The Washington herald., 1913-09-27
ANOTHER STAR
FORGEORGETOWN
Weems, a Half Back from
Tome Institute Eleven, Is
Out for Hilltop Team.
AGGIES TO PLAY TODAY
Maryland College Opens Local Grid
iron Season, Meeting Balti-
more City College.
BY &. w. SWAN.

Another star prep school athlete has
Entered Georgetown University in the
person Of young Weems, who last year
played a back field position and also an
Ind at Tome Institute. Weems re-
ported to Coach Gargan, Of the Blue
Ind Gray aggregation. for the first time
yesterday, but did little outside of run
hing down the field under punts.
Weems is a nice built lad. weighing
around $50 pounds. and is said to he
very fast. He will be worked at an end
position as soon as he gets into shape
Tor hard work, and it would not be sur
prising to see him start the Randolph
Macon game, October 4. at an end.
The Maryland Aggies will open the
local football season this afternoon at
College Park. meeting the Baltimore
City College eleven. at $50 o'clock. The
Aggies will be handicapped by the alb
sence of several regulars from the line
up, as Morris. Hoffecker. Ruff, and
Hindman will not start.
Doleman and Montgomery. the former
Technical High boys. will more than
likely start the contest. the former I'm
the hack field. and the latter in a tackle
position.
terday in the hot sun for couple Of
hours, and but little scrimmage work
was INDUCED in. The coaches were con-
tent TO drill the men in running down
the reld under punts. blocking, and going
through signal drill.
This afternoon. if it gets a little colder
a stiff scrimmage will be held in place Of
the game booked with the Seaman Gun
ners, who have Cancelled.
receive its first real battle Sunday. as
Coach Dave White has called for an cx-
tensive sCrimmaEe. The candidates. who
now number close to thirty-five, will be
divided into two teams and then started
in a game.
Rus Causer. newcomer from the
Cornell independent team, of Pittsburgh
Pa. is showing up well in practice at an
end position. Phis little fellow is max
ing them all hustle for the position and
will receive a good bit of Coach Whites
attention in the future. Coach White is
confident that he will have a winner at
Nigilant Park this season. but is leaving
no stone unturned to put the team into
the hest possible condition.
The opening sarre-of the season will
be staged next Sunday at : o'clock, when
the Nigilants will clash with the I'M
periaIs. OF Baltimore. Manager Oliveri
game: so the fans OF the District will
see many new faces wearing the big V
of the crack local gridiron aggregation.
All the local high school Teams will
practice hard today. business and Tech
are both confident of winning the cham
Tionship, while over at Eastern the pros
poets for a winning team are also good.
Western will have a real light team,
while Central will present practically an
eleven of newcomers to scholastic 'ath-
lctics.
The Nationals are still without a game
for tomorrow. but can he reached at the
National Sporting Goods Store in Ninth
Street any time today. Manager Gauzza
Is anxious to book a contest for tOmor-
row. as his team is rounding into good
form. and he would like TO start the sea-
son early.
Manager Robert Emmert KelIy's Wig
liant Reserves will practice tomorrow