The Washington times., 1925-10-10
GRID
SQUAD IS
SURE
Middies Confident They Can
Reverse Medicine Against
Marquette
By HUGH R. RILEY

10y 4AOOAA GSe ASA44AN1
ANNAPOLIS, Oct. 10s-The
Naval Academy football eleven is
the first to champion the East
against the West in tackling the
strong Marquette team from Mil
waukee today. There are two
other intersectional contests on
the card, but they are North vs..
South, Penn State battling Georgia
Tech and Yale facing Georgia.
In spite of the fact that Mar
quette defeated the Naval Acad-
envy, 81 to 8. last year, naval
people are fairly confident In re-
gard to the outcome Of the game
this year. There is not, the
slightest doubt that the Navy was
much below standard last season,
while everything points to one Of
the best teams in its history this
year.
owsley win use exactly the same
team against Marquette as that
which started against william and
Nary last Saturday. The line is
heavy and powerful, probably one
of the strongest in the country this
season. and, for the first time In
many years. the backfield Is up to
ene same standard.
The hand Of OwsIey Il clearly
seen In the vast Improvement in
the Navy baclxfield, in the indi.
vtiual work Of IDS members and
IT. coordination. OWsley was q
great back at Yale himseIfa and
there were good reasons why he
has been used as baclkfield coach
there for many seasons. Yale url.
dOubtedly lost highly useful
coach when his services were
Though several OF the reserve
backs who were used last Saturday
apparently did better work than the
regulars, there Is no idea OF chang
ing the present backfield. The
backfield as at present made up IL
still considered the most generally
efficient OF any combination that
can be selected.
In the first place, with Hamilton,
Fllppin, Banks and Shapley, It Is an
extremely powerful and rugged
combination, 80 that, with the heavy
and aggressive line It Is well cal
culated to batter down and weaken
an opposing defense. Also. 4 Is .
versatile combination. all being
strong defensive players in addition
to their various accomplishments In
the attack.
There is little question but what
such backs as flanagan, Caldwell.
Ransford, Millican and Goudge are
better ground gamers than ona or
two on the regular combination
yet each member Of the first string
Ellis his place so well ana works sO
well with his mates that it would
bo regarded az q mistake to make
any change.
stiIl, the ponies are likely to
be called In at any time and are
almost certain to figure in every
game this year. Owsley has at his
exactly qualified to run through an
opposing defense which has become
faded, whereas they might not be
able to stand the pace Of taking
part from the start In a strenuous
game.
There b little doubt that the
strategy OF many games this
year, perhaps all Of them, win be
20 weaken the strength Of the
opponents through q terrific bat
tering by the heavy first string
Of backs and then to send In the
lighter men to reel off the yards.
A victory over Marquette will in.
epire real confidence in the battle
against Princeton In Baltimore.
That contest will be by far the
most notable game in this section
during the season, and there IL a
general wish that each team viii
win all Of its preliminary games so
that the outcome viii really have
b bearing on the standing Of the
leaders this season.
The history Of recent games be-
tween the two teams shows that
f.. they are keen rivals. In 1909, at
Annapolis, Princeton won, to 8;
IN t911. also at Annapolis, neither
team scored, and in 1920, Princeton
won at Princeton by Ia to 0. The
Navy had its revenge by winning,
IL to o, at Annapolis the next year.
Then came the Sto-3 draw in
Baltimore in 1924, while Princeton
won last year at Princeton by
II to IA.
Football relations between the two
institutions seem to De firmly estab-
hshed, and the annual game Is
likely to continue Indefinitely.