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...rather the means that seem ill-advised. It is necessary to reduce the quota of ensigns which will be available to the navy. If Washington feels that four hundred of the midshipmen now in the academy must be denied commissions, why not put the matter to them? It is probable that there are that number of men in the Academy who would be glad to return to civilian life. Let them signify their desire to do so and give them their discharge papers when they graduate. Or, award the permissible number of commissions on a scholastic basis from among...
...Navy as low as 28 or 30 and using its tremendously long follow-through, while Princeton and Harvard held the beat higher at 32 or 34. As the shells cut through the water against the strong current and the slight head wind everyone was expecting to see the midshipmen settle into a stroke whose power would drive them into the lead, while Princeton and Harvard fought it out for second place. But the spurt did not come and Annapolis' far-heralded eight hold close to the Crimson and the Orange and Black. With a stroke a few beats higher than...
...world's champions and their betters. Brown was working the men behind him to every bit of their ability and Terry was not allowing the men on his side of the boat to fall behind, but the race was too hard and every stroke sent the Tigers and Midshipmen a few inches further ahead. At the one-mile mark, the while Princeton flag went down a fraction of a second ahead of the blue and several moments before the Crimson. Now came Navy's long awaited spurt and her supporters gave evidence of the fact that they had confidence...
...still considerably worried over the way in which their line crumbled before the Navy defense. This was especially apparent during the first quarter when the Annapolis ends and tackles were stopping the runner before he reached the line of scrimmage. This is well illustrated by the fact that the midshipmen gained 122 yards through the line in comparison with Princeton's 30. The Tiger backfield is one of the strongest that has been seen this fall, but unless Princeton develops a line which is far stronger than it now is, it will have little chance against the towering Harvard line...
...Navy brings to the Tigers' lair a fair-to-middling squad, the seasoning of which has been impaired by the late return of several members who rowed on the victorious crew at the Olympic Games at Antwerp this summer. As a result of this, North Carolina forward passed the Midshipmen into a state of coma and snatched the first game of the season, 14-7. Since then, Coach Felwell's men have taken a brace. Folwell will be remembered hereabouts as the coach of the Washington and Jefferson aggregation that no nearly defeated the University here in Buckley's year...