The Washington times., 1911-02-08
CATHOLIC FOOTBALL
BEING REJUVENATED
University Game to Be En-
livened by Many Changes
This Season.
HALL WILL BE OPEN
IN SEPTEMBER
Team Candidates Will Meet There
for Beginning of The Prac-
tice Season.

Catholic University is planning for 4
big reform in football that will bring
about the establishment of a great team
next year at that institution.
In former years there have alway.
been a few good players of the gridiror
sport in school, in some cases men Of
exceptional ability. Yet many did no
come out for the teams, and those that
did were not in the proper condition
owing to late start in training.
The greatest difficulty is due to the
late opening of the scholastic year. The
university never opens until around the
latter part of the first week in October.
This is always too late to get the foot
ball candidates out, as some of the
men were wont to come back to school
even a little later than this date.
BY the time a squad was gotten to-
gether the season was half over. Next
season the athletic association is deter
mined to change the whole plan.
Will Open Hall.
First Of all, they have obtained per-
mission of the faculty to have one Of
the buildings placed at their disposal,
and they will open this hall around
September 15. All the candidates for
the team must report for practice on
the date set in September. The mana
gers of former years never troubled
about their schedules until they re-
turned at the beginning of the school
year, and as result a complete sched-
ule has never been carried through. This
year the committee went around and
canvassed for a competent man, one
thoroughly able to handle the situa-
tlon, and they succeeded in having John
Leo Finn, of Pittsburg, placed at the
helm. Manager Finn has responded to
the demands of the association with re-
markable promptness. He has already
succeeded in arranging four games and
drawing up a tentative schedule of
eight games. The four games already
arranged for are: Gallaudet, Old Point
College, Maryland Agricultural College,
and Mt. St. Mary's College from En-
mltsburg. The, Mt. st. Mary's game
Will be the last one on the c. U. sched-
ule, and will be played on the locals
grounds on Thanksgiving Day morning.
Clancy New Captain.
John T. Clancy has been elected to
captain next years team. He has wide
experience. He has played around New
\ ork, and was quite a star in his prep
school days in New England, ending his
career in that part Of the country by
playing the season of '09 with the Bow
doin College team in the capacity of left
halfback. Clancy has entered in CO.
operation with Manager Finn in the
endeavor of giving to the university the
best football team it has mad, and from
present prospects there seems to be no
doubt that these two men will add
greatly in obtaining the desired result.
The Knights of Columbus have placed
a fund at the disposal of the univer-
sity, whereby fifty new students will
enter in october, and the Ancient Order
OF Hibernians have done likewise With
these 100 men in the freshman class.
there is no reason football material
should not be corralled. Besides the 100
new students who will enter the uni-
versity In October through the aid of
these scholarships, there is another 100
applications for admission next wear in
the registrars office. This will boost
the freshman class well up in the neigh |
borhood Of 200 students, and from this
lot the management of the team hopes
TO draw forth a large-sized squad in
football. With the exception of Deyrjes
DAILY, Kelly, and Widmayer, of last |
years team, the entire number will re-
turn for the squad. The above-named !
men Will be lost by graduation.