The Washington times., 1938-11-24
Navy Hoping for Dry and Fast Field
POLISH
AIR ATTACK FOR
TILT With ARMY
BY FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL

| by FhANh BUN ONEALL
Down at Crabtown on the bay
the boys are mixing the paint to
adorn old Tecumseh. The brush
wielders are ready for their an
nual stunt, and pennies are at a
premium. For on Saturday when
the regiment marches past the
old chieftain of the redmen,
they'll pitch coppers to him, pray
ing nothing more than victory
over West Point.
There's stir in the square and
roar of cheering voices in the
mess hall. And out on the grid
iron behind curtains that shield
the activities of the day, the Navy
football team prepares for the
supreme test of the season.
The arc lights blazed last night,
turning darkness into radiant
daylight, synthetic, to be sure, but
sufficient for the purpose Of the
day. The boys are willing to steal
an hour from their books for this
occasion. For right now Navy
thinks of nothing but beat Army.
ODDS FAVOR ARMY
Army is favorite at to 2 over
the Midshipmen, but public choice
expressed in betting means little
to Navy. other Navy teams have
gone on the field regarded as lit
tie better than forlorn hopes, yet
emerged victorious. Lieut.. Hank
Hardwick will make no prediction
on this game. But down deep in
his heart he thinks his boys win
send football form" into another
spin and score surprise victory.
If Navy wins it will be without
the services of Clifford Lenz. a
2OO-pound hafback who has shown
fine form in recent games. Lenz
is a slashing runner on slantS
both sharp and wide, and is not
a bad paSser.
With him out of action, Hard
wick will play Hansen, a boy from
South Philadelphia, at the block
ing back position, and also use
him in the role of short gain
plunger; that all-important two
yard man when a first down is
essential to success.
SLASHING GAME
Hansen played a slashing game
against Columbia, and his defense
against the forward passes OF Sid
Luckman was one of the main con-
tributing factors to the success Of
Navy. Arrayed with Hansen in
the backfield will be Lem Cooke
in the passing and running posi-
ton, Gillette on the wing, and
Emmett Wood in his usual spot for
spinnerS and SlantS.
Navy makes no secret Of the
fact that it hopes for a dry, fast
field. With such conditions, the
aerial attack that HardW1ck has
devised should be seen at its best.
Cooke is one of the best forward
passers in the game, and while
he is in action, Army'S secondarleS
will not dare to crowd the line too
closely.
Nays line will find Captain
Pete Powell at left end. Powell IS
one of the outstanding forwards
in the game, and a prominent
candidate for All-America honors.
Lou Burke will be at right end.
The starting tackles will be Hy-
song and Bergner, with McGrath
and Spector at guards and WallaVe
at center.
ARMY HAS LINE POWER
We may look for the same Army
team that took the field against
Princeton to face the Midship-
men. Jack Dobson and Sullivan
will be at ends. The latter played
blocking back in the Tiger sklrrn-
ish. Stella and Mather will be at
tackles, with Miller and Little at
guards, ellis paying center. The
backs will be Long, Frontczak,
Wilson and Schwenk.
Army has shown more consist
ent marching power, which is com.
petent evidence on the power OF
its line. The backs can't go If the
line doesn't go.
The Navy team entrains for
Philadelphia at $50 o'clock today.
but before that there will be
great pep meeting at which Hank
Hardwick, Pete Powell and others
will give rip-snorting fight talk
to the regiment.