Three more games had been played, and two of them were won by
the Navy. Next would come Stanford College, a hard lot to beat.
The Navy tried to bolster up its own hopes; a loss to Stanford
would mean the majority of games lost out of the first five.
True, the news from West Point was not wholly disconcerting to
the Navy. The Army that year had some strong players, it was
true; still, the loss of Prescott and Holmes was sorely felt.
Word came, too, in indirect ways, that there was no likelihood
whatever that the Coventry against Cadet Dick Prescott would be
lifted. It was the evident purpose of the Corps of Cadets, for
fancied wrongs, to ostracize Dick Prescott until he found himself
forced to resign from the United States Military Academy.
November came in. Stanford came. Coach talked to Dave Darrin
steadily for ten minutes before the Navy eleven trotted out on
to the field. Stanford left Annapolis with small end of the score,
in a six-to-two game, and the Navy was jubilant.
"Darrin has come back pretty close to his right form," was the
general comment.
For that Saturday evening Dan Dalzell, being now "on privilege"
again, asked and received leave to visit in town---this the more
readily because his work on the team had prevented his going out
of the Yard that afternoon.
Dave, too, requested and secured leave to go into town, though
he stated frankly that he had no visit to make, and wanted only
a stroll away from the Academy grounds.
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