Evening star., 1915-09-14
BY II. C. BYRD.

Foot ball around Washington is like
ly to reach greater development this
season than in any previous year. This
is true not only of the colleges, but the
high and prep schools as well. Efforts
to turn out competent elevens, never
before'as energetic, are being put forth
and it looks very much as if excep-
tionally strong teams will be developed
from a standpoint of the individuals
composing them and the system of pla%
used.
Georgetown, which always has taken
the lead in foot bail in and around
Washington. not only has an excellent
squad at work, but the men are being
tutored by the highest paid coach the
Blue and Gray has ever had 1t used to
be the case at Georgetown that from
500 to $1,000 was big salary, but un-
official statements have it-and they
undoubtedly are true-that EXendine
receives $4,000. Helping Exendine is
John O'Reilly, himself former Holy
Cross star and coach in the high schools
of Boston. Besides these men Charley
COX OF long experience in the field of
sports. and especially foot ball, is ex-
erclslng general oversight over the
affairs of the athletic association rs
graduate manager. With splendid
squad Of candidates and Guch system to
govern the development of the sport,
Georgetown certainly ought to be rep
resented by a team way above the aver
age. and perhaps better than it has had
in years
Catholic University will most GER
falnly put out the strongest eleven
In pretty much the same position as
Georgetown, having probably their
best squad of candidates and a mighty
good coaching system. While not
much has been said of the coaching
policy at Catholic University, it is no
secret that Fred Nielsen, who turned
out championship teams at Maryland
Agricultural College, George Washing
ton and Georgetown, will be in charge,
and that in itself almost assures the
Brooklanders of worthy representa-
ton. Catholic University is likely to
place under Nielsen the best squad of
foot ball players it has ever had, and
If that is the case some remarkable
results may be looked for: Nielsen
gets results where others fail, because
he knows how to get the most out of
his men. as well as having great
strategical and technical knowledge of
the game.
Gallaudet may not have as strong
team as in the last two years: in
TACT, the chances are it will not. This
is true for two reasons the first of
which is it has lost several members
OF the aggregation of stars who played
a year ago, and the second that it's
plans for coaching are very much un-
settled. owing to the recent announce
men- that Fritz Crafts would be un-
able to return to take charge. Crafts
has had the team for the last two
years and has had great success. That
new man viii have to be obtained
certainly means that as good results
are not likely to be obtained. because
he Will not be familiar with condi-
tons. However, there still is ma
terial for good eleven at Kendall
Green, and if capable man takes
charge the team as a whole is likely
to be far superior to the avera ge eleven
of the small colleges.
Central High, Technical High, Bust
ness, western and Eastern are due to
make another great fight for the in
terscholastic cha mpionship Central,
technical and Business ought to be
considered the favorites because of the
greater number Of boys to pick from.
Their SQUADS undoubtedly will be much
larger and the material generally of a
better character than turns out at
Western and Eastern. The same coaches
are to develop the elevenS at the diff
ferent schools, with the exception of
Eastern. McCaHerty, who has played
an important part in turning out
elevens at Eastern during the last few
years, has gone to North Carolina to
| take charge of athletics at a school
near Ashcville, and he will be missed
more than those who have no knowl-
edge of his coaching at Eastern expect.
Thomas at Central, Hart at Technical
and Morse at Western. having full
knowledge of the possibilities of their
! squads. tuGht not to experience great
deal OF difficulty in turning out more
capable elevens than played under them
in 1914; especially is this true of
Thomas and Hart, because Central and