Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-11-24
ARMY AND NAVY TEAMS.
How The Rivals Compare For Big
Game Tomorrow.
POINTS OF THE TWO ELEyENS.
Each Team Has A Seasoned Tackle
The Two Teams Contrasted.

| Will divide attention with the Har
vard-Yale battle and the probabilities
are that it will be as close and hare
fought.
| Both have given evidence of strength
of the first rank, partiularly on tn,
defence, and it doesn't appear tha
either has an offence strong enough tC
make many points, though equipped
with as much scoring strength as the
general run of good elevens have now
adays. Each is prepared to pick VI
points by field goals. The Army lost
its best kicker when Dean went tc
the hospital with rheumatism, one OF
the craftiest kickers of the season,
but Mcdonald is a good substitute for
him and has been primed for this bat
tie.
Dalton, of the Navy, is a field goal
kicker as well as formidable long
punter, and if his punts can be covered
by his ends and have direction, the
Navy should have the better of it in
the booting department. An Army
victory over Yale and Navy tie with
Princeton are the best achievements
of the rival elevens in known perfor-
mances. They haven't had a common
adversary. The Navy is heavy and
we'll balanced, with a nucleus of tried
veterans.
The Army team is versatile and ac-
tive; both for that matter have spry-
ness and are ready to fight hard from
first to last. Unlike the Army, the
Navy team has undergone a great
deal of experimenting and shifting,
shifting having been continued into
this, the final week. All the material
and combinations of material have
been thoroughly tried out. The Army
positions have been more fixed
throughout the season, with only such
changes as have been necessary by
regulars being temporarily out of the
game.
The Army ends, Gillespie and Wood,
have been at it a long time and make
a fast, evenly balanced pair. Wood
returned to the squad only recently,
but they were glad to get him back,
for he is more experienced than Hoge,
who preceded him. He and Gillespie
are speedy and follow the ball sharply.
Hamilton, the Navy left end, is a
seasoned player, pretty good analyst
of opponents plays, while McReavy is
recent experiment at end. He has
been playing the backfield, but has
weight and strength and is counted on
to break up opposing formations.
Each team has a seasoned tackle
and one less experienced in hard
games. Brown played guard for the
Navy last year, but has been at
tackle all this fall. He is a first
class line man in any position, big,
strong, aggressive and fast. He is
the hardest sort of a player to be
kept in check by his opposition, and
smashes through powerfully. Little
John, of the Army, who will face
Brown, doesn't cover the ground of
the latter, but plays his place in
the line effectively. WeSland, of the
Army, and Redman, Of the Navy, are
the other tackles. The former has
shown his mettle against all the men
he has faced, but, like Redman, is a
comparatively unkownn quantity for
the big game.
Arnold, of the Army, is one of the
best guards in the country. He plays
that position as well as he PLAYED
centre last year, and he was a star
centre. He is finished guard and
gets into plays better than most
guards. Huston, his mate has come up
fast. The abilities of the Navy
guards, Wakeman and Howe, are not
so well known, but the Navy banks on
them to be at least standoff for the
Army hair. Weems, of the Navy, is
one of those rangy, active centers
who are always difficult for an oppo.
nent to handle and is more experienced
than Sibert, but not more aggressive.
The passing of both has in the mair
been steady and accurate.
The Army has in Captain Hyatt g
| quarterback who is a proficient gen
eral, one who never is at loss as tC
what play to try and fully aware OF
the capabilities of his men. He is {
veteran, noticeably good at catching
| punts, and runs them back fairly wei
Nor is he poor kicker when occa
sion requires it. He has done some
clever forward passing. Gilchrist
the Navy quarterback, is a madeovel
end, natural football player. Al
he was one of the best ends on tn,
field last year it is natural t. infeI
that he has shown himself able to pla,
quarterback if the Navy sees fit t.
take him away from a position il
which he was star. He is a quicl
thinker and dashing player, and hi
fieetness may make him toublesom,
for an opponent carrying the ball
Browne, the Army halfback, is
good performer on wide runs and cal
trip through line on slight provoca
tion. Also defensively capable, he i
a handy all-around back, steady rathe
than brilliant. Benedict is a reliabl
ground gamer as backs go, and Hodg
son has been doing well since he ha
been filling Benedict's shoes. McDon
aid, fullback and punter, fits in with
backfield which is not impressivel
gifted but with no weaknesses of me
ment.
The Navy backfield, Gilchrist, Da
ton, Nichols and Rodes, looks to
one of more potential range than tn