The Washington times., 1902-09-01
NAVAL ACADEMY HAS
A STRONG ELEVEN
Will Open the Season With a Game
With Georgetown 0c-
tober 4.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Aug. 81 The foot
ball team of the Annapolis midshipmen
will meet the military cadets from West
Point on Franklin Field. Philadelphia,
on November 20. They will make every
effort to redeem the defeat Of last year,
when it was generally admitted that the
naval lads played the game about as
well as their opponents, but were de-
feated by the wonderful individual play
of DAILY, the former Harvard captain.
From start to finish Coach Hillebrand's
idea will be to develop system of play
which will check the great Days mar
velous runs.
The midshipmen have arranged the
strongest schedule in the history of the
team in order to fittingly prepare them
selves for the great game. The season
will be opened on October with George
town, which played them a drawn game
last season. On the following Satur-
day, the 18th, the Princeton Varsity will
be met. The next six games will be with
the teams which represent the six
strongest football colleges of Pennsyl-
| vania. On the 18th. ed. and 25th Of
October. respectively. Lehigh. UniversI-
ty of Pennsylvania. and Dickinson will
be met and on the 1st, Sth, and 18th
of November games will be played in
order with Pennsylvania State, Lafay-
| cite. and Bucknell
| Columbia University will be played on
| November 10, and then there will be
| ten days before the West Point game.
in which the risk of iniuring men by a
match game will not be TAKEN but the
| time will be used in strengthening the
weak spots in the team. The Carlisle
| Indians will not be encountered this sea-
! son, as there was some unpleasant news
paper comments after last seasons
game. A number of practice games will
be played with the team of st. Johns
College at Annapolis, very good though
| light aggregation.
| The men who will try for the team
have been keeping in good condition all
summer, and whenever a squad could be
gotten together anywhere a little light
practice was nad. Practice will begin
| in earnest when all the midshipmen re-
turn from leave on October |. Just at
| present the prospects for as strong I
team as usual are not bright. Three of
the regular backfield are gone, and the
center and both tackles are missed from
{ he line. The backs who are gone ar.
Captain Nichols. full. and Freyer and
Land halves. C. E. Smith. the quarter.
| Is the only regular DdCh lelt, anu ne
though good, is quite light. Strass-
burger, who got in several games last
year. will almost surely be one OF tho
regular backs, Smith may go to the
| other half or full. and either McNair or
Wilson play at quarter. Shoup is also
| regarded as a .air man in the backield.
The navy will miss Tackles Adams AMI
| Read most. as Schlabach and Rodgers.
( who are expected to take their places.
are rot so stanch a pair. In Oak the
navy will have about as good a cente-
as Fretz. who graduated. The old men
who will again be in the lineup are
Whiting ard Soule, ends. and Belknar
and Carpenter. guards.
The navy has now won four games t.
West Points three. Arthur Hillebrand.
of Princeton. has been retained as
coach. and he will have the assistance
of Edwards and other we'll known play
crs during the season. Charles Bel
lnap, jr.. is the captain. He PLAYS
guard. and also does all the puatinZ
and place kicking for the team. Alfred
r. Brisbin. of Pennsylvania. is the man
ager
The entering class will contain abou;
zoo members. \ number OF them are
known to be able to play good football
and there are also a number of large
strong youths who can be Taught tbs
game There is. therefore. little doubt
that a team will be brought together Ia
give West Point hard proposition.