The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-21
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BY HENRY McELMORE

BY HENRY McELMORE United Press Stan Correspondent)
 Annauolis, Md. Sept 21--Grant- ing that football, like q red-headed gal and a snak on Q rock, is a tricky thing. cit still sems that~a bet on Navy to whip Army this year would be a fairly safe wager.
 Navy hasn't turned tho trick since 1921, but this looks like the sailors year. Army lost Riddley by graduation; Navy lost only four regulars and one of them Pray, left end, cost the team as much on uen- alties as he gained in play.
 Today we asked Rip Miller, head Navy coach, what he thought of such bet. Mir Miller, who, at tho time of the question, was showing back the difference between a block and caress, motioned us to . shady portion of the stands. and told us about the Navy team told us what it did an didn't have.
 Were going to bo better than last year, when the best we could do was salvage two victories and Q tie from nine games. And I'll tell you why. When you looked once at the 1892 team you had seon everything, meaning that 1t had Il good men and little else. This sea- son you'll have to look twice to see 1t, which means Navy has more than ono man for Q position.
 T haven't got any outstanding stars on this squad. But Two few of what cali key-men--playors any. coach on our schedule would be glad to have. Heading this list Is Captain and left end, Hugh Mur- ray, fighting Georgia boy. Butch Harbold is & real center and Dick Budns, despite the fact he weighs but 1894, is guard worth watch ing. Brookes at tackle. and Borrics and Walkup in tho backfold, are boys boys eve even !, Southern California
 Wo asked why Chung Hoon. tho trlple-threat from Hawaii, whose Touchdown" passes kept Army worried last season, was not men, tioned.
 Chung Hoon. in condition is as good man as there is in the academy, but he underwent an appendicitis operation this summer, and 1t cost him plenty of strength. So, right now, he Is only another player.".
 Rip was unable to name . prob- able strating lineup, for the sim- ple reason that half q dozen po-. sitions, are in doubt. The quarter. back post is toss-up between Brecht and Slack. Brecht an under slung hardsbitten little chap, is 0 whale of blocker, and Slack is far and away the better strategist. At loft half Walter Baumbergcr and Bolton Rankin are waging Q private duel. Baumberger q tough hedhead, Is q fine passer and block CT, and Rankin, whose knickname Is Rabbit, runs just like one.
 Tho right half situation is ex- actly like that of the left. Walkup Is sweet blocker and Borries, his rival, Is Q fine runner and pass re- ceiver. Borries, by the way, looks as little like Q football player as any man you ever saw. He's so first tackle would break him in two. yet Miller rates him as the toughest man on the squad.
 Bill Clark, a converted halfback, will be first string fullback, with Larsen, who played end on the squad last year, as his understudy,
 The line Is not at all settled. with Murray, Harbold, Burns and Brooks as the only men certain of their positions. And Brooks, who has been suffering from an infected ear. may have to yield left tackle to Baird or Mimi. Zabriskie, a 1S0. pound bruisor. will handle left guard, with Shafer and Ruling as understudies. Right tackle will be taken care of by l04-pound Cutter or Clark, Wilson and Bull. Dornin and Miller will alternate at right end. Miller says the teams biggest weakness is the lack of pair of capable reserve wingmen to step in when Murray and Dornin graw weary.
 Navy's schedule calls for nine games, including successive tits Pittsburg, Virginia, Penn, Notre Dame, Columbia, Princeton ana AppaV