Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-11-25
OFF FOR THE FRAY
Sailor Team Full OF Confidence
OF Its Supporters Leaves
For Philadelphia
TOOK THE GOAT ALONG
The Mascot Will Be Much In Evidence
When The Contest Gets Under Way
Tomorrow

With the cheers of confidence and
encouragement of their eight hundred
mates ringing in their ears, the
thirty-tive members of the Navy foot
ball squad left here this morning
bound for Philadelphia to meet the
Army in the annual inter-service
schools struggle on Franklin Field
tomorrow.
With them went the Navy Goat,
more successful mascot, than the
big Army Mule. His goatship will
be properly blanketed and berib-
boned with Blue and Gold when he
cavorts up and down the side lines
during the struggle.
1t was shortly after o'clock that
the sailor squad formed in front of
the Officers Mess Building, where
they have been quartered since they
were removed from Bancroft Hall
following the outbreak of the stomach
trouble among the brigade, which
is still being investigated by the au-
thorities. When the young lads who
are to go out and do battle for their
alma mater came out from the Mess
Building they were surrounded by a
madly excited bunch of young future
admirals each seemingly bent upon
showing more enthusiasm for and
confidence in their team than any
other MILDLY in the brigade.
1.-The Four NJ" the now famous
"Siren," the Automobile" and well
known yells and cheers rent the air as
the squad with Lieut.. F. d. Berrien,
head coach, Trainer McMasters, and
the other coaching staff. with Surgeon
H. j. Murphy, marched to the gates
and there took hacks that bore them
to the Short Line station, where
they boarded special car for Phil
adelphia, that pulled out at 1880.
The squad will go straight through
to philadelphia, and will have Navy
headquarters at the Hotel Walton.
This afternoon after luncheon, the
Middies will go to Franklin Field
and have their final practice and get
the last instructions from their
coaches.
The lineup for the game is not def
nitely settled yet, but Coach Berrien
before today's departure gave out the
makeup of his team with the excep-
tion of the man who will play left
tackle and the man who will play
right half. Gilchrist and Hamilton
will start the ends; Loftin will play
left tackle; Brown and Wright will
hold down the two guard positions,
and Weems will be at center. Sowell
will be quarter, with Clay at left
half. Right half and fullback are
still to be settled with combination
of two men from Dalton, McReavy
and Rhodes.
The full squad which left today
was composed of the following play
ers and substitutes:
First Glass d2)-M. H. Anderson,
L. C. Carey, II. Mex. Clay, C. H.
Cobb, H. C. Douglas, v. P. Erwin,
Frank Loftin, S. D. McCaughey, J.
". McClaran, H. L. Merring, r. P.
Myers and G. @. Wright.
Second Glass o.. p. Dalton,
r. E. p. Elmer, H. H. Good, r. A.
hall, D. w. Hamilton, w. A. Shaw,
/. c. Sowell, R. Fl. Wakeman and f.
v. II. Weems.
Third tD-C. L. Austin, w. T.
Cochran, j. McC. Miller and P. p.
Rodes.
Fourth 10)-J. II. Brown, R. q.
Davis, K. Dickens, K. P. Gilchrist,
H. L. Ingram, 7. C. Latimore, Jr.,
H. r. Leonard, Jr., C. J. McReavy,
w. W. Nichols and j. H. Redman.