Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-26
NAVY ROOTERSLEAvEFOR
NY. IN THE MORNING
Goat Was Sent Along Under Good
Guard Last Night and Stopped
in Baltimore.
TEAM is NOW PRAcTICING.
Final Workout Had in Polo Grounds
This AfternOon---Head Coach
Ingram Says Sailors Will Win

Ingram Says SaIl0rs Will Win
After the departure of their players
yesterday morning the Navy hosts sent
along their next best bet last night.
This was the scrappy looking and re-
portedly fighting blooded goat, who is
looked to to so act as mascot to the
Blue and Gold, that even the most ac-
tive hoodoos can have no possible
chance to make things break favorably
TO the Army mule on the Polo Grounds
in New York tomorrow afternoon.
The goat, under the watchful eye of
Midshipman w w. Schott, officially
designated guardian of the goat, and
Midshipman Piggy" Price, cheer lead
er, Billy left Annapolis last night over
the Washington, Baltimore and An
napolis Electric Railway. Before
making his connection in Baltimore
over, the Pennsylvania lines, his goat
ship was walked through the streets
of Baltimore.
In his nobby blue and gold blanket
and with big streamers of blue and
gold ribbon training defiantly in the
breeze from his wicked-looking horns,
he created no end of attention of many
good wishers of every possible sue
cess in the coming contest.
Following after the goat, Capt. F.
w. Eberle, superintendent of the Acad-
emy, with his wife and family party,
and Commander l.. M. Mutton, COM
mandant of midshipmen, with his party,
left over the Pennsylvania lines for
New York. During the absence of
these officers Lieutenant-Comma
Laws is acting superintendent of the
institution. Numerous other Navy
supporters also left yesterday and
this morning, but the real big exodus
will not start until tomorrow morning
The regiment of midshipmen will
leave in two detachments tomorrow
morning, two battalions going over the
Pennsylvania and two over the Balti-
more and Ohio. Revelle will be sound
ed tomorrow morning at Ais. Morn
ing roll call will sound twenty min
utes later and then the middies will
have breakfast, and by o'clock the
loyal young roeters will be on their
way TO New York
The third and fourth battalions, un-
der command of Lieut. r. l.. Ghorm-
ley, will travel over the Pennsylvania
road, leaving from West street sta
ton. The first and second battalions
under command of Lieut. +. X. MetcaIf
will travel via the Baltimore & Ohio
road, leaving from the Bladen Street
Station of the Maryland Electric Rail-
way Company.
The two compliments of the regi-
ment will will meet when they get to
Jersey City, at 11.25.. Here they will
board special ferry boats, aboard which
they will have luncheon while crossing
the river to the foot of West 156th
street
After the game the II iddies will be
given liberty in New York until Sun
day morning, when they are expected
to report at their respective railroad
stations in time to take special trains
leaving the metropolis at 9.20.
The team and substitutes are due 10
Annapolis at 4.30 on Sunday afternoon
when the usual jollification will be
had, if the game results in a victory
If not, there viii be some celebration
at least to welcome the returning war
riors who had done their hest to bring
the bacon home.
The Naval Academy football squad
three dozen strong, arrived in New
York last night for Annapolis and
went directly from the Pennsylvania
station to headquarters at the Van
derbilt Hotel According to Lieut..
Jonas H. Ingram, head coach of the
team, every man is in fine physical
condition with the exception of Capt
Miles. The captain is suffering from
an injured knee. But his ailment is
not serious enough to keep him out OF
the entire game
Craig will start at quarterback
Coach Ingram said that Miles would
probably have an opportunity to get
into the fracas. The physical Etness
of the team is hardly mere pleasing
to the coaches and Navy rooters thar
the mental attitude of the men. The
team as whole is not oyerconfidani
of victory. but are happy in the thought
that it has an exceptionally good
chance. The men realize that they
will have to fight for anything they
get ana they are all ready to max,
the fight of their lives.
The arrange inents for last nigh
were early to bed and almost as earIS
to rise The work today win be
light, mostly signal and formation
practice, but the kicking will not be
overlooked and it is likely that the
burden of this task will fall on Vor
Heimburg and Blodgett. BIodgeti
will not start the game. but because
OF his kicking abilities, probably vii
get a chance later on. Broadfoot
Failing and Vail are likely to get Z
chance at playing in the backfield Al