The Washington herald., 1914-09-23
HILLTOP Scrubs
Showing FORM
Second-string Eleven Holds
Varsity Scoreless for Fiji
teen Minutes.
SHOULD HELP THE TEAM
Gallaudet College to Hold First Prac-
tice Today-Other Grid
iron Gossip.
SHOULD HELP THE TEAM
BY JOHN A. DUGAN.

! 1t is always a good scrub team which
makes a brilliant varsity, and for this
reason alone causes the enthusiasm Of
both Coach Exendine and Graduate
Coach Charlie Cox, of the Georgetown
! eleven.
| In the scrimmage on the Hilltop yes
teriay il took fifteen and one half min
utes for the varsity to cross the scrubbs
line. Although none of the honors of
Capt. Freddy Murray's final plunge
should be passed without a word OF criti-
clsim in their favor because 1t took the
hardest kind of plunging and dashing to
land the lone touchdown against the
second eleven.
With such a strong opposition to meet
! in all the practice scrimmages will. in the
course OF a month. enable Coach EXen-
dine to turn out first-class eleven and
will help a good deal toward making the
varsity the best that has ever represented
Georgetown in the history OF the gridiron
game on the Hilltop.
The real cause in the past for the Hill
| toppers showing in many OF the big
games have been the lack of capable sec
ond string men. and with the situation
in a different light this year every one
on the Hilltop is showing a great deal of
! enthusiasm.
An example of the weakness Of the
second string men on the Hilltop last
season was shown in the Navy game
when the Middle enticed the Blue and
Gray first eleven into slugging and the
scrubs who took their place were une-
quail to the occasion and the result was
o to victory for Uncle Sans sailor
boys.
GaIlaudet will hold its first practice
this afternoon on the gridiron at Ken
dali Green and as all but two of the
regulars from last seasons team will
be back the prospects are the brightest
they have been in the history OF the
school.
Classen is one Of the team who will
not be back, as the big full back has
proven to be something of a world beat
! er in the rope-arena out at his home
in the State of Washington. Kelley. who
! played the right half position in great
shape last season, is the other Of last
( seasons team who will not be back ow
/ ing to sickness, but with the return of
: capable second string men Coach Crafts
I is enthusiastic about the showing of the
eleven this year. Captain Foltz and the
( following players will report today:
! Rasmussen, Martin, Decker, Buttenbaugh.
Cuscaden, Marshall. Moore. Renderl,
Whitman, Rockwell. Davis. Ellington, Da-
vies, Thompson and Hladik.
Owing to the intense heat prevailing
over the Capital the past few days. West
ern and St. Adams are to have their
initial workout of the season today and
large squads are expected to respond to
the first call OF each institution.
Western has obtained the use Of the
Polo Grounds in Potomac Park for their
practice this fall and have also been
granted access to the lockers and shower
baths at the bathing beach. The acquisi-
tion of these facilities will greatly aid
the progress of the Red and White eleven
and the present conditions are far more
favorable than was anticipated when it
was learned that the use of the former
field in the rear of the ruined school
would not be available for this seasons
sport.
Western stock took a boost yesterday
when Palmer Stearns, captain of last
years baseball team returned to the
Red andWhite institution. Upon first con-
sideration Stearns decided to resume his
scholastic work at Episcopal High
School and spent the whole OF last week
at that institution only to re-enter West
ern. declaring that the surroundings in
the Alexandria school were not to his
liking.
From all reports Coach Green, of st.
Adams. is to have a team that will
make all the schools sit up and take
notice. During the past week several men
have enrolled at the Tennallytown school
who have acquired quite a reputation in
athletics and who with Brewer on hand
around which to build an attack, activi-
ties are sure to take a boost In that
school.