The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-24
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BY INFLUENZA
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

The Naval Academy eleven may be
compelled TO go through its brief 1918
football campaign without Capt. Bill
ingram. Reports today from Jeffer-
sonvi1le, Ind, where the star OF the
1Iiddies' eleven, is i'll of influenza. say
he is not rsilying as had been hoped,
and the Annapolis authorities have
about given up hope OF seeing him in
uniform this season.
To make matters worse. Roberts
and Whelchel. OF the backfield. and
Graves. the veteran end. are also az
fltctcd with influenza. and there Is
small chance that any OF them will be
able to play with the team again this
fzIl-
The Newport Naval Reserves are
due at Annapolis on Saturday, and
Year is expressed that the Rhode
Islanders may win. They are sad 20
have a powerful eleven, much along
the lines Of cupid" Blacks 1917 Rg-
greg stion, which won every game but
IS hnal clash with Rutgers.
Games are Cancelled.
Two, games booked for Saturday in
Pennsylvania have been cancelled be- |
cause OF influenza Penn and the |
League Island Marines have been re-
quGsAeu not 10 stage a game LOT the i
public. and Kiski has called off .tS
contest with washington and JeTer-
son at Washington, Pa.
Michigan has asked Pennsylvania |
for = game at Ann ATbor. November /
IS. The Quakers have replied that 1
they can play on that date but IL must .
ne at Philadelphia. Inasnuch as i
Michigan has already booked two /
sanies on foreign fields, the limit
allowed under War Department regu-
1atIons. it is unlikely that the woIver-
:h,s and cuakers will meet thisyear.
Georgia Tech meets Camp GOrdon's
alIss-ar eleven saturday II should be
a r.sl game. for Camp Gordon has Ev-
srttt StruPper. Of. Tech! Mt Pleasant,
81 Carlisle, AMI Joe Eeers, OF Dart
H1a;h, among its plRye. s..
I'm OBoy!e. former Georgetown star,
s playing in the backfie,d 'for Charlie
Briokley's Hobckeu Army Transport
eleven. Other stars on tn" team are
Dadr3un Harvard's 1916 gIptain: Vic
Kennard, whose h'ld goal decided the
Yale EI-Ie in l9OS Rip EiLnnery, Of
Syra' use. and both Charlie and George
Buckley.
Ward Culver. former star on the
Michigan eleven. Is now an ensign in
he navy, hunting submarines.
II permission may be obtained from
the War Department, Georgia Tech
stands ready TO play both Penn and
PItt the same week.
Fred Walker. coach OF the Newport
Naval Reserves, says he has a FULL
back fully the equal of Ted Coy at
lis best" in hitting the line. n
Yves; Virginia's varsity squad. yet
10 play its first game. IS practicing
each morning from TO 5 O'Clock. The
AountGineeTs are all early risers.
Joe St-aus. the Pennsylvania half
back. hes fought his way back TO the
ysrsity. Big Bill" HoIIenback had
T. be shown that Straus had varsity
st.E before giving him the job.
Bob FOlweI though recovering
from pneumonia following influenza,
Is not expected to appear on Franklin
Yield any more as coach OF the
ouakers. HoIlenback Will remain in
charge.
Alfred Reilly. former Holy Cross
end. IL captain OF the Harvard naval
Unit eleven. Fisher Brown. leftl.
guard on AHdover's team last year,
leads the Junior company team. made
up Of freshmen under eighteen years
Of age.
Columbia meets the Camp Merritt
officers Saturday. On November 2
Amherst visits New York. Union Is
played on November .. Stevens on No.
vember 10. New York University on
November -, and November 90 re
mains open No word has been re-
ceived from Cornell.