Show MUNO R RED ED brilliant army football team is on the march again with a record of 18 consecutive victories picked up in 1944 and 1945 ardys first team should carry it through enother noth er big year even eve n if its ra spotless record so far happens to be dented before december arrives at least no one should expect an any further wild romping over such teams as notre dame michigan doc blanchard Blanc bard duke carneil Cpr irell columbia pennsylvania and nav navy y our first line strength is extremely good red bialk tells you as lie h e looks over his eager talent talent that includes such backfield stars as blanchard davis mcall liams hams and tucker but we are no longer three deep we are no longer even two deep in addition to our starting backfield which will match any in football we have fuson at center poole and foldberg feldberg at ends and two good guards As good as blanchard and davis are they are not as likely to steal the entire show again from such fine backs as young tucker at quarter and shorty mcwilliams at halfback A look at the complete records in mcwilliams case proved the army was entirely blameless in connection with coach mckeand Mc Keans charges from mississippi state it was mcwilliams backed up by his family who wanted to come to west point mcwilliams made application while still in high school before lie he ever entered mississippi state letter after letter has proved this the trouble started on his home furlough when rather luscious financial inducements apart from any mississippi state official connection were made and dont believe this was the only large financial inducement offered a college football player this year A 4 smart choice mcwilliams elected to stay at west point of his own free will it was a smart move in his case as too many leaving service football have come under the gossip of ducking the draft whether or not the charges are true I 1 might add that his opponents will find the able entry en t ry from f born mississippi Is one of the best backs in football he is a great kd with unusual ability and if there is a better quarterback in college football than young tucker or a much better passer pas id like to have his name this year of 1948 1940 may be the last season in some time that army can field any winning team for one reason too many colleges are paying good football players money that west point and annapolis wont and have no desire to meet for another rea reason too many young men have no yearning to get up at 5 a m and work 16 hours a day it is my belief that college pay checks are going to lead to a national scandal unless there is a sudden check the fight for young stars plus inducements offered already have broken all past records athletic scholarships and jobs that can take a young fellow through college are 0 K but not the substantial paycheck on the side usually handled by keyed up alumni back again to th this Is 1946 1940 army squad in my opinion army will have the best backfield in college football blanchard davis mcwilliams and tucker power speed smartness and spirit once again keep a more open eye on mcwilliams and tucker tough year lor for army this Is the hardest year weve known since 1943 bialk says frank lahey at notre dame is three deep with a flock of veterans who range back to his great team of 1943 many have picked notre dame as the best team in football it may be pennsylvania will give us all the trouble we can handle navy had some hard luck in losing men but bu t tom hamilton will do a fine job with a squad that will give anyone a battle fe few w men on our squad red lied added have ever known defeat they love football they are all fine ane officer material and that is blat west vest point is supposed to turn out we can be beaten and we may be beaten but unless wo we are handicapped handi appedu by injuries to key men man it will take quite a team to turn the trick at this point athletic director colonel biff jones was gazing moodily into the autumn sky 1 I was just thinking he said that it if we had enough parking space for the human body we could play to at least in the me michigan game and over in the notre motre dame and navy games we might do in the pennsylvania game you dont think so come along to 0 o my 01 mee and see the ticket requests q ests already piled up there were over applications for the michigan ijan game early in june |