Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-11-30
LAST DAY OF
THE GRID GAME
TOMORROW, lST
Army And Navy Close The 1884
Season Of Colleges Great
est Sporting Event

Inc COIeRe 1OOL-Dail season VIII
ring down the curtain tomorrow
Saturday the final set-to being that
most colorful contest between the two
service elevens-the Army and Navy.
Speculation is rife as to which will
be returned the winner. The only
real basis of comparison is the games
each played with Notre Dame. Navy
beat the Irish 10 to z; Army was de-
feated IL to 6. This should reveal
an edge for the Navy; but, strange to
say, the Notre Dame players claim the
Army played stronger game against
them than did the Navy. This was
proved by the superiority of the Army
over the Navy in the matter of yards
gained against the Notre Dame team.
Whatever the outcome, the event will
be worth going miles to see. An in
teresting game from the standpoint
of the spectular and real football.
In the State there are two teams
which have given evidence Of real
strength-almost to the major CLASH
fication. These are Maryland Univer-
sity and Western Maryland College.
These two have had no game sched-
uled, so it is impossible to settle the
question as to which is better. Both
have their admirers who have made
efforts to have post-season date ar
ranged, but this will not be done.
Possibly, the University has had a
more impressive schedule, but at the
same time has lost, while Western
Maryland up to date has had her goal
line crossed only once. The George
town game on Friday will require
every ounce Of her ability, with odds
on Georgetown.
In the second division of Maryland
Colleges playing football are Wash
ington, st. Johns, Mt. st. Mary's,
Johns Hopkins and Baltimore Univer-
sity. They probably could be rated
as named so far as strength is con-
cerned. Washington did not play St..
Johns, but the Eastern Shore insti-
tuition won over Hopkins by larger
score than did the Annapolis college;
which, after all is only a paper ad-
vantage. Another evidence of su-
perior strength was the score with
Susquehanna made by Washington.
st. Johns won over Swarthmore IL
to O.; Susquehanna beat the same team
20 to 0. Washington tied Susque-
hanna 6 to 6. Hopkins, Mt. St. Mary's
and Baltimore University, all had poor
seasons. Possibly no team has shown
a greater reversal Of form than that
shown by the eleven from Chester
town. It was surely case Of the
worms" turning. Season after seas
on, this team has been a veritable set
up for any team it played. This year
it rose in it's might, as if tired of
continual and continuous beatings, and
closed a season without a defeat. It
won from Gallaudet, Johns Hopkins,
Mt. St. Mary's Haverford and Della
ware University, and tied with Sus-
quehanna. It was the greatest team
the college ever turned loose.
Attention now will be diverted TO-
ward basket ball. Eastern Shore fans,
who have gone miles to see the game
at Washington College, will probably
see a better setting for the contests
as they will all be played in the State
Armory. When it is understood that
this building is as large as the Po-
comoke house and yet has no stage
in it, it can be seen that the floor
is really huge. The complaint Of Wis.,
iting teams concerning Washington's
small floor in the gymnasium will thus
be obviated, and, at the same time,
the home players will be better pre-
pared for large floors when they play
abroad.