The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-23
NAVY LOSES
STARS IN
JUN:

&c - doubtful II any INSTITUTION
ID the country suffers more i'm.
portant losses TO it's football team
than the United States Naval Acad-
envy. which must face the 1927 sea.
son without the services OF 26 OF
its Squad A gridders. Just 26 mid
ghipmen are due to graduate In
ing from Navy Bin migrants roster
next year as Tom Hamilton, How.
ard Caldwell, Frank Wickhorst,
Alan Shapley and Tom Eddy.
The Navy is hard hit in the lire,
at the TANKS and in the backfieId.
Coach ingram, In spite Of some
rather excellent material on hand,
faces what will be perhaps his
hardest task at the Academy in de-
veloping capable players who can
I'LL the shoes Of such stars OF ac-
knowledged prowess missing In the
next campaign.
In the backfieId Navy takes q
stiff blow In the graduation Of
Caldwell, Goudge,. Shapley and
bah carriers who have been big
assets i'm Nays splendid show.
ing this year.
No athlete In recent years haal
been more versatile on the gridiron
than Hamilton, who did about
everything required of him on the
field and did them all wei. He
cannot easily be replaced, while
Caldwell, really great line plunger.
Il another whose work will be hard
to duplicate. Goudge also played
very fine football, and when with
little warning he was placed at
quarterback in the Navy Michigan
clash, he acquitted himself to the
queens taste.
Alan Shapley was out OF the
game with injuries most Of the
year, but closed with q rush as the
season waned. He Is generally con.
sidered the most powerful runner
on the 1925 eleven, and his playing
against West Point was especially
noteworthy.
AZ the TANKS HardWicIE. Wil.
hanson, McGarTy and MaginniS
are gone. HardWiclk was an out.
standing fIanIxman, while VIII.
Hanson played in q number Of
games as = regular.
Both regular tackles are through
at the Naval Academy. Captain
Wickhorst and Tom Eddy were both
rated All-American timber, Wick
horst being selected on majority
Of the All-American first teame.
But the line also receives some
vEallops in the loss of Warren, CEN.
ter: Cross and Born. first-string
guards; Olsen. tackle, and Osborne.
center. Others who have donned
football toggery for the last time
are: Brocknan. Sti'lman, Aichel
and DuborE, guards: Truelow.
tackle, and Hoerner, center.
West Point win be able to trot
q veteran team on the field next
year, but the Army loses few
good men.
Capt. Tiny Hewitt has played his
last game with the Graylegs, while
Harding, quarterback, and Trapnell,
fast halfback. are also due to grad
uate in June.
Others who will be missing
from the Cadets roster are
Davidson, veteran end; Gilbreth,
haIfbacI1: Schmidt. classy guard.
and edmonton, q substitute
end.
The Army, in addition to Capt.
Light Horse Harry Wilson, has
such stars as Murren, Dahl, eagle
and Meehan to keep him company
in the backfield.
Sprague. husky tackle, has two
more years at the Military Acad-
envy, while Murrel1 and eagle, class.
mates, have three more seasons on
the grid. Hammack, guard, has
two seasons to play, while Saunders
- H. y
year. Daily and Born, center and
end, respectively, do not graduate
until 1928, while Harbold. the other
end. is also in this class