Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13
Only Thing to Mar Outlook Is
Lack of Game Between
Georgetown and Virginia.
CAPABLE NEW MATERIAL
REPORTS ON THE HILLTOP
Blue and Gray Looks for Success.
NJ. A. C.'s View Dark, Gallaudet's
Good-C. us Questionable.
BY 81. C. BYRD.

With several members of the George
town University foot ball squad already
at work and the schools and other col
Iepes making preparations to begin With
In the next week it looks as If very
successful and interesting year is IN
store for Washington followers of the
game The Blue and Gray, despite its
loss OF several of the best players OF
the 1918 eleven, seems to have prospects
of turning out a strong combination,
while the other institutions probably win
be represented by better than normal
teams, with the possible exception of
one.
The one drawback apparent at present,
as far as the ultimate general success OF
1.-THE coming season is concerned. is the
| lack of anticipation of the Virginia
Georgetown game. 1t is to be regretted
! that these two institutions will not meet
as there is no eleven to command the at
tention on a local gridiron, scheduled to
come here, as would Virginia, and no
game is booked capable of developing the
| interest that the old rivalry between
Georgetown and that institution has pro-
duced. There will be a Stronger eleven
than the once the Charlottesville school Is
likely to turn out-Wa shingtton and JET
ferson-but that is not very well known
section.
A. and M. Here. November 6.
The NorthCaroiina Agricultural and
Mechanical College, due to play here
only school Georgetown is to meet that is
| likely to be representative of the best
strength in the south Atlantic section.
A t., To he CT
but whether it will prove a popular team
| in Washington remains to be seen. Ii
Georgetown does not have very sue
| cessful year its game with Gallaudet
Thanksgiving Day will attract a big
| crowd, but if the Blue and Gray meets
the stronger elevens and finishes the
| contests with good record. >as is ex-
pected, the meeting with tn Kendall
Green aggregation Is likely to pro- e
| something of failure as far as finances
| its season with a remarkable record, one
such as it had in 1913, it ought to be a
good proposition, though, under almost
any conditions.
Georgetown has big game early in the
year-Fordham. The Blue and Gray has
never played one of the big teams, elevens
generally in its class. so early; and the
result will be awaited with interest, both
| from the standpoint of accomplishment in
that contest and the effect 1t Will nave
| on later developments.
If the Maryland Agricultural College,
Gallaudet game happens to be as popular
as it was last year-and 1t should be
more so-that is apt to be enc of the big
contests. If the Farmers have another
successful year against the other state
colleges they will draw a big following
from the suburbs and city, too. because
| the team plays every one of its big games
away from home. NJ. A. c. and Catholic
University are to meet also though that
probably is scheduled too early to COM
mand great deal of attention.
| At the end of last year it looked
| very much as if Georgetown would be
compelled to go through a very I'M
successful schedule, but prospects have
| frightened considerably since. Instead
| of rather poor material from which
| to build an eleven to meet the strong
teams it must play, the Blue and Gray
| is going to have some of the most
capable men that have ever been on
| its squad. Several prep and high
| they have done so well in the past
| that there is no doubt of their capa-
| bilities. Also it must not be for
gotten that several very worthy play
Good Man for Back Field.
| There have already reported two or
regulations and some of them are certain
to make good. Charley Fitzgerald. cap
| tain of the Bath. Me-, High School eleven
| a year ago, is said to be a splendid per-
| former in the backfeld, is drop kicker
Of merit, and is being banked upon by
those in charge at Georgetown to make
| regular position behind the line. Ward
| of the Cambridge, Mass, High, and Nc
Carthy of the Latin School of Boston are
| two linemen of exceptional merit. They
are heavy, strong and aggressive players
Of more than the average scholboy eX-
perience. according to those familiar with
| their records. Pass from Kansas and
Burland Of New raven are two others
| who appear to be more than ordinarily
capable The acquisition of Gornley,
Catholic Universitys star lineman OF 1913,
| is certain to help lot. too. Gormley
| weighs more than zoo pounds ana Is very
active.
| There are back from last years elev-
en- Capt Murray, Barron, Cusack, Foley,
Landreau, Petritz and Kelley. All OF
| having said that Murray is one of the
best halfbacks he has ever SEEN
Petritz Is a mighty aggressive lineman
and Barron and Susack can hold up
| their end at guard and on the flank
In fact, nearly everybody is tamiilar
years records, all having played prom
inent parts in the defeat of Virginia
and Holy Cross.
Will Miss Costello.
| There is no denying that the Blue
| and Gray will miss Costello. He was
too brilliant a player to be replaced at
| once There is nobody at Georgetown
who can develop rapidly enough within
one year to do as well as Costello did
after four seasons on the hilltop But
the team is going to be stronger in
several positions than it was, enough