To Philadelphia for the 35th Army-Navy game went such notables as Secretary of War Dern, Chief of Staff Douglas MacArthur, Postmaster General Farley, Maryland's Governor Ritchie, New York's Mayor LaGuardia. Speculators sold tickets for $40 each. In the first quarter, Slade Cutter, Navy's tackle and heavyweight boxing champion, place-kicked a goal from the 20-yd. line. After that, the two teams struggled up & down the muddy field with Fred Borries doing most of Navy's ball-carrying, and a quick-charging Navy line effectively checking Army's Jack Buckler...
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