Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-14
Virginia and A. and M,
Look to Be Georgetown's
Most Formidable Rivals
on the Gridiron This
Fall.
BY H. C. BYRD.

In a little while the long rectanSn-
lar lines OF the grldiron will obhteraole
The diamond: the dull thud OF body
against body instead OF the hard impact
~ bat against ball will be heard; lines
~ dirt-begrimed men will struggle IN
i game IN which primeval physique must
Sc combined with modern cunning and
science; the shrill call of signals Will
,ake the place Of the silent signs OF the
catcher. and foot ball viii have begun
Within the next few days every college
athletic field will echo the heavy tread
~ rnel striving for coveted places on
the eleven. and in every part OF the
country will be alumni anSiously wonder
iug how many OF the old men are back,
what kind OF new material Is available
how capable is the coaching and whether
o. not their alma mater will be repre-
scented by a team above or below the
usual standard
Every college in the country is max
ing preparations for what II hopes Will
he successful season. At some the
PROSPECTS are brighter than at others,
bnt in all there fingers the hope that
4 winning team will be turned out. some
of the big universities already have
their men out and AT one ScTlmnase
has been held, and those Wnich nave
Vale Cornell. Pittsburgh, Princeton and
the Navy are the big Institutions work
ing now. but arrang anents have been
completed for the beginning In all he
others.
Unusual preparations have been going
on for the last two or three months IN
the south Atlantic section. Greater &C
tivity has been noticed among the sooth-
ern colleges than ~ long while. They
ali seem 10 lie preparing for q great
struggle. one in which the teams VIII
he on "a more equal basis than IN many
years. and in each Institution there ap-
pears 10 exist the confidence and deternii-
nation which goes with success Inc
North Carolina Agricultural and Me
chanicai College and the University or
North Carolina are the only ones which
have vet started work. but the others
will begin in Il few days.
Change Demanded at n. c.
last spring body OF alumni Of the
University of North Carolina got to-
gether and demanded that some move be
made whereby at least a fair chance for
a successful season in foot ball would
b. in sight. The demand vas heard at
the university and steps were taken to
+usur. some measure OF success. TWO
coaches from Princeton were secured
men who were stars on that eleven, ana
cve~y .ffort was made 10 have the men
month VAS spent befor: the close OF
school in teaching the candidates for the
1871: team the rudiments. After that. ac-
cordine to report about thirty men were
kent at the university during the greater
part az the summer. all hard at work
learning how to play foot ball. Pendle-
ton a star at Princeton for three years.
Is head coach. He will have two other
Princeton men TO assist him: ana. WITT
all the time they are putting in and
.,ie material they will have. there is
every reason for believing that Carolina
will cut a bigger figure In south Atlantic
foot hall than in any previous year.
Prerarat ons al the University OF North
Carolina do not cause the teams which
will be It's opponents any too great feel
ings of confidence. II i question II
there Is another institution IN the section
That has made AS extensive plans for the
season. For the first time an assistant
Coach has been secured. Last spring
Esddie Green, who has been head coach
down there since 1863. made the COM
plant that he could not handle the large
SQUAD and desired that an assistant be
secured. Ills request vas granted. and
Jack ficSarty. last years captain at
Georgetown, was offered = contract,
which was accepted. These two men viii
81 cvk with all their main 10 give A. < Al.
IL. first real winner Il las had since the
f,ll OF toto.
a. and M. Starts Practice.
Practice was started II - Il NJ
:, ptembcr {. Both coaches Were on
hand. and one Of tie largest squads IL
tao history OF the schoo! reported. More
than sixty men were out for the first
Uorl;out. ar2d among then were some ex-
ap:ioually capable performers. AS at
ne university, the mechanical college has
-s,s,. digging Grd digging ha.d. with tna
as-.ce tittor.as; Y ~ ttl.. cut q nue.!
p0xe-fG 1897 ~5as.C. q players
IAN represented IL II 1872.
list what hiyh-ciasp Elatera, t.lese two
schools wiz have Is not Erou'n exactly.
hut il IS stattd that there will oe so,:. ;
:.er4 in eaciI seuaa much ;1oove the aver
s4yc. ore iLaE VINO viii enter the u1ivcr-
Ky Is Ri;ci.. CeofgetoTE's center o. last
ear. Mitch came sTou! Carolina 20
GEORGETOWN 10 st1d- Law and viii now
re.trr 20 me southern school 10 Irish his
course. X ie reported that tyrc Or three
other good men are on the eligible list
who were not nlcnlo'rS % the team Ia Z
f:-li. The moss prominent acquisition at
The Agricultural and Mechanical COLLEGE
j. Isnne.-. IA. star lalfback at Brown
University III 1872. Tenney was the best
line plunGer i'll The Brown back:!eld and
was the oaly irtn who could gain con-
.sistently against Harvard. That such a
player will prove 4 wonder in this Sec
ton Is not doubted Also q quarterback.
IcLennan. who subbed for Crowther. the
Brown quarterback who was given an