The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-30

always heavier and stronger than
After having rather taken for
granted that the naval teams would
be light in comparison to most OF.
its oppopents, it was hard Tor naval
people to realize last year that they
had one OF the heaviest lines in the
country, but this was actually the
case.
The weights OF the regular lire
men were: Center, Osburn. 1874:
guards. Lentz. us and Chilling
and Stolz. 1879: ends. Taylor. 178,
and Caldwell, IT,. When it is re-
membered that all OF these were
trained to a fine edge. 1t will be
seen that the Naval Academy had
anything but light line.
OF these. Eentz. Wickhorst and
Osburn will return. and all three
will probably be two or three
pounds heavier than last year. Dan
Eddy. the stroke Of the Nays
champion crew last spring. will
probably be at right guard and win
weigh something over 100 pounds.
The most prominent candidate at
right tackle is Edwards. champion
heavyweight wrestler. who weighs
200. and the ends are likely to
weigh weigh as much as those Of
last year.
While it win be impossible to
forecast the backfield for the com:
ing season, IL is likely that there
viii be a number of big men I'm
It. Shaply will not be under 100
pounds In playing shape this fall,
and Flippin, Born and BrOadbent,
all likely bacIxfield candidates,
weigh 100 pounds or more each.
The indications are. therefore,
that both the line and the back
field OF tile Naval Academy team
Of wiz be heavier than last
season.
No effort has been made to se-
cure heavy men for the line merely,
for all of the most likely candi-
dates for places, in addition TO their
weight and strength, have credit
able athletic records, some before
entering the academy, and in cIuding
other branches Of sport besides foot
ball.
Big Gus Lentz, captain for, the
coming season, had a year of foot
ball at Rutgers before entering the
Naval Academy, and is the local
heavyweight boxer. He also IL O
weight man on the field and track
team Dan Eddy, the other guard,
has had two years on the variety
crew, stroking the eight than won
the intercollegiate championship at
Poughkeepsie in June.
Osburn, center. has not been
particularly active in sports. ex-
cept football, at the Naval Acad-
envy, but at Culver, which he Ut.
tended previously, he lead in
several branches. WiclhOrst
played on the freshmen eleven at
Illinois In 1922, with RED
Grange. He has done some
wrestling at the Academy. Ed
wards. likely to be the other
tackle, is the best heavyweight
wrestler among the college teams.
Bernet, who win probably be at
eft end, plays on the lacrosse team,
while Hardwick, the probably occu
pant OF the other flank position.
played several years at Virginia
Poly before entering the Academy.
1t be seen that the Naval Academy
will have a line made up OF PLAY
ers Of unusual strength and athletic
ability.
That there win BE no lack of
heavy material in the near future
i.S indicated by the number Of big
fellows in the new class. The8e
have already been noted: KruppeE-
bacher, 207; Lloyd. EOS; Wilson, 1876;
Hutchins. 1876, and Woerner. 1876
pounds. All have had football ex-
perience. Such an array OF big
men in a new class at the Academy
| is unprecedented.