Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-03
BIG CLASH REVIEWS
SERIES. OFFICIALLY
Cadets Enter Contest Heavy
Favorites Over Ancient
Annapolis Rivals.
BY ALAN GOULD,

HH1LADELPH1A, December 8.
* The Army and the Navy
/ came back home" today to
:. wage an old-fashioned fight
for foot ball supremacy in the
climax classic of the Eastern sea-
son.
Restored for the first time since
1921 to it's most familiar setting,
the4University Of Pennsylvania's
Franklin Field, the thirty-third
renewal of this spectacular rivalry
brought back memories of rare
vintage, attracted a prosperity
sellout crowd of $4,000 and prom
ised.a gallant bid by the Navy to
break. .Army's postwar domina-
ton of the series.
These colorful, collegiate surround
ings were the scene OF all but two of the
ArmF.Navy games from 1899 through
1915. It was here that an earlier gap
IN relations was closed, and this after
Moons game marked the official end OF
. hveyear break, only partially offset
by the charity post-season contests
played In 1880 and 1881.
Thus, with everything again official
and friendly. 1t was highly appropriate
that the service schools figured to fur
nish. plenty Of foot ball thrills for one
Of the biggest and most distinguished
gstherines Of another hard-pressed
Gridiron season. r' 49,
VICE PRESIDENT CHARLES CUR
v IT'S headed the delegation of nota-
hles from Washington, where the
pressure Of the Official family helped
restore amicable relations between nat
ural..rivals. Secretaries Hurley and
Adams led the rival service dignitaries.
The wife of the President-elect, Mrs.
Franaaain D. Roosevelt, with her son
Elliott, was among the other guests of
honosf
There was not a ticket and hardly
Q hotel room to be had as Philadelphia
played host to as big foot ball crowd
as ieiias ever had. Spectators resorted
to the circulation of some counterfeit
tickets, but prompt action by author
tiles, at the request Of the University
of PENNSYLVANIA, checked any progress
in this direction.
Offsrs of triple and quadruple the
face-vaiue Of tickets. S4.40 each, went
begging for the reason that all sup
plies,Ahave been exhausted for days,
thereby demonstrating again that the
foot ball following public will pay
boom. time prices for what it wants and
Nkessi- s
rs -
A LONG with the revival of its social
n prestige the game developed the
mos heated spirit Of rivalry
has Known since Light Horse" Harry
Wilson scored the touchdowns that
beat Navy in the last game before the
big break, in 1927. gu
Tl1rre was no lack Of confidence III
the Army camp The Cadets, led by
their: all America guard and captain,
Milton Sun1merfelt, were strongly sup.
ported, but Navy at the same time was
conceded perhaps its best chance TO
upseo- the Soldiers since 1921, the last
year Nne Midshipmen triumphed. The
best Navy has done since then Is tie
the Army. over a stretch marked by
the exploits Of such Cadet stars as
Smythe, Garbisch, Wilson, eagle and
Stecker.
the big threat today was Pick Vidal
of Madison, Wis, brother of an old
Army star, who did things to the Navy
and .key man" in the present West
Point attack. Vidal came out OF the
Notre Dame rout somewhat battered
week ago, together with others among
his teammates who absorbed the shock
Of the Rambler onslaught. But the
word, today was that ubiquitous PICK
would be ready to 60 places, Wnether
or not he started the game.
TWO bruised members Of the Regular
i Army line, Roy Evans at center
and Pete Kopcsak at end, were not
In the starting list announced by Head
Coeehr Ralph Sasse, who Is directing
his last Cadet team, but these TWO
plsye1s looked to be in pretty good
health In the teams final workout.
Both will play, although Ralph Buck
nam, .tenter, and Paul Burlingame, emo,
were named to start.
Rekardless of any questions as TO It's
condition, there was no DOUBT the
Army teams morale was high and It's
weap0ns strong enough to justify the
odds OF to 5 in It's favor
II there was any prospective escape
from the records, showing Army beaten
only, twice, by Pittsburgh and Notre
Dame. whereas Navy has succeeded In
winning only two of its eight games, at
the expense OF Washington and Lee
and Maryland, it was in the belief that
the Sailors have pointed" successfully
for this final battle.
NAVY held Notre Dame to pair OF
~ touchdowns at Cleveland whereas
Army the following week yielded
three to the same team and was "vul-
nerable" to the scoring Of as many
more.s' The latest available compari-
son Of defensive records, therefore, was
by ne means in Army's favor. even
though the Cadets were conceded ad-
vantages in experience and offensive
power
Navy was expected to rely on well
planned aerial attack. taking its cue
from the success with which Notre
Danes forwards deceived the soldier
defense a week ago. Its chances o,
getting the Sailors anywhere, however
depended on whether such shifty run
rer as Gordon Chung Hoon, the Hawai-
ian halfback. could supply an alterna,
tive threat on the ground. The Navy
employs Notre Danes backfeld shift
and figured to proceed on the basis thai
the Ramblers "softened up" the Cadei
TANKS last Saturday.
The kickoff was scheduled for
pm. the details to be broadcast ovel
national hook-ups and radioed 'rount
the world for the benefit of every soldier
outpost or sailor man at sea.