The Washington times., 1925-11-10
NAVY STRENGTH
Gets TRUE
TEST
BuckneII Game Will Point Out
Chance Middies Hold to
Stop Army
By HUGH r. RILEY

ANNAPOLIS, Nov. 10.-The-'4
is a general feeling in Navy circles
that the result of next Saturdays
game against Bucknell will be "a
strong indication as to whether the
Naval Academy team has a rea-
sonable chance against the Army
eleven when they meet two weeks
later at the New York Polo
Grounds.
BuckneIl has a powerful eleven
under the able coaching of Charlie
Moran. of Centre College fam
and the team that beats it should
have a fair chance against the
Army. If the Navy wins by any,
thing like a good margin, it Will
be felt that it has an even cnance
against the Soldiers. =.
RucknelI is an old opponent OF
the Naval Academy and in recent
ears has been playing against II
in the last game before the rihAl
contest. This is two weeks prior
as it has been the custom at the
Naval Academy to omit game
a week before the service contest;
Every now and then BucKneIl
slips over a defeat to the mldsnlp.
men. and-la year was one OF
those occasions, the score being
8 70 0. The Bisons point very
specially for this game and can De
relied upon to give a good account
of themselves whether they win
OR lose. This year, the team seems
1uite up to the standard OF last
season.
The results of other games Sat
urday rather than their own VIC
tory over Western Maryland. by
81 to 0, were the sources OF en-
cOuragement to the Navy team
and its friends. In the first place,
the Army made a poor showing
against Davis lkins. barely de-
feating the almost unknown team.
Johnny Wilson, who secuted the
Army, stated that it had all IL
could do to win.
Princeton's great victory over
Harvard also indicated that the
Navy has some real strength, If
it can be made effective. IT will
he remembered that the Navy
played a tie game with Princeton
in Baltimore, the third game or
the schedle for both. but urdoubt-
eddy outplayed the Tigers in carry
ing the ball and most of the other
important elements of the game.
While it may be said that West
ern Maryland was unexpectedly
strong, the Navy failed to show
any great punch or scoring ability
along any other line. Shapley had
the poorest day of the season, and
was stopped far more effectively
by the Maryland college than he
was by Princeton. No regular
Lack carried the ball to any ex-
tent, the best advancing being done
by Millican and Ransford. young
backs who got in the game in the
last quarter.
On the other hand, the forward
pass was handled very well, and
considerable ground made through
il. Shapley, not playing particu-
Iarly well in other particulars and
passing poorly. proved a fine re-
ceiver OF the pars, one of his
catches being sensational. Prob
ably the failure of green linemen
to open holes had much to do with
Shapley's weakness in ground
gaining.
Looking past the Bucknell game
to the Army contest two weeks
after, most of those in touch with
The situation would say that the
Army has a slight advantage at
;his time, but that it is not so
great but what the Navy might
easily be the winner. With Shap-
lev running as he did against
princeton and the passing game
reasonably effective, the Navy
would have a splendid chance to
win.