The Washington herald., 1916-09-19
Big Guard Notifies Cox He
Cannot Come Back to
Georgetown This Fall.

What may prove to be the greatest set
back handed the Georgetown University
football eleven this fall was dealt yes
terday afternoon when Graduate Manager
Charley Cox received a telegram from
Capt. Johnny Nahum to the effect that
he would be unable to come back to
school this fall because of parental OBJ
jections. With the above announcement
made to the public Coach Exendine i'm
mediately called the team together and
appointed Petite Wall, star right half
back OF last years eleven as temporary
captain until the athletic board can meet
sometime in the near future and elect
permanent man.
Mahlum has been a star guard on the
varsity team at the Hilltop for the past
two seasons and the extent of his loss
will probably not be felt until George
town meets some of the big elevens on
the gridiron toward the middle Of the
season.
Four new players reported at the Hill
top yesterday afternoon for practice
three men who have entered the school
before and the other just from prep
school, The O'Boyle brothers, Henry and
James, the latter just from the wyom-
Ing Academy at Ptttson, Pa, and is
rated as one OF the greatest scholastic
fullbacks turned out Of the State in
has been employed as a life guard at
the bathing beach, reported for his first
workout yesterday and was put through
the usual sprouts with the other players
as he is in the pink of condition.
Dillis, who tried for the eleven last
year only to be forced to leave college
because Of typhoid fever. reported and
was put through the usual PAGES claim
Ing to be in good trim.
Oh
squad through tackling and signal
practice. the entire program covering
three hours. The athletes arrived at
| the field at 10 o'clock. and after two
hours OF blackboard talk from Coach
Exendine, enjoyed a rest until the af-
ternoon session. To begin the after
noon work. Physical Director John
O'Reilly spent the major part of an
hour with physical culture exercises
to harden the muscles, and from the
way the athletes went to the work
IT is bound to do them worlds OF
good before scrimmage Is started
According to the plans now on the
cards, the eleven will start the first
scrimmage either Wednesday or
Thursday and considering the number
of new men on the squad some lively
battles will be seen in the prelim-
mary matches.
that Harry Sullivan, the star quar-
terback of the Freshmen team last
year, would not be back, making the
backfeld problem more complicated
| than ever Sullivan was slated to do
the bulk OF the work as second string
general
Twenty-three men were in the squad
yesterday, while the number is ex-
pected to be increased to forty by
| the ODanip0 of
| last years substitute guard, and Jim
my Sullivan. quarterback on the wor-
: cester Academy last season, will re-
port on Wednesday.
No new men made their appearance
at the George Washington University
football team practice at the bathing
beach yesterday afternoon, though
Manager McKnew expects fully ten
new men to report, including Lauke,
the Lafayette College linesman, be-
tween now and Wednesday. Coach Sui
livan sent the entire squad through
kicking practice yesterday afternoon,
| giving them one OF the most thorough
workouts since first reporting.
University. Va, Sept 1S-with the
Davidson game only two weeks OF,
Coach Evans has a squad of fifty men
practicing daily on Lambeth Field and
expects twenty-five more by the fisSt of
next week Among the fifty already out
are fifteen freshmen who will not be
eligible for the varsity on account of the
! one year rule.
Among the recent arrivals are: Mckay,
guard on last years scrubs; Airy, half
| back, and Cornick, end, Of the freshman
eleven. Mckay, who played on Davidson
/ in 1914 Is counted on to fill Thurman q
! place at guard.
1 Evans is trying out all sorts of COM
! binations and shifts in the hope OF find
! Ing some half backs and ends. White.
who has played end for three years. has
been practicing at half since the first Of
the season and will probably be a fixture
in the backfield. Harris Coleman, captain