Evening star., 1952-11-23
Truman, Eisenhower
10 Attend
Army-Navy Game
BY the Assoeiated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Noy. 22.-The
glamour and tradition that have
attached themselves to the Army
Navy football game in the 81
years since a pickup Army team
organized and coached by Cadet
Dennis Niche, went out to meet
the first Navy challenge will draw
a capacity crowd of 100000 into
Philadelphia's sprawling Munich
pal Stadium next Saturday.
Sellouts are the rule when Army
and Navy meet and this game is
no exception. even though the
crowd last fall was some 5000
short of the stadium's capacity.
Then the Army team. wrecked by
the "cribbing" scandal of the
previous summer. didn't have a
chance and absorbed 42-7 drub-
bing, the worst ever taken by Army
in this series.
| It's hard to explain what has
made the 1852 game catch on with
the fans. Neither team has been
able to beat a acknowledgements
opponent this year and, off the
record. Navy again can be expected
to win by a lopsided score.
Last Ticket Sold.
But the last available ticket was
sold"a a week ago, the earliest sell
out date in five years.
Over the years the Army Navy
game, even when shorn of any
championship aspect, probably
has drawn the attention of more
Americans than any single foot
ball contest. There1l be more
people than ever watching this
year, since it is the climax of the
controversial National Collegiate
Athletic Association controlled
television program which has sent
just one game week into the
parlors and pubs throughout the
land
One big reason for this interest
is that it's a terrific show even
when the game itself doesn t
amount to much. President Tru-
man is expected to be present
showing his strict impartiality in
the traditional way by changing
sides between the halves. And
probably for the last time Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower. the Presi-
!. dent-elect, can appear as an
Army fan and former player.
J. Admirals, generals and high Of
f1cialS from Washington are nu-
merous at this affair, drawing far
less attention than the cadets and
midshipmen with their impressive
march into the stadium and their
between-halves high jinks and
their jovial exchanges of insults
| Game Starts at 1880 pm.
The parade, incidentally, is due
to start at IL noon and the game
itself at 1870 pm.
The records indicate that il
should be a struggle between
Army's skillfully conceived attack
with only ordinary manpower tc
make it work and Navy's mighty
defense.
Somehow, Coach Blaik has put
together an offensive unit that
has scored and gained impressive
yardage against every opponent
but Southern California.
Navy's stout defense and its
, line. spearheaded by Steve Uke)
, Eisenhauer, a genuine All-Amer-
, lea candidate. has had more pub
licity than its offense. Statistics
!; show that Navy's defense is the
most effective in the East.
The Midshipmen attack from
three formations, the straight and
split T and the Notre Dame box,
a variety of single wing that was
sprung to Army's complete sur
prise and with devastating effect
Ia year ago.
The teams have met two COM
. mon opponents, Pennsylvania and
Columbia. Penn which tied Navy
TT, lost a 14-13 decision to Army
last week.
The same day Columbia, which
had tied Army, 14-14, on one of
the Cadets best days, was a 28-O
victim of Navy.