Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-11-22
A REVIEW OF THE SEASON
RESUME OF ST. JOHNS FOOT
BALL WORK.
Won Six Games And Lost Two,
One Of The Defeats Being
By The Middies.


near to the close, it is not out of place
to take brief review of the work of
the team. So far, st. Johns has won
six games and lost two, one of their
defeats having been administered by
the Midshipmen. This is a very cred
| liable record. Had st. Johns played
her other two games, those with Mary
| land Agricultural College and Western
MARYLAND College. the coaches are
confident two more victories would
have been added.
In points, St. Johns is also ahead
of the game, 1with SO to 56. Again
| the Academyssgame was disastrous, 23
of the points for their opponents be-
ing made in that game. There is but
one game yet to play. That is with
Pennsylvania Military College, at
Chester, Pa, on Thanksgiving Day.
This afternoon there will, in all prob
ability, be the last lineup of the sea-
son against the second team. Every
| thing is being done to win the last
game, for last year and the year be-
| fore the Pennsylvania boys have de-
| feated st. Johns, and the locals are
anxious to wipe off the sting of these
two defeats by an overwhelming
score.
The team, contrary to the usual prac-
tice, was practically picked out at the
| first game, and has remained nearly
| the same during the entire season.
The only change in the backfield has
been made lately. jackson beat Ste
vens out in the last two weeks. Cap
tain Duyal has played quarterback
during the entire season, and great
success he hasrmade of it, too. Smith
has ALWAYS been found in his cid place
at left half, and Ruhl has had cinoh
on fullback. In the line Green has
PLAYED center the entire. season.
CLARK has held his guard. Staley his
tackle and Rouse and Hopkins their
ends. McCardell has played tackle
nearly the whole season also. Right
guard has been the most disputed place
on the team, .. v. b. Duval and
Gwynn being usually the chosen ones.
Among the substitutes Hutchins and
Halbert have both played fairly
good game on the line. Those who
do not graduate this year are Staley
and McCardelI, tackles; Clark, Gwynn
and Duval, guards; Ruhl, fullback,
and jackson and Stevens, halfbacks.
This leaves the two ends, center and
quarterback open, and some OF the
other disputed. There are several big
men in the school who played on the
second team this year and who. with
years experience. should develop
into good players nextsyear. Perkins.
Mckinley and Houston are the chief
of these. Bordley has played quarter
back on the scrubs this season and
should make some one hustle for the
place next year. Gwynn may drop
guard and try for end next year. He
has played this position in practice
games and has shown up very we'll.
One of the features OF the past sea-
son has been the playing of Hopkins
at end. He has not been up against
an end this season who could stop
him from going down the field on
punts, and his tackling and breaking
up of the interference on end runs has
been splendid. The team will greatly
miss him next year. Another senior
the team will miss is Green at center.
For three years he has held this posi-
tion and has played in every game for
that period. Smith, also at half is a
ground gamer who will be missed.
He has made majority OF st. Johns
touchdowns this fall. OF course, that
CAPTAIN Duval will be missed goes
team now for four years and has had
the qarterback position for three
years Duval is, for his size, without
doubt the best quarterback in the
south. 1t is wonderful how little
l42-pound man can run with the ball
as he does, knocking over much larger
men by the simple process OF "using
his hands.
The first game st. Johns played
this year was with the Marine Officers
on October 6. The halves were short
and this was probably the reason no
more scoring was done. The officers
could not score until near the close of
the second half, when they got close
enough to make q successful attempt
at a goal from the field. The final
score was st. Johns. 16; Officers, A.
In the second game the locals defeated
Franklin and Marshall by the score
of ITO. The year before the same
college beat st. Johns 60. The game
was played October 8. The next game
was with their old rivals, on October
Is. Johns Hopkins University. The
score was st. Johns 6, j. II. o.. 5.
Last time the two teams played was
in the fall of 1901, when after a rotten
decision of the umpire, Captain
Spates marched his team off the field,
forfeiting the game. On October 10
the Midshipmen and st. Johns met
and st. Johns lost their first game.
2 80. The Navy was too heavy, but
as it was, compelled to fight for every
inch they made.
The following Saturday, October %,
University of Maryland journeyed
on and went the way of the rest by
a score of CO. This game was re-
markable for the wonderful stand
taken by st. Johns inside their g.
ward line, where they held for downs
after the University had pushed them
over half the length of the field. The
southern trip of the team started on
Wednesday, October 26, when they
went to Lexington, Va, where two
games were played. Washington and
lee administered their second defeat
on the 27th by 1910, and on Saturday,
the 29th. the Annapolis boys made
Virginia Military Institute bite the
dusf to the tune Of 1876. The last game
was PLAYED with Gallaudet on Novem-
ber s. when the locals defeated their
visitors 17-6. Taken as 9 whole this
has been a very successful season for