European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. December 5,1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports jealous Spielman gets Lombardi As no. 1 lineman Houston than Ever this year. Today s meeting at veterans stadium in Philadelphia has been sold out for a month although the game matches teams that Between them have won Only six limes in 20 opportunities. The event the 88th since 1890, will begin at 5 40 . When the brigade of midshipmen 4,500 Strong and the corps of cadets 4,400 Strong March into the stadium. Because of the construction of sky boxes seating in the stadium has been reduced by about 5,000, to 66.592. Army and Navy used up their allotment through their Normal ticket channels and could have sold More seats. There Are reasons for he revival of interest in theol a bit a decade ago when it was still list John f. Kennedy stadium next Dophia Navy Yard. The stunning March into the stadium by cadets and midshipmen has lost none of its Appeal and at the same Lime the service schools Are popular once More. The naval Academy this year had 15,000 applications for admission the most Ever and army had almost As Many. An to air army Navy an television and radio plan to or this year army Navy game tonight Lavt to starting Lime is 8 pin. Radio gets under Way it &0ti . For the rest of tonight s broadcast schedule Tarn to Page 25. But both football teams struggled. Navy under a new coach Elliot Uzelac and with a new Wishbone offence beat Only Pennsylvania and Delaware division i a teams with losing records. The middies had to play three top-20 teams in a Row Pitt notre Dame and Syracuse and suffered. The middies injuries Are mostly healed including the bad knee of Chuck Smith the top running Back who underwent Anthro Copic surgery nov. 16. Navy has an exciting player in Alton Grizzard its freshman quarterback who became a starter in the sea son s fifth game. Grizzard from Virginia Beach va., and the son of a retired chief Petty officer has run for 473 Yards the most for a Navy quarterback or for a Navy freshman at any position. Grizzard does not throw Many passes and neither does tory Crawford. Army s Wishbone quarterback. Of 103 division 1-a teams. Navy ranks 102nd in Yard passing 705 and army 99th 773. Crawford a senior who missed four games after knee surgery appeared to have retained his running skills against Lafayette when he scored three touch Downs and passed for another As army won 49-37. The cadets other victories came against Kansas stale the Citadel and Temple whose combined record was 7-25-1. The cadets will also Start a freshman at running Back for the first time since Glenn Davis was a pm Csc in1943. Mike Mayweather. At 5 feel 8 inches and 170 pounds is the cadets leading rusher Wilh 643 Yards 5.2 Yards per attempt the contest Wilt Likely turn on How Many if any. Big plays Grizzard can make and How Well Navy can con Tain Crawford. Crawford was prominent a year ago when the Ca dets won. 27-7. A result that was soon followed by in dismissal of the Navy coach Gary tranquil. The year before Tranquill had been a hero along with Napoleon Mccallum when Navy won 17-7, against an army team headed for the peach bowl. Where it Defeated Illinois. Mccallum ran through the Cadet defense for 217 Yards that afternoon suggesting once More there can be no reliable favorite in this rivalry