The Washington times., 1905-09-17
BLUE AND GRAY
PREPARING FOR
COMING SEASON
New Eligibility Rules
Have Debarred Num-
Der of Players.
SITUATION ON GRIDIRON
SITUATION ON GRIDIRON
With the Football Campaign
Close at Hand Outlook Is
Still Uncertain.

With the big game with Princeton
only three weeks Off the football situa-
tion at Georgetown is almost as uncer-
tain as il was in midsummer
Practice of a desultory nature has been
held at Georgetown Field every after
noon since Wednesday, but as yet not 4
single varsity man has reported.
When last years powerful eleven, one
of the best that ever sponsored the Blue
and Gray. dishenoed II was thought that
only two or possibly three regulars
would be missing when the call was
sounded this fall. Instead of seven or
eight experienced G men as a nucleus
DIR. Reilly has not yet had a man who
seems TO be of varsity caliber.
Strict Eligibility.
The edict of the faculty on the ques-
tion of eligibility has so weakened the
football squad that IL will require some
strenuous hustling on the part of the
graduate coaches TO develop a represen-
tative team to play the heavy schedule
arranged by Manager Hannigan for the
season which begins on September 30.
Not only will veterans be missing, but
all the incoming material which was
thought to possess capabilities for posi-
tions on the varsity has been stalled
of by the prohibition of the faculty
against all inducements of any sort to
aspirants for athletic honors.
In previous years there were a num-
Der of free scholarships open In the
different departments of the university,
some OF which were annually awarded
TO deserving athletes. But the new
rules have put ban this practice
and in the future the athlete must meet
all his expenses connected with board,
lodging. and tuition. There are a num-
Der of other rulings including the one
In the Virginia pact which disqualifies
all men who play ball during the sum-
mer on any team besides those Of his
permanent residence The rules reQuir-
ing good scholastic standing. one years
residence, and only four years IN In
tercoIlegiate athletics obtain as hereto
fore
Hurts Football Outlook.
These rulings. coming without any
warning, have debarred fully one-half
the varsity athletes and while the base
ball and track teams will be greatly
weakened the football team is more af-
fected than any other branch.
Just how many players will return is
not known, but il is beliered that it
will be necessary TO develop at least
six green men to fill the gaps on the
eleven which have been CAUSED by the
absence of regulars of last season.
First of all IL is not certain whether
Captain McGettfgan will return. Since
the death of his father last year the
leader-elect of the team has been In
charge of the business in Philadelphia,
and 1t is possible that he may decide
TO qu.t athletics permanently for the
Sore serious occupation. Should he
decide 10 withdraw from the university
h,s loss VIII be the greatest that the
team Will suffer. for besides his ability
ms a player he is valuable as leader
and IS The man upon whom the team
relies FOR direction
Will Decide Today.
McGettigan is expected in this cit!
today and then he will definitely decid'
whether he will return. Besides bein;
a football player. he is also memoe
of the baseball and track teams
Percy Given, the big center. who. dur
ing his time in the university. was
tower OF strength 10 the line, is barred
by the four-year rule Some uncertaint,
exists as TO whether Jim Orrne and Ton
NELL. the pair OF big guards. will b
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will arrange 10 return.
Carroll the tackel who was one o
the teams best ground gamers last sea
son and who did the punting. will no
;1e back, but ex-Captain MahOney. VIII
played the other tackle, Is expecte'
here tomorrow He is a member Of IN
senior class and he has not decides
about trying for the team. but IT is ex
pected that he will again be out for on
of the line positions.
Mccarthy Missing.
Mccarthy. the right end. graduase
last June and will go TO Harvard for
course IN law. so IL will be necessar
TO develop another guardian Of the righ
flank. Fitzpatrick. the freshman. VIII
put UP a good game at left end. will b
out for HIS old place.
Hub Hart. who was considered tn
most consistent ground gamer on IN
squad for four years. graduated las
June Larkin. who entered Georgetow
from Cornell last fall and put up fin
game at left half, is among those VIII
will be dropped.
Nothing has been heard from Martel
the fullback. who is also captain OF th
baseball team. but there are still som
hopes that he will report during III
present week.
Practically nothing Is known of tn
new material. so all the vacancies wi
have 10 be filled from last years sub
stitutes. Mcclure. two-year substitut
guard, and Stanley. former stroke {
the crew. will &c out for the line pos
tions. while Lux. a G man from Ia:
year, together with Mclaughlin. sui
stitute. will be the leading aspirani
for McCarthy's end. Bocock. the frs
substitute back. IS trying TO arrange
get out for the team. and IL he succeed
he will be most likely candidate fc
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