Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26
OPEN SEASON THIS WEEK.
Georgetown Shows Great Improve.
ment Over Last Year.

With the first games only week off.
the varsity and prep elevens at George
town are fast getting into condition and
in both cases the tentative line-ups are
much stronger than last year. Coach
Newman put the big bunch through three
hours of the hardest kind of work yes
terday afternoon and the way the men
handled themselves proved beyond doubt
that all are in strict training. Not only
was tackling and signal work INDUCED
in, but scrimmasing was inaugurated and
the two lines bucked each other for fully
fifteen minutes.
The little scrap showed that the line
| this year will be much heavier than any
since 1904. almost every man trying for
! a position on it being able to balance the
! scales at over hundred and sixty.
Three of last years regulars, Cunniff.
ter and the guards respectively, while
| Bill Fitzgerald. who was kept out last
fall by an injured knee, and Smith Of the
WarWlckS were given chances at the
tackles Stohlman. Feenan and Langan.
three other huskies, were also used in the
center OF the line. AS Capt. Lowney
was still among the missing, Coach New
man began hustling. about tor men to
MI both ends. Carter. undcrstudy for
Miller last season, Mcnamara another
reserve, and Reilly. a new man all show
| ing up to good advantage.
| There promises to be more than the or
binary amount of rivalry for the quarter
| backs job, as already four capable men
have shown up, while there is a rumor
| that another will report in few DAYS.
With Sitterding and Stuart both out for
the honors, and with Carln and Murray
running close race, the presence of a
| fifth man will make 1t a battle royal
and one that will overshadow tie intense
| rivalry of last year.
| Waldron. who has been looked upon as
a second butcher, yesterday received
word from his parents forbidding him &c
play. In the few days in which the
| youngster has been out he has shown
that he has the makings of star In him
and yesterdays announcement has tended
to cause much concern in the Blue and
| Gray camp. Manager Murray is now
taking the matter up with friends of the
lad and hopes are high that the parenta
objection will be overcome in time tc
let him get into Saturdays conflict.
The rest of the back field, with the ex
ception of one half. which will be tlleG
by McNulty, is causing much trouble t.
those forming the team. If Waldror
plays. the other half may. go to any on'
Of the half dozen now trying for it, mos
has sgnited his intention OF joining the
saad before the Virginia game, thing:
| are not so bad as they might be, but
there is no doubt that either more bacl
! field men will have to come out when the
| professional schools open. or 1t will b(
necessary to shift some OF the line men
! Feenan, who played fullback on las
years champion sophomore team. woule
| be a good man in that position on thu
varsity II he was little speedier.
Punting practice showed that the one:
most likely to be called on for this Worl
| are Fitzgerald, Smith, Feenan and wy
mard All of these men are booting thu
ball for a long distance. and with prac
| tice they should be able to fill the bill
to a T. A rumor,. however. was abroad
yesterday which, II 1t matsrializes. VII