Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-14
Coaches Have Sta,
Halfback in Blodgett---
Splendid Fight Looked
for Among Maryland
Colleges.

10 be built, there having been little other
good material left
The two teams which will make the
most trouble for their rivals are Hopkins
and St Johns. St Johns Is not going -
be as strong this season az II was last
all three of it's backtield men having left
school, bur there 10 u good nucleus left
and 1t will be a surprise IL tho Annapolis
lads are not out with an eleven stronger
than would ordinarily be expected under
the conditions, Hopkins started to re
build It's athletic system last fall with
lower ciassmen and. while 10 did hoi.
meet with much sucoess, the development
given these men then 10 likely To COUNT
when they APPEAR this fall, There Il
not much doubt that Hopkins Ia geins t.
DO whole lot harder TO beat this year
than last,
A fight for high hoaors among tho
Maryland colleges will be seen this fall
which win he closer ana harder than an
in years. 1t is questionable If the teams
throughout the state have ever been
as evenly matched as they now appear.
Navy Has Bledgett.
While the Navy hardly 10 te be ciassed
among tho South Atlantic colleges, il Is
not aifilss 10 say something of the Mid
shipmen, since they are located in this
territory, Confident expressions of epin-
ion from Annapolis show that the Sailors
expect to have q whole lot stronger
eleven tbs season than last. There will
be onIy two regulars missing when the
full squad reports for pracuce the last
of this week. Rodes and Hall. Both were
good men, but not SO good that they
cannot be replaced. Redes played full
back and quarter, holding down the latter
position against tho Army, while Hall
was q tackle. TO offset the absence Of
Rodes in tine backfieid, a real prodigy has
been found. He is B.odgett, from the
High ScBooi of Commerce of New York.
He has already broken about eight rec
ords. more or. less, IN fed ard tracA-
events and has proved himself a yer.
capable base ball pitcher. he is said "a
| be a star in the bacKheId and the Middies'
coaches are depending on him to PLAY
fullbaca reguiarls: To give an idea as
to how clever Biodgett really is, tho
following excerpt from the descriptive
matter accompanying the selection of al
all-schoiast.c team fer greater New YoTis
| is quoted;
! 'Blodsett was as steady 8 player Lass
season as he was IL inii, when he re-
ceiyed first call OR ihn all-scholastie
eleven, He was great ground gamer, a
hard line piungeF: and could zig-zag his
way through a broken field for good
gains. BeHidesr lie was adept at puntiHS.
being one of the best OF the large crep
developed In Inc schools in ipi2''
Just how confident Navy is that IL
will put Out z mighty strong eleven IS
shown In It's recent attitude toward TIE
Army in tho controversy between the tuo
Institutions. Had the Navy nst felt rea-
sonably sure IL would have margin Or,
/ the Soldiers II ~euid net have agreed 50
readily to transfer the contest to New
York, which will give its team much
greater distance To travel, The Navy peo-
pie think they are going TO be represented
by an eleven much more capable than
that which won from the Soldiers, o to O.
on Franklin Field in 1917 All indications
point 10 the Midshipmen as having TIN
brightest kind OF an outlook, probably
brig liter than In 8 great while,
Representative Schools to Be Met
The schedules OF the south Atlantic col
leges will bring the teams into conflict in
such q way that II will be much easier u
determine the real comparative strepgti,
of any TIVE and to pick finai winner
than in quite a while. Of course, George
town has been an easy winner during the
last three years, because it has entirely
outclassed tine ether colleges. This year,
when the margin promises 10 30 mucp
closer. 1T Id we'll that tho schedules are
ouch that there viii be d chance To get I.
line on all. Georgetown ID Ia meet the
University OF North Carolina, North Car
| DINA Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege and Virginia. Virginia 10 TO play
University OF Georgia, Vanderbilt. Nortli
| Carolina University and Virginia Military
/. Institute. Virginia Polytechnical 1nsti-
tute will meet Washington and Lee, North
Carolina and Davidson. North Carolina
! \. and Nj. Is scheduled TO go against
I C,eorp,tnrrr Washington and Lee. NOrti
Carolina, Davidson and Wake Forrest.
| With these teams meeting one another ir
| this manner there is little doubt that il
| will be much easier to line up the teams
at the end OF the season into more ac-
curate standing than has been done re
| Gently when Il has reached almost the
limits OF iTnpossibility TO give each school
! = correct rating.
| That the teams are under almost the
same system Of coaching as has prevailcd
for years. excepting North Carolina Tn
versity, il would seem that little change
in the style Of play can be looked for.
Greater attention may be paid to the
kicking end Of the game, owing 10 tina
| greater possibilities uncovered in allow
Ing the ball to be punted from any point
| back Of the line OF scrfmmage, but. bar
| ring that, the same kind OF foot ball seen
| In the last two years may be looked for.
| There should be some Improvement and
broadening Of the general style OF play.
but in the real scope OF the work IL Is apt
to be much the same as in the past