Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-11-29
HEAVIEST TEAM IN
HISTORY OF NAVY
Nine Football Heroes are From
Western Section Of Country.
NOTED FOR ALL-AROUND WORK
Study in Sturdy Youths Who viii
Tackle the Army Today.

thst have gone before II. il is the
heaviest team the Academy has ever
had for one thing, and eight of the
PLAYERS are from enc class, the first,
for another.
Finally, all but two of its mem
bsrs are from the same section OF
the country, instead Of the team be-
ing representative Of every part, as
might be expected iron an institu-
tion made up Of students from all
parts Of the country. 1t is the West
that has the great bulk Of the play
ers on the teams this year.
Counting the Middle West and
the Southwest as part Of his general
section, it has nine Representatives.
The South has one, in the person of
Nichols, the fast-running quarter
back, who is from South Carolina,
and Brown, the big guard. repre-
sented thu Middle States, IS he l.
Pennsylvania, but New England
has no representation at all.
The members OF the team this year
are a versatile set Of athletes. In
gram, who plays left end, for in
stance, is also captain Of the crew,
having rowed ever since he entered
the Academy. first on the class
crew and later on the varsity. In
both football and rowing he follow
ed the footsteps Of his brother, now
Ensign Jonas Ingram. Jonas also
played baseball on his class team.
Ingram is from Indiana, is Il
years old, wei yhs 17s pounds and
is exactly six foot tall.
There is q possibility that 0veresch
may displace Ingram at end. He is
also from Indiana, weighs the same
as Ingram, is one year younger and
an inch sh lrter. He also rows. Rails
ton, the left tackle, has also rowed,
and last year be switched to lacrosse.
making the team his first year
Though rather light for the tackle po-
siti0h, weighing l72 pounds, he is
very strong. alert ssd active. Rails
ton is president Of the Academy
Christian Association; bis home is
Fosteris, o.
HIVE, the big guard from Michi-
gan, has r0wed a little, and last year
took up wrestling He represented
the Navy as heavyweight 10 all its
matches and won them ell. His vic
tories included a decision over St.
Germaine, the gigantic Indian, who
represented Yale. This was not won,
however, without a tremend )us strUg-
gle. Howe came out for the team in
his first year at the Academy, but
did not like the sport. In fact, be
had to be urged TO take up both foot
ball and wrestling His strength is
gigantic, but his nature gentle. and
he feared that he might injure some
of his opponents. He has learned to
let himself out along both lines now,
but his playing is always fair and
sportsmanlike.
B. f. Perry, the center. il from
Jefferson. o. He has not figured in
any other sport but football. Max
ing the team about the middle of
last season he has improved greatly
this year, and has also grown heavier.
He will be the only veteran in the
line next year, and the forwards must
be built up with him as q nucleus.
He is 20 years old, weighs 1871 IL
pounds. and is feet 8 inches in
height.
Big Brown has the greatest rep
utation as a football player Of any
man on the team, with the possible
exception of Captain Gilchrist. A
blonde giant he came from MERGERS
burg Acade my in 1916, and readily
made the team the first year. Most
experts chose him for All-American
guard that year. Next year he was
switched to tackle, but did not play
quite so we'll The following season
and this be has been back to his old
place, and playing quite up to form.
He is feet inches in height, and
weighs 205 pounds. He has rowed
some and handled the weights on the
field and track team.
Captain Gilchrist had played at
the University of Missouri before
coming to the Naval Acade nv, and
made the team the first year. Dur
ing every year he has been at the
Academy some of the experts have
given him consideration In the pick
ing of their All-American teams. He
has played steadily and strongly
throu yhout his career at the Academy
END in 1910, 1912 and this season,
and quarterback in 1911. Last year
be made the lacrosse team, and be is
a fine boxer.
Vaughan, right tackle, is tall
Texan, who has played in some
matches during each Of his four
years at the Academy. He is a mem
bar Of the crew, and good man with
the weights. Nichols, who PLAYS
quarterback, is from Spartansburg.
S. c., and is a member of the first
class. He has had a remarkable ca
reer on the football squad. He was
a substitute IN his first year, end won
a place as regular halfback the fol-
lowing season. Last year he was
switched to quarterback, but a
change in the arrangement of th !.
team toward the end cf the season
found him q substitute. For the
first half of the present season he did
not play, but coming out in the last
few weeks, he surprised everyone
with his brilliant running, and easily
secured the quarterback position, dis
placing SO strong 9 player as Mitch
ell he has also played basketball and