New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-24
Scrub Fails to Make Gains
Against Regulars with
Navy Formations.
COACHES
MIDDLE FORWARDS
Goodstein to Replace Jones st
Centre, While Yon Heimberg
Supplants Biodgett.
IBy Telesrs,n 70 no rrieun.l

West Point. n. Y. Nov. 23.-Tss
practice Of the Army eleven In turtle,
preparation for the Navy game in Nsv
York next Saturday consisted Of
lengthy signal drill and eonsiderabl,
scrimmaging. After the regulars had
rehearsed the plays which they will
use ut the Polo Grounds In the signal
practice, the scrub. which is nov
termed the "Navy eleven was ser,
into the rough work with the big t.l.
lows, equipped with a series Of Nav
formations, but these worked oct viii
no greater success than in the other
drills of late.
Although a change in the regular
lineup was expected in some quarters.
the coaches have decided to stand pst
on the makeup of the team as II wer.
through its signal drill tonight and
an announcement TO that effect VA
made by Lieutenant Daily at the con.
clusion of to-day's drill The dout..
full positions were left guard. left end
and quarterback. The mentors have
decided to play Ohare. Redfeld and
Gerhardt. respectively. Ohare gets he
call for { guard position over Tie
"plebe" Night. Redfeld has been ".
lected to start at left end, where Tully,
Britton and Hudnut were contendine.
and the pilot job will surely 20 to Ger.
hardt.
Ohare is in fine condition. and as ks
IS the older and more experienced
player, he was chosen to flank biz Ne.
Even. Redfield is the feetest Of the
end aspirants. a sure tackier and fu
/ in we'll in the forward passing game,
/ Gerhardt, whose pep and baseball dis.
mond chatter are prominent feature
OF his work. outdistanced the slovs.
working Murril for the pilot pocition
/ The Army eleven will average Us
pounds a. it will face the Navy or Sat.
urday. The average weight OF the
/ linemen, including the ends. is lA2T
pounds. Jones is the heavier Of the
( forwards. weighing 200 pounds eves
4 The backfield men will average 1904
pounds, and is one OF the lightes. o.
Army backficlds in years.
Annapolis. Nd. Nov. 23.--Frends o.
of great results from the work CT Par.
menter. the line coach Of the Harvard
team, who is working with the Nay
forwards this week. He will contins
his work tomorrow afternoon and
Thursday morning. and will remais
with the team until after the Army
game en- Saturday.
Practice this afternoon was seeres
and covered almost every phase OF
football, but the scrimmage was
shorter than that Of yesterday. Ths
drill will be secret again tomorrow
afternoon, but the practice on Thurs
day morning, which will begin at .
o'clock, will be open 10 the public
The start for New York will be made
at 9:40. but the party will stop IN
Philadelphia to see the Corne!l-Psnn'
sylvania game.
II is almost certain that Goodsten
will replace c. II. Jones at centre, bu'
the other linemen will be as sntie'
pated for some time. Goodstsn
weighs but 172 pounds. but his agsrss..
siveness and hesdwork have attracted
the favorable notice, CT the cosen"
Won Heimberg will Start the game o
/ LETT end. rather thaS ploogsls ~
will punt for the teans Goodstein sas
Won Heimberg belong TO the fourth, 2
! lowest, class, as DE- Gilman, nni
tackle; Smith. right guard; We:tpeal
left halfback. and Martin, fullbaA
making up the largest representau@
for the lowest class that Navy ~
has ever had. -,
A big feature Of the practice this r
! ternoon was the demonstration msss
by the regiment of midshipmen. Assi
the practice they paraded the grout~
and called oil various officers i0'
speeches. Apropcs of the unusual pfiv.
ilege given TIE midshipmen this vSi
Of remaining in New York over ns
night Of tie game. Superintendent
Eberle has issued communication
them, In which he says in part. ie
will be the Navy's representatives y
New York, and all eyes will be upe.
you. Therefore you should zeslousY
guard and uphold the honor OF the uD'
form.
Much will be expected Of you. saa
you owe il to the naval service !" snos
publicly that you are living up 70 ~
best traditions. May the best tes1
win and NAV that team be the Navy