Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-16
By II. c. BYRD.


None Of the followers OF Georgetown
need feel discouraged over the foo
ball outlook because only i few mer
appeared yesterday for the first prac
tice. 1t was not to be expected that
large squad would turn out, and, a:
has been said before. the full quota o.
candidates need not be looked for be
fore the first OF next week There !:
hardly any doubt that three elevens
will be on the field by that time.
1t was really surprising that as many
veterans reported yesterday as did
Five OF the 1912 bunch were back II
uniform and ready to work for theil
old places. Petsitz. Foley Barron
Murray and Martin were tho members
OF last years team out for the first
workout Much Is expected OF al
these men. Foley and Murray are
capable backfeid material. Martin
could hold down a regular job at emo
very creditably, while Petritz and Bar
ron are linemen, the former playing
subtackle last fall and the latter be-
ing the regular left guard. Curry
Eichenlaub and Landreau reported. and
all were members OF the scrub eleven
In 1912. The other two men out FOL
places were Cassidy. who played half
back for the Mount Pleasant High
School, and Carbol, 4 guard, who held
down q position on prep scnool
eleven in Connecticut
From now until next week the men
will be coming in, and there IL little
doubt that they will all be here by that
time. There will be some splendid COM
petition in the fight for places, and none
hind hand. II one man gets little
margin on another in the matter OF
condition 1t may mean that he will be
the regular. There are some players at
Georgetown between whom there is not
a great deal of difference. and the fact
others will mean everything as far as
being q regular is concerned, which Is
really the goal toward which all can
didates look.
Wayne Hart. assistant coach this fall.
Frank Gargan, head coach, did not get
out on the field In a suit, although he
was present during the latter part OF
the afternoon. Gargan will assume ac-
tive command today.
The only thing chat need be feared by
anybody connected with Georgetown re-
garding foot ball prospects is that Vir-
ginia may get into better condition with
vile university has had about fifty men
on the field for a week or more and now
has five elevens running through signals.
OF course, that may not mean as much
as one would ordinarily suppose. but
during the formative period a little time
is worth whole lot. provided 1t is not
misused. Then, again, 1t might be that
the best thing which could happen for
Georgetown as far as its game with
Virginia is concerned, is for 1t to come
along very slowly. There is no doubt
that the Blue and Gray was much
stronger three weeks before the game
with Virginia than it was at the time
OF the contest. The men were in q big
slump and the team as a whole failed to
show anything like its real form in that
most important of games. The coaches
will be up against it in that particular,
though, because they must bring the
men forward rapidly enough to make a
good showing against the Navy October
IL. 1t Is rather a hardship on the hill
toppers to have to get in shape to meet
one of the largest elevens in the coun-
try 50 early, and that very fact may
work against the team being in it's best
form when It goes against its greatest
rival.
at the meeting Of the South Atlantic
Association Of the Amateur Athletic
Union last night officers for the coming
year were elected. Other matters OF lit
tie Importance were taken UP and dis