Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-10-19
STIFF SCR|MMAGE
MONDAY AFTERNOONS
Head Coach Ingram Does Not Ad-
here to Old Custom.
ANOTHER COACH JOINS STAFF.
Lieut.. Richardson, Former Star VIII
Remain With Team Until Army
Battle.


Head Coach Ingram does not adhere
to the long custom AZ the Naval Acad-
smy Of giving The team only light wcrk
on Monday after a Saturdays match
| Consequently, there was a stiff scrim-
mage yesterday. during which the new
spirit manifested in the game against
Eonrsylvania was in evidence
The work of the big line showed very
distinct Improvement and il was large
" due to its prompt and powerful
charging that the midshipmen were
able TO work the ball down the field
against a strong scrub augmented by
Coaches Hardwicl1 and H. L Mgram
On the ends,and give Blodgett ahance
to kick a goal from placement This
he did lrom the 25-yard line.
The backs who played in Saturdays
game were given a rest. and a new
backiield was made up. It consisted of
Craig ~ quarter, Dashiells az fullback,
and Davis and Mulliniy at the halves.
It was full of ginger. every man raak-
ing a good showing Much attention
WIS devoted u the forward pass plays.
both in the preliminary practice and
the scrimmage, but no effective work
ives done with them
Lieut.. W. a. Richardson formerly
the herd Working fullhack of foar Naval
Academy teams, Joined the coaching
staff yesterday. completing the regular
force Big Bill Holler zach was als5
allie to leave his charges of the Penn-
svlvania Military College and get TO
Annapolis for an afternoon.
Navy folks are delighted over the
great improvement Of the Academy
team indicated by the drawn game on
Satur ny against the University of
Pennsylvania. Officers and midshp-
men have retained their confidence
through a very 1isheaftening two
weeks, and it is now felt that the team
will continue tc improve consistently,
and will be at its hest when il meets
the eleven of the Military Academy on
the New York Polo Grounds on No
vember 27. The fact that Colgate de-
feated West Point is taken here to in
dicate that the soldiers are not over
strong this season and that victory
for the sailors is by no means out Of
the question.
It was not generally known that in
luries to a number of the hacks ard an
almost complete failure on the part OF
others to play anything like real foot
ball. made it very difficult to select a
strong combination on Saturday and
Coach Ingram would have been put in
a very bad hole if compelled to send in
many substitutes. This is a condition
| that seldom occurs at the Academy. as
| great effort is made to develop sew
eral substitutes for each position. In
| fact. it is generally impossible TO say
until directly before the game just who
| are the men who are considered the
first choice for baclSiield positions
However, it is apparent that first
| class man has been found in Martin, o
member Of the new class Martin has
| scored two of the three touchdowns
| registered by the Navy team this sea-
| son. One of these was made against
| the University of Pittsburgh and the
| other against the University of Penn
| sylvania. In both instances he in
| tercepted forward pass. and he ran
Il
touchdown. He is wonderfully adept
/ in getting the passes, and often break
| up the plays of the oponents. He was
hrst tried at end, out be has been NOV
| ed into the backield.
Notable imrovement has also been
made by Captain Miles and Westphal-
Miles was moved from quarterback TO
half in the early season, and was theli
turned over to the scrub. II was felt
that he was not handling the team par
ticulariy well. and his grcund-gaininR
| ability was not in evidence. lie re
| turned 10 quarter on Saturday and
| played a good game, directing the team
well. handling kicks safely and max
ing some gains. Westpkal also show
ed improvement in carrying the ball
He is big and fast, and did fine work
early last season, but broke his leg
and was out of the game for the rest
| of the year.
The other men who are being tried
in the backfield are Orr and Luth,
| quarterbacks; Won Heimburg and
Broadfoot fsIllbecks; Failing. Davis
/ Craig, Dashiell, Vail. and Stcudt, half
backs. OF these, Vail. Won Heimbelrg
ard Failing appear to be the most val
liable at present. Vail, however, is
not in shape to play, and Craig, bril-
liant runner last year. has not ap-
| preached his form this season.
From tackle to tackle. there src Al
least three men who have shown up
satisfactorily in the game played 50
far II. 5. Jones is doing fine work a.
| center; Smith is playing we'll at right
guard, ard Gilman is holding his own
at left tackle Smith ana Brown are
both memebrs of the new class. rhe
former weighs POS pounds and has had
i've yreas'preparation on minor teams
in the Middle West. he promises to
be one Of the best guards The Academy
has eveI hac. Gilman has been a
mer3ber OF the squad 10th at Cornell
and Colgate He knows a good deal
about the position. and has the physi-
cal requirements.