Show R RED ED brilliant army football root ball 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 another big year even it if its spotless record so BO far happens to be dented b before fore december arrives at least no one should hould expect an any y further wild romping over sue such I 1 teams as notre dame michigan doe doc blanchard duke cornell cornel columbia pennsylvania and navy our first line strength is extremely good red blaik tells you a as he looks over his eager talent talent that includes such backfield stars t rs as blanchard davis 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 st at center poole and foldberg 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 q quarter u arter and shorty mcwilliams at bl halfback aback A look at the complete records in mcwilliams Mc case proved the army was entirely blameless in connection with coach mckeand Mc Keans charges from mississippi state it was me williams backed up by his family who wanted to come to west point mcwilliams laiTis made application while still in high school before he ever entered mississippi st state a te 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 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 t f from n mississippi Is one of the best best backs in football he is a great kid with unusual ability and it if there Is a better quarterback in college football than young tucker or a much better passer id like to have his name this year of 1946 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 reason too many young men have no yearning to get up at 5 a m and work 16 hours a day it la Is my belief that college pay checks are going to lead to a national scandal unless there is a sudden lieck check the fight for young stars plus inducements offered already have halve broken all past records athletic scholarships and jobs that can take a young fellow through college are 0 K R but not the substantial paycheck on the side usually handled by keyed up alumni back again to this 1948 1946 army squad in my opinion army will have the best backfield in college football blanchard davis mcwilliams Mc and tucker power speed smartness and sprit spirit once again keep a more open eye on mcwilliams and tucker tough year for army this Is the hardest year weve known since 1943 blaik says frank lahey at notre dame is three deep with a flock dock of veterans who range back bach 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 tom hamilton will do a fine job with a squad that thai will give anyone a battle few men on our squad red added have ever known defeat they love football they are an all fine officer office material and that is what wha t west point it is supposed to turn out we can be beaten and we may be beaten but unless we are handicapped by injuries to key men it will take quite a team to turn the trick at this point athletic director colonel biff jones was gazing moodily into the e autumn a sky y 1 I was just thinking he said that if we had enough parking space for the human body we rould could play to at least in the michigan game and over in the notre dame and navy games we might do in the pennsylvania game you too dont think so sot come along to ta my office and see fee the ticket requests already plied piled up op there were ever applications application for the michigan higan game fame early in june |