Navy at Pennsylvania

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, December 9, 1931, page 41

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  To Be LIKE ONES PRIOR TO BREAK” Both Have Been pointing” for TiIt-6ate Is Likely to Exceed S4O0,OO Ey tDe Associated FreSS. n yEW YORK, December g. M This thirty-second foot ball i Y clash between Army and Navy on Saturday ought to be a bit more like the 30 they played before the famous break” of 1927. Their charity engagement here and at least part of the glamour somewhat artificial conditions, and at least apart of the glamour that used to surround Army–Navy duels was lacking. It should be different this time. The two service academies by no means have patched up their differences over eligibility standards and their coming battle was arranged solely in the interests of charity, yet 1t should be much like the spectacular games of other years. Last year the game was arranged late in the season as sort Of after l.. thought, but this time the rival coaches have known since early October that a game would be played. That gave each chance to point” for the other and there has been strong evidence that Navy, at least, has been doing just that. The Tars, away to q slow start, have been improving steadily and reached top form for the season last week when they toppled Penn, 6 to 0. . Army, on the other hand, played its haet foot ha aco 81 Nrxfr Dev No vember % and there appears to be some doubt whether the Cadets again can fash so brilliant a game. So far $4,000 tickets for the clash have been sold with cash In hand amounting to about $37o,000 II the remaining 10, GOO tickets, now on pub lie sale. are disposed Of, the gate” will pass the 100000 mark. Cadets Are Enthused. WEST POINT, N. Y, December P1.-It takes Navy game to arouse really intense student enthusiasm at the Military Academy. Already signs bearing such inscriptions as sink the Navy” has appeared and the Arny’s practice session was witnessed by large crowd of cadets who lined the sidelines. An athletic later in the week. The only real casualty on the squad Is F-entzei, back. He Is confined to the cadet hospital with q heavy cold. Scouts who watched Navy whip Penn Saturday warned Army that hard game was in prospect. They were pArticulariy impressed by the work OF the | great Navy center, Tuttle. Navy Wrecks Passes. ANNAPOLIS, Md, December 8 GP- Nays graders played havoc with the | Army’s pAx4ng formstions in long | dummy scrlnmare DIN yesterday, bat | ting down he aerials and intercepting two for toS&asdovnS against the scrubs | Coach Mtaler spent The entire after noon perfceting defenses against the Cadet paSGt1E game. Captain Tuttle, big center, xoamedt al over the scrubs TO bat down the short heaves. Davis, who returned to the squad after q tvo-week lay-oh with q cold, and who Miller said would be started at the quarterback post against the Army at New York Saturday, was not in uniform. He was so weakened by his work Monday he did not participate in the drill. Moncure, the quarterback who entered the Sailor picture at the signal calling post against Penn, had the job and Miller said he would be started against the Soldiers II Davis was not available. Outside of replacement Of Davis by Moncure and Campbell by Hurley at fullback, the Navy lineup remains the same as against Penn.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, December 7, 1931, page 5

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  NAVY ELEVEN COMES BACK, DEFEATS PENN Midshipmen Score Six to Nothing to Win Be- fore 65,000 Fans PHILADELPHIA, Dec. T. - The Navy’s surprising midshipmen, after enduring rough treatment for the greater part of the football sea- son, rose up to new found power Last Saturday afternoon before 65- GOO spectators and administered a s to 0 beating to the vastly favor ed University of Pennsylvania team. The Navy scored in the final period by pass.

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Pennsylvania leads 22–⁠21–⁠4 in 47 meetings, counting the 31 since this game.