The Washington times., 1913-09-04
BROOKLAND REPORTS
EAGERLY AWAITED
Decision in Regard to Football
Team May Be Pushed BY
Members of Alumni.
EXPECT GREER WILL COACH
Hegarty Enthusiastic Over the
Prospects at Carolina Agri-
cultural and Mechanical.
EXPECT GREER WILL COACH
By BRYAN MORSE.

Developments in the football situation
at Catholic University are eagerly
awaited by those interested, and 1t is
expected that some sort of decision In
regard to the policy to be adopted this
fall will be given out shortly.
Several of the prominent members Of
the alumni have been quietly at work
during the summer in an effort to
work up enough enthusiasm to assure
a financial backing for the team this
fall. According to a report some time
ago. there would be no game at Brook
land this year. 1t Is understood that
the rector of the university was unfa-
vorably inclined toward the re-estab-
iishment of football this year, and that
the matter was at rest.
Under existing conditions-it is under
stood that some obligations are yet to
be met by the football team-it would
seem that the Brookland institution
could go ahead with the game this
year, provided the manager stood all
responsibility.
Captain Blewett, reelected from last
years eleven, is expected TO be in town
shortly and members of the alumni
association will endeayor to get foot
ball reinstated at the institution There
seems to be a general opinion that
Frank Greer. assistant coach to Harry
McDevitt last year, will be delegated
to take charge of the team this gear.
The reported appointment OF Julius
Webber, as director OF athieucs is
taken to mean that order will be short
" restored and that the university
will be represented this year by foot
ball baseball basketball and track
teams. At the close OF the last scnool
year conditions were represented as
hopeless but according to coach or
one OF last years teams and prom
inent alumnus directly connected with
football last season, the university Ii
due for good year.
lack Hegarty. who goes down to
coach Carolina A and NJ. this fall Is
certiniy an enthusiastic Individual. It
Is DR. John Hegarty, by the way, as
the former Blue and Gray captain, re-
ceived his degree last June and pro-
ceeded TO pass the District board ex-
aniiuation and jumped -on the Massa-
chusetts board exam with the same de-
termination that characterized his
actions on the gridiron and passed that
with high standing.
II see no reason why Carolina A. and
NJ should not have great team this
year" says Hegarty. There Is grand
string of likely looking men who came
forward late last year. know of sew
ersI other good players who will ma
tricuiate this season and the year
should be a good one"
The advent of Hegsrty and Tol Pen
tileton, former Princeton captain. in the
South Atlantic section with the rapid
strides made by Jim Reilly with the
Washington and Lee team last year,
IS taken to mean that the standard of
football in the section is getting on a
hirher plane.
Washington and Lee presented a
great tootbS II team or the Hilltop. 1t
vas slew in coming, and the use of the
Yale system Of play was not grasped
BY the Lexington men until nearly mid
seE son. Once started. the team closed 4
Tlost successful season.
With Pendleton and Wilson at North
Carolina and Hegarty at Carolina A.
ard NJ, these colleges are expected to
Iapidly come cut Of the rut into which
trey have fallen in the past two years.
II will be a true champion Of the Sec
ton when the games are through this
year. Unless all signs fail.
Georgetown is minus two tackles, the
fame problem which confronted the
team last season. and Gargan and
Brown viii have their hands full man.
a@aing 70 get two pivot men. Hegarty
ard White last year flied in nicely,
ard as no men were developed the prob
lem for the coaches will be one which
s. likely TO prove bothersome all year.