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Show ,i ARMY AND NAVY " FINAL DRILL J Finishing Touches Being Put j j On for Big Saturday I Gridiron Contest. , Annapolis. Md . Nov. 24 The fl s tial week of preparation for the army ! Z game began this afternoon with a I 2 short signal drill and considerable t work In kicking, passing and handl ; ' inK the ball. There was a notable ' change In the temperature and the Bf coolness which has taken the place m of the uncomfortable warmth which j, Z has prevailed h-re tended to help the V midshipmen out of a partial sluggish- V nes which had marked their work for a few days. The coaches have given the men a new set of signals J m and these were used today for the I first time. The high wind which prevailed made the practice In ban dling the ball on kicks of special I value to the navy backs. I It was anounced today that, bar- I ring accident, Nichols would start I the game at quarter instead of tSit- f chell. Harrison at fullback and Mc- Reavy at left halfback will aNo play. This "means that the navy coaches have telected as strong and heavy a backfieid aS possible and expect to batter the army line from the very tart. The men named are all fast for their weight and the backfleld fcas In Nichols one of the most bril ! hant runners that has ever played for the navy. Headllnere. Wct Point, N. Y. Nov. 24 For two hours the army men were on the field thi afternoon, busy every moment, although then was no scrimmaging After running through their plavR. the resrulars lined up for ! dummv work against the scrubs, who ' stood up well under the regulars-attack, regulars-attack, but without tackling the mail carrvlng the ball. The return to the squad of the big 'trio of injured headline. Huston. Hodgson and Benedict, was the moet gratlfving thing today to coaches and men alike All three worked for short while In the signal drill and It icoks now as If they will all start in th navy game next Saturday. Hodgson kicked splendidly today j rlobbs' punting was also up to the i. ark and much is expected of hlrn if ho gets Into Saturday's content. |