Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-09-07
FOR RUBBER GAME
Bright Outlook and Interest Keen
In Football AT Anna
polls
ARMY VS.. NAVY
Intense Desire To Win Characterizes
Both Service Teams
This Year

Judging from the powerful teams of
/ last season, the slight loses by grad
uation and the tremendous rivalry be-
tween the two institutions, the annual
football game between the Naval and
Military Academies this year should
be the best contest which has ever
taken place. The intense desire to
win which always characterizes every
member of the service teams is in
creased this year because the prev
ious contests now stand tie. OF the
fifteen games played, each team has
won seven and the other was a tie.
While neither the date or place of
the game of 1911 has been definitely
settled, no doubt exists that the game
will be played as usual. An agree
ment between the two institutions
covering three years came to an end
with the game of last year, and the
delay in arranging this years game is
due to the careful consideration of all
the points involved by the representa-
tives of the Army and Navy.
There is every reasonlto!believe that
the game will be played on the Prince
ton grounds on November 25. Repre-
sentatives of both branches have in
sisted that they cannot get along with
the tickets which the University of
Pennsylvania can give, so that Frank
lin Field, Philadelphia, is almost out
of the question. Princeton was used
for the game in 1905, and fiasco re-
suited, most of those who started to
see the game from Annapolis and West
Point. losing the whole or part of
it. Since then, however, facilities
have improved, and the crowd which
attended number of big games has
been handled satisfactorily.
The regular players in seven of
the positions on the Naval Academy
team, besides a number of excellent
substitutes, will be on the Navy
squad again this year. Dalton, the
star left halfback of three seasons,
is captain, and the other regulars
back of the line are Sowell, quarter,
and Rodes, full. Cochran and Nc
Reavy are strong men for the halfback
position vacated by Clay, captain last
year. Byrd, who was kept out of the
game last year by sickness, may make
Sowel hustle to hold his place, and
Shaw is another excellent man for the
position.
The graduation of King and Loftin,
the regular tackles, as we'll as Mer-
ring and Douglas, the most expert
| enced substitutes in the position,
makes the filling Of the tackle posi- :
tions -he most serious problem of the
coaches. Davis and Latimore, who
had their first experience at the Acad-
emy last season, are the most promis-
ing men at present. Other positions
may be called upon, however, to sup
ply tackle. McReavy is big and
strong enough for the position, and
there is some talk of giving chance
to Elmer, who has played in nearly
every position, and with his sreed,
strength and 200 pounds of weight,
should make staving tackle.
| Not much anxiety exists as to the
center trio and guards. Brown, the
big fellow who played such football
last year that some experts classed
/ him as an All-American guard, anc
l.Weems, the capable center, are still
in the Academy, and Wakeman, &
strung and experienced player, will
fill Wright's place as the other guard
Gilchrist and Hamilton, last year:
ends, are both available again. Prac
tice will begin on September %, un
der Ensign Douglas L. Howard, heaC
coach,