New-York tribune., 1918-07-07
New Midshiipmen
Include Score Of
II" Prospects

tied policy at the Naval Academy to
encourage and support competitive
sports. Not only does the representa-
tive team of the academy meet those
Of other institutions in every recog-
nized branch of sport, but all sorts Of
series are arranged among classes
companis and battalions, in order to
give as many midshipmen as possible
experience in actual contests 1t is
feit that sports of this kind have an
important place in developing soldierly
character, impressing, as they do, the
value of teamwork, self-control and a
proper fighting spirit.
In pursuance of this policy one of
the things now being done in connec-
tlon with the new class is obtaining
data showing the athletic experience
of each member, his physical char.
acteristics and his wishes in regard to
the sport in which ne will participate
ms athletic survey of the class is
made the basis of the assignment OF
ITS members to the different athletic
examination which is made by medi-
cal officer of the physical training de-
partment, upon which special exercises
are directed for those who may need
them, and is conducted by the officer in
charge Of athletics.
Each mdshipman is required to sub
NIT paper showing certain physical
statistics, naming any institution
which he has attended, teams in any
sport of which he may have been a
member and his own inclnations as to
sports in which he will participate.
These are now being obtained from
the new class, which soon will num-
Der about 1000 members, though only
half have entered so far. Just at pres
ent the athletic authorities are on the
lookout for baseball material to form
the mines which will play a series for
the battalion championship this sum-
mer. the games already having begun.
New Material Promising
Still, football is the sport of greatest
interest to the midshipmen and great
concern there is in the character of
football material that the new class
brings with it. Most of the members
are as yet too light and too young to
be cons dered material for the first
squad, but there are some notable ex-
ceptions. At West Point, where youths
two years older than at Annapolis are
admitted, it is the rule for each class to
bring in some college player who al
ready has big reputation This is
very rare at the Naval Academy.
though, most of the new midshipmen
have played the game to some extent
probably at high and preparatory
schools. The average of the class. too,
is quite light, muck below the mini,
mum for varsity squad.
But football enthusiasts ALREADY bavo
thelr eyes on some of the members of
the new class VINO look like they would
give strength to any line The biggest
member OF the new class is w. B. Nc
Ciandless, who weighs 1873 pounds
GloSe behind him are j. r. Wallace and
II. t. Morgan, weighing 1876 and 1872
respectively. None of the three has
played on college team, but all Of
them have had some experience at the
game, and are anxious to see what thev
can do as members of the navy squad
~ w. oflstal weighs 1873 pounds, and
vas guard and tackle on the eleven of
Ogden College, Kentucky. c. R. Suth.
eTland was a guard on the team of the
Missouri School of Mines. He WEIGHS
1855 pounds. 3 ''7
nohy CoIieSe hIckerS
Ihere are several others who have
had college experience in line position
and many who played on good high and
preparatory school elevens. Oliver K
Perkins weights 1870 pounds. and was
the guard and tackle at Alabama Polv.
technic. Robert L. Skidmore plaved
those positions at Rose Polytechnic
Terra Haute. H. R. Huff. l69-pound.
er' was guard and tackle on the team OF
Georgia Military College. and Emory
l.; Larson was the guard of the clever
OF the Western High School, Mime
apolis. -'''iie
Material for the backfeld and and
positions is even more plentiful. Fo,
instance. there is Howe NJ. Crawford
who played halfback for the University
OF pennsylvania last fall. He weiqhs
LOB pounds. Another find is Herrv
rawlings, who played ha1fback and fuIl
pack at the University of Cineinna
Stlll another is Howard Hogan w..
loi,pound quarterback of st. Marv's
20 lege, California. Then there ;s
Harry Eceles end of the Colum h; - :
treshmen last season, and Y. O. Clam
alfback on the eleven of Oklahoma 4
and M. College. "a
Anon Among those from preparatory
schools of standing are W. S. Enge.
men. jr.. and H. B. Keppel, from Rer,
den,own Military Institute: %. p Al.
ford, Flushing High School: Alfred n n
Arnold Kingsley School. ESSEX Fa,iS
N. r.; e. e. Carver. North Texas Nor.
NAL and J. A. Mitchell, Central High