Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-09-23
FIELD COACH Gates
EXPECTED OCT. TO COACH
NAVY,S FOOTBALL TEAM
Douglass This Years Capt Welcomed
Back Saturdays Practice
Encouraging

Football practice at the Naval Acad-
cnly began on Saturday last under
most encouraging conditions. Those
present were the candidates from the
second class and uew fourth class, who
are already at the institution, and
number OF first team men and others
who voluntarily forfeited a week Of
their precious leave to be present.
About forty men were out IN football
togs and others stood around IN cits
and received the benefit Of the coach
ing. The day was too warm for any
active work bat there was little
sprinting, passing and kicking the
ball, etc., and q start WAS made on
getting the mon Ia condition. The
now head coach, Lieut.. Commander
Jospeh NJ. Reeves, was present,as was
Prof. Paul j. Dasbielll, who Tclin-
quishcd that position last year after
three seasons of most successful work,
eliminating ia the splendid victory
over West Point last season. PrOfes-
sor Dashicll viii act Ia an advisory
capacity this year.
Field Coach Jack Gates, whose work
was so much appreciated last season,
will return not later than October ].
Gates Is now In business and IL was
make arrangements to be with the
Navy another year. II is likely that
Burr Chamberlin, Of Yale, will
also be IN the coacbing squad, and II
will be completed with Byron Long,
Douglass Howard aud Herbert Spen-
Ger, ex-Navy stars. Howard and Spen-
Ger being tho captains Of the teams
ef 1905 aud 1905, respectively.
Tho 0raOhaa nlaUnra aud the tgHnfe
Academy welcomed Archibald II.
Douglass, captain OF this years team,
with delight. Ho is in better shape
than ut any time since he broke his
leg against Princeton three years ago,
aud Is prepared TO play the game Of
his life. Others Of the regular team
who were on the grounds were :
Northcroft, tackle; Meyer and Wright,
guards: Slinglun, center. Those who
played in number Of games and
who have excellent chances OF max
ing the team are DeMott, BoyutOn
and Mccormick, ends; Leighton,
tackle, aud Lange, quarterback.
Among the men who will turn up
during the week are Dague, the light
ming end of last season; Picrson tackle
Richardson, who played end last
year, but who viii be moved TO full
back this season: Magruder, substitute
| tackle, and others.
The coaches will have several inn
portant positions TO fill, bat there
will DO no difficulty in getting strong
men at every point. The men who
played In the final game last SEASON
and who win not return are Captain
Spencer, halfback; Norton, quarter
back Bernard, end, aud Ingram, full
back. There will be no difficulty in
getting a strong end.from among the
men cracking players who will try
| for II, so that the work Of the coaches
| will at first be In a large measure the
| deeyeIo pment of a backfeld.
Captain Douglass will, Of course,
| occupy one Of the halves and IL is con
fdentIy believed that he will be able
10 stand the physical strain without
difficulty. Richardson, who is ex-
perienced as back both at .fhe uni
versity OF Tennessee and the Naval
Academy, will take the place CT the
lusty Ingram, and IL Is believed that
4 he will be even more useful than the
sterling fullback and crew captain.
Lange IS considered the most efficient
man 10 replace Norton at the receiy-
| ing end. lie has great natural abil-
| fty. is a trained athlete and has all
| the physical and mental uualifica-
tions for the place.
There appaars to be an excellent
chance for some Of the new men 10
get IN the game at halfback this year.
Captain Spencer's position - to be
ldiied and there is, Of course, always