The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
MIDDIES HOPE
TO ENGAGE IN
OTHER SPORTS
Every Regular Of Eleven Has
Competed in Other Branches
Than Football.

A NNAPOLIS, Dec. 10.-Every
~ one of the regulars on the
- Naval Academy football
team and a number Of the princi-
pal substitutes have taken part
competitively In some other branch
Of athletics at the Academy and
expects to resume participation In
one or more branches promptly
There will be some Delay. however,
from the fact that q rule Of the
institution requires an interval Of
three weeks between the end Of the
season in one sport and the taking
up Of another.
Basketball IL badly In need of its
captain. Parr. left end Of the team
Kee. right half. who will begin
rule permits. Both Of these are
versatile young men. Parr being
also a member Of the lacrosse team
while Mckee Is on the baseball
squad.
FLIPPIN FOR QUINT.
Bask hail will also have the
services of F1ippin, q substitute
back. just as soon as conditions
permit. and he may be able to I'LL
the place vacated at center by Ault,
who has be graduated and is now
the assistant coach. F1ippin WAS cen
ter and captain of the team al
Centre College before entering the
Naval Academy. II lis his first
year al Annapolis.
Three more of the winter sports
will have to wait over the three
week waiting period for their team
captains. members Of the football
squad. The swimmers have Wink
jer. right guard. as their leader
while O'Regan. one Of the substi
tute backs. who was in the Army
game for a while In the second
half. is the captain Of the boxing
team
The boxers will gain largely by
the close of the football season
Coach Webb expects to get, besides
O'Regan. Lantz, who played right
guard most of the season, and LIE
vensky. substitute tackle, fol-
competitors in his heavyweight
class against Mathews, center. who
won the championship last year in
this class. and also expects Conroy
captain and quarterback OF the
eleven. to try for middleweigh'
honors.
WILL DO LIGHT WORK.
Other members of the team will
probably do light work during the
season. and will be ready for the
spring sports in which they en-
gage. Left Tackle Bolles, captain
of the varsity crew. has big 1ot
OIL his hands. as he ts the only
member of last years varsity crew
who is still in the academy. Clyde
right tackle. was q member OF the
plebe crew last year and Is prom
ising material for the varsity thii
season. The rowing squad will gel
to work just as soon as possible
as much is to be done II a crew
up to the standard Of those OF re
cent years is to be produced.
In the spring, lacrosse will gel
Captain Conroy, Parr, Cullen, lef,
halfback; Soucek, a substitute back
who is lacrosse captain, and probably
others. 1t has been the policy OF re
cent years 10 enCOuToBc tho AOotuei
candidates, particularly backs ant
ends. to play lacrosse in the spring
it being found that that game devel
ops speed, stamina. ability to dodge
and other qualities useful In football
Many OF the second team players and
substitutes of this year. who are
promising varsity material for next
'eason will be counseled to PLAY
lacrosse next spring.
BASKETBALL CANDIDATES.
Baseball will certainly get Barchet
the Navy's star running back. who
stands equally as well as the short
stop of the nine. Mckee IL a change
infielder. Taylor. the fast and pow
erful right end of the eleven. is the
record holder at the Academy for the
broad jump. and will be at that spor,
again. Carney. left guard, who ha,
been elected captain OF the clever
for next season. took up the weight:
last season and made good progress
and he will probably continue Al
them with the field and track team
All of those who make the teams
either in basketball, baseball or field
and track will have a chance at theiI
friendly rivals from the Military
Academy before the scholastic veal
ends, as there will be competition,
in all those lines between the serv
ice schools.