Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-10
MIDD|ES WILL MEET
GEORGETOWN ELEVEN
HilltOppers From Washington Said
to be Strong.
HAVE A EAST BACKFIELD.
Navy is Heavier and Stronger PhYsi-
caIIY-Army Warriors Ready for
Rutgers Game.

University, Washington. will oppose
the midshipmeu on the gridiron at
the Naval Academy tomorrow after
noon. Both teams have been work
ing earnestly this week in prepare
tion for the battle, and fast game
is expected.
And the middies, while they expect
10 win, they DO not anticipate any
thing like an easy time in disposing
of the Washingtonians. On the con-
trary the contest is expected TO be q
hard one, as the Georgetown aggre
cation is reported to be one of the
strongest in the history of the Wash
ington institution, and are in fine
physical condition for the fray.
They defeated Randolph-Macon
College last Saturday by an over
whelming score. The middies prob
ably will greatly outweigh the OPP
posing force, for the squad of players
this year are about as heavy and
strong as any institution in the coun-
try. On the other hand, George town
is said to have an exceptionally fast
baekfield combination, and Washing
tol football enthusiasts are relying
upon the efficiency of the team in
this respect to hold the heavy mid
dies in check.
Though the middits have been at
work now for more than three eeks,
and played their initial game last
Saturday, much time is still being
devoted to elementary practice.
Scrimmaging has. however, been in
dulged in every afternoon this week.
The hard game against the Pitts
burghers gave the coaches a good
line on the weak spots Of the team,
and much attention has been given
over to correcting the defects.
Signal and formation drills, with
probably brief lineup against the
scrubs will be the order Of things
this afternoon. 1t will be the final
practice before the go against George
town. The Navy lineup will be much
the same as that which started
against Pittsburgh.
The dope" on Georgetown.
From the Georgetown camp at
Washington. comes the following
info rmation'
Georgetown has the cleverest
baekfield in the South. OF that there
exists not the least doubt. Not only
does it have a very capable set of
regulars, but there are several who
will be mi ghty good substitutes. No
team in the South will 20 into the
big games of its schedule, provided
injuries do not interfere, with as
capable bunch of backs.
Murray, Foley, Costello, Weems,
Landow, Cassidy, Kelly and Calnan
make up two quartets of exec ptional
merit. All are above the average
in defensive play, while there is not
one of them, with one possible excep-
ton, who is not clever dodger and
ground gamer. That Georgetown has
shown lot of Improvement in the
last week is certain.
"The Blue and Gray players are
working better together and seem to
90 after their men in better style.
Particularly has the line advanced
considerably in its work. The way
the Georgetown forwards went into
their work yesterday caused it to
appear that they were an entirely
different set. They charged faster
and harder while on the defensive,
and went in with more precision in
opening holes.
E'The backs are hardly running as
well ia the interference as they
might, but there is no doubt that the
team az whole is improving rapidly.
II has been rumored around that the
chances of victory in the Navy
Georgetown game were favorable to
the latter. That is not so. Even
though the Blue end Gray does have
mighty competent set of backs
and line that is developing, it must
be remembered that it is going
against veteran team OF three or
four years.
1.-The Navy squad will probably
outwe Ugh that of Georgetown by fif-
teen pounds to the man; its line will
be even heavier than that in compar-
ison, and strength such as that ia not
TO be overlooked Iby any means. II
power of the Navy forwards, the Blue
and Gray might start the contest on
even terms, but it is hard to see how
it can be reckoned as having as
& God as an even chance. Whatever
showing Georgetown makes will be
deserved, and full credit will have
TO be given for it. -
Army Fights for One Touchdown.
Coach Daily drove the men of the
Army squad fiercely through a fifteen
minute scrimmage on the Plains yes-
terday afternoon. One touchdown,
though, was all the regulars coLld
garner in their battle with the scrubs.
The single score came near the
end of the scrimmage, when Forbes
was sent over the line for the tally
after Hodgson and Millburn had
slashed their way to the three-yard
line. Benedic twice tried field
goals, but did not count. Boots and
Hess played stiff defensive game in
the scrub backfield, and Monroe, a
promising candidate for one of the
end jobs, did good work. Army plays
Rutgers tomorrow.
Reserves and CITY College.
The Reserves of st. Johns College
will play their first game of the sea-
SON tomorrow with Baltimore City
College as opponent. The City College
warriors, under the tItelage of Dutch