Of ooze
under the rains Of the past few DAYS.
heavy air would not only handicap the
rival PLAYERS. but turn the greatest Of all
football spectacles into a rather drab
spectacle.
The game as is ever the case when
ARMY meets Navy. followed the review
Of the CORDS OF cadets and the regiment
OF mdshipmen.
At u o'clock he west Pointers, headed
bv the mighty band from the Military
Academy. entered the arena and conducted
their impressive parade and after sound
Ing roaring cheers ran at double time into
their places in the grandstand. The mid
shinmen duplicated these maneuvers.
Accompanying one group was Maud. the
ARMY mule. while Bill the Navy goat.
capered in with the other. The mascots
met in the middle OF the field. with Bill
shaking his pilded horns at Maud and the
latter striving to execute an about face
which would permit her gold heels shot
A. The SASSY goat.
And. after they had been separated
with no damage done. out trotted the
rival rridiron SQUADS TO engage in the
preliminary warmup before the call to
battle.
TINE cadets, only two games re-
L moved from their sensational
conquet over mighty Notre Dame,
ruled the favorites in the pre- game
wagering.
The latter victory had ,tamped the
team as one of the finest ever developed
at the Military Academy. and cont
narison Of individuals showed ARMY in
possession of the greatest triple threat
back OF the dav. in Raw Stecker; the dnest
punter in Travis Brown. and the more
rugged and talented line material With
225-pound Jack Price. Armv captain; SUM-
merfelt Suarez and Trice as It's outstand-
inc members.
But no Navy eleven ever was in better
fettle for a service football engagement
than that led on to the field by Captain
futile. the Middle center.
That team had climaxcd an unimpres-
sive early season with smart victory
over a strong Pennsylvania array last
Saturday. 1t had in mind It's fine work
against Army last year when only a
single play--one that shook Strecker lose
for touchdown run in the last period
score
1t figured that. as was the case last
December. the Cadets might be a trifle
overconhdent-a bit too sure of them
sslves-and expected to profit Just as
MANY other teams nave prof1ted this wear.
The atrocious field conditions. however,
we're not conducive to the sharp timing
end quick turning essential for the Sue
cess OF running PLAYS. The ball being
coated with mud and slime was not an
easy object to control in making forward
passes or to corral when the pass was
made.
Weighted down with water and ooze.
the pipskin could not be punted as far as
on a dry dav and receiving kicks was g
most hazardous assignment.
Because OF these conditions, the breaks
the fumbes, the miscued kicks and
passes. eto-became all important A team
favored IN these would be almost sure OF
victory and there was no telling in ad-
vance which team would be Dame Fortune