Evening star., 1914-09-24
By H. C. BYRD.

Two of the big foot ball teams fig
ured in games yesterday, the Carlisle
Indians winning from Lebanon Valley.
and Cornell defeating Ursinus. Short
halves prevailed in both contests. the
extreme heat making it almost impos-
sible for the players to go at top speed
for long.
The real surprise was sprung by the
Lebanon Valley eleven. 1t was not eN-
pected that 1T would put up such des-
perate contest against Carlisle. the In
dams having formerly gotten away
with the annual game rather easily 1t
was not until the latter part of the
last period, though, that the eleven
Warner had on the field was able to
cross the goal line of the smaller IN
stitution. The Lebanon aggregation
put up a brilliant defense, while Whee-
lock, a former Carlisle player. did some
splendid work on the offense. accord
ing to report. Calac, the only member
of the 1918 Carlisle backfeld that was
in the lineup, was the particular star
for Carlisle 1t was his spienoid
line plunging which gave the Redskins
q victory when it appeared they were
doomed to finish against secondary
combination with tie score.
Cornell found it rather easy to de-
feat Ursinus. its REGULARS making
half. However. the second and third
periods were different, as the 1thacans
second-string men found ii difficult to
make headway against the Pennsyl-
vanians.
Gallaudet started practice yesterday
with splendid prospects. despite the apo
sence of two of the stars of the 1918
ported that neither of these two play
ers is to return, though it is FER
vently hoped they will
So promising did the frst-string
players look that they We're lined up
and started on signal practice the
first day. The PLAYERS in the first
eleven were Marshall and Ellington,
ends: Cuscaden and Rasmussen
guards; Decker, center, and the back
field was composed of Jacobsen. Foltz.
Wilman and Kendall. Davies was the
only new man given a chance in the
lineup of the first squad. he having
had considerable experience in the
English style of game in Wales.
There we're several promising new
men on the held; Piliod: Ladd. ozier;
Ferguson. Smith, Burns Hetzler. Peard
and Schwore. All these players have
had experience and are expected to
strengthen the team, in that they will
form a splendid substitute corps. even
though they do not make regular posi-
tlons.
Moore, star quarterback of year
ago. rockwell ana Mdftln were On the
held, but did not have on uniforms.
They will be out for practice today.
Dunn, Kelley and McInnerny, mem
bers Of the Catholic University squad
srookianders the largest aggregation
they have ever had out for work this
time of year. BY the end of the week
the largest squad the Black and Blue
has ever had will probably be wearing
the toys.
1t is from the incoming freshman
class that the Catholic University peo-
good material It is reported that there |
will be something like IT'S new stu /
dents. and from this number several !,
very capable players ought to be pro-
There is one player at Catholic Uni |
versity who has not been mentioned IN
any of the reports. and yet he is pretty
sure to prove one of the mainstays Of
the team. II not the mainstay. He is
O'Rourke. who played halfback regu- |
larly for Holy Cross before coming to
something Of a star at the Worcester
institution, and II he could play good |
foot ball In that class he ought to do
come mighty brilliant work for the
An article published IN a local after |
noon paper relative to the cancellation !
of foot ball game by the Maryland !
al NCiicE' WIN IL :
is absolutely without foundation. Ac- |
cording 10 the real status OF the case. !
even the facts were twisted. VI. y. &. /
did not recently cancel Il foot ball /,
game with Georgetown. and, to come |
down to the fine points of the case a |
game was never really and definitely |
scheduled. There were negotiations on |
last winter for contest. but they were
called OF early last spring. before the |
end Of March.
The article tended to indicate that