The Washington herald., 1922-12-18
NAVY PLAYERS
MUST HUSTLE
TO HOLD JOBS
Academy Team Has Wealth Of
Reserve Material to Use in
Coming Court Engagements.

A NNAPOLIS, Dec. 16.-Thers
~ is distinct qualification at the
Naval Academy over the
showing Of the basketball team and
its prospects for the season. It
is now apparent that the competi-
ton for places will be 80 keen that
the squad will be on its toes from
start TO finish.
The great objective of the season
Is. Of course. to defeat the five
Of the Military Academy, which
plays at Annapolis on February "a.
Last year. the soldiers won from
the midshipmep for the first time,
the two previous contests having
resulted in Naval victories.
Tho midshipmen have had no
difficulty in winning the games
played up to this time. the sched-
ule for December imposing no hard
burden upon them. The contests
for the month close with the game
against Manhattan. next Saturday,
and play will not be resumed until
January 6, when Duquesne Univer.
sity, a newcomer on Naval Acad.
emy schedules. will be met.
GRIDDERS TO JOIN SQUAD.
The squad will be greatly
strengthened on Monday by the
reporting of the players who have
been with the football squad. Under
q rule of the academy. a period of
three weeks had to elapse between
the end Of the former season and
the beginning Of the strict train.
ing period in the next sport.
The recruits from the football
squad include Parr, captain and
an experienced guard; Mckee, for
two years the leading forward of
the Naval team; Flippin. who has
played both center and guard on
the five OF Centre College, and who
was captain Of that team last year.
and Shapley, a big, active fellow
who played guard at Peddie Insti.
tute.
1t is believed that the positions
Of center and guard. made vacant
by the graduation of Ault and Blue
will be capably filled. There is q
particularly fine race for the cen
ter place. 1t is now being filled
by Scheibeler. who has developed
a keen eye for the basket. besides
having the requisite height.
However, Scheibeler will have
considerable opposition. Probably
his chief opponent will be Flippin
Other candidates are Opie. the Ma.
val Academy champion high
jumper, and johnson.
For the vacant place at guard
Jones. Barnes and Shapley are in
the lead. Jones is light, but fast
and a fIIs,-rate offensive guard,
being able to get down court and
do a good deal of the scoring
Barnes has been a first.rate substi
sons, and Shapley is a newcomer
but played on the team Of Peddie
Institute.
REGULARS MUST HUSTLE.
Though Mckee and Harris, the
regular forwards Of least year, are
on hand, they will not find holding
their positions a sinecure. Their
most dangerous rival is Craig. who
came from Knox College. and who
holds the scoring record for the
Navy up to this time. Mills and
Metteuci are also doing good work
at the forward positions.
II looks as II the team will be
somewhat heavier than last year
and this Is an important considera
ton, as the Military Academy al
ways has a big team. playing q
hard and aggressive line Of basket.
ball. Captain Parr. at guard
weighs over 1S0, while Flippin and
Shapley weigh in the neighborhood
of 175 each. None Of the forwards
goes over $50 pounds. however. that
being Mckee's weight.
The schedule will be much better
than for several years, and the
high points, besides the Army
game, are the two games with the
University Of Pennsylvania and the
game with Georgetown. The Navy
will play Pennsylvania in Philadel.
phia on January II. and in Annap.
oils on January "a. The game with
Georgetown will be played in An.
napolis on January q, and will
mark the resumption Of athletic
relations between the two institu.