Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-29

"Middies." The proud spirit of West Point
had been nettled by the severe defeat of the
first year and they had prepared well for
the Mindless" who went into the game
thinking 1t too sure, and lost by the neat
score of 81 to 16.
From this time these yearly championship
games between the great national schools
became an assured thing. and the friends of
the cadets in every city and town look with
deep interest on the game played on the
Saturday after Thanksgiving day. Last
year the teams were we'll coached, West
Point by Hallowell of Harvard fame and
the 'Middies" by the late Mr.. Crosby, for
merly of the great Yale team. The Mid
dies" went into the game handicapped by
several pounds of extra weight of the
Pointers but after one of the finest games
of the season, the 'Middies' again won,
by a score of IL 20 q.
This Years Teams.
This year the teams have been well chosen
at both schools and on Saturday. the I'd of
December, they will battle for the prize
of victory at the Naval Academy. Every
spare moment at the Point has been given
to hard practice by the team, under the
coaching of the famous captain of last
years Yale team. Laurie Bliss. and though
they say but little, they seem to feel con-
fident of victory. Even at this late date it
does not seem to be fully decided exactly
who will play on the West Point team in
the big game, but barring accidents, 1t is
fair to presume that the team will line up
against the "Middies' as follows:
Left end-Drury, 80.
Left tackle-F. W. Smith, rs.
Left guard-Battle, "a.
Center-T. L. Ames, '95.
Right guard-Heidt ~.
Right tackle-Aultman. "a.
Right end-Harbeson, "a.
Left half back-Carson. "a. captain.
Right half back-Stacy. 80.
Quarter bacK-Stout, 90
Full back-king.
Substitutes-Left tackle. Lott, 80; guard
Rosenbaum, "a: half back, Common Stan
ley, 81; quarter back. Creden. '9S: ends.
Capt. Carson. who is to play left half
back. played in last years game. He is
adjutant of his class and very popular with
officers and cadets. but many of them will
say confidentially that he is the poorest
player on the team, and these same ones
will say that the right half back, Stacy,
who also played in last years game is, I'M
doubtedly, the best player of all. The left
end, Drury, played last year on the Massa-
chusetts State College team and is a quick
strong player F. w. Smith, the left tackle
did good work in the last two games with
the naval team and is one of the crack
players. He Is sergeant in the corps. He
has badly sprained knee, a legacy from
the game with Yale. and may not get in
shape for the game. His substitute, Lott
though a good man, never played before
has developed rapidly under Laurie Bliss
careful coaching. Ames. who is playing
center for the second year. is the pride of
the team, and Bliss thinks he is one of the
best centers playing this season. The right
guard, Heidi, is a trifie slow and uncertain
but he Is strong as an OK, while his sub
stitute, Rosenbaum, is much quicker, but
not heavy enough. Aultman has played in
all three of the championship games and is
well up in his game as right tackle. King
is also an old player, but he has a bad ankle
and may not be in shape for the big game
At any rate he will try to play full back
and may be able to take the left half back
which will put Carson full back Either
Stout or Creden. who are very evenly
matched, will play quarter back and play it
well. 1t is the common opinion that the
team is not as strong as last years. but 1t
has had better coaching at the hands of
Bliss
The Naval Eleven.
The middies began early in the season to
practice for the game and secured the
services of Hartwell a veteran player and
coach Of the victorious Yale teams. Be
sides him in the work of coaching the
embryo admirals for the game Is Prof.
Dashiell, recognized by all as one of the
finest foot ball experts in the country. He
has played at different times on Johns
Hopkins. Lehigh and c. A. c. teams. and
though now a professor at the Naval Acad-
envy devotes much of his spare time to
coaching the middies The navy team
has many efficient players and they will
not tell just how the team will line up
but the following is fair deduction from
the twenty mid5ies at the training table,"
Left end-McCormack, '95. Michigan.
Left tackle. NJ. Reeves, "a. Illinois
Left guard-F. D. Karns. '95. Ohio.
Center-A- G. Kavaraugh. "a. Nebraska.
captain.
Right guard-J F. Marshall, '95, Texas.
Right tackle-J. T. Ward, 96, Texas
Right end-E. McCauley, 90. New York.
Left half back-W. B. lizard. '95, South
Carolina
Right half back-w. c. Davidson. 80,
South Dakota.
Quarter back-c. 8. Bookwaiter. "a. ILL.,
nois.
Full back-worth Bagley, 's5. North Caro-
lima.
Among the best substitutes are: For the
ends. ]. c. Breckenridge, 60 Kentucky: s.
V. Graham, go Michigan. For guards, G.
E. Gelm, a. New York. Half backs S
B. Fullenwider, '94. Missouri. For tackles
]. r. Sanford, 81 Missouri; Churchill "a
playing center for the second season. Both
ends, McCauley and Mccormack. played in
the game last year and both play a quick,
hard game. Bookwalter, whose phenomenal
playing as quarter back last year and this
made him a treasure to the middies is
small, but an almost faultless player
The full back, Bagley, has played for
three years and holds the Naval Academy
medal and record for kicking goals so
there is little prospect of the Pointers"
gaining by a fiuke in that direction. As
tO hal ha lizard 10 tho y1rida 30 A.