The Washington herald., 1910-11-27
SKETCH OF THE NAVY PLAYERS

Donald ". Hamilton. who played left
end, halls from Roswell, \. Mex. and
is member OF the second class. Hamil-
ton has been a member Of the squad for
two years. though 1t was not until about
the middle of this season that he showed
the ealiber OF a varsity player, and he
won his position only after the hardest
kind of a hight out of "A field Of some half
dozen more good men Notable among
these were Elmer. Cobb. Ingram. and
Dsekins. Hamilton IS an aggressive play
or and fast in getting down the field
under kicks and mailing the RUNNER. He
IS the lightest man OF the team. weigh
ing l5s pounds. He Is nineteen years old
and feet 10 inches in height.
Harry L. Merring, who the coaches
picked FOR the position OF left tackle,
made vacant by the illness OF Capt.
King, who was stricken with typhoid
fever three weeks ago. is one of the big
fellows Of the Navy troupe, He weighs
1870 pounds, is 6 feet in height. and is
twenty-five years old. Though tall and
lanky. he has excellent Muscular devel-
opment, due 10 the fact that he has
rowed in the midshipmens crews for
three years. Each year he came out TO
try for place on the eleven, and though
he as a hard and aggressive player, not
until the last week of practice did his
work place him in line To land the COW
eted place and thus earn the coveted
az" and even then Il was a difficult
matter for the coaches TO make the pick
from among such good men as Davis,
Douglas and McCaughey. But. with
greater amounaOf aVOirdupois than any
OF the others, and with equal aggressive
ness and reliable as a defensive player,
the coaches at the eleventh hour chose
him for the place MerTing is g member
OF the first class His home Is at Gamer
OH Mills. y Y
John II. Brown. jr, whose home is at
Canton, Pa. Is not only the heaviest,
but the most powerfully developed man
OF the aggregation. especially for his age,
nineteen years. Standing feet ~ inches
in height, he weighs 2W pounds. and is
fourteen pounds heavier than any other
member of the team. Though a member
of the "plebe." or fourth class Brown
was not by any means a green player
when he joined the squad al the open
Z
gained considerable experience at the
Mercersburg Academy. Pennsylvania. on
which team he played half back last
year. He was Just a little slow OF move
ment. but all he needed was some per-
sistent instruction from the coaches and
| Improvement was soon noticeable. and as
the season progressed he developed into
one of the strongest forwards. Not only
| is he a tower IN covering up openings
when the opposing team has the ball.
but he gets down the field well under
punts. One particular fault of his play,
| that of overrunning the runner, has
| been corrected in the final practice
} In Frank Van Horn Weems, at center.
{ the Aiddies have a player who is indeed
remarkable in that position for a man of
his weight Weems barely tips the scales
az 1e5 pounds, is twenty-five years old,
} and feet 11ih inches in height. He has
! held the position all season. and IS a
tower of strength in the line. Weems.
( whose home is at Charlotte, Tenn, is
one of the strongest midshipmen at the
| Academy. He holds both the heavy and
( light-heavy weight championships in
wrestling among the brigade, and his
remarkable display of endurance and
| strength gained from this branch of
1 sport counted much toward his develop
ment as d football player. Weems has
4 not only showed himself capable OF
/ holding down his own job. but helps the
guards considerably. Several other men
were tried out for the center position,
/ but none shcne quite in the class with
/ Weems Milton Anderson. who weighs
/ lS5 pounds is a good understudy. how
ever. Weems Is member Of the second
/ class.
AT right guard the Navy has a fright"
man IN tie risht place. This position IS
filed bv Carroll Q Wright ir, son OF a
navy chaplain and his home IS in Phiia-
delphia Though e member Of the squad
three years this is WTights first season
as a regular varsity player weighing
Isl pounds and possessed OF eli the grit
that a football man should have, Wright
has held himself lloof Of All opponents
/ for the guard positions. having played in
every game this season he Is a fighter
from the word 20 and has a keen eye FOR
fuuhled balls Wright Is tNenty-one
years old and Is feet 2 inches tail He
belongs o. the first class ard viii there
fore graduate before another season rolls
around
! Frank Loftin. AT rieht tackle. comes
from Julia Tex, th0ush he was appoint
ed to the navy from tennessee, and he,
too, ie a member of next years GRADUATE
/. ing class L0ftin had an uphill fight of
1; 20 land his place Playing regularly
az tackle last year. he started this sea-
son in the same position, but toward mid
season he went into an apparent slump
and was relegated 10 the ranks OF the
scrubs for 9 while. But he came back
strong. and In the last two weeks elinch-
ed the Job for sure. Loftin is twenty
three years old, weighs ls3 pounds, and
/ Is s feet and 4 inch In height.
X. +, Giiehrist, who PLAYED right end. Is
another member of the ''plebe class 10
make the varsity. Right at the outset