Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-11-12
THE ARMY-N NAVY GAME.
Navy's Chances Are Not Not
Very Brilliant For Con-
test On Franklin
Field.

With the Army Navy game at Phil
adelphia only little more than two
weeks off, Annapolis is still expert
menting with the filling of several OF
the most important positions.
The quarer back, both halves, both
tackles and one end are still in consid-
erable doubt. AS the schedule of work
at the Naval Academy leaves little
time for line-ups with the scrubs, this
uncertainty about positions does not
improve the individual work much and
greatly holds back the development
of the team work.
The work of the. Navy team this
season has been the poorest since the
regime of coaches and modern foot
ball was introduced at the institution.
The only fair teams that have been
defeated were the University of Vir-
ginia and Dickson by scores of 90
and 60, respectively The Navy also
held Lafayette down to 6-5, and this
was creditable showing against a
strong team. The Navy has, however,
lost to Georgetown, Pennsylvania State
and Washington and jefferson, and
all by decisive scores.
The work as whole has been such
as TO Justify the firm belief that only
the barest accident could bring about
q victory over West Point. Still none
need look for a walk-over. The Navy
is. sure to meet its ancient opponents
with determination and spirit that
will show at any rate that there Ii
more than one team on Franklin Field
Halsey, at full back, is the only abso
lutte fixture in the back field, although
it is nearly certain that Strassburgel
villa be one of the halves and tn,
coaches are beginning to fix ON WILCOX
as quarter. Halsey is the most rell
able ground gamer that has been tried
this year and the local team could no
do without his backing up the line.
Strassburger and Root are the mos
likely occupants of the halves. They
are most seriously threatened by Doh
erty and Jones. The former is strons
and fast and weighs over 10 pounds
He is somewhat weakened, however
from his usual coalition on account o.
an attack of typhoid fever this sum
mer. Jones is new man and is full
of ground gaining ability. Needham
Whiting, Shoup and Wilcox have beel
tried at quarter this season and tn
coaches incline to the latter. He is
good passer and tackler, but onl,
weighs 1877 pounds. 1t is hard to Sc
why the coaches do not pay more at
| tentiOn to the claims of Shoup, VIII
| has played on the scrub for four year
and is splendid tackler, a good run
ner with the ball and fair punter.
Catain Soule is fixture, of course
Il Ea r1laxyc ri Yhf an6 Tho nfbnr arH !
taken by Howard, though Whiting
last years end, may still replace him
For the center trio the coaches hav
about settled upon Oak and Simth 70
the guards and Goss at center. The,
are all only average players. Tn
Navy achieved great loss this week
as Farely, the most aggressive lin
man, has been ordered out of the gam
for the season on account of q fever
Grady will probably play one of tn
tackles and Pearsol or Rees the other
All three are fairly good men, but in
experienced. The whole team is rathe
light and far less aggressive than for
mer Navy teams. The constant chang
ing of the players has crippled tn
team work and the short hours O
practice has prevented the coache
from devoting time TO the perfection
of individual play.
The team appears to have less chanc
of defeating the Army than at an,
time in former years, and the Nav,
contingent does not seem to reall,
have much expectation of it, although
the team is sure to put up spirite,
game and it will be Loyalty supported