The Washington times., 1915-09-22
Scrimmage Work Ends in To-
days Contest and Signal
Drill Starts Tomorrow.
o'CoNNoR ATTRACTS NOTICE
Exendine Declines to Name
Lineup to Meet Princeton.
To Use Many Substitutes.

Georgetown today for the first
time this season faces real op-
ponent. The Maryland Aggies are
scheduled to battle the Hilltoppers
in scrimmage that will be hard
fought from beginning to END. Exen-
dimes lads will complete their scrim-
mage work today and will hold only
signal and kicking drills until they
take the field at Princeton Saturday
afternoon for their first contest Of
the campaign that will close in St.
Louis on Thanksgiving Day. The
College Park team is shaping up
very we'll this fall and Coach Byrd's
lads are certain to offer real opposi-
tion to the Blue and Gray battalion.
Though Coach Exendine declines to
name his lineup that will start the
Princeton game, II Is expected that i
VII VII be %,,sl about as follows Cusack. Ieft
guard Mccarthy. center; Captain Bar
Mahlunl, light end; Maioney, quarter.
back: Iilroy. left halfback Wall. right
theless. If only for the experience, many
substitutes are sure TO be seen in the
lineup at Princeton, and the coinpeti-
tion is so strenuous at the Hilltop that
some of these. first string men may not
come out of that clash with the Tigers
as varsity players. For practically ev-
cry position on the team there are
three to five lads battling daily; This
at Georgetown. and it leads Coach Ex-
endine to hope for the best. It Is ex-
pected that four. elevens will be in uni
sible players have vet been discovered
The remarkable performance of Dan
O'Connor, the big guard from Boston
the Hilltoppers' work this past week.
that it is considered likely that he viii
start the Princeton contest at left guard.
cinched. but when he got up against
the Bostonian he found his hands full.
The struggle rs still going on in ths
daily practice at the Hilltop, with
the former, Lehlgh man.
The scrimmaging yesterday lasted
forty minutes. with the varsity winning,
Is to 6. The most encouraging perform
ance was the ability of the varsity backs
to hold the ball and gain consistently
against the bitterest kind of defensive
play by the scrubs. Malone and Nc
Namara. fighting for the quarterback q
berth, played great football. Nea
Cronn, last years varsity end, scored
the scrubs touchdown, taking for.
ward pass and passing the line. Demp.
sey kicked all four of the varsity's goals
from touchdown.
Bunny" Corcoran has reported and
will be n candidate for end. He looked
very promising last season. particularly
as kicker He has put on some more
weight this fall and may soon be In the
running.
Orland Leighty has recovered from hi.
attack of charleyhorse and Is again II
Uniform. He will probably get into the
Princeton game for while behind the
Georgetown line.
Frank Greer, former star at Eastern
High School. will probably he played al
end for C. U. this season. In the daily
workouts the big fellow Is showing ur
in good style on the wing. his size and
speed being particularly valuable IN the
sma ashing style of play being taught the
Black and Red squad
Manager Kavanaugh Is seeking to over
come the lack of scrub eleven by book.
ing various high school teams for scrim
mage drills but in another week 1t Is
thought that there will be at least two
elevens in uniform at Brookland.
The veterans are beginning to arrive
at College Park and the Maryland Ag.
giles are working hard for their open
is in uniform and Oberlin. Coggins and
Aitchison, from last years team have
reported. Berry and Mckinney, from
Central High. and Smith. Baltimore
Polytechnic's 1914 quarterback, are work
ing out with the squad.