Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-25
ARMy-NAW BATTLE
WILL DRAW $4,000
Traditional Came Seasons
Best as to CroWd-CadetS
Are Favored.
BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor.

PHILADELPHIA, November Is
Amid all the glamour and enthusiasm
characteristic of the best and most
prosperous days of this great gridircn
rivalry Armys undefeated team faced
the robust challenge of the Navy today,
hopeful of outfooting the jinx that has
been pursuing the Nations foot ball
leaders and favored to win by mar
gin Of at least two touchdowns.
Despite some pessimism in their owr
camp, designed to suggest that Oi::
Man Upset was hot on their trail, the
hard-charging Cadets ruled 3-to-1
to the Navy since 1921, and its remark
able record so far this year, one Of the
best in West Point history. furnished
no grounds for suspicion that the cur
rent winning streak would be inter-
rupted this afternoon.
$4,000 Will See Game.
cries historic in Army-Navy rivalry.
was expected to be damned to its
capacity Of $4,000, with Secretaries
Dern and Swanson heading delega-
ton of notables and the cheers of the
cadets and midshipmen providing a
reverberating background There were
less than 1000 tickets left this morr-
ing and a quick sale of these was an
ticipated At $40 per head. the crowd
and the gate" exceeding 100000
topped anything in the East so far
this season
Good weather, fair and cool, favored
the most colorful of all foot ball spec
tacles. The corps in gray from West
Point and the brigade in blue from
Annapolis, due around II am. in spe-
cial trains, were scheduled to parade
onto the field by noon. The kickoff
was set for 80 o'clock.
Although not Understanding the
Navy's strength and incentive to break
a long spell of reverses, Army unques-
tionably entered the service battle with
decided edge, both ofensivly and de-
tensively Where the Midshipmen's
chief reliance was placed in an aerial
attack and the good kicking foot OF Bill
Clark, plus share of the breaks"
Army had every reason to have con-
fdence in the combination OF rugged,
well-drilled set of forwards and SEN
sational backfield featuring Texas
Jack" Buckler, the 159-pound triple
threat, and Paul johnson, versatile
quarterback
If the Cadets feel the pressure OF
their drive to achieve an unbeaten sea-
son, with Notre Dame still to be played
next Saturday In New York, they have
not manifest it. The team appears back
at the peak after a let-down a week
ago against Penn Military. 1t is at
full strength in reserves, with Whitley
Grove ready to move into the backfield
and Travis Brown available for field
goal kicking emergencies.
Scored On But Once.
The best testimonial to the defensive
strength of the Cadets is the fact they
have not been scored upon in their last
seven games and yielded only one
touchdown all season while rolling up
eight victories and 203 points.
Nays chief casualty is Gordon
Chung-EIoon. the speedy Hawaiian BACK
Chung Hoon has a bad shoulder and
NAV not be able 10 play, although ne
worked out yesterday with the Midship-
men In his absence. the chief often
sive burden will be put upon F'ullback
Clark and Fred (Buzz) Berries, the
Louisville lad who has done some SEN
sational broken field running this year.
Whether or not Berries breaks loose.
Navy seemed certain to put Arny's air
defense &c severe test.