Evening star., 1912-09-15
M|DD|ES ARE READY
To Start Foot Ball Practice
This Week.
HAVE GOOD PROSPECTS
But Will Lose Services of Last
Years Star Halfback,
Dalton.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. September 1.-THE call
of the gr;diron has been sounded at
Annapolis. and before another week rolls
around the pigskin chasers who fight
under the colors of the Gold and Blue of
the Navy will have settled down to hard
and active work in preparation for the
season, which Will, as usual, cover
period OF two months
From the standpoint of general inter-
est in the game, great concern will, of
course, center in the development of the
Navy eleven. on account of the big game
with the West Point cadets, which
marks the close OF the eastern season.
And, as Is always the case, the Navy
lads will be far behind the other big
teams IN getting down to practice. This
Is necessarily so because of the rigid
routine that has to be followed by the
students at Uncle Sans naval school,
Tor Whie greater attention has been paid
10 athletics In recent years, still sports
nave To suffer for their professional train
ing- But while time is pretty well
crowded. the Middies make the most of
i. ana with the wealth OF material that
y available this year there is no doubt
that the coaches will turn out the
isSual strong eleven
AoWdTu TO COach.
The coaching Of the team this year will
again be directed by Lieut.. Douglas LEG.
howard. who captained the Navy
eleven IN 1905. as head coach Howard
VIII have as his chief assistant or field
coach. Henry NJ Wheaton a former Yale
star. who filled those duties last season.
and 1t is expected that Jack Dalton.
lAe great kicker. and for four years a
member OF the Navy eleven. who grad
lated In June, besides one or two more
recent graduates. will be ordered to An
napolis 10 help in whipping the team into
slape With such a coterie of tutors.
thoroughly versed in the finer points of
the same the several candidates will be
forced to the limit If they would land a
place on the team. Howard is already In
annapolis. and has been putting a squad
of score or more fourth classmen
through some preliminary practice
wheaton, Is now visiting in Philadel-
phia. but Is expected TO arrive during the
week while the others VIII be along In
due time.
or last years eleven that whipped the
Army cadets. there remain Peter p
Rodes. fullback and captain; Giichrist
the former crack end: Big Babe Brown
the stalwart tackle; r o. Davis and Red.
man, also tackles: Howe. guard and the
heaviest man OF the squad. besides the
following players. all of whom participat.
BackSe6 men. Cochran, Austin Cassard
Leonard, A-iller. Richie. Walker Alex.
ander, Bates. Collins and Nichols: guards
Howe; Hall. Vaughn, kreiner Mitchell
Hayler. Latimer. Redman and De
Rccde; ends, McReavy. Cook. Deets
Overesch and j. r. Brown; center. In
gram. BY graduation last June the team
lest besides Capt Dalton. Weems center
Nakeman, guard; Hamilton and Elmer
ends; Sowell. quarterback.
The most difficult place that the coach
es will have TO All Is that vacated b,
foot ball generals ever developed at the
academy. He was most consisten
ground gamer. being hard line bucker
as we'll as fleet of foot, and Thoroughly
capable In skirting the ends. But prob
ably his most important asset was hi
splendid kicking. He was punter ant
drop kicker and placement goal kicker a.
well. In fact. he did practically all o
the kicking for his team. 1t was hi
right toe that won from the rival Wes
point cadets in the last two years, 70
both OF these games were decided by
single goal kicked from placement b,
Dalton. In the punting line he was on
OF the best on college fields last fall
sixty and sixty-five yards. and they wer
well placed, too. His kicking. togethe
with general qualifications, moved man.
OF the foot ball dopesters to give him
fldcc On tne dli-AmcflCdu Team last year
This years schedule is not a heav.
one. There Is not q really big gam
in the list. as was the case last year
when Princeton was met. the battle re
sult,ng In q scoreiess tie. But the eigh
contests preparatory to the setto witt
the Soldier lads are with teams Of goot
caliber. and the schedule has been o,
arranged as to bring the team up u
top notch form for the 90 asains
their rivals
Here Is the schedule:
October 5-Johns Hopkins University.
October l2-lehign-
October le-Swarthmoee.
October 2t-Ptttsburgh EnfvGsiU.
November 2-Western Reserve University.
November 0-BucknelI
November l6-Agricultmal and Mechanical Col
3eSe Of North Carolina.
EovembeS 23-New York University.
EovembcA A80-West Point at Philadelphia.