The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-07
PROMISING PLEBES
FOR NAVY ELEVEN
Entering Glass at Annapolis
Is Rich in Football
Material.
FRED PENFIELD RETURNS

on entering the Naval Academy mid
shipmen are required to All out n paper
which gives the officer in charge of ath-
letics the data necessary to determine
the athletic experience suitability and
preference OF each new student. He 10
then assigned to the most suitable squad.
1t Is the settled policy at the academy
that competitive sports are favored. ana
overy midshipman If possible is required
to take part in some sport leading TO
competitive tests.
Teamwork self-control and a prop
erly balanced fighting spirit are consid-
cred things to be desired in a youth UNI
dergoing naval training. and competitive
sports are declared the best means by
which they can be furthered.
Data have been secured from about half
the youths who will compose the new
class. Youth and lack of weight mako
II impossible for most Of the new mid
shipmen to aspire to the academy
eleven. but there are a few who have
had experience on college and university
teams and large number who have
played with good high and preparatory
school elevens. Every one is delighted
that Frederick Penfeld. former guard
or the academy team. who resigned. has
entered the academy again. He weighs
close to zoo pounds.
McCandless a Giant.
The biggest member OF the class up
to the present il w. II. McCandless, who
weighs 1875 pounds, while j. r. Wallace
is just three pounds lighter. Another
100 FOUNDER Is II. E. Morgan. Mono OF
these three has had experience on a
college eleven, but all have played on the
line on good school teams ana are look
to- 4 90 nha hn n
squad.
c. w. CRYSTAL. 1873 pounds. played
guard on the eleven of Ogden College.
Kentucky There are quite a number
OF somewhat less weight who have
played forwards on good college or
school teams.
Oliver X. Perkins, Weighing $50
pounds, was a guard and tackle on the
eleven of Alabama Polytechnic. II. X.
Hun, ITO pounds, played the same po-
sitons on the Georgia Military College.
Emery o. Larson was a lineman at
Western High School. Minneapolis. and
Robert L. Skidmore was n guard at
Rose Polytechnic. Terre IIaute. o. r.
Sutherland. 1856 pounds, was guard on
the Missouri School OF Mines team.
Suitable material for ends and the
back field Is still more plentiful. Per-
haps the most promising addition to the
squad OF the back field men is Howe NJ.
Crawford. a halfback at the University
of Pennsylvania last fall. He weighs
l 65 pounds. Another good man Is Harry
Eccles. end on the Columbia freshmen
last season. A valuable acquisition Is
Harry A Rawlings. back on the Uni
versity of Cincinnati last year. one OF
the strongest elevens that institution has
ever had.
Other collegiate players are Howard
Hogan. last years quarterback OF the
eleven Of St Mary's College, Oakland
| Cal. and Otis s. Edwards. who played
both end and halfback on the eleven
| OF the University OF Idaho.
Scholastic Stars n Plenty.
Good material from the high and pre-
| paratory schools for the ends and back
| field positions is abundant. Among these
are ". p. Keppel and w. s. Engeman,
Jr.. weighing 100 and 1853 pounds re-
| spectively from Bordentown Military
Institute.
Horace G. Pullen played end on tho
eleven OF Albany Polytechnic. and ]. A
Mitchell played the same position on
| the eleven of Central High school,
Washington. V. O. Clapp, weighing 162
pounds. was halfback at Oklahoma A.
and NJ. College. Douglass *. Severn
was the $50 pound halfhack on the team
| of st. Pauls School last year
William e ]. Hugher PLAYED end at
the Episcopal High School. Alexandria.
Alfred d. Arnold, Weighing III pounds,
! played halfbaCk on the eleven of Kings
/ ley High School Essen Fells. y. j.