The Washington herald., 1916-09-20
MAHLUM MAY NOT BE
LOSS TO HILLTOPPERS
Graduate Manager Cox Of Georgetown,
Expects Father May Allow Cap
tain to Return.

Deep gloom, which hovered over and
around the Hilltop field Monday evening
when the announcement was made that
Johnny Nahum, captain OF the 1916 var
sity' would not return 10 Georgetown,
changed yesterday afternoon, when a
ray OF brightness penetrated this cloudy
atmosphere with secon.i announcement
that hopes had not been given up in losing
the services Of this player who was unsn-
inous choice as All-South Atlantic guard
Nahum is at present in partnership with
his father In a prosperous lumber bust
ness out In Minnesota and although
Johnny is more than anxious to finish out
mis- college course, the boss Of the Nah
lum family could not see his way clear
at present TO spare the services Of his son
The officials Of athletes at Georgetown
looked on the situation with a different
light as the Blue and Gray could not
very well spare the services Of their cap
tain.
Graduate Manager Cox. OF the Hilton
pers. is now pleading with the Boss Lurn-
herman" and hopes OF Johnny returning
TO the Hill have again frightened.
No new players reported for practice
yesterday, but the squad was busy work
ing at the general routine OF preparing
for the season. Yesterday was the first
day for the sthletes TO don the football
pads and when the headgears made their
pectinR TO witness some sCrimmage prac-
ice, but Coach EXendine will not start
scrimmage until the end OF the week
unless a game is arranged for Saturday
with either V. NJ. /. William and Mary
or V. P l.
Word was received at the Hilltop yes
terdsy that Governor and Mrs Samuel
w. Mccall OF Massachusetts would at
tend the game at Hsverhnl between
Georgetown and Dartmouth Governor
Mccall is a Dartmouth alumni and was
more than pleased TO accept the invita-
ton TO attend this contest
Graduate Manager Donald NcKnew. OF
George Washington University. IS now
making arrangements with Sunerinten-
dent Hart OF the playing field in Potomac
Park to erect goal posts and lay ont =
field where the downtown squad is prsc-
ticing. In case these arrangements can
be made, George Washington will no
doubt play it's first game with MarylanS
State College on September 30 on this
field
Seven new candidates reported for the
practice yesterday. Kerr. who last sea
son was one OF the dependable tackles
/ OF the Catholic University grid team
came out for his initial work with the
down -towners. Gillespie. who was with
J the Georgetown squad last season. was
/ out for the first time. while Willie Th1rn-
as. one Of the bulls" Of Captain Mur-
halls precinct. was also out Tommy
DeEnan. local Eridironer. Worde7
/ Dyer former captain Of Eastern EIEh
! School team: BUlIouEh. OF TeChni~sl
! High School, and Herfe-msn. of IehiEh.
we're new meDlbers in the squad ,cs-
terday.
College Park. Nd. Sept. le-Notice
| was received here TODAY that the
/ Pennsylvania Military College would
| be compelled to cancel its footba ~
game with the Maryland state College
because Of the late opening OF the
former, due 10 infsntilE paralysis
! Inasmuch as the game cannot be
played at Chester Manager Dearstyns.
! OF the local institution. has written
the P. NJ. c. management asking them
] to transfer the contest TO College
! Park. II this cannot he done The
local eleven will be without a game
I for September 80.
! The squad is fast growing to ts
| normal size and indications are that
within the next week there will I've
! forty men in uniform. Twenty-ei eiEht
/ were out today.
/ For the first time this season \
| lineup is to be selected tomorrow and
! signals given the men. The team is
! not particularly apprehensfve Of the
/ Baltimore Polytechnic institute which
! plays here Saturday in the opening
game. but feel that some hard work
must be done to master enough plays
TO win.
/ Yesterdays practice consisted sole
/ " OF the rudimeuts. hut the men were
worked at these Cesselessly Tor two
hours