Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01
ARMY SQUAD SHY
Of LINE MATERIAL
Perry Is Only First-String
Forward Returning to
Team This Year.
w VEST POINT, N. Y, August
3l.-When Capt. "Biff"
NV Jones, head coach of the
Army foot ball team, starts

w VEST POINT, N. Y, August
M 3l.-When Capt. "Biff'
wv Jones, head coach of the
Army foot ball team, starts
preparations Monday to play
schedule which will bring the Army
team against the leading foot ball
authorities of America, including Knute
Rockne, Bob Zuppke and Pop" War
ner, he will have IA letter men avail
able from last years team.
Only one of this group of "pigskin
chasers" was regular flrst-string lines
man last year. "Biffs" last seasons
backfield with the exception of quar-
terback is practically intact. only two
regular backs Allan and Nave, having
been lost through graduation. Messin-
ger and Carlmark, regular ends, will
also report as we'll as Kenny who was
strong candidate for regular wing po-
sition last year. In the line, new men
will have TO be developed as George
Perry. 207-pound tackle, is the only
first-string linesman still in the
academy.
eagle Still at Point.
Letter men in Arn1y's backfield who
will don their foot ball toys Monday
and keep in training until after the
Stanford game on December %, are
eagle, halfback and captain of the
team; Murrel. O'Keefe, Hutchinson,
Gibner and Piper. Gibner appears TO
be the strongest contender for the
quarterback position left vacant by
Naves graduation. In the line with
Perry as a mainstay, Parham from last
seasons squad is the strongest candi-
date for left tackle. He substituted for
Sprague last year and gained consider
able experience. Two new guards will
be needed. with Humber, Walsh and
Maxwell, all of whom got into sufficient
games in the 1923 season to win let
tiers, being mainly depended upon to
fill the vacancies.
Other candidates among the 200 re-
porting are Bowman, quarterback;
Undertake, fullback; Marshall, end,
and Miller. tackle. All of these men
were awarded monograms for their
services during last years campaign.
They are second classmen, due to grad
uate in 1881 and most of them have
gained weight during the past year.
Other veterans of last years squad, who
| because of their experience are expected
to develop, are Crabb, Fletcher and
Malloy, ends; MacLean, tackle, and
Carlson, Harris and Stuart, backs.
Crabb Is Likely Prospect.
During most of last years season,
Crabb was a candidate for guard His
speed and aggressiveness attracted the
attention OF MAJ. Ralph SaSSe, end
coach, and after a consultation with
"Biff" Jones he was given a try-out.
Sasse gave him considerable personal
attention and Crabb soon demonstrated
that his abilities were considerably more
valuable to the squad as an end than
in the line. He played in several games
and it is probable that this season he.
will force Messenger and Carlmark to
extend themselves to retain their posi-
tons as regular f1rst-string ends.
Lieut.. johnny Stokes. to whom
Capt. Jones has entrusted the i'm
portant mission of developing a string
of centers, will have a most difficult
task. Not a single snapper back of
any experience is available. all of the
regular and substitute centers Of last
years squad having graduated. It is
probable that Stokes will have to de-
velop his pivot men from last years
plebe team which suffered five defeats
and one tie.