Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-10-29
ARMY AND NAVY'S RECORD.
Strength Of Two Teams Compared
One Months Record.

Both Annapolis and West Point
have completed the first month Of
their football season and the games
played by each during that period
can be made the basis OF a comparf-
son of the strength of the two teams.
The total score made against each
team is FIVE points. represented by a
touchdown made by Princeton against
the Navy and one scored by Harvard
against the Army. The Navy has
scored eighty-five points in seven games
and the Army fifty-three points in
five games.
Though the aggregate of points and
average points scored per game are
both somewhat higher than that of the
Army, a careful comparison of scores
viii show that the Army's record for
the month is decidedly better than
that Of the Navy. BY far the most
creditable performance of each team
was the game put up against Prince
ton and Harvard, respectively, but the
Army has played at least one other
game which approached their work
against Harvard, while the Navy has
never shown anything like the form
in any other game that was displayed
against Princeton.
OF the Navy's eighty-five points,
seventy -four Were scored against st.
John S, Western Maryland and Agrieul-
tural colleges, three teams not claim
ing to be in the same class. Th&- other
eleven were scored against I.ehigh
and there was no scoring either with
Dickinson or Bucknell.
The Army played scoreleSs game
with Colgate and made points as fol-
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4 and with Williams, II. The score
against Williams was the largest
which has been made this year. Har-
ward scored seven points against
Williams, and on Saturday last Dart
mouth and Williams played without
a score. West Points score against
Williams therefore, stands as the sea-
sons high mark and indicates that the
showing against Harvard was no ac-
cident.
The midshipmen viii play Pennsyl-
vania State here next Saturday and
Swarthmore ON the following Satur-
day. These games will be great tests
for the local team. Probably two
teams could not be found in the
country who are nearer to the strength
of the West Point eleven than are the
teams Of Pennsylvania State and
Swarthmore. If the Navy is to show
form good enough to win from the
Army this season ii will be necessary
to prove itself about as good as the
teams it will meet on the two com
ing Saturdays. States season record
includes a defeat of the Carlisle In
dians, 4 to 0 and 10 To game
played against Yale, the best showing
against Yale this season. Swarthmore
defeated Pennsylvania 4 to 0, and
also ran up score of l9 TO z against
Gettysburg, which had tied with
Pennsylvania.
With the return of Halfback Doug
lass and Captain Spencer to the game
the offensive strength of the NAVY
should be increased 90 per cent. Both
are big, active fellows with much
experience and with Richardson at
full there will be a splendid back
field, both heavy and fast. Richard
son weighs 175 pounds and Spencer
and Douglass about 1856 pounds apiece.
The great question with the Navy
will be that of quarter. 1t is still in
doubt as to whether Norton, who
has appendicitis, Will be able to get
in the game this season. Battle is
the best substitute, but is not alto
gether satisfactory. 1t has been sug-
gested that Burg, who has been play
ing left half in place of Spencer, be
given chance in the position. He
weighs less than $50 pounds, but is.
very strong and hard and runs hun
dred yards in 10 10, seconds. He has
done splendid work both in practice
and matches in the last two weeks.
The Navy has developed a splendid
line, the find of the season probably
being Meyers, fourth classman, at
left guard. The ends are still in
doubt, but on account of the abund-
ance of good material rather than be-
cause of difficulty in finding good
man. Dague, Clark, DeMott, Robin
son, Bernard, Mccormick and Boynton
are all good men in that position. The
position of right guard has not been
settled as to Shafroth or Wright, but
Slingluff, at center, and Piersol and
MargudeE at the tackles, appear TO be
fixf