Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-16
Navy Grid Cruise Uncharted
Hopes Go Somewhere But Doesn't Know How Far.
by TOM DoERER.

A NNAPOLIS, Md, September
~ 16.-Hope and speculation
"a stalk within the high, gray
walls of the United States
Naval Academy as 80 rugged
young men strive upon Farragut
Field for berths upon the Acade-
my'S varsity foot ball eleven.
Out of this weller and con-
fusion of flying legs and crash
ing bodies but a few men form the
nucleus from which E. E. (Rip)
Miller, head coach, former Notre
Dame tackle, hopes to weld to-
gether an eleven powerful enough
to uphold Blue and Gold prestige
and tradition.
So the AdmiralS' chances of
failure or success upon the striped
field of battle will depend upon
the development of Miller'S Sopho-
more talent. And the group looms
up promisingly and threateningly
at the moment. But the view is
tinted with hope, rather than with
confidence.
Add to this picture of speculation the
anxiety displayed as to whether the
Notre Dame system of play is going to
be grasped well enough by the players
! at its first trial here. Whether the
backs and ends will be able to speed up
to match the demands made by the
Rockne technique.
You can read the low notes Of doubt
in the coaching staff, see the chances
of speculation in the weather beaten
faces Of the officers fringing the play
ing field, and in the Overtense actions
of the players as they try to please the
anxious tutoring group.
There can be no honest appraisal of
Nays foot ball team at this moment.
1t flashes good and then fair. To make
a definite statement as to what the
squad looks like would be just some
more mclarkey. 1t merely looks like
any other foot ball team weeks before
the season opens, ambitious, rugged and
frolicsome.
Nary lost Is Uets last year By grad
udtton. SeUen of the group mere
backs and three tDere ends. But 81
seasoned UeterGnS are back, and
eioItt of the pack are backs four are
ends and the remainder line ma
teridl.
That summary shows just how much
Miller must depend upon his sophomore
material for requirements.
Those vets from last year lost through
graduation are: BackS-D. A. Bauer,
J. w. Cannon, o. E. Hagberg, r. C.
williams, r. N. Antrim, j. F. Castroo
and j. c. 10th. Linesmen-Capt. r.
M. Bowstrom, G. E. Kirkpatrick, o. r.
Black, A. D. Gray and w, o. Johnson.
Ends. w. Byng, T. A. Torgerson
and E. F. Steffanides.
Rip plans 10 build around a cluster
Of three vets, Capt. M. III. Tuttle. a
sound experience; L. A. ssyan, a 6-fOOt
tackle, with an except I)naI scholastic
record, and L. J. Kirnl back. who
carried the brunt of the attack in last
years skirmishes, and who is rated to
become one Of the best backs in the
East this season.
Much tCtH depend upon Kim this
| year, and Miller makes no effort to
conceal it, Navy rarely displays a
| group OF stars, rather it produces
team OF courageous fighting men,
tUho plug rather than shine. But in
| Kim ii hopes to add a member to
the GH-Americdn lists this Winter.
Kim should 1T the Rochene system
aUell.
Ends are here galore and out Of the
number Is expected to be garnered Q
| few who will fill Miller's expectations
He needs the wings badly and much
stress is being placed upon their drill
ing. But what he is going to get thi