Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-19
GALLAUDET LACKS
GOOD QUARTERBACK
Team Losing Much of Its e.
ficiency for Want Of Proper
Direction.
GEORGETOWN HAS CHANCE
TO WIN FROM ARMY TEAM
Blue and Gray Conceded to Be Able
to Meet Soldiers on
Even Terms.
BY n. C. BYRD.

Coach Hart of Gallaudet is having
greater difficulty in filing the quarter
backs position. left vacant by the
graduation of Moore last spring, than
in developing a player for any other
position. Intelligent direction, such as
Moore furnished for several years, has
been lacking so far, and Hart has been
at his wits end to solve the problem
Last year whenever Moore was out Of
the game the Kendall Greeners were
unable to accomplish as much as when
he was at the helm, and his real
capa bilities were never SO we'll known
as now, when they are missed.
Costly mistakes in running the team
proved disastrous last Saturday in the
game with NJ. A. c. The Farmers out
rushed Gallaudet and gained a lot more
ground, but had Moore been at quar-
terback there would have been much
more done in the way of covering
ground by the Kendall Greeners. Poor
Judgment in the choice Of plays and
failure to kick at the proper time were
the main factors which worked against
the success. of the Kendall Greeners
at NJ. A. c. and v. NJ. I. in the two con-
tests already played.
Rockwell and Wilson, the former
veteran halfback and the latter a
freshman, have been tried at quarter,
but neither has made good to the sat.
isfaction of the coach. Wilson has not
shown sufficient experience and ROCK
well, though a great defensive player
and extremely capable in advancing the
ball himself through his ability to
dodge and squirm his way through an
open field, has not run the team any
thing like as we'll as is necessary.
Few persons recognized the part that
Moore and Foltz played in Gallaudets
success-not until this year, when their
value is made known by their absence
The Kendall Greeners have some pow
erful and capable linemen. heavy and
capable trio of backs to carry the ball,
but until somebody is developed VINO
can get the most out OF them on the
offensive they are not going to SHOW as
good form as is desired by their fol-
lowers.
Central and Eastern are to meet to-
day in the opening game OF the high
school series. The Blue and White is
lighter than usual, but has faster
com bination than those 1t has previous
ly put out, if reports from those IN
close touch with affairs at Central may
be taken at their face value. incident
Central team He Is the lightest OF all
the Mcdonald boys who have taken
part in athletics at Central; the young
ster is fast. though, and makes UP IN
weight.
1t might be mentioned in connection
with the high school games that
Georgetown University Is deserving OF
a great deal Of credit for allowing the
use of it's field. The Blue and Gray.
at a considerable sacriice to its own
squad. has turned over the grounds for
the high school series. which means
that twice each week the Blue and
Gray varsity will be forced to give
up its work for about threefourths
of the afternoon. To those familiar
with the conditions under which a
team must train it is evident that
Georgetown's authorities have agreed
to favor scholastic foot ball. The high
schools should appreciate very much
the action.
an even chance to defeat the Army
Saturday. Charley Cox, graduate man
ager at Georgetown, said yesterday:
Il am not saying that we are going
bet that the Army will have to go
some to beat US. Everybody is in fine
shape and l think we will be able to
use Dempsey by that time without
fear of further injuring him. The
Army has greater strength than it's de-
feat at the hands of Colgate would
tend to indicate, and Georgetown Is
not expecting anything other than
hard battle, with the odds favoring
the team which takes advantage Of
the others mistakes.
Georgetown has some great running
backs, and the Army will have to show
an exceptional defense if it is to pre-
vent them gaining ground consistently.
The Blue and Gray backheld is not
one-man affair, either. there being five
or six men whose capabilities differ
only in the departments of play in
which each excels. Wall. Leighty,
Dempsey, Gilroy, Mcnamara. Maloney,
Finn and O'Boyle are clever performers,
and give the Blue and Gray the best lot
of backf1eld material 1t ever has had.