The Washington times., 1920-08-22

The players now in uniform here
are all of the new class. the older
men reporting Sept 20. Only the
lightest kind OF work Is being done.
the intention being to harden the
athletes to prepare them for the real
practice to come later.
The opening game is against North
Carolina State on October ?. On Octo-
Der the Midshipmen will have one
of their hardest games, Lafayette be-
ing their opponents
In fact, the schedule this year Is
| better than any which the Naval team
has had in a decade. This is to Fol-
wells liking. as he favors playing as
many hard games as possible.
THEY COME OCT.
Several OF the regulars and some
valuable substitutes who are members
of the Olympic squad, most of them
belonging to the crew. Will not be
available until about October l, and
are not likely to get in the hrst
game. These men have been In
almost continuous training for year,
and it is felt that a short vacation
is due them.
They are booked to arrive on this
side about September 20, and VIII be
the relaxation of the return trip
across the Atlantic will obviate the
danger of overtraining.
The crew squad includes King and
Moore, stroke and No. 4, respectively;
Sanborn, substitute center, who rows
at No. 5, and Frawley. Bolles and
Huntington, substitutes, all of whom
are valuable line men, and are prom
Using candidates for the several line
positions which will be open.
Frawley and Bolles were both in
line for regular berths last season,
but lost out through injuries. Hunt
ington played a guard on the eleven
of st. Paurs School. and is a power
full and active youth with sufficient
weight for either guard or tackle.
INTEREST IN wILLKIE.
Much interest is taken in the pros
pective work of Willkie, the big fell
low who is now representing the Navy
at Antwerp as a heavyweight wrest-
Ter. His stamina is indicated by the
fact that he won one of the preliml-
nary bouts after sixty-five minutes
of wrestling.
Willkie weighs 22o pounds and is
feet inches in height He has
had two years of football, and made
a very good showing in the games in
WnlCn ne ldSt StdSOil'
ing first substitute for both guard
and tackle position. 1t is considered
almost certain that he will be first
choice for a place during the coming
season.
Willkie has been constantly in the
most active sort of training for a full
year. Starting in at football last fall,
he played the whole season, and then
turned his attention to wrestling,
winning all seven OF the bouts in
| which he represented the Academy
against strong college teams.
After wrestling, he took up lacrosse,
playing a defense position. He speed
lily made the second twelve, and play
ed with the first team in some of the
later games. 1t was very noticeable
that lacrossee worked decided i'm
provement in his speed and activity.
At the close of this season, Willkie
| began to work almost Immediately for
| the Olympic wrestling team, so ii Is
felt that the big fellow deserves a
short rest before beginning another
term of training.
Bob FolwelPs job this year is to
| bring Naval Academy football. to the
standard of other sports at the insti-
tuition, which during the past two sea-
| sons has been very high. For the
| first time in years, the schedule,
ton. West Point, Georgetown and
Lafayette. is such as to make possible
a real test of the naval team.
The objective at the Naval Academy
now is more than winning over the
Army, and includes the attainment
and maintenance of a standing with
the institutions OF the highest rank r