The Washington times., 1915-11-15
Navy Line-Up Is About
Named to Face Army
Little Change in Team Which Faced Colby Saturday
Is to Be Made for Big Game With West
Pointers on November q.

ANNAPOLIS. Nov. 15.-There Is
every reason to believe that the Naval
Academy team which started the game
against Colby on Saturday. with prob
ably two exceptions. will be the eleven
which will start the game against West
Point at the New York Polo Grounds
on November n, 'stfess accident makes
changes unavoidable. The probable ex-
ceptions are quarterback and center.
Not this season has Captain Miles
shown anything ike the work Craig
did Saturday. and there can be no
chance to occupy the pivotal position.
portunity during the coming two weeks
In work there and to get In harmonJ
with the rest Of the team. Partly ex-
cused by the fact that he is new in the
position. the passing OF c. M. Jones
was stil very bad and was the main
factor in the fumoiing OF the Navy
team. A new man will have to be oe-
veloped or Jones will have to improve
greatly in putting the bali In play.
The probable backfeld against tho
back: Westphal and Davis. halfbacks
Martin, fullback. Martin is conced-
ed to be the best man on the Navy
team this year and natural foot
ball player. He has won his place.
and is the surest man on the squad
to start the game. an injury being the
only thing that can keep him out.
Though not rugged physically. he ID
fast and not easily hurt. and has the
instinct OF always being on top OF
the ball when a tumble 10 made or
when there Is a chance to get a pass.
He has made over half the points
scored by the Navy team this year
| when he was in the game. He has
played both end and halfback during
the season. and has now landed firm
ly in the fuliback position.
Craig did some brilliant running
last season. but failed to get into
form in the early games. In practice
and In the Colby, game: however. he
element in the improved showing OF
the Midshlpmen. Craig also seems
to handle the ball on the forward
pass with more success than Miles,
and there is no question that the
team as a whole does better work
when he Is at the pivot. Westphal
| and Davis are both game. hard-run.
hing fellows. and are well calculated
to carry the ball on the play outside
| of tackle which Is the chief weapon
| OF the Navy team this year In the de.
| partment of straight football.
The Navy team will have another fair
ground gamer in Won Heimburg. who
has been playing in the backfeid dur
Ing the season. but WHO has now been
placed on end. Won Heimburg drops
| back In the kick formation. as he does
the punting, but also runs with the ball
from that ARRANGEMENT or makes the
forward pass. Tho arrangement adds
strength and variety to the attack. Vor
IIeimburg punts for good length. but
shows no particular ability In placing
his kicks. but he is q hard worker. and
Is improving every day. johnson. or
| the other end, is a recruit from the
scrub team. but Head Coach ingram
thinks the pair will make as good a de-
| fensive set OF ends as he has had thi!
year, and viii! figure In his overhead
plays better than any others.
Inside the ends. Ward. at left tackle
and Kercher. at left guard, have don't
the most notable work so far this sea
son, both being. hard. aggressive play
ers, with plenty OF weight and strength