Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-18
H|LLTOPPERS HAVE
RESTFUL AFTERNOON
Lightest Kind of Practice Is
INDUCED in by Winners
of Easy Game.

Probably the easiest afternoons work
out since the first week of the training
season was gone through yesterday by
the Georgetown University gridiron war
riors, many of whom are still feeling a
little stiff after the speedy work of last
Saturday afternoon. Although the game
against Washington and Lee was won
by big margin it nevertheless had the
consequential effect of leaving a little
stiffness among the players, and in order
to enable them to relieve themselves of
whatever aches they had Coach Nielsen
put them through only the lightest kind
of work in preparation for the coming
contest against Pittsburs.
He seized the opportunity, however, to
drill them some in elementary tactics
and. among other things. INDUCED in
falling on the hall, catching punts and
systematic tackling were conspicuous A
signal drill was also on the program,
during which some Of the obvious crudi-
ties that came to the surface Saturday
were remarked by the coach, in the hope
that they might be polished up during
the present week.
A few new plays were also experiment.
ed on and seemed to work very success
fully in their preliminary execution. They
will be tried out further in scrimmase
against the second team this afternoon,
at which time it should be possible to see
definitely whether or not they are prac-
scouts on the field Saturday has caused
the locals lot Of worry and at the
same time has made it very necessary to
form a new line of campaign in the short
space of time before the battle with the
Smoky city warriors.
Probably the most striking event of the
whole afternoon was the promoting Of
Obenchain. the old Western High STAR
from the second string to the first. Oben-
chain has been showing lot Of ability
l,,,.{ thn net tyxn lie in a
work, and should he be able to keep 1T
up among the first team men he will like
ly be kept with them for the rest OF the
season. His slender build is somewhat
of handicap to him, but despite this he
goes into every play fearlessy, and since
he first reported the general expectation
has been that he would land with the
regulars before the season closed.
The second team was given plenty or
work Yesterday under the watchful super
vision of Charley Cox, who has been as
sisting materially with this work for the
past week. The first string now Is COM
posed of about twenty men. while almost
that many make up the second squad.
AS soon as possible games are to be ar
ranged for the second team against local
school teams and some of the smaller
college elevens, thus in measure making
il possible for the youngsters to gain a
lot of practical experience as we'll as to
relieve the monotOny of steady training.
Feenan, Cunniff and Bryant were the
only regulars who were not in suits yes
terday, all of them being excused on &C
count OF illness. The intense heat Is
still PLAYING a great deal of havoc, and
unless it lets up without much delay it
may prove a severe drawback to the To-
Gals in training for Saturdays game.
which will in all likelihood be played in
q cooler climate.
Extensive preparations are now under
way for the trip to Pittsburg, and judg
ing from the enthusiasm that has been
shown the team will be accompanied on
the expedition by great number of the
students The Pittsburg alumni team is
also a strong one, and from all accounts a
big reception is to he accorded 1t on its
arrival there According TO present plans
the squad will leave here some time Fri
day morning. arriving i'm Pittsburg early
the same evening, and returning by night
train Saturday.