Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-12
RIOTERS EXPECT HARD GAME
MFDDIES' PLAYING SATURDAY
ENCOURAGING.
The Contest On Franklin Field viii
Prove One Of Best Played
BY The Teams.
DOUGLASS SHOWED UP In HIS
BEST FORM.

The splendid victory which the Ma
val Academy won over SwarthmOre
saturday. together with the abundant
evidence that the Military Academy
has It's usual strong team again, gives
assurance that the game between the
Army and Navy at Franklin Field,
Philadelphia, on December !, viii be
one Of the finest games OF the whole
series Of contests between the two
teams.
1T is certain that never in the history
Of the contests have the season. rec
ord of the two teams indicated that
they had reached SO high a standard
and were SO closely matched. The
victory OF the midshipmen over
Swafthm0re is equalled in credit by
their show ing against Princeton,
which was held to 8 to o. The Army
team played Harvard . TO 0, Yale
10 10 G, and Princeton ) 20 .. II
also ran up 23 points ON Williams,
the biggest score that has been made
against that team this season.
Tie most gratifying fact from the
Navy standpoint ON Saturday was the
fact that Douglass, the crack half
back. who played his FIRST game Of
the season on Saturday, last the full
game of As minutes of play, without
diff Guilty, and showed that he is not
only great ground gamer, but a
brilliant defensive player. Moreover,
he quite outkicked O'Brien, the
Swart hmore punter. His punts are
not quite so long as those of Howard,
WI did the toe work last season, but
they average in the neighborhood of
40 yards and are well placed. He is
a considerably better punter than any
one the midshipmen have used pre-
viously this season.
Douglass made a reputation at the
University Of Tennessee before enter
ing the Naval Academy, but broke his
leg in the game against Princeton two
years ago. Ii was injured by unskil-
full treatment and Douglass was kept
out of the game last season until close
to the end. However, he got in part
OF the Army game and scored the
Navy's touchdown. He weighs l75
pounds and is nearly six feet tall, but
is very muscular and active.
The alowness with which the injury
of Captain Spencer improves is giving
the coaches much anxiety. Spencer
was hurt nearly a month ago, the liga-
mentsain his knee being torn, and, al
though he has been in some practice
games, il was thought better TO keep
him out Of the game on Saturday. He
is expected to get in shape, however,
and will help to m axe up a slashing
back field.
Spencer's place at left half was filled
in excellent shape by Ewing on Sat
urday, and Norton, the quarterback, is
acting as captain. Ingram, the power
full crew captain, who has done con-
sistently good work at right half dur
ing the early games, will hereafter play
at fullback, and the backfield il prob
ably one of the best the Navy has
ever had. 1t is believed that ii COM
pares fayorably W ith anyi II the conn
try this season.
As usual, the Navy has a stiff defense
this season, and there is also some
what more weight on the line than
uusal There can be no doubt that
the team rs a whole is far ahead of
that of many seasons past.
The Plebes, or fourth elassmen, have
the following games yet to play :
November IL Army and Navy Pre-
paratory school, of Washington, D..
g.; November "a, Catonsville Country
Club; November 2, Thanksgiving
Day, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute.