The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22

However, the Navy team sees a
chance to redeem itself in part and
to greatly encourage every player by
winning from Princeton in Balti-
more next Saturday. Princeton was
even more decisively beaten by
Notre Dame than was the Navy by
Penn State, so the game will not
have much effect upon the final
ranking. However, a victory over
Princeton means a good deal Ohder
any condition, and just now 1t would
even more than usual to the Navy
team.
There is sufficient rivalry between
the two institutions to insure a
fame of much interest, just az the
Army-Navy game always attracts
great attention, even though the
teams may not rank high among the
college elevens of the year. Prince
ton defeated the Navy in 1920, and
the Navy turned the tables in 1921.
Last season there was no game, and
there had been none before 1920
since the game of 1911.
The Navy has absolutely no
excuses for Saturdays defeat.
The main factor was, Of course,
the exceptionally brilliant running
of Wilson, and the fact calls at.
tentiOn to a traditional weakness
Of Navy teams. Year In and year
out, no college puts a team on the
field with a sitter defence to
line plays or better executed line
drives but It has always been
peculiarly VuInerably to trick
plays of any kind, including long
passes, Or to specially fleet or
elusive runners in q broken field.
Saturdays game was a type Of
many games in which the Navy has
participated. Running from scrir1
mage, the Navy made fifteen first
downs to States four, yet was over.
whelmingly beaten by the ability
OF one man to run around OF
through it. aided, Of course, by the
interference OF other members Of his
team. There Is conviction here
that tie admitted offensive strengt.,
Of the Navy team will yet be used
in a way to win games, even
against the strong teams.
Bob Folwell and his assistants
will rrobahly give the arran GENE n
of the backfield much thought
Devens was placed at left half, in
stead Of Flippin, largely because he
was considered a better defensive
player. Flippin, however, did not
able work when called into tho
State game at a later period.
Ballinger Is also an effective
ground gamer, and can drop kick
The filling of enc backfield position
from these three will be a problem
The other. question as to tho
backfield will be the choice be.
tween Mckee and Shapley for
quarterback. Mckee has been a
regular for three seasons, though
not starting in all of the games.
He is a trained athlete in many
branches OF sport, and his export
ence should make him valuable.
He passes well and carries the bali
fairly well, though never a great
ground gamer.
Shapley is heavier and faster, and
has had but one years experience
on the squad as a substitute Many
believe. however, that he has nat.
ural ability and should be used regu.
larly.
1t now looks as If Barchet and
Cullen are fixtures. Barchet is by
far the best runner the Navy las
and 1t is believed that he Is entirely
healed from the injuries that kept
him out of the first two games.
Cullen is probably as good a ground
gamer as Mckee, and is decidedly
the best punter on the squad.
This week will be given to the
hardest kind of preparation for the
Princeton game. OF course, it Is
recognized that Princeton will work
equally as hard to win a victory
which would tend to arouse it's droop-
Ing spirits. Mutual understanding