Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-11-22
LAST HOME GAME FOR
MIDDIES TOMORROW
Sailor Lads Primed for Argument
With N. Y. University.
FINAL LINEUP ABOUT SETTLED.
Perry, ''PIebe"Wins Fight for Centre
Position, Over Walker Players
Physically FIJI.

Ahc NoNg Aoulpdii prayers nave
been forced to the limit in their daily
practice work this week. in order to
give the coaches fiual line on tn )
merits Of the players, not only as to
the final selection of the team, but
also grouping the strongest substi-
tutes for the several positions, in
case their services should be needed
IN the great game at Franklin Field
on Saturday of next week.
This afternoon the practice will
be of a rather light order, as the
final preparation for the game against
New York University tomorrow,
which will be the last contest for the
team on the local gridiron.
Although the middies' overwhelm-
ing victory over Agricultural and Me-
chanical College of North Carolina
last Saturday, served as big boon to
the hopes of Navy adherents for sue
cess in the big game, still the weak
ness of their opponents was very per-
ceptible. That the middies played
in improved form is not doubted, but
the demonstrate that they have at
last found themselves they will have
to show their ability to run up COM
Portable score Oh the lads from the
Metropolis tomorrow.
Unless all indications fail the mid
dies should win this final game with
comparative ease for Princeton toyed
with :he New Workers three weeks
ago rolling up score of 80 to o. In
fact it was so easy for the tigers
that they said the contest would hard
ly have been a good practice match
for the scrub team.
The team that will be put into the
field tomorrow by the Navy coaches
will probably be the same as that
which will start the argument against
the soldier lads next week. There
is one element that has been very fa-
vorable to the Navy this year and that
is that none of the players have been
bothered by serious hurts such as
would keep them out of practice for
any length Of time.
Rodes is still suffering of a badly
twisted ankle sustained in last Sat
urday's game but will be in condi-
tion to start the Army engagement
at quartz rback. So while the mid
dies have shown nothing great in
the preliminary games, their splen-
did physical condition will Sc rye as
a big asset for the supreme strug-
gle of the year.
The work of Perry, "Plebe," in
this weeks practice, it is believed,
stamps him as the logical man for the
centre position. He won the Job only
after the hottest kind of a fight with
Walker, last year man. Perry is
heavier than Walker, and probably is
a bit more aggressive than his rival,
and passes the ball more accurately
too.
And it also seems that Hall and
Ralston have finally won out in the
fight for tha tackle positions. Red
man and Vaughn have been their
closest competitors, and each of these
has also shown much strength.
The last practice of the seascn
was held at New York University
yesterday afternoon and the team
will arrive here tonight. Both the
coaches, Olcott and Reilly, were
up and gave the team a thorough
but not tiring drill.
Much time was spent early in the
afternoon in running down punts, and
Baldie and Braun tore off some good
runs, eluding tacklers in great style.
Olcott was pleased and this means
that these two men in all probability
will do the halfback work tomorrow.
Kapner still holds the tiller and will
general the team in Huntley's place,
wiGh McDermott at fullback.
SOLDIERS HARD AT Work.
There was another drawn battle at
West Point yesterday. The regulars
and scrubs went through their TWEEN
ty-fve minute scrimmage without
scoring. While the work of the Army
team showed improvement over hith-
erto poor form, yet it is sby no means
back in its stride and there seems
to be tendency to tumble.
The first string Of backs was used
throughout the scrimmage. Hobbs
went in for the first time since the
Tufts game. Eisenhower also was
out for the-first time since the Tufts
game, in which he was hurt. He
did not get in the scrimmage.