The Washington times., 1921-10-10
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To GAIN FAME !
H IN TIGER6AME
Victory. Saturday viii Achieve
Ambition of Occupying Front /,
-. Rank in Football World. a
By HUGH X. RILEY.

ANNAPOLIS, Oct IO.-There "a
great confidence In the football team
ratfthe, Naval Academy this year, and
Il, is Justified by its showing against
Reserve, It's two opponents up TO thie
time. What IL will do against sued
an opponent as Princeton is. Of course
an entirely different matter, but the
majority OF naval people are looking
for victory next Saturday.
Those connected with the team do
not express 80 much confidence. IL 10
not the custom among the coaches ID
be too sanguine, but they all know
Annapolis this year, and that this 70
the biggest chance the Naval Academy
has ever had 10 make ten-strike in
the great college game.
In spite of Louris, Keck, Garrity
and Gilroy. all players OF greater
reputation than any of the Nays. the
individual strength OF the Navy team
is not one bit below that Of Princeton.
according To the opinion OF many good
who are naturally strongly inclined
TO the local team.
II will be. remembered that all the
experts gave the credit to the Navy
line of outplaying Princeton last year,
and Keck was In that line then, as he
IL now. 1t might also be remembered
that the Navy backs made a greater
total of yards than did those of Prince
ton, though long runs by Lourie and
Murray resulted in touchdowns and a.
victory. Princeton sustained greater@
losses by graduation than did theS
Navy, and IL is felt that the Navy has,
grounds for its belief that II stands
an even chance to win. t'
The game next Saturday is far more
than just an interesting football con-
tcrt Undoubtedly, IL is the most inn
portant game to be played up to this
,to.Iil. Also, purely as an exhibition OF :
football, no sucn game is likely to be
PLAYED south OF Pennsylvania during
4 the whole football season. Finally, to-
the Naval Academy. 1t means an OPP
portunity to take front rank in foot
ball, it's athletic ambition for years. =
The statement has been frequently
made that the Navy has no back to
equal Louris and no lineman to equal
King Navy people are saying to-
watch Noyes and Koehler next Satur-
day in order to see some high-grade
backfield play, and also to note
whether Keck shines particularly az
q tackle beyond King and Bolles, the
husky lads that occupy these positions
ON the Navy eleven.
! KecK> plays at left tackle and wiz
I oppose King. against whom he pia yed
last season. 1t is not recorded that
the mighty Princeton tackle played
horse with Clyde King then, nor is u
| expected that anything of the sort VIII
iSappen this season. Keck outweighsi
King a few pounds. but he has nothing,
on him In experience. strength. aggres-
styeness or knowledge of the game. j
King is, indeed. the old warhorse OF
Naval Academy athletics. Playing
his fourth year on the team. he is one
OF the most valued and reliable players
the Navy has ever had. Two years
ago. he won the game for the Navy
against the Army by kicking two field
4 goals, the only points OF the games
] and he has never failed to play sreat
I game lin his, position. He is also .
| great oarsnan and the stroke of the
crew which won the worlds champion,
ship at Antwerp last year.
j with but slight advantage, If any,
Tin Individual ability, experience and
\ stamina, the issue between the teams
ought to be decided largely on systems
fof play and generalship on the field