The Washington herald., 1920-11-10
Bill Kenyon and Carl Wertz
Moved to Backfield and
Changes Are Made in Line
In Preparation for Geor-
gia Tech Game.
By JACK NYE.

Defects which cropped out in the
play of the Hilltoppers against the
Navy will mean q number Of changes
In the lineup when the Blue and
Gray goes into action Saturday
against Georgia Tech in Atlanta.
Coach Albert Exendine has already
begun experimenting in an enort 70
add TO the teams strength, especially
on the defense. One of the nrst
moves was to shift Bill Kenyon. an
end OF surprising ability. to the
backheld to replace the veteran
Dutch" Leighty. Buck Wise was
sent to Kenyon's place at left emu
and will probably start at that posi-
ton Saturday.
Another surprise came when Carl
wertz, substitute center. was shitteu
TO the backfield and will probably
be given a chance in his new role
AGAINST the Golden Tornado" Joe
OConneu, veteran tackle, has been
Transferred to a guard position,
while Metz Smeach. the rangy guard
will be moved over to the vacancy
At tackle. Both of these changes
are on the right side of the hne'
Bu Coggtn. one of the best ofthe
substitute Iinemen, will act as un-
derstudy to Capt. Anderson at CEN
ter.
Secondary Defense Weak.
By shifting Kenyon to the back
field Exendine hopes to remedy
weakness in the secondary defense
which was noticeable both against
the Navy and Fordham- At Annapo-
lis the Navy backs found little op-
position in the territory of the de-
fenstye halfbacks, once they mac
passed the line of scrimmage. Or
all of the three touchdowns scored
bv the Navy the defensive half was
caught mapping. wide-awake play
ing could have spilled the runners
before they reached the goal line
BY putting this responsible role or
Kenyon, a sure and hard tackler. 4
Ia believed that Georgia Tech
fashy backs will ind much stinel
opposition in his territory than die
those of the Navy.
Though wertz has always beer
utilized In the line, he may prove
a -hnd'' in the backheld. Thii
husky youth, who strips at l7S
pounds, Is exceptionally fast. Al
a track man he has starred as
sprinter, and should lend power L
the Hilltop attack IL he can adap
himself to backfield play.
Two star. Sure of Jobs
Gus MalIey and Jack FIavin ap
pear to be the only members Of tn
old backfield wo are sure of thei
Jobs. Flavin Is ut as a fiddle for tn
coming struggle. while Malley ha
been resting as the result o
bruises. but will be ready to star
Saturday.
:. wise, who becomes the regula
flank man at the left end of tn
line, is an aggressive player VIII
should fit well into Kenyon's shoes
He weighs $50 pounds.
Despite Georgia Techs Recognized
strength. the Hilltoppers are opti
mistic over the coming game an
may surprise the Georgians
Strengthened by the changes plan
ned this week. they will take tn
field hopeful of tie result and deter
mined to stop Red Barron and Bucl
Flowers. Again the Blue and Gra,
line will meet an acid test, but ther
is the consolation of knowing tina
Georgia Techs forwards can't b
any better than the Navy's, and tn
chances are they are not as good
Navy's decisive defeat of George
town has lifted Folwelps team sew
eral notches in the estimation o.
xridiron experts Before that per
formance IL looked very much lik'
the Army's year. Now the Middle:
are rated Just as strong as the ca
dets and will be equally favored
in the annual meeting at the Polt
Grounds.
French, one of the many former
Rutgers stars playing around tn
country, is the "ace" OF the Arm.
attack. Annapolis appeared to b.
without such a luminary until Sat
urday's game, when Vincent Con
roy, a cyclonic youngster from
Utah, burst into prominence. H
ripped the line and skirted the end
in wonderful style and looks lik
the classiest offensive man on tn
team. In addition, Conroy hurls |
wicked forward pass and is a pas
master at running back punts.
French would outshine him he will
be forced to put in a busy after
Moons.
Another factor which may turI
the tide in favor of Navy is tha
towering Berserker named willki,
In the line. This gigantic guard
who weighs an even 215 and stand.
about six feet four, played havoc
with Georgetown. Unlike mos
bulky linepen. he Is as active a,
. cat and exceptionally fast fol
his size.
willkie plays an important role II
the Navy game. In addition to open.
ing big holes on the offense, he is :
defensive man of superb ability
Folweil also makes use of his spec,
and weight in other ways. On sew
eral occasions against the Hilltop
pers, nine men were placed on tn
line of scrimmage, with only Con
roy and Willkie back Conroy car
ried the ball and the big guard wa
his interference. Preceding the fas
| back. Willkie would hurl himsel
through an opening in the line an
iatten out the secondary in effectiv
fashion. He also tosses pass nov
and then The longest fling in tn
game was one OF about fifty yards
which wiAkie hurled over the goa
line. The chief trouble with tn,
play was the Navy receiver WASH
fast enough to get under the heavs
Y
Several years ago when Fielding
H Yost brought his Michigan team
East to play Harvard he surprise,
the sharks with a new line play. b,
placing ten men on the line oil
scrimmage. he made 1t possible fol