The Washington times., 1915-10-28
NAVY'S .BACKF|ELD
STRONGEST IN YEARS
Miles, Martin, WestphaI, and
Won Heimburg Will Bear
Brunt Of Army Contest.

ANNAPOLIS. Oct. s.-Not for years
has n Naval Academy team been 80
well settled. barring. of course, accident
or sudden change of form on the part
| OF player. as the team this year. At
present there is no trouble in selecting
| four men who constitute the strongest
backfeld that could be sent into tho
| game, and the majority of the positions
on the line can be filled now with equal
readiness. This does not mean that
Head Coach Ingram has reached
definite conclusion to the makeup
of the team which will face the Army.
but there Is little doubt that only some
| thing unexpected will make material
changes in the team during the coming
month.
Undoubtedly the best backfleld that
the Academy can put on the field at
| present is composed this way: Quar-
| terback. Captain Miles: halfbacks. Mar
tin and Westphal; fullback, Won Helm
burg. As far as anyone can tell at this
| time. these are the men upon whom
| the most dependence must be placed In
| the offense that Is to be sent against
the Army. After an unpromising start.
| CAPTAIN Miles Is rounding into the form
which won him his place last season.
| In matches and practices Of late he
rected the team in fine shape. Though
! light for the Navy team. as no weighs
| about $50 pounds. he is stockily built,
and has speed and strength.
| Martin is the most brilliant player IN
J the backteld at present. and has made
| five Of the six touchdowns scored ny
| the Navy team in matches this year
| one against University Of Pittsburgh,
| one against the University OF Pennsyi-
vania. and three against Virginia Poly
| tecnnic. lie Is fast. and though of mod
| crate weight. he Is difficult man to
hurt. He has shown remarkable apt.
| In ha hal To- o-A
passes or after tumble. He has been
used chiefly in plays of tacflle, bur
his speed makes IT advisable to give him
chance on wide plays around the
| ends. where he might get off for big
gains. lie is distinctly the find OF tho
| present season.
| Wcstpl,al is the big man of tho back
field and also has considerable speed
| and much ability as line hitter. He
made very good impression in early
/ games last fall. but dropped out OF the
game after breaking his leg in a game
against the University OF Pennsylvania.
Not only does Westphal carry the pau
well himself. but he gives much assist
ance to his mates when their turns
come. Won Heimburg Is another MEM
bcr OF the new class, which has given
year. He weighs about l75 pounds ana
has considerable experience on high
school teams. He is good all-around
man. and improves daily in his carry
| On the line. Smith and Kercher, at
the guards. and Ward and Gilman. at
IN" tackles. seem likely to hold their
places. II. :. Jones. at center. appeared
to have equally as good claim to tho
center position. but an injury has kept
him out OF the game TOR two weeks,
and in his absence both Goodstcin. a
fourth class man. and Bartholdi are DO
ing good work. The ends form the most
serious problem, and no one tried on
the TANKS this year has prevented op-
posing runners from circling them. Ths
linal selections will probably be picked
from Jackson. Blodgett, Kenwortny,
| Harrison. and Fisher.