Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26
HATCHET|TES LOOM
UP ON GR|D|ROK
Strong Material Coming Out
for First Game Next
Saturday.

Foot ball starts in earnest at George
Washington on Saturday of this week with
the game with Eastern College at Ameri-
can League Park.
Coach Dougherty and Capt. Aston con-
slider the game with Eastern College as
practice game. and will try out all the
available material to get line on It's
work in order to see where it can work to
the best advantage Little has been done
by the Hatchetites in the scrimmage line,
but this week will see a great deal of
that and some fast signal work, for
Dougherty realizes that with his light
backfield there will have to he great
deal of speed to overcome that handicap,
and Kelly, the stocky little quarter, is the
man to keep them jumping. The way
Kelly is running off the plays is a sight
good for sore eyes. The minute the ball is
down he Is right there and has the next
play off Immediately. In playing against
the big teams this year this speed is the
one thing which will stand the team In
good stead. With Ellis, Thrall and
Crafts. last years fast backs, Kelly will
have a speedy trio to work with. Thrall
has not been able to be out yet, but will
show up on the 1st of the month, shortly
after school starts: His punting Is soreiy
needed and he will probably play in the
first game, even if he mas not been in
training long. Ellis has been out once and
starts in for regular work tomorrow
Crafts showed UP in a suit yesterday
afternoon and went through signals in his
old position at left half.
Hart Bigger Than Ever.
''Futz'' Hart was On hand yesterday
and looks bigger than ever. He is some
what heavier than last fall, but is in fine
condition. and will work out all this week
so as to get into the first game. shift
has been made in the lineup this year
which should work very we'll. Aston has
been shifted from guard to tackle, where
he should prove a tower of strength. 1t
VIC uld be hard to find a better pair OF
tackles than Hart and Aston, both with
weight, speed and lots of experience. Hart
will play in his regular side of the line,
and Aston will probably take the position
made vacant by the loss of Jacobsen.
Brandt has been tried at center and seems
more suited to that position than any
other, and it is very likely that Eichof
will be shifted to guard. He is a strong
man. both on offense and defense, and
should make good in his new birth. Bull
Tough has been playing in the other guard
position and looks the goods. He has all
the earmarks of a fine player and is prob
ably the strongest built of all the line men.
He is built close to the ground and has a
great faculty of being able to break
through and stop plays. With this set Of
five men the line from tackle to tackle
will average almost 200 pounds, Brandt
being the lightest man of all, but prob
ably the most aggressive.
For, end there is a wealth of material.
White is showing more class in that po-
sition than any one else SO far. His
blocking is especially good. and as for
getting down the field under punts and
tackling in the open he has always
been one of the best III this part of the
country. Two years ago in the George
town game it was White who made
tackle after tackle, when it seemed that
the Hilltoppers would cross the line with
the ball. Not one single dive did he
miss, and the Georgetown backs had
slight chance to start after catching
punts, quickly he upon them.
Jack Brookes was out yesterday after
noon. and is looking fine. He will don a
uniform Monday and get in line for the
first game, and ii goes without saying
that his end will be well taken care Of
Bryant Morse will easily make regular
berth at end, and Farmer should also