Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-10-27
NAVY TEAM WELLSETTLtD
BARRING ACCIDENT
Head Coach Ingram Has Reached
No Definite Conclusion As to
Make Up of Team.
BEST BAcKFIELD THIS YEAR.
Final Selections Will Probably be
Picked From jackson, BlOdgett,
Kenworthy Harrison and
Fisher

Not for years has a Naval Academy
team been so 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 beekfeld that
could be sent into the 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 a definite con
clusion as to the makeup Of the team
which will face the Army but there is
little doubt that only something un-
expected will make material changes
i'm the team during the coming month
Undoubtedly. the best backfield that
the Academy can put on the field al
present is composed this way: Quar-
terback, Captain Miles ;halfbacks. Mar
tin and Westphal; fullback.V Helm
burg As far as any one can tell az
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 has
carried the ball well, and has directed
the team in fine shape Though light
for the Navy team, as he weighs abaut
$50 pounds,,he is stockily built,a he
has speed and strength.
Martin is the most brilliant player
in the backfeld at present. and has
made five of the six touchdowns scored
by the Navy team in matches this year,
one against University of Pittsburgh,
one againts the University of Pennsyl-
vania, and three against Virginia Po-
lytechnic. He is fast, and though of
moderate weight, he is a difficult man
to hurt. He has shown remarkable
aptitude in grabbing the ball on for
ward passes or after a tumble.
Martin has been used chiefly in the
plays off tackle, but his speed makes
il advisable to give him a chance on
wide plays around the ends where he
might get off for big gains. He is
distinctly the find of the present sea-
son at the Naval Academy
Westphal is the big man OF the
backneld, and also has considerable
speed and much ability as a line-hit-
ter lie 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 West
phal carry the ball well himself, but
he gives much assistance to his mates
when their turns come.
Won Heimburg is another member Of
the new class which has given so
many good men to the team this year
He weighs about IT'S pounds, and has
had considerable experience on high
school teams. He is a good all-round
man and improves daily in his car
rying and punting of the ball.
On the line, Smith and Kcrcher at
the guards, and Ward and Gilman at
the tackles, seem likely to hold their
places. r. S. Jones at center, op-
pears TO have equally as good a claim
to the center position. but an injury
has kept him out of the game for two
weeks and in his absence both Good
stein, a fourth classman. and Barthol-
di. are doing good work
The ends form the most serious
problem, and no one tried on the
hanks this year has prevented oppos-
ing runners from circling them. The
final selections will probably be
picked from Jackson. Blodgett, Ken
worthy. Harrison and Fisher.