Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-24
Candidates for the University Foot
Ball Eleven.
GOOD MATERIAL ON HAND
Promise of a F ir|y Strong Aggre-
CATION.
GAMES ANGED FOR

nOunCeu, ICuT years 6SO, lnGI 1n1STCOheSi-
ate matches were to be barred from the
athletic sports at Georgetown University.
Great pressure was brought to bear on the
faculty of the institution to cause them to
change their decision. The class and de-
partmental teams were allowed. Now with
the coming of the new president. Rev. John
Dunning Whitney, S. j., the young men Of
Georgetown will again be represented on
the gridiron. The undergraduate weerers
of the blue and gray have gone into foot
ball with an unparalleled zest College had
hardly opened when there was call for
candidates and over forty brawny young
sters responded and are now seen daily
tumbling about on the campus in their eff
forts to make the team.
The COachers
They have been under careful coaching.
John T. Casey, 90, and Frank 2. Smith of
the law school have been putting into prac-
tice the experience of years of foot ball.
These Brown University veterans are we'll
schooled in the tactics of the pigslsin. Not
so many years ago they played side ty side
on Browns famous eleven and helped drag
down the blue of Old Eli on the old Yale
field. And now these men will wear the blue
| and gray. Smith is a postgraduate in the law
school land Casey will this year finish his
college course. Both are magnificently-
in the line. Smith is over six feet high
and weighs about 200 pounds. His position
Is guard. Casey is slightly under six feet
and tips the scales at about 175 pounds He
was one of the best tackles Brown ever
had.
The practice has consisted of punting and
catching the ball and the usual fallir & on
the ball and preliminary tackI,ng. The hot
weather has prohibited any severe train
ing. Many of the men are under weight
now, and to reduce them by work in the
not sun would be in1udictous. Trainer Will
liam j. Foley will be on hand next week to
look after the physical condition of the men
and negotiation pending with an ex-
perienced coach, who will reliave Casey
and Smith of some of their nresep+ 20
sponsibllities.
The athletic field of the campus has here
tofore contained a Skin diamond" for base
bali. The yard committee sensibly decided
that during the foot ball season this would
be mudhole most of the time Work has
already begun and it will be filled in and
sodded. This will insure playing after the
most severe storms.
The Thanksgiving day game is aIrea5v
booked as has been announced in The star
Georgetown will meet the Columbian Uni
versity eleven. In anticipation of the event
Columbian has leased the CapitoI Park for
the season, and is spending considerable
money TO make 1t useful for foot ball
games, The game~willt be played at this
park park, and seating arr angements will be
furnished for the immense crowd which il
sure to be on handT
Manager Watkins
Credit should be given the manager of
Georgetown's foot >ball interests for the
work he has done in the last two weeks.
He is Richard j. Watkins, 81 He gave I'D
his vacation and returned to college to
work against many difficulties In the first
place, all of the best teams have had their
schedules filled many weeks hence. The
persistent efforts of Mr. Watkins however
and the DODlllaritK Of the ba,
come much, and the opening game will be
played here with Swarthmore October 10
Games will also be arranged with the Uni
Versity OF Virginia. HaVerford Johns Hop
kins, Catholic University, Mt. st, Marys
Richmond College, Gallaudet. University of
Maryland, Maryland Athletic Club, the
Naval Academy and others. PENNSYLVANIA
has invited the team to go to Philadelphia
October >, but as the professional schools
do not open until about that time it was
considered too early TO face such strong
team, consequently the offer was refused.
Mr. Watkins has been assisted in his
work by David J. Flynn, 1900. of Boston.
w. Kurtz Wimsatt of the same class has
also done considerable work in bringing
matters into shape. He is treasurer of the
athletic association.
In looking over the candidates who have
put in an appearance, great many good
men are found and the GEORGETOWN eleven
of 99 promises to be a fairly strong aggre-
cation of players. OF course, the absence
of a varsity eleven for the past four years
tent Yet during the time mentioned the
class teams have brought out some excel
lent material.
Candidates for the Team.
For the position of center John E. Moore.
1900, of Woburn, Mass, is a likely candi-
date. His weight, however, will be some
what against him. He weighs 24O pounds
and will have to train hard to get in con-
dition. He made a good record on his
loS ,,1a tn
of the games. Another candidate who has
every chance of being chosen is E. P.
O'DonnelI, 1862, of Pennsylvania. He weighs
in the vicinity of $50 pounds, is well built
and very strong.
Besides Frank Smith of the law school,
the candidates for guards will be Lynch,
medical, Lynch, 1902, and several others.
The Lynch brothers from Holyoke,
Mass. The older brother weighs 200 pounds,
while the younger is slightly under that
weight. Each will make a strong bid for
place on the team.
Casey, of course, is looked upon as a
fixture at tackle although there are a good
many lively young men who are going to
give him battle royal. Callahan of the
pounds; Walsh, 1901. the right fielder of
the base ball nre and crack all round ath-
lele; owens, 19u2 a promising freshman;
Martell Of the law school, an old Boston
College player, and Shipp of the same de-
partment are all promising candidates
The important positions on the ends will
very fortunately have number of splendid
foot ball players trying for the choice
There are a great many good men at
Georgetown who are almost too light for
the line These meps win be developed as
ends Among them sare Albert e. Murphy,
1901; Mccarthy, 19aR+ who is from the
New Haven High Schaol; John Murphy,
l3o2 Of the Milwaukea High School: j.
Pierce Oracle, 1901, %ho|showed good form
In last years class sA1nes. and ]. A. O. Shea
of the senior class III Z,
Special pains will ase faken to develop a
nun back There arsssome very likely men
trying for the positNa1, and to find a good
one ought not to be Hard. Denis J. Cleary,
1900. was looked upot as the best full back
IN the college last ySst until several severe
injuries put him out Of the game for the
year will include Chafies'C. L. Horsey, 1901:
l.: j. kennedy, 1902, and Maurice B. Kirby
Of the law school.
For the other positions back of the line
there are many candidates. Clarence K
Gorby. 1902 played on the eleven of Notre
Dame University in the position of quar-
Ter back. Thomas G. Downs will be re-
membered as the popHiar fielder Of the base
Dali nine. He will attend the law school this
year. Patrick j. Fleming, 1901. the second
paSeman or the nine, Is also a fine foot
pail player. Other candidates back of the
line Will be David s. ODonnell prep;
francis X. O'Brien, 1900; Thomas +. Gull