The New York herald., 1921-12-25
FOOTBALL HUSKIES
ON BOXING SQUAD
Navy Gridiron Players Will
Strengthen Team After
Holidays.

Special Dispatch to THE NEw York IIEHALp
ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 24.--All branches OF
winter sports will be given an impetus
Immediately after the Christmas holt
days by the addition OF a number OF
football men to the different squads.
The athletic authorities, believing that
the players needed a rest after the
strenuous football season. directed that
| no member OF the squad begin work in
any other line until after the Christ
mas vacation.
Basketball, the schedule OF which Is
already under way, will be immediately
strengthened by the return of Mckee
forward, the leading scorer last year.
and Parr. the football end, whose posi-
ton on the five Is that of guard. Both
or these players are In fine shape,
physically better than ever. and with an
additional year OF experience should
have big season on the court. Ault,
captain and center is the other regular
Of last year still available.
There will be a perfect rush OF foot
ball men TO the boxing squad. In fact,
the football mentors believe that boxing
will be fine work for the football play.
ers. and will tend to increase their
agility, agressiveness and stamina. quail
ties needed on the gridiron. Among
those who will don the mitts are Larson,
captain Of last years team; Conroy
elected captain for next year; Barchet
the star running back; Cruise. O'Regan.
| Mcbride and others.
A Title Contender.
Wrestling will get a valuable addition
In Carney, the big guard. It was hoped
that Hudgins, another big fellow, would
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culties have withdrawn him from active
athletics for the present. However.
Carney has both strength and quick
ness. and Coaches Scutz and Lynch be-
! lieve that they will have satisfactory
contender for intercollegiate heavy
weight honors in him. Another football
recruit to wrestling is Noyes, the back
field player. who will compete at 1853
pounds.
The Naval Academy wrestling schedule
has been completed and Is as follows :
January 2s. Brooklyn Polytechnic: Feb
ruary 4, Washington and Lee February
IL, University of Pennsylvania Feb
ruary IL. Brown; February 25, Lehigh
March 4. University OF West Virginia
March IL. Penensyivania State at Belle
fonte; March IS, Massachusetts Tech.
Brooklyn Tech, Washington and Lee.
opponents OF the nlidshipmen, all the
others having been met before While
the Naval Academy has not been ad-
mitted to the Intercollegiate Wrestling
Association, 1t will meet all the teams
| likely to make strong showing in that
body.
The Naval Academy soccer team ha ,
completed its season after meeting the
tweives OF the University of Pennsyl.
yania and Swarthmore, the first inn
portant college teams encountered In
this branch Of sport. Next year the
scheduling of more big college games is
| likely.
Soccer Comes TO Stay.
Soccer appears to be on a firm basis
at the Naval Academy. though there are
certain difficulties in the way of It's
successful handling. Athletic authori.
| ties at the Academy do not wish Il Ia
| interfere in any way with the regular
sport of football or to draw any ma
teriaI from the latter's squad This
places all the games In December and
the weather during that month is likely
TO be very bad. However. the soccerites
have been fortunate In this regard dur
| ing the present season.
On the other hand there are special
| reasons for the playing OF this game a,
the Naval Academy and the popularizing
Of 1t in the Navy. 1t has been foun6
| team games and the only one popular
| among both Saxons and Celts. Teams
from the ships of the navy in different
parts of the world would be more likely
to find opponents in this sport than Ia
any other.