Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-09
BY H. C.. BYRD.

At a meeting OF the members of the
foot ball team at the Mary land .Agri-
cultural College YESTERDAY. Hoffecker
who PLAYED right halfback on the eleven
during the season just past, was elect
ed TO captain next years squad The
choice was practically a unanimous one.
i was thought that Shipley would he &C
corded the honor for another year, but Il
vas given to Hoffecker because it was
the general opinion that all should not
go to one man.
Hofecker is the man who got away for
a 2o-yard run during the last few minutes
of play i'm the game against Gallaudet,
scoring the touchdown which gave the
Farmers enough points to WIN. The sea
son just ended was practically Hoffecner 8
first, as, while he played end on the team
for d while in 1910, he was out for the
major portion of the time because of in
jurIcs. This fall, though. ne came out
and was switched TO halfuack, where ne
made good especially on tue on ensive.
being ABOUT the best ground Aamer in
the baCkreld-
Honecker is capable player and
Should iuane u good captaln.
\ very enjoyable banquet was given
last nlsnt 10 the loot .,aIl team at Mary
land Agricultural College. ABOUT 1Orty
peupie-the members OF the squad, coach
ana four members OF the taOu Ity-attend-
60. ANA aIi sevIne,. 10 ENJOY the occaa. on
to the fullest extent. Toasts were gwen
and responded To on Almost every sub
jet wniCn mlgnI be supposed to pertain
IN the ieast u 1907 pail. ana our Girls
Were SiSen the ereatest amount OF creui,
for the success OF the eieVen during the
Year.
DurInS the evening toasts We're re-
sponded to by several of the students
after which SPEECHES We're made by Dr.
Sylvester, III esident OF the college: Prof.
Spence, wee p4 esident, and Codcn Don
neIIy- Eacn of the speakers tod IN glow
ing inns OF the success of the team
anu .SiiSt had been oJca4upilSiied, and the
remarks of each We're accorded an en-
thusIastiC reception. DIR. Sylvester was Of
the opinion tnat there were lew Things
superior 10 annette sports. but that one
of those was embodied in one OF the
toasts. Our Girls Prof. Spence SAID
that the manner IN which the Nj. A. &.
Won from one of its oldest rivals caused
that team 10 remlnG nIin of the proven
bal well trimmed Yankee" while Coacn
Iso.4neiiy pad tribute to the players
and members OF the faculty for the work
the fOImer mad done and the manner IN
which the latter had stood by tne team
Prof. harrison was also present. rrof.
Richardson, faculty director of athletics,
acted POSTMASTER.
That the Maryland Agricultural College
viii. aga-n hold an outdoor track and
field meet some time during the coming
spring was practically made certain last
night when DIR. Sylvester announced in
the course of his address that the appro-
pr.ation for the affa would be forthcom-
ing unless something unexpected took
place.
The meet held by the Farmers was
.ded success last year and an attempt
will be made 10 make It a much larger
one this season by having prep schools
from all over the eastern part of the
country send teams Another feature
will be that the collegiate part of the
meet will be thrown open to any OF the
eastern institutions instead of combining it
to the three colleges which former COM
posed the Intercollegiate League of
Maryland.
If il is necessary to arrange two games
with Yale in order to induce the Dark
Blue five to come down to meet Gorge
town il will be done. Also II a game
with Ya'e 5 arranged the team will be
held intact during the Chr stmas holi-
days and will play the Navy In the in
term. At present the Sailors do not ap-
pear on the Hlltoppers schedule, and a
contest with them would prove a feature.
1t is hard TO understand why George