The Washington times., 1912-11-04
T HILLTOP COACHES
FACEHUGE TASK
With All Available Material for Tackles on the Injured
List, New Men Must Be Developed Before
Meeting Virginia.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

With Jack Hegarty, Jim Dunn, Fred
dy Murray, John Petretz. "Blondy"
Rheinchild. Dave White and Van Brock
lin on the injured list. and the chances
of recovery of several OF these men
slight before the Virginia game two
weeks hence. the Georgetown coaches
are facing the hardest sort Of task.
or these men all the available ma
terial for tackles has been literally
swept of the boards. Hegarty may
to reports, while Petretz, though his
injury is slight, is likely TO have a
repetition at any time. Rhelnchild is
absolutely out Of 1t and cannot be
counted on to take part in any Of the
games.
Dave White. who was fearfully
pounded In the Indian game. and was
out but one day before the Carolina
while Freddy Murray's injured shoul-
der, and Jim Dunn's elbow and leg
will not allow them to play for sew
| eral days yet.
Georgetown is indeed a crippled
eleven and the chances of beating Vir-
ginia are growing DINNER and dim
mer. Unless miracles happen In the
next ten days, the team Will so against
the Charlottesville players with set
of crtpples who cannot be expected TO
make a creditable showing.
In Bad Slump.
Coaches Gargan and Dennis make no
bones Of saying that the team is not
only in a bad mid-season slump. but
that the many injuries make 1t impos-
sible to determine just what can be
expected. There Is no idea of making
| q bear story out Of the conditions on
tho Hilltop. the team is woefully Oft
for available tackle material at pres
ent and with the exception Of Costello
| in the backfield, the other men are
| not up to scratch.
II Is more than possible that Dave
White will be shifted to the tackle po-
ss0na and nd snG that white PstTstI % lake ts
places vacated by Hegarty and Rhein-
child. Mullaney and Moriarity may be
made into tackles before the season
ends, however, as 1t is possi be thai
for a selection. Heiskeil. who filled II
at Petretz's place at Richmond. may bt
worked into one Of the tackles with
White.
On Thursday last the team worked, in
tip-top shape. No smoother running
| football machine could have been asked
for. The footwork in the backfield was
precise, plays were run off with regular.
| ity and the interference was wen mgr
perfect.
Backfeld a Joke.
In the Carolina game on Saturday, the
Georgetown backfield was a joke ir
every sense of the word. The backs
failed to take advantage OF the hole'
opened by the linemen. There, was frlc
tion between the players and the team
work, noticeable three days before un
der the watchful eyes of the coaches
crumbled and fell away after the firs
few moments of repulse by the Carolinf
eleven.
Hours spent at rudiments last weel
were forgotten, and the players. will
one or two EXCEPTIONS made miserable
fiukes at dropping the runner while tn
compact little men in the Carolina back
field niftily lodged and avoided th
Georgetown men. picking their hole
nicely and getting away for many yards
Carolina plays which could have beel
stopped with ease netted many yards.
Jim Dunn's absence was felt in tn
! backfield. for with white out OF condi
, ton and slowing up. the backs wer
thrown by an end time after time
II Georgetown is to play the same sor
OF game against Virginia the follower
of the Blue and GRAY can look for
reverse instead of the third straight vic
| tory against the Orange and Blue.
The Georgetown coaches explain tina