The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-16
Consistent Good Work of
Eleven Fills MiddieS
With Confidence.
ONE CHANGE MADE
SINCE THE START
Remarkable Record of Ten Regu-
lars Who Have Been Play
ing All Season.

ANNAPOLIS, Nov. 16.-The Naval
Academy teams game with Pennsyl-
vania State on Saturday was the last
hard game that will take place on the
local field. and before the final game OF
the season. with the Military Academy
on Franklin Field. Philadelphia
Because Of, the miserable conditions
OF rain and slush little of the play last
Saturday could be criticised in detail,
but the general work was satisfactory.
State, as Il usually does at Annapolis,
played a strong. resOurceful game and
kept the midshipmen up TO their work
every minute. The eleyens We're well
matched Ia their line play, and in the
work OF the ends. but Dalton outpunted
Hirschman. who kicked for the visi-
tors. while Lange's splendid running
back OF kicks was not equaled by the
State backs. These two points were
the determining factors in the game.
Play Easy Next Saturday.
On Saturday, next. the last home
game will take place, the Nays op-
pouents being the eleven OF the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute The Virginians
have played the last home game OF the
season against the midshipmen for a
number Of years, and always give
good account OF themselves. With only
"a week before the great game. the Navy
coaching and training stan is very care
ful OF the men and most OF the regu-
lars are allowed to play but a short
time. The same conditions will be in
force next Saturday, and there is not
much likelihood Of a big score being
run up under the circumstance. Indeed,
the friends Of the local team would
rather lose this game than be deprived
Of the services Of any OF their regu-
lars for the Army. Suu. the Navy ex-
poets to win.
It was disappointing that no very
good line on the work OF Jones as an
end and OF Clay IN the back field could
be obtained on Saturday. Conditions on
wet field being so different from those
when the sroand is hard, and Jones
staying In the game such q short time,
made final judgment on the new al
rangement difficult The belief is that
strength has been added bv the new
move. and IL is probable that If il works
as well during this weeks practice as II
did in last, 1t viii be the permanent
lineup, barring accident.
Remarkable -,ecord.
The Navy stands unique among the
teams OF the year IN the few changes
that have been made In the personnel.
The fact speaks well FOR the judgment
OF the coaches, and also for the work
Of Trainer MCMasters. Neither the fall
ure Of player 10 come up TO eXpecta-
tons, or injury, or lack OF condition
has necessitated any change, with the
possible exception Of Robertson, at left
end, who began as a regular, but whose
position has never been firmly fixed.
Ten OF the men who started the season
on the team are playing with Il now.
and win do so in the final game, unless
something unforeseen happens, and nine
Of these are playing In the position In
which they were first assigned.
The invasion OF Dalton, the fourth
ClassmRn. who has done such good
mentS OF The game, has been practically
the only uusettling of the team For q
time Clay was not a regular, but the
recent arrangement by which Jones was
sent 10 end has opened way for him
again.
The West Point game is beginning to
loom up very large to The Navy con-
ungent There IL a sober confidence
here that the Navy team Is too strong
for the Army this year, though there Is
no misguided idea that the military
team Is by any means weak Much in
JeTest Will be taken in the game be-
tween West Point and Villa Nova team
next Saturday, as the latter team IS
the only one which encounters both the
Army and Navy teams this year.