The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-02
With Jim Thorpe's Team---Navy Backfeld in Shape
MILDLY BACKF|ELD
IN GOOD CONDITION
Navy Believes Its Forwards Will
0utplay Those Of Hill
toppers.
BY HUGH X. RILEY.


ANNAPOLIS. Nov. 2.-Sow for the
Naval Academy Georgetown football
game. Each team secuted the other
with small return. as neither coach
permitted his formations TO be un-
covered. Navy banks on Its strong
er line and hopes to show back
field not too weak in comparison
with the Blue and Gray quartet.
koehler.. Cruise and Noyes. who
have been regarded as regular backs
during the whole season, were Kept
out of last Saturdays game. but VIII
be in shape to be used against George
town. Ii necessary. Two Of the three
will probably start, but II Is extreme
ly likely that a choice OF two others
will be made from among Rawlings.
Mckee, Hamilton and Taylor. all OF
whom have been doing excellent
work. Waters and Dole are also en-
titled to consideration.
koehler played as regular last
season and developed considerably IN
picking holes and in avoiding tack
lers and side-stepping. He seldom
gets away for a long run. however.
Noyes. Weighing only 155 pounds
but stockily built. Is a member OF the
new class and has had only prepare
tory school experience. but he is very
fast. natural player, and has shown
real brilliancy in me early games.
He was hurt in the Princeton game.
but is expected to be in shape by
| Saturday.
Cruise is a stocky fellow Of 40
pounds. capable of making a few
yards regularly on line plays. and
an excellent defense man.
RAWLINGS MAY r-AY.
Rawlings is the man wanted on
the team by 80 per cent of the Mid
shipmen. and, his entrance into the
Western Reserve game Saturday was
regarded as tryout. He made
fine showing in that contest, though
the defence of the Westerners was
not of high order.
Rawlings is a fast and peppery
back. weighing 165 pounds. and with
plenty of experience. He has been
on the squad for two years. and pre-
viously played on the eleven of the
University of Cincinnati and other
aggregations. 1t is quite likely that
he will be seen in the lineup next
Saturday.
Taylor. Mckee and Hamilton have
all made good impressions by their
| work in recent games and In prac-
tice. Taylor is a big. powerful fell
low, the strongest man in the Acad-
envy. and is also very fast. With
such assets. he should be highly
| valuable man. but the coaches COM
plain Of difficulty in teaching him his
part in play. He gave no indication
of this in Saturdays game. however.
Mckee and Hamilton each weigh
| about 40 pounds. Mckee did fine
work against Reserves. while Ham
! ilton made a creditable showing
against Princeton the previous Sat
| urday.
NAVY LACKS PUNTER.
With a number of other good sub.
stitutes, like Waters, Dole, ConroN
| Rooney, Poole and Hughes. the Navy
will keep a fairly good backfield in
| action no matter what may happen,
but a good punter Is still lacking.
koehler and Noyes punt fairly we'll
but are ten to fifteen yards behind
the punters of almost any high-grade
college team.
| King can boot the ball little fur
ther but it is not regarded as adj
visable for him to drop back from the
/ tackle position IL 1t can be arranged
otherwise. King is by no means a
long punter, however. Every effort
will be made to improve this i'm
portant department Of the game this
week.
| Interest in the coming game ap-
proaches that felt in the Army-Navy
contest as il draws near. Owing
to the proximity of Georgetown and
the fact that it is the only nearby
institution which gives the Naval
Academy real contests in major
sports, the rivalry is keen. but 1t is
! sharpened the more by the fact that
Georgetown sent the only football
and baseball teams to Annapolis last
year which carried away the scalps
of the midshipmen who represented
! the Navy in those contests.