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Show HOPE FOR ARMY-NAVY GAME President Hempstead of Giant Endeavoring En-deavoring to Stage Hlstorlo Gridiron Struggle. President Harry" N. nempstend of tho Giants has not yet abandoned hope of staging tho Army-Navy football game nt tho Polo grounds next fall, in splto of tho fact that tho historic grid-Iron grid-Iron struggle was not held as usual last yenr becauso of tho war. Hempstead Hemp-stead says thnt tlicro Is nn almost unanimous sentiment In army circles for tho holding of the gnmo this year. Last fall tho contest was frowned upon In ofllclnl circle.1 for tho renson thnt It was fenrcd tho attention of the cadets nt West Point nnd Annapolis would bo taken from their work In tho week pro-ceding pro-ceding tho gamo nnd that, In view of ouch possibility, nothing must bo allowed al-lowed to Interfere with their training. |