Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-03
WESTERN RESERVES
CLASH WITH NIDDIES
Lads From Middle West Expected
to Hold Score to Low Margin.
PLAYERS LIGHT BUr FAST.
But il Was Figured They Would Have
to 90 Some in Order to Hold
Sailors in Check.

With ideal conditions OF weather
prevailing, the football team of the
Western Reserve University, of near
Cleveland. Ohio. went into their game
with the Annapolis Midshipmen this
afternoon confident that they would
at least be able TO hold the score
down TO a low margin, though then
entertained not the slightest idea of
coming through with victory. They
fully realized that they would be up
against a heavier combination, and
while they have been playing rather
speedy game out in the Middle West.
having won ton contests, lost two. and
tied one, yet the Middies have been
exhibiting a much more dashing at
tack this season than has charac-
terized the work of Navy elevens in
former years.
The Westerners held a long signal
formation and punting drill on Far
ragut Field yesterday afternoon prior
to the time that the Middies came out
for practice. Their work was marked
by lots of vim and dash.
Since their defeat by West Vir-
ginian by a single touchdown and
goal three weeks ago. the Middies
have piled up record scores against
Maryland State, the Carlisle Indians
and Haverford College And they
were in prime physical condition for
the battle today
Though the Reserves have not un-
corxad anvfhinp uneual thia eaaeon
local football enthusiasts we'll recall
their visit to Annapolis several years
ago, when they unleashed a series OF
forward passes and other plays of the
open attack that constantly kept the
Middies in bewilderment, although
they did not seriously menace the
Navy goal line.
Captain VonIIeihberg will start the
game at left end in the Navy lineup.
The rest of the positions will be fill
ed as follows Left tackle, Scaffe;
left guard, A1ilburn; centre, Good
stein; right guard, Perry; right
tackle, Barrett; right end. Ewing;
quarterback, Ingram; left halfback.
Whelchel; right halfback, Roberts;
1JllDack, Butter
The Reserves will present a much
lighter team than the Navy. The line
up of the Reserves was announced by
the management of the team last
night as follows: Left end, Poius;
left tackle, Breckenridge; left guard,
Odell; centre, Grossman right guard.
Fried right tackle. Michalaske:
right end, Torrance; quarterback.
Sehesta; left halfback, Carr; right
halfback. Kennedy; fullback, Scarf
good deal has been published re-
Gently to the effect that Captain Won
Heimbery Of the Navy, who is in to-
days lineup is playing his first game
OF the season. AS matter of fact he
played throughout the whole game
against Haverford College last Satur-
day, and besides, was in the game
against West Virginia for a while.
During the early part of the season
he suffered ofa strained ankle. and
while he has now completely recoy-
cred from this, yet he is not playing
up to his standard of last season, ac-
cording to close observers OF the
game. Won Heimberg played in the
hackfeld during most of the last
seasons campaign. but Coach Dobie
regarded him as lad better fitted for
one of the wing positions, and he has
been playing on the left side. Won
Heimberg also was a good punter
/; st year. but he has not measured up
to his former standard so far, and
Perry, a big fellow who is holding
down the right guard berth, is doing
practically all of the kicking and he
IL doing II we'll