Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-03
BEN OOUGHERTY To
COACH HATCHET|TES
Manager Sommers Secured
His Name to a Contract
Last Evening.

Benjamin r. Dougherty formerly of
Phillips Andover Academy and Harvard
will coach the Hatchetites on the grid
iron this fall.
Manager Sommers has been negotiating
with Dougherty for the past few months
in an endeavor to land him. and has now
submitted contract to him which is
attached their signatures. thus insuring
George Washington the services of one
of the best coaches in the south
Dougherty began his foot ball career in
where he was also one Of the star per-
formers on its track team, his speed
and endurance in the long distances aid
ing him materially IN the gridiron game
From ST. Paul he drifted to Phillips An
dover and for his two years there was
the star halfback. playing with men who
have since become famous in the big four
as foot ball heroes. Following the course
of most of the men in Andover, he went
to Harvard at the time that Charley
DAILY had his famous team there. and for
two years he was one of its most
promising backs, failing to make his II
of the most important games with Yale
and Pennsy While at Harvard he also
ran on the track team in the quarter
mile and was the star performer in this
In IF fri bo io1 of
several honors in our own Convention
Hall at the Georgetown games, and
on this trip conceived an attachment for
our city which led him to come mere to
| finish his professional education
! After leaving Harvard he went to New
York University, to take up the study of
medicine, and played on the team there
for two years and was the sensation in
all its games by his long runs and
lodging. During these many years he
has learned every in and out OF our most
popular collegiate game. 1t was due to
his individual coaching of the team la ST
fall that Fred Nelson was able to show
up SO well as an instructor in team work
| for without good men on the team who
know the inside points. no team work
could have been worked up.
/ Dougherty played in several games with
| the Hachetites last fall and his presence
was always a source of confidence to the
men for they realized that they had g
| good general in the game, and while his
condition last year was not of the best
he showed that he still was a halfback
of the very first water.
| pougherty is one of the most popular
men that has been in the University for
some time. He is now in his senior year
in the medical school, and being an init
| mate friend of Capt. Aston, the prospect
| for a successful season at George Wash
/ ington this year is better than for sew
| eral seasons past.
| Practically all of last years team will
be back including the fast backfield, Ellis
Thrall and Craft; Eichof, Hart, Brookes
Aston, Maxey, Brandt and Sheridan
! Several of the scrubs will be back to
| take care of the line while the new mer
who are showing up on the horizon are
Bates, the star quarterback from Massa
chusetts Agricultural College; Potter, who
I played quarterback last year. and Moore
and Peck, two promising backs. 1t is
/ thought that Hooten Will be played at full
i this year and Thiall, who is light and full
| of speed, will be tried at half where his
| punting would be equally valuable to the
| team and his speed make him more in
| his proper position.
| Followers of the game at the down town
institution are all congratulating Sommers
on his ten-strike and predicting the great
! est of all years on the football field in
the history of the Institution