Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-12-20
WE WANT WHEATON"
Is The Cry OF The Navy Ath-
IeteS And Effort Will Be
Made To Get Services
OF Yale Star
COACH BROUGHT RESULTS
AT TOnigh,s Meeting OF Athletic AssOci-
alton The S lection For 1911 Will
Be Considered

Everybody who was present at the
speechmaking at the Naval Academy
in front of Bancroft Hall when the
victorious football team came home,
remembers the call I'VE Want Whea-
ton !" 1--WE Want Wheaton, and at
the persistent calls Mr.. Wheaton,
the head coach of 1910, was obliged
to respond and to make a speech.
Last night it was stated that the
Navy Athletic Association will make
every effort to secure the services of
Wheaton, an ex-Yale star, as field
coach of the Navy football team again
next season. The matter will be
taken up at the meeting of the asso-
citation tonight, at which the annual
election of officers will take place
and other business of Importance
will come up for consideration.
Mr.. Wheaton has been in Annapolis
during the last few days. Asked
whether he expected to do any foot
ball tutoring next season, ne strongly
intimated that he would be glad to
take charge of the Middies again if
the Navy people so desired. So it
looks as if all that is necessary to
close the bargain is the formal re-
quest and acceptance.
The season recently closed was
Wheaton's first as field coach of the
Navy aggregation, and Navy people
are much pleased with his work. AL
though Lieut.. Frank d. Berrien, of
the Navy. was head coach, in which
capacity he has had three seasons
success, and other graduate coaches
assisted, the bulk of the work in
bringing the Navy eleven to the
point that enabled it to win from the
rival Army cadets fell upon Whea-
ton. Wheaton is a hustler from the
word 90.
He goes about his work in a sys-
temtic manner that brings out the
best there is in the green or timid
players. Notably was this the case of
Brown, the big guard, who was chosen
by several experts for All-American
timber. Brown had played on Mer-
cersburg Academy, of Pennsylvania,
before coming to Annapolis, but he
did not strike the stride that would
make him fixture in fast company
until the middle of the past season.
At the meeting tonight the asso-
citation also will consider the selec-
tion of a head coach, as Lieutenant
Berrien will be detached from duty
at the Naval Academy before another
season rolls around.
Although naval athletic officials
would undoubtedly agree to a propo-
sition of playing next years Army
Navy football game in Washington,
in this connection the West Point au-
thorities would be the determining
factor, the same as Navy is on the
suggestion of having the game in
New York.
The Navy contingent does not
favor New York for the reason of
the long and tiresome trip that
would be encountered in getting the
brigade of Midshipmen to and from
the scene of the battle all IN one
day, as is required. West Point
looks with favor upon New York,
but to come to Washington a like
situation confronts them.
The Washington Chamber of Com
merce, which has taken the mat
ter up with the hope of landing the
big game for the national capital,
has been in communication with
the Navy Athletic Association during
the last few days. Locally the mat
ter has not been taken up for formal
consideration, but the Washington
Chamber has been given a clear in.
sight into conditions concerning the
demand for more seats, which is the
sole reason for transferring the
scene of the game from Franklin
Field, Philadelphia, where they have
been played for number of years.
Next years game undoubtedly will
be played elsewhere unless the Penn
sylvania athletic authorities and
some way to crafty the West Point
and Annanolis officials