The Washington times., 1921-11-22

During the week past, the uSuai
opponent of Navy varsity In prac-
tice has been the eleven Of squad b,
coached by Johnny Wilson, chief Of
the Navy scouts, Wilson has been
especially charged with watching
West Point and has seen them In
every game this year. Outside Of It's
own coaches, he knows more about
its play and players than any other
person, and It is his Job to repro
duce these plays as far as possible
and let the varsity see what 1t can
do toward stopping them.
The squad b eleven at Annapolis
is composed of players who do not
even make places as varsity substi'
playing aggregation. its members be-
ing little below the standard of the
regulars in physical qualifications for
the game. Its best backs are Dew
ons, Lewis and Soucek. and the team
has been most carefully coached by
Wilson. Lewis and other PLAYERS,
notably Zuber, at center, are likely
to be heard from as members OF the
varsity next season.
Devons q Good Man.
It il this eleven which has been
playing havoc with the Navy team
during the last week. One day Dew
ons gained directly through the line,
as no opponent of the Navy has
gone through in a march this season:
The next, Lewis and Soucek circled
ends and tossed forward passes for
most substantial gains, while Zuber
intercepted a forward pass OF the
varsity and ran seventy five yards
for a touchdown.
This condition Of affairs has not
been at all satisfactory to the
coaches, and drastic measures have
been taken to accomplish change
for the better. Two of the players
considered most firmly planted In
their positions, Bolles, left tackle,
and Hamilton, a backfield man. have
been supplanted and other changes
are contemplated, while the varsity
was given almost complete rest
for three days, and an effort made
to induce a change Of mental atti-
aide, for the slump Is believed to be
more a matter OF. mental, than ply
steal, staleness. y.
Bolles, who was playing his posi-
ton for the second season, had at
tracted much attention by his fine
work, and was regarded by experts
as a fit running mate for Clyde King
and one of the best tackles OF the
year. He did not maintain his repu-
tation in the Penn State game. and
Wiedorn has been put in his LlaCe.
The substitution Of Cruise for Ham
ilton was. not due to unsatisfactory
work by the latter. but rather TO the
particularly fine showing OF Cruise.
Noyes May Perform.
There is also a distant possibility
that Victor Noyes will be. found IN
the Navy baclfieId when the Army
game begins next Saturday. There
is some differences of opinion, as 70
this young mans playing. Quite q
number believe that he 10 the best
natural back in the Academy. lie
made a splendid showing against
Princeton and the Army last year,
and did we'll agains. Princeton and
Penn State this season. though he
was not in the initial lineup in
either contest. . -. -,
Everyone comedies Noyes' individual
ability, but there are those who do
not think that he fits into the Nays
attacking machine as well as the
others, and point out that though
Noyes always gains when he is in
the game and has chance to carry
the ball, that the other backs do not
seem to carry the ball so well.
To this those who believe in Moves
answer that II is entirely a matter
OF not having worked so much with
the other backs. At any rate. Noyes
is likely either to start or to be called
into the final game at an early period.
The varsity did only light work on
Friday, and rested completely on Sat
urday and Sunday. On Saturday the