Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-14
CALL OF THE GRIDIRON
HAS BEEN SOUNDED
Midshipmen and St. Johns Foot
ball Players Ordered to Re-
port for DUTY"
MILES TO CAPTAIN THE NAVY.
Irving Heise, Baltimore Boy, viii Lead
COllegians On the Football Field
This Year.

This Year.
The call of the gridiron has been
sounded here and within the next few
weeks there will be signs OF. much ac-
tiyity on the fields at the Naval Acad-
emy and ST. Johns College. With the
return of the midshipmen from their
summer practice cruise on Wednesday
last, the word was passed down the
line for the veterans of last years foot
ball squad TO return to Annapolis on
September % to begin preliminary
practice and, as usual it is a case Of
players sacrificing a week or ten days
of their leave because of their love Of
this popular game.
Arthur c. Miles of Colorado has
been chosen by his fellows to captain
the Navy eleven, and the Middies see in
him lad who should make a most cap
able leader. Miles played at quarter
back in the last game with the West
Point cadets, having won the position
after a hot contest with Ralph Mitchell
who graduated in June. He is a fast
and heady player. drives the team we'll
and is clever with running with the
ball, as well as being an adept in hand
ling kicks.
Over at st. Johns College, the grid
iron warriors will be led by Irving
Heise, a Baltimore city lad former star
athlete at the City College Since en-
tering st. Johns two years ago. Heise
has developed into an athlete of the
first magnitude He plays quarter on
the eleven. shortstop ON the baseball
team, is a member of the basketball
five, and also good track man.
1t is bit too early to make a fore
cast of the prospects at either institu-
ton, but the indications point to the
fact that the Middies will have heavy
and fast aggregation, and St Johns
will, as usual, have a rather light team
but with that old-time pluck and spirit
as the dominating factors, will make q
strong showing in the contests with the
several State teams.
The Navy lads suffered heavily by
graduation last June, seven men of last
years team, besides several good sub
stitutes, having been lost through that
channel. But a good nucleus will be
gathered from the second string men
remaining, and the new fourth class is
expected to furnish some excellent
material for the team.
Lieut.. Jonas II. Ingram, an old Navy
star. is the head coach this year and
will have both Yale and Harvard men,
besides other old Navy players, as as
sistants as the season rolls on. Fur
thermore, it is said there will be rev
olution in football tactics at the Acad-
emy this fall. In other words, It Is said
that greater attention will be given to
the modern game than ever before.
A we'll balanced schedule has been
arranged for the Middies, and, while
they will make every effort to win all
of the local games, as is generally the
case, the whole of the seasons work
will be with only one consummate idea
and that is to win the annual contesti
with the rival Army cadets.
This years game, according to the
mutual agreement entered into by the
academies few wears ago. Will be
played on the Polo Grounds, New York,
las; years contest having been staged
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The demand for tickets to the big
service battle will be as great. If not
greater, than ever. LIEUT. Comman-
der Sinclair Cannon, who has succeed
ed Lieut.. Commander Arthur p. Fair
field, as secretary-treasurer of the
Navy Athletic Association, already has
sent sent out circulars to all mem
bers of the Association notifying them
of the urgent Importance of filing
their requests for tickets as early as
possible, owing to the limited number
of the coveted cards and to avoid con-
fusion and distribution.
The schedule for the St Johns ca
diets includes games with all the lead
ing colleges of the State, because of the
| contest for the State championship
and, while these games will be big
factor in the seasons work. yet the
eyes OF the local collegians will be
trained toward the annual contest
with their ancient rival of the Johns
Hopkins University, to be staged on
the Homewood field. Baltimore. the
latter part of November.