The Washington times., 1913-11-03

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Perhaps, after hard thought. one might
think that John Brown. the big place
kicking guard. who won last year. game
| from the Army with his two field goals.
| might fit the bill. But Immediately one
remembers the wonderful down-the-fieId
| work Of Captain G.lchrist, the terrific
line plunging Of Harrison and McReav-
ey. Leonards kicking and running. the
brilliant blocking Of Howe. the strong
| defensive tactics OF Ralston and Red
| man, the tackles. the alert and agres-
sive performances of Ingram, the veteran
end. Come right down to IL. the Navy
has no particular ssar this year. II il
a team.
The Navy's principal strength is in Its
line. jim Reilly, an old Yale halfback.
| Is coaching the sailors along Yale styles,
and that calls in the first place for a
powerful line. The Ellis have always
| than its line. II this be true, then the
MidGies will march out upon the Polo
grounds ready to put up terrific con-
test against the ughboys. The Army
will be opposing line OF giants, eve.y
| man strong. alert, well-trained. fighter
to the end.
The Army contest may show certain
Middies entitled to more praise than
others, but il Is also likely that when
the game is over. the victory recorded
y
cheering throngs will say. That was q
great Navy team out there, rather tnan
"So-and-so was a star today" That .
the kind of team Navy has.
"Hube" Wagner. the alert right end
Of the Pittsburgh eleven, Is coming in
for many fattering notices from the
critics of the game. and many believe
he is good enough to land an ALI
American place. Twice In the Cornell
4 game he picked UP fumbled balls and
travelled fifty yards for touehdowns
| Wagner has the. same faculty pos
sessed by Sammy White. the Princeton
star of two years back. He il always
on the ball. ready to take advantage
Of the slightest slip on the part Of an
opponent. Once he picked UP blocked
kick, and the other time he was on
TOP of Barrett. Cornelrs quarterback.
I when the latter furnbled a punt. Play
ers like Wagner bring victories for any
| team.
The central board says the Boston
Globe. requests on the postals assign
Ing offtcials to games. that the referees,
uunpires, and linesmen do not allow
, Themselves to be interviewed by news
paper men. Fortunately, the OFFICIALS
do not stand for what they oeneve -
no AFFAIR of the central board, and al
mos. to a man are courteously agree
able IN explain to the reporters any
technical points regarding penalties
that are so often impossible to compre-
hend for the press boxes on top OF tne
stands. The central board Is doing
good work, but its province Is NOT 70
interfere with attempts of newspaper
men to make their reports or the game
accurate.
Snow. Dartmouth's great fulloack' -
suffering what Is believed TO oe
flammation of the periosteum, tne S
ering of the bone in his ankle he aiso
has a torn muscle.
pr;nceton's -tine-houored sportsman
ship cropped out in the Dar'mo.uSsI
game. when Red Loudon lay WITH IN.
ing in main, il was Hooey BAKER t"s
Tiger captain. who lifted MN up anu
assisted in carrying him to the sioe
lines. 1t was an excellent demohs"
ton of intercollegiate courtesy
Wisconsin had not been beaten IN
two wears until the Michigan ASsles
turned the trick, 70 to 7. The 1872 chain-
pions will have to improve consioeraoiS
to win from Chicago and Minnesota
Gaorua Brooke Is succeeding in weld
ing together the various antagonlst,c
interests at Philadelphia, and TINS -
largely why he is making such soou
record. Other coaches at penn hase
had to contend with influence over
which they had no control resuius n,s.n ~
the annual downfall of the eleven
Brooke Insisted on having his way De,
fore he agreed to coach the Red anu
Blue. His wisdom has been proved De-
yond cavil.
It has generally been thought tnat
the football writer had exhausted mis-