The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-10-01
OFFICIALS FOR
GAME ARE NAMED
tGeorgetown and Navy Agree
Upon Men to Run Game at
annapolis Saturday.
OTHER GRIDRON GOSSIP
Coach Madden Is Driving Catholic
University Eleven for Mary
land Aggies,
ny JOHN A. DUGAN.

Both Geogertown and the Naval
Academy have agreed upon the list Of
officials which was sent to the managers
by the central board for the game Satur-
day. After exchanging wires with the
Aiddies yesterday Manager o'BoyIe,> of
the Hilltoppers, consented to the three
men named by Uncle Sans cadets. NJ
V. Bergin, Of Princeton. has been named
as the referee and Billy Roper, also of
the Tigers. will umpire, while Tom
Thrope, Of Columbia, is slated as head
hnesman
Although the officials are now named
and everything is In readiness for the
big game OF the HiIltoppers' schedule.
nothing definite will be stated by the
Blue and Gray coaches as to the lineup
of their eleven. Many shifts have been
made in both the line and back field
during the past three days practice,
and II is still a mystery who will be
named to carry the ball in the back field
Positions.
In the varsity back field yesterday
Wiser. Joyce, Golden, and Foley were
played during the entire practice. The
shifting back of Foley to the varsity ap-
pears as IL the Manhattan boy will start
the game in tie pivot position, while
Golden, although showing up well on
the offense. seems to lack the old punch
on the defense
In the scrimmage yesterday the teams
were using a wide open defense, which
proved to be a terror to the long forward
passes. The entire squad Of thirty-seven
men will make the trip to Annapolis Sat
urday.
Coach Tommy Madden is leaving no
stones unturned in an effort to have the
Catholic University squad in readiness
for the opening game of the season sat
urday when the Brooklanders are slated
TO battle the Maryland Agriculture Col
lege team.
With a squad of twenty-nine men to
work with Coach Madden pushed the
BrOoklanders through two fast practices
In the morning nothing but
signal drills was or the program while
the afternoon work was given over to
had scrimmages.
In the scrimmage the varsity and scrub
team were KEEP at work perfecting both
the defense and offense until noon be-
gan to peep over the hills and when the
signal for the let-up was given all the
athletics Of the squad were pretty much
all in.
Don Mckinney, who will be remem-
berUd by the local followers Of high
school football as the start quarter back
Of the Technical team of 1919, was easily |
the shining light of the scTimmage prac-
tice. Time and time again the former |
Tech players would break through the |
line for gains Of ten to twenty yards
while his punting was also of high order 1
The varsity team lineup was as fol-
lows: Murphy, center; Capt. Boyle, right
guard; Martin, right tackle; McManus,
right end; Walters, left guard; KILN,
left tackle; Oday, left end; Monahan,
right half back; Mckinney, left half
back; HeinchliT, quarter. back. and Os-
tergen. fun back.
The officials have not yet been decided
upon, although KOrtright Church, Of
Yale, is the probable selection as referee
while the other officials will be chosen
from Dave White, Bryne Moorse, John
Dugan and MsgOffin.
All followers of scholastic football will /
be pleased to learn that Harry Harris |
the fast little quarterback of last sea-
sons business team. has made the pivot |
position with the Dean Academy eleven.
Harris was one OF the best all-around /
athletes ever turned out of the local
scholastic ranks, and his many followers
here Will watch with interest his work
at the Franklin Institute.
II. Irwin Buck Howard. weII-known
Western athlete of 1913. has entered the
engineering department Of Cornell Uni
Versity and will be a candidate for the
freshman team this season. Howard also
intends TO try for the baseball nine, and
his admirers here are confident Of his
making a name for himself at Ithaca
The faculty athletic advisers Of the local |.
high schools will not hold q meeting until
early next week. at which time a definite /
settlement is expected on the naming of
the playing grounds for the football
games and the officials who will run the