The Washington times., 1915-02-24
MILDLY ATHLETES WIN
IN MANY. EVENTS
Grab Ten Victories in Two Days,
Featuring Five Different
Sporting Events.

ANNAPOLIS. Feb. 4.-Probabiy no
other collegiate institution in the coun-
try can equal the record OF the repre-
sentatives of the Naval Academy OF
tests on one day in as many different
branches Of athletics. This is what tho
midshipmen accomplished on Saturday.
February 9. and also on last Saturday
Three of its teams-wrestling. gymnas-
tic and swimmins-have not been de-
feated this year. and expect to end the
season with a clean record. while a
fourth cing-has not lost to any
intercoh siate team. The basketball
team, which completes its season To-Day,
ent, has been defeated only by Yale and
Cornell. the latter winning by single
point.
A great athletic triumph wos won by
the Navy lads Saturday. Five victories
were won. and in one sport only were
the midshipmen seriously pressed. and
overwhelming victories were won In two
contests. Besides, the Nays opponents
stand high in the athletic world. Ihey
were Yale 1.-TWO sports). Cniversty OF
Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania State Col
lcge. and Johns Hopkins. In wrestling
against the University of Pennsylvania
the midshipmen won every bout-four
on clean falls and three on decisions.
Swimming against Johns Hopkins. they
took first and second place In every
event, and they scored decisive VIC
tory over the Yale gymnasts. the score
being "a to 20.
Pennsylvania state gave an excellent
exhibition OF the passing game IN
SO to "a smith and Adams, the Nays
fast forwards. and Overesch. the
football captain, slard on the
basketball five. played strongly. 1t
was with the foil; h9Wsyer; ,Ss,y that that
call After they had won three bouts,
yale suddenly came to life, and won
four In succession. The midshipmen set
tied down. however. and won the match
by taking the two final contests. How
ever. the midshipmen's superiority In
total hits scored was more marked
The basketball season ends today. bu
on next Saturday there will be another
big program cf sports at the Academy
swimmers anil gymnasts The Univer
sity Of Penrsy:vs mia will send fen
team to Annapolis, and Yale will Try
conclusions on the wrestling mat. Tn,
angular gyrnrls1ic tournament. in which
Princeton and the University of Penn
sylvania will oppose the Naval Acad
emy. On the SAINT date. Cornell wi.
send wrestling and sw'l ming teams t.
Annapolis, AMI Columbia will send II.
The Rymnasu, season will end witl
the big meet on Saturday. March 6. ant
the swimmin; AMI wrestling teams vii
| finish tor the yea on the followinl
Saturday. Princeton being the opponcn
in both cases. Another event for tha
| day will be fencing match agains
the foilsmen of Cornell.
One of the strong reasons for tn
| excellence of the midshipmen In thes
indoor branches of sport is due to tn
system by which athletic training AM
preparation becomes part of the mill
tary routine. Each midshipman Is re
| quired 10 choose some branch OF spor
| i'm which to engage, and when he ha
made his choice, attendance upon prac
tice and observation of rules Of train
ing are rs much - part OF his duty a
Attendance upon drills or classes Thi
act. together with the cycciicnt irstruc
tors and facilities furnished ac
counts for the high degree of pro
ficiency shown BY Naval Academ
teamAS