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strength available at this time Capt
Ingram, believed here to be one of the
very best backs of the year, lost a
considerable part of the early season
through illness. but has played in the
last two games, and indicated that he
is little. if any, below his form of last
year. Butler, another veteran back, is
in prime condition. He is a powerful
| line plunger and defensive player, but
not a good dodger, and rather clumsy
in the open field. Roberts has been
out of the game for two weeks, and it
is doubtful If he can play next Sa.ur-
day. He made a good reputation at
Colgate, before entering the Academy.
and has played here two years. He
is the best man on the squad in run
ming through broken field.
Should Roberts be unable to play,
Coombs or Rodes is likely to take his
place. Both were high-rating substi-
tutes on the squad last season. The
filling of the fourth place next Satur-
day, probably lies between two fourth
classmen, Rawlings and Orr Both
are Ohio youths. Rawlings has had a
little more experience, having played
with the University of Cincinnati. Orr
has had only high school experience,
but is good man. Substitutes in the
backfield are Clark, Benoist and AL
word.
In the line, these men may be re-
| garded as certain to start the game
next Saturday, barring injury: Scaffe,
left tackle; Arthur. center: Even.
right end. The positions which are
uncertain with the players who are
fighting it out, are: Left end, Snively
and Coldwell; lef. guard, Saunders
and Denfeld; right guard, Perry and
Moore; right tackle. King and Murray.
The best performance of the Great
Lakes team up to yesterday had been
a scoreless tie with Northwestern, and
the midshipmen had no great reason
to fear them. But the victory yester-
day over Rutgers will go down in
football annals as one of the most re-
markable performances in the history
of the game, and Paddy Driscoll, a
former Northwestern star, gains the
place of honor. 1t seems to be the
Naval Academy's fate to stand in awe
of one particularly dangerous back.
Some years ago, the slogan was,
Watch DAILY" and it was succeeded
by, watch Oliphant." In preparing
for next Saturdays game, the warning
will be, Watch Driscoll."
Rutgers, as those who follow foot
ball know, had about the best record
of any of the college teams this year
with only Georgia Tech, Pittsburg,
and our own midshipmen as possible
rivals Critics were saying that George
Sanford had turned out one of the
great football teams of all time, and
not dozen yards had been gained
against her by all the teams which
had played this year. and there had
been some good ones.
Now comes the Great Lake sailors
on Saturday They were a powerful
lot of old Western College players,
but Rutgers got its steam roller to
work at once, and scored a goal and
touchdown in the first quarter. They
scored another combination in the sec
ond, and the visitors had not scored
Then this Paddy Driscoll stood on his
own ten-yard line, and received a
punt He lodged through the field
and ran 80, yards for a touchdown.
Well, this thing happens against the
best of teams some times, and every
body thought it was just flash in the
pan. But right away, almost, in the
same quarter, he caught the ball
again and ran 60 yards for another
touchdown This time the goal was
missed. but the quarter ended with
Rutgers but point ahead
In the third quarter. Great Lakes
scored again, on a forward pass from
Driscoll to Erickson. and Rutgers
began to weaken From that point.
there was nothing to It but the blue
jackets, and they piled up score upon
score. using every variety OF play,
new and old
This. then. is the team the midship-
men mus meet next week Here II
the list with the college Affiliations
OF each. Left end. Reichle. Illinois
left tackle. Collins. Baylor; left guard
Keefe. Notre Dame: center. Conrad.
Kalamazoo Normal; right guard.
Jones. Notre Dame; right tackle.
Blackjack. Michigan Aggiess right end
Halas. Illinois; quarter. Driscoll.
Northwestern; left half, Abrahamson.
Lawrence; right half. Erickson. St.
Olafs; fullback. Reeves. Kansas
The midshipmen and their friends
are not dismayed- They believe the
team this year is as strong as any
Naval Academy team that ever played.
and they are happy that they are at
last to meet a foe that is worthy of