Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-10-21
A NEW COMBINATION
TRIED FOR FOOTBALL
Three Backs Are Members Of
Fourth, Or Plebe Class.
A DRILL in SIGNALS.
Head Coach Ingram to Hammer Out
An Efficient Team---The Material,

A new combination in the Naval
Academy backfeld was tried this week
with excellent results. three Of the
backs being members of the fourth
class. Luth. the only upper ciassman
in the group. was at quarterback. and
he put lots of snap in the work, be-
sides carrying the ball better than he
has done before.
Won Heimburg was ar fullback, and
Martin and Westphal at the halves.
After a drill in the preliminaries and
signals. the first team was allowed TO
take the ball in the scrimmage in
midheld With Martin and Luth gen
orally carrying the ball, they forced il
without a break in the scrubs 5-yard
line. Here some forward pass plays
we're tried. but they met with little
success. Head Coach Ingram intends
TO hammer a. these plays. however
until the team can make efficient use
of them.
Blodgett. the big fellow who played
behind the line for two seasons, IS now
being used at end regularly. Won
Heimburg. who is doing the punting in
his place. IS showing steady improve
mont in tins and the other require
ments of his position. Based more on
the showing of the Naval Academy
football squad in the practice of the
last two days than upon its undcni
able Improvement in its work against
the University Of Pennsylvania on Sat
urday. the navy people hold the opin-
ion that the expected turp for the bet
ter has arrived. and that from now on
the team may continue TO gain in
speed. accuracy and stamina.
The fact that Colgatn won a decisive
victory over the Army on Saturday in
dicates to the members Of the Navy
contingent hat the soldiers are really
no stronger than the sailors at this
Period Of the season, and that the
work done IN the next five weeks viii
determine the result of the great serv-
ice contest In the scrimmage on
both days this week, the line has been
doing better work than at previous
times this year Goodstine, who took
II. S. Jones place at center after the
latter was hurt N the Pennsylvania
game. has continued TO hold the place.
and is doing so we'll that Jones will
have a fight on his hand to regain the
snapper back position. Goodstein
does not weigh over 10 pounds. but
the coaches like his evident spirit mad
the manner in which he uses his head
on the defense lie is a member of
the new fourth class, which has been
the backbone of the big squad at the
Academy so far this year
Two other men from the new fourth
class are making good on the line.
These are Smith, at right guard, and
Gilman, at right tackle Both are big,
active fellows, with considerable ex-
perience, and their aggressiveness
and willing ness TO learn, leave moth
ing 20 desire. Smith is one Of the big
f1nds OF the .eason He weighs 205
pounds and is verv fast and active
10 his weight Under the tutelage Of
Brown. the former star of the Acad-
emy line, lie is expected to develop
into one of the best guards who ever
PLAYED on the Navy team At left
guard, a good man is being developed
in kercher, and at lett tackle Ward, a
veteran of last season, is constantly
improving in the details of his work,
and has plenty of strength and STAN
ina TO back him up
The coaches believe that they are
beginning to sea some light on he
vexed question of ends. It was thought
that there were two good ones in Far
"ison and Jackson, who played tie po-
sitions acceptably in number of the
games last year Jackson did not
play up to form early in the season
and Harrison mas been on the injured
list. Martin, an thcr of the fonrth
clasmcn, played the position against
Pittsburgh but he has been found to
be more useful in the backfeld. The
places were played by Kenworthy,
substitute last year, and Jackson and
Blodgert, on the other side on Satur-
day. All OF them did fairly well. and
as Harrison has returned to the game,
the coaches expect TO Gevelcp two sat
isfactory men by the end of the week.
Blodgett is a biz fellow WI 0 las
played halfback for two seasons. Lieu
tenant Ingram is not so strong for
weight behind the line, and neither
Blodgett or Failing. VINO were relied
upon to do the line breaking, have not
been in the running for the backfeld
this year Blodgett is being given
trial on the cnd. and is doing fairly
well. lie has considerable speed for
such big man. and his practice in
receiving punts has helped him as
receiver of forward passes. rhe
coaches believe that he will be useful
along this line. Blodgett has done
most oi the punting for the last two
seasons, but new punter IS belne
developed in Won Heimburg, mem
ber of the new class. whose work III
this line is showing constant improve
ment each day.
Members Of the new class distin-
guished themselves at yesterday af-
ternoon's football practice at the Naval
Academy. At the opening of the prac-
tice line-uD Won Hairnb,rre, ,,-l,o e.