The Washington times., 1915-10-05
Georgetown's Victory At Annap.
oils Puts Midshipmen On
Guard For Future Games.
TWO HARD GAMES COMING
University Of Pittsburgh and
Pennsylvania Next to Appear
Against Sailors.

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. 5.-Disappoint-
ID, the friends of the Naval Acad-
emy football team certainly are over
the defeat by Georgetown on Satur-
day, but there is no suggestion of
discouragement, and everyone con-
nected with the team will try all the
harder to develop a strong team,
while the midshipmen and naval
folks are just as loyal in their sup
port as ever.
There have been numerous in
stances where an academy team
which did poorly in its early games
has turned out to be a strong ag-
gregation toward the end Of the
season, and has defeated the Army
eleven, which is the great goal Of
the seasons work.
For the next two Saturdays the mid
shipmen have hard road to travel
lhey play the University Of Pittsburgh
next Saturday, and the University Of
pennsylvania the following week. Both
or these teams won from the Academy
last year. both scores being 12 to 6.
Every chance favors repetition of
the result. but IL the, Navy team shows
Improvement In these games ana puts
up creditable article of football. de-
feats Will not make the local contingent
feel that the chance OF winning from
the Army Is any poorer. The coaches
VIII go along the same lines they have
luiG down. and subordinate everything
to winning the big final contest on the
New York Polo Grounds.
Georgetown played remarkab BILE
Same on Saturday. with an unusually
heavy and powerful line of forwards,
and a set Of backs who could all be
counted upon to take an efficient part
III advancing the ball. though Gilroy
was Its real star both on the attack and
defense The team has been carefully
coached by Exendine. who incidentally,
Is probably the only Indian in the coun-
try who has charge of a team of such
sturding as Georgetown and "hurry-up"
tactics seemed to be the rule. The team
men or those who handled them. and It
Maa thoroughly understood that only
tho hardest kind OF football would give
ony chance for n victory.
1t must be Understood that the Naval
Academy coaches. though trying their
fcst to win every game. do not make q
special preparation for any game eX-
Cept that against the Military Academy.
tn" result of that determines the sue
c. s. of the season. and the effort Ia al
ays made to develop the team slowly
Srd to bring It to Its zenith of strength
!rst before the Army game. While n
defeat Is not relishcd at any time, the
N"vY contingent feels that there IL
good football In its squad. and that the
t"'m viii improve steadily and put up a
s'iff contest In the final came.
The failure OF the Nays attack on
saturday was due rather to the lack
cf individual efficiency in most cases.
though some of the plays. notably the
forward pass PLAYS. did not seem to be
very promising of substantial advances.
The coaches went through nearly the
whole string of backs. and found none
who could advance the ball materially.
Miles and Craig both had innings at
Quarterback. and neither could do much
toward gaining. though both have rec
ords of brilliant running with the ball
last year. as have Wcstphail and Vail,
the big fellow Failing were easily
stopped by. the big Georgetown for
wards. while Won Heimburg. new
midshipman, punted only fairly we'll
md aid nothing when running with the
ball
Some Of the lincmcn. however. did en-
couraginG work. and as whole played
on nearly even terms with their big
opponents Coach Ingram has at least
two promising men for each position.
one distinct success Is II. s. Jones,
substitute guard last season. who is
playing center this year. Harrison is
playing a particularly good game at
right end. and there are others who
have both the weight and apparent
Hbilitv to make good forwards. BEYOND
pointing out individual faults as indi-
Cated by tho game Head COACH Ingram
viii conduct the practice OF this week
without any change from the course
he has outlined.