The Washington times., 1915-09-17

Georgetown varsity football
squad is not learning the signal
code fast enough to suit Coach Ex-
endine, and so the lads are booked
for another long drill in the num-
bers today. The gridiron tutor in
sists that every man on the team
shall be letter-perfect before enter
ing the contest with Princeton a
week from tomorrow, and unless
they come up to expectations sew
eral candidates will md themselves
on the sidelines when the Blue and
Gray lines up against the Orange
and Black. A blackboard lecture,
signal drill, and a short scrimmage
is on the cards for today's work
out at the Hilltop.
The first injury Of the season finds
Orland Leighty. the brilliant candidate
for a halfback position, incapac.tated
by a slight attack Of charleyhorse. John
youngster in togs within day or so.
though.
With the opening of the college term
at the Hilltop additions are pouring INTO
the squad from day to day. The latest
candidates for the eleven to report 10
Coach Exendtne are Smith. a quarter
back. from Meriden. Conn.,, home or
Carlton Academy. New Jersey. and
Supplee. who played on the second team
last season.
Thirty candidates have now
town, and three complete elevens have
been formed for the daily drills. Inter-
est in the great college, game has
town. and Coach Exendine is hopeful
OF keeping his squad at its present size
until well into the cool weather. No
cut in the squad is expected until after
able yet to make any selections.
showalter, Cronin. Cusack. Nahum
Brett. and MCGUIRE are being tried ou,
u On the ends: ,n Ward, GormieyI, ReIs Jurack sI
been working at tackle. Captain Bar
ron. Frank Green. Nahum, and O'Con
nor look like guard candidates, with
Fitzgerald and Mccarthy hustling fo'
Maloney, Bailey, Mcnamara. Smith
and Davis are prospective quarterbacks
Kilroy. Leighty, Hanlon,, Landreau
used behind the line. with little choice
among them.
G. Y. has taken flying start for th'
1915 football season. seven veterans from
last year reporting the first day. B!
next week it is expected that twenty
five men will be In uniform. Thos'
Captain Murphy, center; Sullivan
quarterback; Rodgers. halfback; Butler
halfback; Martin, tackle Cassidy, full
back, and McCue. halfback.
Frank Greer, Corner star center a
Eastern High, was the most prominen
new candidate for the G. L. team. Kce
nan. halfback, from Morgantown.. W
Na., and Shortley,, quarterback. from
Today the following men are expecte'
mnf1u Manual Tah;ng Training School Kirby. Wall
Butler from Boston College, and Casta
kis. from Manchester. N. II.
Dave Wilson. former end at Virginia
has been declared ineligible by tn,
faculty at Charlottesville 1t has beer
ruled that he signed contract to ac
as tutor and athletic coach at Wood
berry-ForeN, thus making him a pro
fessional. New men reporting to Pop
flanagan are Thurman. former Mer
Mckay. halfback at Davidson Colleg,
last season. and McLain. halfback
from Asheville. N. C. The Virgini,
varsity eleven now lines UP as follows
White and Flanagan. ends; Ward an,
stillwell. tackles; Coleman Brothers
Berkeley. quarterback: Mayer and e,
Anderson, halfbacks. and Pace, full
back.
coach at Annapolis. he is being assiste
by some cracking good men In Hunting
don Hardwick, last years all-aroun
star at Harvard; Lieut.. c. e. Smith on
few years ago, and Lieutenant Whea,
ley, another old Navy star.