The Washington times., 1916-08-21
GEORGETOWN LOSES
BUT FOUR REGULARS
Hilltop Football Squad viii Get
Into First Practice on Sep.
tember Is.

0eorgetown's varsity football squad
has received orders TO report for initial
practice at the Hilltop Wednesday.
September IL. Coach Albert A. Exen-
dine. the old Carlisle star. has Informed
Graduate Manager Charlie Cox that he
win arrive here that morning and will
have all his old pep" as well A.
couple Of new-fangied formations for
the eleven to learn.
The Hilltoppers will have seven Of
last season,s regulars back on the JOB
Barron. captain and right guard; Charlie
Fitzgerald, center, and "Bupny" Cor
coran. right end. are the only players
who will be missing whom the squad
For wSrd's place Coach p1sndln.
will have Mccarthy, who came within
q hair of landing a berth last fall.
Frank Green, former star at Lehigh.
will be eligible this season. and may
The crack Ssekneld. consisting Of
Will again be on the Job. With a years
experience Of playing together. this
Ms: :seu ss prove even stronger than
The Hilltoppers open their season here
on September . with Randolph Macon.
The following Saturday will be one Of
clash out With IN the Navy CONES az ae H
From then on the Blue and Gray CO.
horts will be kept busy. as they have
eleven games on their schedule this
Georgetown's hardest midseason con-
test will be against Dartmouth. October
n. Only one game with a strong OPP
ponsnt will have been played BY the
Hilltoppers before they face the Han
overians. Coach Exendine wishes TO
have his squad in good physical condi-
ton. a. II 1t his hope that Georgetown
will make good showing against Dart
mouth, which team classes with the
best In the country.
Georgetown plays Fordham at New
York again this season on Election Day
and will also face Albright. Buckneli.
West Virginia Wesleyan, North Caro-
lima Aggies. George Washington. and
will close the campaign at New Orleans
against Tulane. one Of tho strongest
eieyens In the South.
Manager Donald McKnew. Of the
George Washington University football
team. announces that Coach Tom Sulli-
DO in town shortly after September l. A
call for candidates has been issacd for
September IA. and the Hatchetite foot
ball players will gather at the Y. NJ c.
4. to 20 over the situation and meet
Under the present plans the @. W. L.
men will practice on the feld near the
Pan-American Union building. at Seven
tcenth and b streets northwest. They
will dress at the Y. NJ. c. A. Practice
has been called for September Ii. Mar
aHsr McKnew 10 rounding up a bunch,
OF hiRh school stars, II IL understood.
and expects to start with q coodly
bunch Of local boys with the number
Of experienced COLLEGE neil already
matriculated. who have promised TO try
out for the eleven. Letters have been
sent to ffty-flve candidates.
| Coiumbia's varsity squad will begin
practice September u. As the mrs,
game 10 not booked until October Z. -four
weeks Of preliminary work will be done
by the blue snd White bsfoFe facins
| an oponsnt.
Military duty. either along the Mex
| lean border or in various training camps
around the country. will deal hard blows
| to several big varsity elevens Almost
every university has football stars serv.