The Washington times., 1916-09-13
Three Teams Open Up
For Practice Today
Georgetown University Calls Candidates to Hilltop
Field With Unusually Bright Prospects-West-
ern Loses Many Veterans Other Gossip
By BRYAN MORSE.

Three football teams. Georgetown
University. Western High School. and
0onzaga College, will take the field
today in initial workouts in prep
aration for the gridiron season al
most at hand.
Graduate Manager Charles Cox.
Coach Albert Exendine. Trainer John
O'Reilly and Student Manager Tom
Egan have gotten things in tip top
shape for the start of the campaign.
The Hilltoppers appear to nave
better prospects this year than ever
before. "
A glance at the veterans returning
for the campaign Is enough to insure
q great eleven at the start. The en-
tire backfeld, composed of McNama-
ra and Maloney, auarterbacks; Gil
rby, Leighty, Wall. Dempsey, and
Smith, are due to return. Cronln ana
Cusack, ends of last year. VIII De on
In the line Nahum. Green. o'Con-
nor German, Showaltet. Burland' ana
Mccarthy are followers VINO were
sides these players Coach EXendlne
had a host of first-ra PLAYERS WIZ
were crowded of the eleven py the
first-string men.
bones about saying they are please11
NJ the prospects. The institution OF
a first rank coach and trainer ana tne
shipshape arrangements concluoeo ny
GRADUATE Manager Cox insured sue
cess last season greater even ua
was anticipated. This year the ways
are fairly we'll creased ana
system. can be started where theS
s No sehpo in the city. unless it be 81;
Adams. will start on wv Nun s.asoS' The
Red and White has lost numpe. VI
stars from last years aggregation. hay
mond peck. John Whelchel. Richaru
Sargent, Lawrence Grayson' Jonn MaeN
S'Iarien Stuart Smith, and Brooke Boyer.
went out with the graduating class last
or the veterans who will report to Cap
tain Willis today there are sheparS
Rohrer Jack O'Brien, Eddie west anu
Alexander McKelway.
Brit Patterson. Washington and
Jefferson tackle of two years ago; VINO
was seriously injured on the Hilltop
when w. and ]. played Georgetown Is
in town on his way to Raleigh, N; Co
where he will coach Carolina A. ana N.
this season. Patterson was put OUT OF
commission and was In the hospital
here for many weeks following his In
Jury. Patterson Is succeeding JACK
Hegarty at A, and NJ, and Is expect
ing to turn out great football eleven
this season.
Central met Coach Metzler yesterday
and some forty candidates got their in
PRODUCTION to the new coach The team
will practice at Georgia avenue ana Nell
yon street for awhile until school opens.
Johnny Saxon. captain-elect OF the
Central team, may be forced 10 turn over
the leadership to some one else. saxon
is on the border with the Maryland
hA
veteran. Is with the guards. Ed Taber
Is the logical choice for the captaincy IN
the event that Saxon Is out OF the
game.
Norman Roddy, the former Eastern
High School star, is handling the Con
zaga team this season. Roddy Will gel
his candidates out on Gonzaga Field TO,
day Prospects are bright for 'Sood
team this season, as several newcomers
In the ranks are expected TO form th'
starter for a fine team
Georgetown has not given up hope
Of staging the game with Randolph
Macon in Richmond. Graduate Man
ager Cox is trying to make arrange
ments to have the Ashland team go tC
the Virginia capital on the 3D.
Prospects at the University of Vir.
Kinia are not as bright this year as In
former seasons. The Orange and Blue
athletes face a tough schedule with
few veterans returning.
Howard Berry. PENIS 9ll-around star
wires he will be unable to get his re-
lease from the Penn national guards
on the border, and will probably bt
out OF the game for at least half the
season.
George Green, who coached st. Al
bans for several years back and &C
cGnted A call at Tome Institute atl,
letic director. will be back from hi
Minnesota camp in day or so on q
visit here.
The anti-scason visits OF football
coaches are on. Alonzo Stagg. Chicago