The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-17
GEORGETOWN FEARS
| VA. MAY GET into
CONDITION FIRST
BLUE AND GRAY MEN SLOW IN
ri
REPORTING-LIVE FIGHTS
FOR SOME POSITIONS.

WASHINGTON. Sept. Ie.--The only
hing that need be feared by any
body connected with Georgetown re-
,Arding football prospects is that Vir-
yinia may get into better condition
within the first few weeks. The Char
ottesville university has had about
Iifty men on the field for a week or
more and now has five eleyens running
through signals. OF course. that may
hot mean as much as one would or
iinarily suppose. but during the
formative period little time is worth
whole lot. provided 1t Is not mis-
1sed. Then, again. 1t might be that
he best thing which could happen for
Georgetown as far as It's game with
Virginia Ia concerned, is for 1t to
suTne along very slowly. There is no
ioubt that the Blue and Gray was
much stronger three weeks before the
came with Virginia than 1t was at the
5ime of the contest. The men were In
big slump and the team as whole
Failed to show anything like Its real
form in that most important of games.
rhe coaches will be up against ii in
hat particular, though. because they
must bring the men forward rapidly
Enough to make good showing
against tina Navy October 18th. It is
Father hardship on the hiiltoppers TO
have to get In shape to meet one of
The largest elevens In the country so
karly, and that very fact may work
AGAINST the team being In its best
form when, Ii goes against its greatest
ivaI
None of the followers of George
own need feel discouraged over the
Football outlook because only few
men appeared for the first practice.
I was not to be expected that "A large
(qgad would turn out, and. as has
been said before. the full quota of can
sidates need not be locked for before
he first of next week. There Is hard
n any doubt that three elevens Will be
BIN the field by that time.
Many Veterans Report
II was really surprising that as
many veterans reported yesterday as
Bid. Five Of the 1912 bunch were
back In uniform, and ready to work
Tor their old places. Petritz, Foley.
Barron. Murray and Martin were the
members of last years team out for
The first work ~ont, Much is expect
kd OF all these men Foley and Muir
ray are capable hackneld material
Martin could hold down "a regular job
kt end very cresiitably. while Petritx
Ind Barron are linemen, the former
blazing Si3hiacAle- fall.-And- the
after being the regular left guard.
BURY Eichenlaub and Landreau re-
ported and all were members ~ the
kcrub eleven In 1919. The other two
men out for places were Cassidy. who
Xoiayea haifhsck for the Mount Pleas
Knit high school. and Carbol. q guard
who held down a position on prep
kchooi eleven In Connecticut.
From now until next week the men
will be coming in. and there js little
tonht that they will ali be here by
That time. There viii be some SPLEEN
Hid competition In she fight for places
Ind none Of the men can afford u he
much behind hand. II one man gets
little margin on another In the mat
ter % condition II may mean that NJ
win be the regular There are some
,iayers at GEORGETOWN between whom
there IL not greas deal Of difference
hud the fact that one may get the
lump on the others will mean every
hing as far MS being a regular Is con
eerned. which is really the goal to-
Ward which al candidates look.
The men were In charge Of Wayne
Hart assistant coach this fall Frank
;arrsu head coach, DID Het get a4'
bin the field in suit, although he
WAS present during the latter part oi
he afternoon. Gargan assumed &C
i've comma nd today.