The Bismarck tribune., 1934-11-16
Few Plays Well Executed 70
Hamilton Plan AZ Ho Points
to Army Game

Young Tom Hamilton and his Is
assistants have taught the Navy
team to meet tight situations con-
fronting 1t.
TO this Annapolis new football
coach attributes much Of the success
the Middies have enjoyed in piling up
seven consecutive victories, including
the topping Of Columbia and the de.
feat of Notre Dame.
Commander John H. Brown brought
Lieutenant Hamilton from California
because he wanted . man with .
thorough understanding Of Naval
Academy tradition and training
life. The latter is different from any
type Of college life. Above all, Conn
mander Brown sought . man who
would teach the Middies to fight.
Commander Brown helped Lieu
tenant Hamilton organize two Of three
West Coast Navy arrays that played
fine football on the golden slope.
That is the way he had the raven
haired Scotsman In mind when he
was appointed graduate manager Of
athletics.
Hamilton played fullback on the
1876 Blue and Gold squad that tied,
Army, 2l-2l. Navy hasn't licked Army
since 1921.
But we're going to beat Army this
year." says Lieutenant Hamilton,
'and we've high hopes against Pitts
burgh, too
Didn't Nliss Much
Hamilton was taught football by
four different coaches Ut Annapolis.
John Wilson, now Navy's backfield
coach, tutored Lieutenant Hamilton
In his plebe year. Jack Owsley, .
Yale man, Bob Folwell, and Navy Bill
Ingram were head coaches ct Annap-
oils In Lieutenant Hamilton's sopho-
more, Junior, and senior years, respec-
lively. SO Lieutenant Hamilton
learned . mixture Of football, and
could not have missed much.
I'VE use . system best adapted to
the material" explains Lieutenant
Hamilton. 1--WE discarded the Notre
Dame plan after three years because
Ordinarily We haven't the manpower
and the finished players to carry It
out. Oddly enough. this Is one season
in which the Notre Dame scheme
might work at the academy, for We
have splendid ends and four versatile
backs.
But the Notre Dame plan hardly
would get Navy any place over . Pc
riod Of years, because it requires indi-
vidual blocking by the ends and aN
the backs and depends upon the all
round ability Of al backs.
Navy uses no more plays than
Necessary. Fool-proof >defenses call
Ior more plays nowadays. A coach
has to put in plays to take advantage
LOT the opposition's weak spots.
Execution Dees It
ut is the execution. and not the
play itself, that counts. Take that
pass. from Borries to Dornin. It put
the ball In position for Cutters place
kick against Notre Dame right under
1.-The gun in the second quarter. and
lit brought US our touchdown with
scarcely minute to 80.
1T is . simple thing that We have
worked on other teams, and which
|naturally has been well secuted.
1T works because Borries Is . tre-
mcndous threat to the outside. It Il
Ionly human nature for the defensive
; right Observation-Disclosures In the
case Of Notre Darne-to move to hia
left to protect his team against 2 cut
back.
This pass repeatedly has been sue.
lcessful because Of the fine acting q
Borries and Dornin. Borrtes gettinl
off to the right behind interference
IS though he meant 70 run It out, ant
Dornin taking the blocking Of the de-
fensive right halfback.
much Of our success also has beer
due to the coaching attention giver
5 the players by Rip Miller. now II
charge Of the line, and the j. other
who assist me. All save Miller ar'
old Navy players who instruct IN Va
, rious departments 1T Annapolis. Fou
Of them, Howard Caldwell. who playc<
fullback: Harry Hardwick, who playet
, end: and John Cross and Ben Born
Who played guard. were classmates 0
= mine.
Il I'VE are going to be hard hit ,!
graduation. We are to lose Borrie
I and Fullback CLARK: Dornin. Min
r snd Mandclkorn, ends; Cutter ant
Lambert. tackles: and Captain Burn:
guard. But Ne have some excellen