The Washington times., 1922-07-30
LINE BIGGEST
!. PROBLEM FOR
NAVY ELEVEN
Hardest Schedule IN Years
= confronts Middiss With
| Team Well Shot to Pieces.
By HUGH R. RILEY,

"a. BY HUGH X. RILEY,
IA NNAPoLIs, July 2s.--Fac-
Is.A ing the hardest schedule in
years, during the playing OF
(which Penn State, Penn Varsity,
Georgia Tech, Bucknell and the
oGAmy will test the mettle Of the
midshipmen, Naval Academy
Coaches are looking forward to
the filling Of line positions as,
their big problem.
'sns Line and backfield were both
,ithard hit by graduation Of some
iaef the best players who have ever
ojaggressiveness and knowledge of
. material for the latter is more
abundant. Two Of the four line
E Positions vacated have already
II been filled tentatively, but 1t Is
4 not clear as TO who will take the
IS places of Clyde King, right tackle,
Eddie Frawley, right guard.
Both of these players ARE also
r members Of that famous crew which
has won undyins honors for the,
"a Naval Academy, and both are pow
oserful and skiiifui players. King has
played In the position Of right tackle
3 during four consecutive seasons, and
sFrawley has been a member OF the
squad for the same period.
Two other high grade line players
Z were lost by graduation. These were
Z Captain Lawson at center and VIE
lsdorn, left tackle. AS good as these
! players were, however, II is believed
that their places viii be filled so that
y that part of the line will not be
4 weakened sa7 .na
at ToIles At Tackle.
rs5 Bolles will naturally fall into the
4 position at left tackle. He has
n played the position regularly on the
\ eleven, and there wes so little choice
4 between him and, Wiedorn that he
4 played the place at least half the
time last year, and both played about
the same length Of time In the Army
game, Bolles, who 10 captain OF the
crew next year, has great strength
iesapd activity and all the stamina pos
= sible. ,.. ,ia...E ...
!, o. Matthews, the heavyweight cham
n pion boxer OF the Academy, has been
,ttpicked 3 as a probability for center.
,s21ie 10 heavier and stronger than Lar
81 son, and was his equal in everything
!! last year except passing the ball. It
2 u believed that he will develop into
some of the best centers the Navy
Z has ever had. Zuber, . plebe last
n wear, is another man who has done
3 good work In the position.
rs As to right tackle, StolE, q new
% man last year, Is considered as hav-
ing bright prospects. His position
was substitute end last year. and he
3 did good work whenever called upon.
nsfie weighed over $50 pounds then,
?, and az he was but eighteen years
. old, is expected to be heavier and
q Stronger this season. He Is aggres.
eive and Q natural football player -
sss, Must Experiment Some.
pS5 The coaches will probably do a
-s lot of experimenting before they
Is select right guard, and viii look
' for material for the position at
-9every available source. Herlihy, a
9, big fellow who has been on the
squad for two seasons, has been
mentioned. He has plenty Of
weight and strength, but has been
- work as wrestler last winter,
I, ,h6nd 1t 10 thought that this might
I help his football. Sheweli, a
. 9powerfully built member Of last
f1year's pisbe class, is also being
considsfed, -vr- .r.- p
! no Carney a left guard, is the only
veteran OF the middle OF the line.
lie is bigger and stronger than
VI ever, and will probably weigh
between 21o and 215 pounds next
3 season. As he also has speed and
o football head, he Is expected to
( rank among the best guards Of the
country. IN
~ with the two fine ends OF last
!, season, Parr and Taylor, again
/ available, the Naval Academy will
Ir,be as well provided for In that
- particular as any Of the college
( teams. In addition, there IN Wood
side. an excellent substitute end In
lseYery way. In these thrse, the
! Navy has players with speed,
:, aggtessiysness and knowledge of
~ the game.
Z To- The Naval squad contains back
! field players Of every possible
y qualification except that of kick
= ing. This has been weakness
for three seasons, and 1t will be
overcome this year II there Is a
possible way to do 1t. However,
spring practice developed little In
this line, but more Is expected from
2the new class, as several OF its
members are reported to have done
I some good distance punting.