Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24
UNDER NEW NAME.
George Washington University Foot
Ball Candidates Working Hard.

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This afternoons practice will end week
of hard work and of great progress for the
foot ball team Of George Washington Uni
versity Rourke. Georgetown's left tackle
of last year, who has been engaged to
coach the men this season, took charge on
Monday, and the results of his vigorous
methods Immediately began to appear. Mr.
Rourke's style of play Is hard and aggres-
sive, and while some OF the men are nurs-
ing slight injuries the result Of his
strenuous training, they go into the game
with vigor and spirit that gives promise
of very fast, manipulating team.
Nearly all of last years players have re-
ported for practice. Among them are Capt.
Belaski, left half back; Stevenson. right
half back; Sutton full back: Kirkman.
quarter back; Woods, center: Stanley left
guard; Garrison, right end; Perry, left
tackle, and Kilgore, right guard The new
material, however, is of such caliber that
the old men will have to work hard to hold
their positions, and some of them have al
ready found themselves moved over to the
second team. A number of big men have
appeared for try at the line positions. and
some of the candidates for the back field
are showing up in surprisingly good form.
In the daily line-ups the scrub team has
gained repeatedly on the varsity, and there
has been such constant shifting of players
from one team to the other that with the
exception of two or three men, 1t Is impos-
sible to tell what the lineup will be against
Randolph Macon in the opening game of
the season on October 1. During the COM
ing week Coach Rourke will get his mate
rial thoroughly tried out, and it is hoped to
open the season with decisive victory over
the boys from Virginia.
George Washington's schedule this year
includes Maryland Agricultural College,
Richmond University, Gallaudet and the
universities Of Virginia and Georgetown.
Interest naturally centers in the games
with the two big colleges. 1t was admitted
" W. mo-, oct hat hn
large score against Columbian did not truly
represent the relative strength of the teams,
as hard luck and some mistakes in judg-
ment were responsible for at least three of
Georgetown's touchdowns. With a stronger
and heavier team the George Washington
men are expecting to do great things in the
game with their local rival this year.
This Is the first season of Columbian ath-.
letics under the universitys new name
George Washington. The athletic interests
of the institution have been reorganzed,
and the faculty and alumni are combining
with the students in their efforts for the
best foot ball season In the history of the
university. A crowd of spectators Is daily
on the side lines watching the practice, and
the team has every promise of the enthu-
siastc support of the college body.
Fast Work at Harvard.
There were things doing in yesterdays
practice of the Harvard varsity foot ball
eleven on Soldiers field The men had their
first drill in blocking and breaking through
and several changes were made in the
makeup of the first eleven. The most sig
nfficant change was shifting Phil Mills from
full back on the varsity to left tackle on
the second. Mills played tackle on the
freshman eleven three years ago and In his
sophomore year played end on the varsity,
while last year he was substitute full back
He weighs 200 pounds now and Is a bit too
heavy for back of the line. Ray Oveson
for two years a varsity sub tackle has re-
turned, weighing over 200 pounds. The
changes in the first eleven were McFadden
for Pell. Guild for Mills and Means for Mes
NTH. making the lineup: B1agden. L.:
Meier, It,: Wilder, Lg.; Cuniff, c.; Nc
Fadden, r-g.; Squires, TT: Montgomery, r.
e.; Noyes, OBJ: Hurley. Guild and Means,
the diagonal formation, which Harvard ia
using. is such that 1t is impossible to tell
what back a man is playing. except in de-
fensive work, and there has not yet been
any Of that. The first scrimmage will be
held next Monday.
Tigers Worked Hard.
The Tigers had another long. hard prac-
tice at Princeton yesterday afternoon, the
plays being run of with a vim and snap
which 1t is thought the coaches will try to
make a prominent feature of this seasons
| tactics. The. varsity succeeded in scoring
a touchdown, but the scrub put I'D strong
defense. Two new candidates from the en-
tering class reported yesterday They are
Samuels and Reiter, both from the Prince
ton Prep School. Reter is brother of
''Bosey' Reiter, the half back Of 1900 Sam
ueis Is big fellow, weighing close to 200
pounds and plays with lots of nerve He is
trying for guard.
Several Injuries at Yale.
Charles Lawrence tackle on the Yale foot
ball squad, went on the hospital list yes
| terday at New Haven with dislocated
| right knee. He is the third Yale man laid
| off from practice because of injuries. Shev-
| lin reported from the west with sprain.
| and 1t will be several days before he gets
| into the game in his old form, and Bowman.
| who was booked to do the punting for Yale
| in the Wesleyan game next Wednesday,
| will not be able to play for a while on ac-
| count of his dislocated shoulder. Lawrence
| was hurt in scrimmage after he made a
| clever tackle in bringing Quill down. The
| squad was divided into two elevens yes
| terday afternoon, with Hogan, Kinney.
| Rorback and Rockwell of last years eleven
| on the varsity. The scrub or college team
once held the varsity for downs. Walter
Camp Frank Butterworth and Ledyard
| Mitchell, who Is at New Haven to coach
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