Evening star., 1916-09-12
By n. c. BYRD.

Georgetown's foot ball squad begins
splendid season. Not only will the best
of the material from which the eleven
last season was built be back, but sew
eral new players of prominence are en-
ter1ng college. The remaining part of
theN1s15 squad would be sufficient to in
surs team capable Of playing brill
liant foot ball. and when it is consid-
cred that several stars of schoolboy
elevene are to bolster up any weak
spots that may exist by reason of in
jurtes or for some other cause 1t may
well be realized that the teams on the
Blue and Gray schedule are not in a
position to look for anything other
than the most dificult battle OF their
season.
johnnie .Bevington. star haifback of
the Nashville. Tenn. High School last
fall, will be out tomorrow with Blue
and Gray suit on for the first time.
John McQuade. rated ss the star back
Of the New England schools, comes
from the Manchester High School.
Aheafn, q guard at st. Anselm's College
90 have OBoyie Of Wyoming Seminary
and Bannigan Of Seton Hall College.
UBoyle IL q halfback and Bannigan a
llnAmAn. These men already have reg
for the 1rst practice tomorrow. others
may come in at or before the formal
opening Of the college. about two weeks
from now.
Georsetown's main reliance win be in
the star backdeld OF last season, every
member Of which Is on hand for the
beginning Of practice.
Il 10 confidently expected that these
players will all hold their old posi-
tions. and he who beats out one Of
have to be star-more of star than
scholastic institutions usually develop.
Nothing more need be said of the. eapa-
bilities of these players. Mccarthy.
Burland. center: showalter. tackle: !:
OConnor, tackle: Green. guard: Supple.
back: Finnegan. back; Smith. back;
Sullivan. quarter. and Cusack. end; are
season who win be out in togs. OF
these Capt. Nahum. Oconnor and
Cusack were regulars. Barron. Ward.
Corcoran and Fitzgerald are not can
ana the other has played his four years.
Charley Coz. graduate manager OF
athletics, made this statement today:
Georgetown will have at least Just as
good a team as that of last year.
think that II all the opinion that need
point"
Coach Exendine Is just as optimistic
as Cox over the prospects. This morn
ing E1endina and Cox were looking
at q picture Of the 1915 team. After a
few moments Of talk about the play last
season Exendine turned to Cox and ask
cd him how many Of the, men would be
back. Coz pointed out to the coach Just
the players he might expect After Cox
had finished. Exendins turned to him
with q smile and this remark, That's
enough for me-" which shows that the
Blue and Gray instructor 10 not worry.
ing Q great deal about the possibilities
Of not having q strong eleven.
Efforts are being made to play the
i first scheduled game. that with Ran
dolph- Macon College. in Richmond.
here so early for the contest, and the
Blue and Gray Is willing to go to Rich
mond In order to have 1t played. Man
ager Tom Egan is now trying to make
the necessary arrangements. Egan has
been taking hold Of his work with a
will and 10 rendering invaluable aid to
Graduate Manager Cox.
Eams With Dartmouth at Haverhill.
Mass. n one Of the biggest to be
piaysd In the New England states. In
talkine Of this contest Charley Cox
gavs = his opinion that II would draw
an Immense throna and prove the most
aute1eet1ng Of the battles scheduled in
the north on that date. Haverhill has
q poQ0aatioa Of something like $4,000
persons and years ago game there be
proved . splsndid attraction.
Fhs epa1ls>e for all the high school
elsvuAo h0vs been made known by the