The Washington times., 1901-09-26
new COACH TAKES CHARGE
GeOrgetOwn's Pigskin Chasers Now
in the Hands of Church.
Pleased with the Team Material
Outlines His Policy OF Training
The Open Running Game to Re-
place the Old Guards Back stxIc.

| Inc footDali squad AT Georgetown yes
terday afternoon reported to W. w
| Chruch, of Pittsburg, the famous tackle
of the Princeton team of 1896 AS result
of the gruelling pace cut out by Captain
| Barry in the practice on Tuesday, num-
| ber of the men were lame and did not
| turn out. After sizing up the twenty
| four men who were . in evidence on
Georgetown feeld, Mr. Church expressed
himself as highly pleased with the ap-
| pearance of the material from which he
will organize an eleven! =
After putting the players through the
usual light kicking and catching practice,
Church lined up two eleyens and worked
them easily for a few moments. After
the field practice was over the new coach
talked to the squad in the football room.
He gave them a general idea of what his
policy would be while he had the team in
charge.
The system of play to be used at
Georgetown this year will be essentially
the Princeton style. The open running
game, in which success depends more on
speed and stiffness than upon weight,
will replace the Pennsylvania guards
back" style, used by the Blue and Grey
last year under the coaching of DIR. Bull,
the once famous Pennsylvania centre
rush.
OF course Church will elaborate some
what upon the basic principles of the
Princeton style of play. The open game
is better suited to the Georgetown team
than is the guards back" style. The
latter has never been found highly eff
ficient except in the days when Pennsyl-
vania had their famous centre trio. AS
a rule, the Georgetown players are fast.
From the present outlook the George
town team will be built on a strong vet
eran foundation. There will be at least
eight of the old men out for practice this
fall-possbly more. II the players retain
their old positions the line will be. with a
single exception, the same as 1t was last
year. Mackay, Kerns, Lynch. Seitz, Rus
sell, and Drill made up the line the
greater part of last year, Finnegan. who
took care of one end OF the line. Is gone
for good Despite the fact that the old
men all have apparently good chances
of retaining their positions. the compeu-
tion for all places promises to be close.
Back of the line, Captain Barry will. of
course, step back in his place at right
half back. Reilly. who made such good
showing at the other half, is expected to
return to school within few days. but
be out of the game the entire season.
Devlin, by playing professional baseball
during the summer. has rendered himself
Ineligible. His absence from the position
of fun back will be keenly felt. He was
rated one of the best men of the South
in that position. Seitz brother of Joe
Seitz who played last year in the line. is
a promising candidate for the vacancy,
however. He has an excellent high
school record
Buckley appears to be showing far bet
ter than any other candidate for the
quarter backs position. and will prob
ably be permanently selected to fill it.
Edmonston. who played end on the
Georgetown Preparatory team last year.
is Of the most promising candidates
for the end vacated by Finnegan. Ed
monston is an aggressive and heady play
er, who made most excellent record as
end rush of the Prep team.
All energies will now be bent to tune
that with the Naval Cadets at Annapolis
on October 5. This first game promises
to be hard one, and 1t is a practical
certainty that tie Middies will be found
III better condition than the footballists
of the Blue and Gray on that date. The
naoolis. 1t was originally intended to
play the game on No.tmber s. but
through some inadve rtaEce the manager
of the Naval Academy team understood
tuber 8 fact which the local team
learned too late to change A week later
Georgetown will play St Johns College.
at Annapolis. The big game of the season
will be the contest with Virginia In this
city on November II.
A training table will be started in a day
or so. and q large part of the squad will
be given seats at it, Rules regarding diet
and regular hours will be more rigidly
enforced this year than ever before.