Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-26

every man in that line is over 210 pounds.
The news item also went on to state that
they were fast and so well proportoned
that it was practically certain they would
be regulars throughout the season.
Particular attention is being given at
Georgetown to the development Of Il
quick charging set Of forwards. Much
time is given TO the linemen individually
and they are taken together on the
charging machine, on which a great deal
Of work is done. 1t is the intention to
build up m excellent defensive machine
on the Hilitop, and it is realized that
no loot ban team can be strong on the
defense without set Of forwards who
can block and charge cXceptionall,- we'll
NaNn" Hart, who is III charge Of the
BIN" and Gray linemen. is the type OF
coach who can not only tell his men
what to do, but has the ability himself
To get IN and show them. If some man
does mot understand just how a thing
: 10 fe done II Is not = difficult matter
for Hart to wade IN and give an abso-
lutc!I practical demonstration.
II : reported that Donnclly, who was
generally rated as an end the equal
Of almost any III the south last year.
has turned IN his suit and quit the squad
at Georgetown. DonneIIy was a regular
on the Hilltop last year, and he was
being counted on to fill one of the reg
ular places this season. No reason was
sion, and none is yet known.
Fritz Crafts. in charge Of the Gallaudet
squad. said yesterday that it was about
the first time in his experience that he
had ever seen a whole foot ball team OF
the previous year appear on the first
day of practice. Every man of the
veterans reported for the first workout,
and all were anxious to get III shape for
| the opening of the season.
u ctaU ji,A.r hot 4, ~ -
open its season against an eleven much
above it in strength and experience il
| is showing that il has no fear regarding
| it by getting down in earnest prepare
| tons TO make the best record possible
And at that, the team may show against
Washington to better advantage thar
| anybody expects. The Lexington mer
| cannot he so far advanced by that time
and Gailaudet VIII place against them 2
veteran aggregation, one which has had
| the benefit OF two seasons together
| In lieu Of a regular contest, il is prob
| able that the Georgetown coaches will
/ line IN their eleven in a scrinmage al
! some twenty or thirty minutes, in which
| the rules of the game Will he absolutely
| observed. 1t is to be regretted that there
/ was no team to be secured to fill the
vacant date, but nothing could be done
4 under the circumstances. Whenever q
! foot ball team cancels at the last mo
ment it is very, very seldom that any
| other organiZa ton can be prevailed upar
| to accept the obligation, as they generally
4 have obligations already which must u.
4 taken care of.
| Dave White. fullback and tackle last
year ut Georgetown. will coach the Eigi-
| lants the big independent eleven, and
viii also play. White should be a bu1-
wark i'm the lineup of the Vigilan:s
| His bulk and natural knowledge of the
| game ought to make him mighty
valuab BILE acquisition.
| Besides White, it is reported that two
other college stars have been signed II
| play with the independent eleven. They
are Mellon. formerly of St Johns and
Berger. who played at Richmond College
last fall. Both these men will add
strength to the team, especially in the
contests in which it meets the more ex-
perieuced eleVeHs