Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-27
GOOD ATHLETIC RECORD.
SPLENDID SHOWING OF
NAVAL CADETS.
Champion Fenoers, Good Rowers And Ball
Players = Lieutenant Ziegemeier
Oommends Their Record
For Past Year.
THE NAVAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
ELECTS OFFICERS.


The members OF the Naval Athletic
Association met at the club on Saturday
afternoon and ie elected last years board
of officers for the coming year. They
are President, Commander Colahan
vice e-president, Lieut.. Com. Grant; secre
tary, Lieutenant Ziegemeier; treasurer,
Professor Terry.
Other members OF the board are Lieu
tenant Karns, Professor Dashiell and
Surgeon Mccormick. Lieutenant Ziege-
meier submitted his report as secretary
in which he stated the association had
increased in numbers during the past
year from 7s3 to 1913. The increased
enthusiasm In the navy for athletics, he
said, was chiefly attributable to the in
tense interest taken in the annual foot
ball game between the Naval and Milf
tary Academies.
TO BAR FUTURE DALYS.
The report OF the secretary recon-
mends that some fixed rules be reached
between the two institutions as to the
eligibility OF graduate players of the big
universities to play in their annual con-
test. This suggestion was made because
of the advantage West Point has in ad-
hitting men who cannot enter the navy
because OF age. This is especially want
ed owing to the possibility of the age
limit for entering the Academy being re-
dueed from 20 to Is years.
The secretary also suggested that those
desiring tickets to the Army Navy foot
ball game should make application TOR
the same not later than November Ist, as
hax oh he ss.w AZ.
consider applications and send out the
tickets. The report showed that the
Academy athletic teams were unusually
successful during the year 1901. Ol
these the fencing team, capiained by
Cadet Mcbride, won the amateur champ
ionship OF the United States, and one OF
the members, Cadet Henry, won the in
dividual championship.
BEAT THE BIG COLLEGES.
The championship was won in the con-
test with Cornell, Columbia and Harvard,
the "Middies" winning and the Others
finishing in the order named. In addi-
ton TO this they defeated the Washington
Fcncers' Club. But probably their great
est victory was over the French midship-
men, who stopped at the Academy last
-
Trouin," whom they defeated III points
to a..
Next to fencing the Middies were most
successful in the boat races. Out OF
three OF these their only defeat was by
Pennsylvania Henley's crew, who gave
Leander such fine struggle in the finals
Of the English regatta. This crew de-
feated them by five seconds, but their
course was better and the cadets boat
took water. owing to their neglect to
carry their pump.
Yale was defeated by three seconds
and Georgetown by FIVE lengths. The
second crew was badly defeated by the
Pennsylvania freshmen, but their boat
swamped. From a very gloomy pros
pect in the beginning the football eleven
improved so wonderfully as to make a
fine record, especially in the game with
West Point. This was due largely to the
splendid work of Head Coach Hillebrand
and his Princeton friends assisting him.
VICTORIES IN BASE BALL.
The Cadets defeated St. Johns. Le-
high. University OF Pennsylvania, Dick
inson, Carlisle Indians, Washington and
Jefferson. They tied with Georgetown
and were defeated by Yale. Pennsylvania
State. Columbia and West Point.
Last year was the best baseball season
the Academy has seen, and for branch
Of sport to which not much attention is
paid, wonderfully good team was Sc
cured. They won six and lost three
games. The victories we're over Univer
sity of Maryland, Lafayette, Gallaudef,
Seventh Regiment OF New York and St.
Johns twice, and their defeats were at
the hands of Georgetown, Pennsylvania
and West Point.
In conclusion the secretary expressed
the thanks OF the athletes to Col. Thomp-
son and Mr.. Statson. OF New York, for
their many kindnesses to the athletes of
the institution and to Prof. Paul Dashiell
for his uniiring efforts with the football
and baseball teams. The Thompson
Gibbs trphy cup has been sent to West
Point. This cup viii belong to the foot
ball team first winning it three times, and
| it now stands two TO one in West Point S
favor Coach Hillebrand has been en-
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