Evening star., 1898-10-08
Practice on the Georgetown and Co.
lumbar Foot Ball Fields.
SEASON HERE 70 0PEN NEXT SATURDAY
Schedules Arranged by the Local
Colleges.
"SIzING UP" THE CANDIDATES

| the work Of the candidates for a place on
the eleven Of the blue and gray. OF the
| three score original candidates only thirty
have been able to stand the wedding out
process. These are now under the guild
ance of William Donovan. Mr. Donovan
was on the Brown University eleven for
four years. He filled the position of quar-
ter back and is rated the best man they
ever had. Outside of his well-known abiI-
1ty as player the consideration entering
principally into the choice of Mr. Dono-
van was the desire on the part of the
management to continue the system of
coaching which had been introduced by
John Casey and Frank Smith. The latter
has gone to play with the DuQuesne Ath-
letic Club of Pittsburg and will not re-
turn until the season has finished. His loss
Will be felt by the eleven to great eX-
tent, as he is probably one of the best
guards in the country. Casey will in all
probability be made the permanent cap
tain, and to place on his shoulders the re-
sponsibiltty of coaching the men and also
their guidance on the field would be in
considerate. Mr.. Donovan began his work
Monday.
The Opening Game.
The game with Swarthmore next Satur-
day is the all-absorbing topic at the col
lege. Great confidence is expressed in the
eloven, and justly so. The lineup will
probably be as follows: Center, Long;
guards, Rutherford and Lynch; tackles,
Casey and MCGOWAN: ends. John English
and Oracle; quarter. Keane or Loblt: half
backs. Fleming, Cullen or Taylor and full
back kenna.
The games arranged for follow:
october 10, Swarthmore at Georgetown.
October IL, Gallaudet at Georgetown
October y, University Of Virginia at
GEORGETOWN.
November 3, Villanova at GEORGETOWN
November 8, Baltimore Medical College at
Georgetown.
November II, Virginia Military Institute
at Georgetown.
November "A, Columbian University at
Washington.
Games will also be arranged with Johns
hopkins and the naval cadets The dates
OF these contests will be in November
Center.
Long of the Law School is the most
promising man for center. He is a native
OF the newly annexed territory of Hawaii
He weighs about ore hundred and eighty
pounds. and renIhds one very much of
Doucette. Harvard s excellent certer last
season. He is remarkably strong. AMI has
had considerable experience as center on
the eleven of Santa Clara College Califor-
ma. His fault iscja lack of seriousness in
bis playing. THIS causes him to make
is, however. changing the aspect of things
for the big Hawaiian. and although not so
strong as his rivaI. is far superior to him
IN passing and blocking. These are the
principal cdndidatfs fpr center. '"Tannally-
town Callahan Of the Medical School has
promised to come outi but if he does not
put In an appearance soon Long will be
undoubtedly found cirT the position against
SWarthmore next Saturday. O'DonneIl will
also be tried. but with time and a little
more vim the big Sandwich Islander will
show his superiority.
Guards.
The position Of guard on either side oe
the line is being contested for by four good
men. They are Rutherford Uaw), Lynch
1902; Moore. 1901, and Murphy, 1901 The
odds seem to be in favor of Rutherford and
Lynch. the former Is a big, shapeiy chap.
who possesses great deal of strength
FRANK Smith taught him a great many
nne points about the game before he left.
He is little clumsy in his movements,
and can improve a good deal In offensive
work before being of great value to the
team
is not SO heavy as Rutherford. the latter
weighing two hundred pounds and the
former one hundred and eighty, bus he Is
evidently the most aggressive man on the
fed. His work is always well done.
Moore weighs about 225 pounds and Is
very soft. For his weight he shows much
agility and, with constant practice, will be
developed into a good guard. Murphy has
not given the coachers fair opportunity
to size him up as yet He weighs about 175
pounds and is lively player, particularly
good at breaking through and following
the ball Indifference Is his fault. His
practice is not regular.
Tackle.
The survival Of the fittest has left these
men in the contest for tackle: Casey, 1900;
foe IT Vols no,
English, 1901 Casey, of course, is sure of
his position. His playing Is obviously su-
perior to that of the others. No man on
the field can tackle as hard as Casey. But
there is some talk of putting him in as full
back. If this is done 1T means that an ex-
celent lineman will be taken out to pro-
duce mediocre full back. Although he is
strong in tearing through the line with the
ball. his punting in no way warrants the
change. Some authority expressed the
need of a good full back when he said that
team is as weak as it's full back. 1t
seems highly probable, however, that Casey
will captain the team from his old position
at tackle.
Kenna, the old Mt ST. Mary's player, is
expected to arrive in few days. He play
ed full back on his college team for three
years, and an idea of his size and strength
can be conceived from the fact that up to
that time he was guard on the eleven
He is an excellent pLnter and good goal
kicker. In all probability he will take the
place and solve the difficulty. He will take
the postgraduate course. OF the other
candidates for the position Of tackle, Nc
Gowan is probably athe best. He has quite
local reputation |asi a player. With his
weight of 175 pounds and his well-knit
frame, he proves, himself tower of
strength in the line..s Next to Casey and
Lynch, he is the iiveltest man on the field.
The coachers aree busy making him play
down lower in the line.
Walsh, the base ball player, was doing
splendid work until caused to leave the
game owing to aabadly bruised shoulder
He will be all right in short time and
will return to thSscontest. His principal
value is his great ability in running with
the ball. If he is usedtn the game Thanks
giving day Colunnpian look for some
trick plays in which .1he will figure. Tom
English is unfortunate enough to lack ex-
perience. He is an earnest worker, how
ever. and will d95uBsiess develop into
splendid man. 80
.tEhAs.
For ends John English. 1sOo and Oracle,
1901. are the best men. English is a cool,
heady player and tackles hard and low.
He goes at the interference with great
force and rarely misses his man in the
plunge. Oracle plays out a little too far.