Evening star., 1936-09-22
NEEDS 0NLYP|L0T
AND SNAPPERBACK
~ Feel Pretty Good About
Prospects," Says Coach.
Reserves Strong.
ny the Associated Press.
w yEsT POINT, N. y septem-
"A Der 22.-Clear the track.
wv The United States Army is
nm the march apain

n ber 22.-Clear the track.
wv The United States Army is
on the march again.
Give Lieut.. Gar Davidson q real
good quarterback and better than
fair center and he'll show you West
Point foot ball team that will go places
this season.
Replacing John Clifford in the mid
die Of the line and Bill Grohs at the
key position in the backfield loom as
the two major problems as the gray
thatched Davidson sends an "A"
squad of SO big foot ballers through
their PAGES here these brisk Fall days.
II feel very good about prospects"
said Coach Davidson. Players like
Clifford and Grohs can't be plucked
off trees, and I hardly expect to un-
cover two men as good as they were.
Still, feel we have the makings of a
very fair team.
"For one thing, we're bigger. For
another thing, we have more reserves.
This latter factor may make our ball
team. They'll be green at the start.
but they'll see enough action to know
what it's all about by the time we start
down the home stretch"
Graduations Don't Worry Him.
CRADUATIONS cost the Army no
less than seven members of last
years starting line up, but that doesn't
worry Davidson much. The men ne
l.. fhic 1Jaar-RantnP and
quarterback excepted-are just as
good he thinks, as his 1885 regulars.
He has eight letter men available
for line duty and three in the back
field. Not all of them were starters
last season, but all saw plenty Of ac-
ton under FIRE. 1t looks to be first
team composed entirely of third and
fourth year men.
Davidson plans to alternate Maurice
Preston and Bill Hipps at left end,
with Bill Stromberg at the other
flank. John Eriksen and Jim 1sbell
will get the call at tackle. Cliftords
successor at center is undecided, but
right now Ed Howell Of Margate City,
N. j., has the inside track. Nils Oh
man, Gordon Kimbrell and Sam
Smith will fight 1t out for the two
guard positions.
Monk" Meyer Is the only 1885
starter available for back field duty.
He'll be at left half The other backs
will be recruited from last years re-
serves and the b" squad.
Kasper GroOmed as General.
ROE KAspER' a husky junior is
- being groomed to fll Grohs' post
ut quarter. Johnny Ryan and Arpad
Kopcsak will start at right half and
fullback
Give those lads a game or two to
get used to each other and we'll be
all right" said Davidson. BY mid
season our reserves should know their
way around. too. feel very good
about the 1896 Cadets"
Generally speaking. the Army tutor
looks for a more open game this year,
although except for the lateral the
West Point eleven mostly will adhere
to power plays.
THE showing made by those two
great Texas teams-Texas Christian
and Southern Methodist-is bound to
be felt this year." said Davidson. They
play a very open game and their
style is sure to be copied in all sec
tions. Therefore. you can look for
more profuse use Of both forwards and
lateralS"
The schedule:
October 3-Washington' and Lee;
10-Columbia at New York; THAR
ward at Cambridge; 2%-Springfield;
31-Colgate; November 7-Muhlen-
berg: 14-Notre Dame at New York;
2l-Hobart; 28-Navy at Philadel-
phia.