Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1919-04-19

Many Of The Naval Aedey
roOsball Squad Are Kept ii
Fettle BY This Sport
ALSO IN OTHER LINES

Lacrosse ID proving this season to
be the great means BIZ which the MID
whipnen Will compose the football
slipnien who will compose the football
are being kept IN, condition and de-
velOpanent for the Big college game
There Ii great interest ii lacrosse for
sEs own merits, but football mas the
highest place here, as In other col
Eleges, and much attention is paid to-
what the football men are doing III
athletics between seasons. The foot
ball men are taking part Ii nearly
every spring sport. but lacrosse Al At
tracing d far larger number than
any other this year
Many consider IT the Ideal sport for
footE aIi men to take up IN the spring.
The training and condition required
are even ahead of that necessary for
football, while. the running and dodg-
ing are such that the football men,
particularly the backs, are given the.
most valuable kind of training and
practice The game III spirited and
strenuous one. and there Is hardly b
physical or mental quality needed III
football which Is not also developed
by lacrosse
Even who played end on the eleven
for two seasons. and who will captain
II next year has made d place on the
twelve this season, as has Scafge, reg
nIar left tackle. However, ScafEe,
graduates this June, and 10 will not
be available next year. Murray,
powerful Fourth classman, who is
booked for the tackle position next
season, II playing q good game of la
crosse, as are DenfeId. d regular
guard; and snively. who played end
in several football games.
The backaeld. however. Is best rep
resented In the lacrosse squad this
season Among them are Rodes, Sew
fern, Afford and Benoist. some Of the
men who are expected t0 form the buI-
wark Of Dobie's offensive system next
year. All Of these are gaining strength,
speed and stamina through lacrosse,
and will be In much better position to
play n the Academy backfield next
season.
Next to lacrosse, the crew has all
ways called the loudest to the football
men. though this year hardly up to
| the average There was time when
those III power III athletics at the
Academy adhered to the idea that row
ing was bad for the football men, and
discouraged their efforts to get on the
crews, This notion has been thor
I0ughly exploded Dy the instances Oh
numerous men who have made good
on both, and now Glendon has no
difficulty In getting aIl the big men he
wants. whether they play football or
not.
just at present Bill Ingram, cap
tain of the football team last season.
and one Of the bast backs Academy
has ever had. is stroking the first
crew, just as his brother Jonas did
some years ago. Jonas ingram also
played on the football team, ana u
brother between the two. Homer Il.
was & crew and team man. Graves.
q football end Is also rowing on the
first crew. Arthur, the regular cen
ter, IL rowing On the second crew, and
King, who made the tackle position
n his tlrst year. Is pulling an oar in
the Fourth class boat.
The baseball squad has Wlaelchel.
regular third baseman, who played
quarter two years ago, but who kept
out BY illness last season. and Clark
ard Rawlings, both backs, who are
trying for the outfieid.