The Washington times., 1925-01-13

Ie00S1Sn1p Gn1S season ia CIIS COu1k
Next Saturday It plays It's second
game with Yale, but this time at
New Haven, and the following SAT-
urday It plays the return game
with Pennsylvania, In philadelphia.
| Another severe test will be when
IL meets Fort1harh, team which
avan1ped Yale at Annapolis on
February IL. This appears to be
the most severe test ahead, but the
schedule for February IL full OF
teams which may cause more trou-
BILE than had been expected.
There is every reason 10 believe
that both. Yale and Pennsylvania
viii be harder to defeat on their
own floors than they were at An
| napolis, and It 10 recognized that
| the midshipmen must improve along
certain lines, or they are likel"
to have trouble with both opponents.
In particular, Pennsylvania rather
outplayed the Navy during most OF
| the game last Saturday, and the
/, Navy must find some way Of pen0-
trating. its defense to greater ad.
vantage.
just now. the Navy team,
/ though playing with splendid
spirit and no little skill. is not
| quite fulfilling the expectations
J Of the early season. Craig. who
lead the team In scoring In the
Z! early games, has almost stopped
/ completely, the fact being due In
/ some measure TO apparent stale.
moss, but more to the fact that
! he h 50 closely watched by Op-
| posing teams.
The. Naval team IL also weak in
dribbling, and has by no means
perfected a system Of penetrating
the defense Of strong team SO
as to get close shots. It also fails
to get a fair proportion of the
| quick shots from moderate dis
tances after receiving the ball on q
timid pass, a play which under the
modern game produces a large pro-
| portion Of the scoring.
Fortunately Day, who has played
both at center and forward, has
been developing scoring ability as
Craig has slumped. He lid the
bulk OF the scoring from the floor
against Michigan and Pennsylvania.
and must be given the greatest por-
! ton Of the credit for the victories
over both Of these teams. He 10
the fastest player and the best fol-
lower OF the ball on the Navy
team.
Captain Leggett, at left guard.
continues to play a splendid cefen-
sive game. but rarely shoots TOR
goal. Jones, Graf mad Shapley are
still in the running for the other
guard. They are all good defen-
sive players. and the decision as
to them will probably be based IN
their ability in the offensive hne.
The forward combination II
still in doubt. Though Cr1gg has
not been up to form in recent
games, there b little doubt that
he will brace shortly, and he b
still q strong probability tor q
forward position. Day can hardly
be displaced, but IL Is not Ger.
tain whether he viii play for
ward or center. Should Parrish
or Signer show satisfactory work,
one will be at forward, and Day
will hold down center. Or Bad
ger, Rhodes, Rule or 6hapley may
| be the final selection for center,
with Day at forward.
Coach Allen has q number Of
other good players such q Flippin.
Hamilton, Kern, Hirst, Dozier, Hull
and Johnson, who may at any time
show form which entities them to
consideration. In fact. never in
the history of the game at the
Naval Academy has the squad
been so large and capable or with
as much reserve strength.
| Lieutenant Commander j. Ross
Allen, now choaching for the third
season, is accorded great praise for
the fine work done by his charges.
He Is a real leader and instructor,
with many good ideas as to the
game, and the faculty Of leading his
charges and getting the most out
of them.
Though the Naval Academy is
working hslrd to win basketball
leadership this season, 1t does not
forget that the real objective Of
the season is the defeat OF the
Military Academy, which plays here
on February %. Though the Sol.
diers are not looking very formid-
able now, there is little doubt that
they will be in shape to give a real
battle when they meet the Sailors,
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