Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01
BACKF|ELD NAW'S
BIGGEST PROBLEM
Ingram Has Some Likely Men
to Develop and Good
Forward Wall.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special DlSphVCn 10 1ne 0LaT.
A NNAPOLIS, Md, August 81
" The hard schedule arranged
II for the Naval Academy team
4 \ this Fall consisting of ten
games, five of which are against
the strongest sort of opponents, will
put a severe strain upon the members
of the team, particularly Of the back
field.
The backs will be under the greater
stress for, although such sterling
players as Eddie Burke, guard, and Doc
Wilson, tackle, were lost by graduation,
the squad contains an unusual number
of well qualified forwards.
Fortunately, there are several high
grade backs from last year, and num-
Der of other backfield players, who were
progressing finely towards the close OF
last season, and are expected to be
valuable this year.
The coaches are at once presented
with the problem Of developing q
quarterback, as Dave Welchel, last
years competent quarter, though still
in the academy, is ineligible to play on
account of the three-year rule.
Castree Likely Quarter.
Coach Ingram is considering using
either CaStree or Cannon, regular
halves last year, in the quarterback
position. Other possibilities are Peter
son and Dale Bauer, substitute quarters
last season, and Davis, quarterback OF
the Plebe eleven.
Ingram is at present inclined towards
Castree, former high school player in
Philadelphia, who did good work as a
half last season.. Cannon has played
at quarter, but is expected to be one OF
the Nays leading runners this season.
DaJn a0fI cIanxfyod
promise last year. Davis is the heaviest
of all of those mentioned for quarter
back and is also strong and active.
His weight would be valuable in the
Navy backfield, as the team Is a little
below the average in this particular.
Joe Clifton is the outstanding line
hitter among the backs and should have
a great year. Last season he was
handicapped by injuries, but is now in
fine shape. McCracken and Antrim
are good change backs of the line-hit-
ting type.
Spring and Cannon Fast.
Spring and Cannon look to be the
Navy aces in the running game and
much is expected of them during the
coming season. Much use is also likely
to be made of Joe Bauer, one OF the
veteran backs of the squad. Bauer can
run with the ball, pass and kick and
will probably be used in some OF the
plays built around Lloyd last season.
Mauro, back of unusual strength
and power, was showing much improve
ment toward the latter part of last sea-
son and the coaches have their eyes
on him as useful ball carrier during
the coming season. 10th and Kohlhas
are two backs who did some good work
at times last season
The plebe squad of last year will
give the varsity, in addition to Davis,
some promising backs, including
Tschirgi, Quirk, Binns, kim, Rodgers,
McCrea, Matthews and Konard.
Notre Dame will give the Midship-
men their third game. to be played in
Baltimore on october IL. There will
be a comparative let-up the next week,
the Navy playing Duke, but on the next
three Saturdays the Navy team meets
Princeton, Pennsylvania and George
town successfully, and no team this
year is likely to have harder job.
Two lighter games, against Wake
Forest and West Virginia Wesleyan,
are then on the schedule, and the sea-
son is closed in a game against Dart
mouth on November 80 at Philadelphia.
In view of the hard schedule ahead
of the Navy team 1t will be necessary
to muster Its greatest possible strength
in reserves, particularly as to the back
%sId.