Evening star., 1916-09-07
MORRIS TO COACH
GALLAUDET TEAM
Former Maryland State Star
to Direct Kendall Green
Foot Ball Squad.
NEW ATHLETIC GROUNDS
BEING BUILT FOR M. S. C.
College Park Institution to Have
Field Equal of Any
in South.
BY Il. C. BYRD.

W. G. Morris, familiarly known to
local followers of athletics as "Coun-
try" Will coach the Gallaudet College
foot ball team this fall The Kendall
Greeners began negotiations with Nor
rls early last spring, being anxious to
have him take charge of their squad.
but it was not until recently that they
came to an agreement with him
Norris began his foot ball career at
technical High. where he was a star
halfback and end. From Tech he went
TO the Maryland State College, then the
Maryland Agricultural College. and
was the star of the backfield in the fall
Of 1912. Norris was back at college
the following year. but did not play
1901 ball because of an injury to his leg
late in the base ball season. At the
end Of the college year in 1914 he left
college, to manage the Martinsburg
nine, and he has been in charge there
ever Since
rms will not be the first experience
NORRIS mas had in coaching. In 1913
when he was captain of the MARYLAND
team and could not play because of an
INJURY, valuable service was rendered
py MIN IN coaching the second -strin e
ne did much of the coaching. WAYNE
Hart, who was in charge, spending the
greater part of his time teaching the
gaiiaudet eleven how to play the game
ihe Job as coach at Gallaudet is necu-
iiar IN that it offers obstacles the aver
age coach does not have TO surmount
IL MOTIFS can overcome the difficulty
he viii encounter in communicating his
IDEAS to the players he should be sue
cessful, notwithstanding the loss of
many of the most capable pIayers
Gallaudet Will be the hardest hit of
any of the institutions in this section
IN the loss of the best members of its
squad, the entire backfeld of last sea
son having graduated.
The athletic field being constructed
at the Maryland State College will be
as good as any in the south when com
erected, and in the inclosure will be
room for a 220-yard straightaway, a
good cinder track, the foot ball and
base ball fields, tennis courts and
the field events and for the parking of
automobiles. A little more than 3O4 900
square feet will be inclosed
Upon President Patterson's recon-
mendation last spring, the board of
trustees authorized the beginning of
work The grading has practically
been completed and the field now is
being seeded with a mixture of blue
and rye grass Work recently has been
rushed in order to have the field in
shape to play on it al least two of the
big foot ball games scheduled for this
fall at College Park. but the proba-
bIlities are that only one will be played
there, and possibly not any No
chances viii be taken of injuring the
new sod in any way. Quite a part of
the money going into the construction
of the field has been raised by sub
scription among the alumni. faculty
and students.
The new field is situated on the east
side of the Baltimore and Washington
pike, just opposite to the one now in
use. The location was chosen because
it could be made the permanent place
for all athletic contests. President
Patterson objected to the use of the
field where it now is because he did
not desire the erection of any kind of
a fence to iniure the view of the cam
pus and college. Furthermore, the new
building plans of tine college eyentu-
ally would have compelled the removal
of the field, anyway. The present site
of the field has been given to the ath-
letic association by the board of trus-
tees.
Central High has obtained the serv-
ices of a new coach for its foot ball
and base ball teams. c. A. Metzler.
South Bend Ind) High School last
year. comes here to take charge of
sports at the Blue and White institu-
tion.
The appointment was made yesterday
at a meeting of the board of education
at the Franklin School and announce
ment made Immediately thereafter.
Netzler is here now, and probably will
get his men out for foot bali practice
before school opens. Metzler is grad
uate of the Springfield Y. NJ. c. A.
Training School, and is well versed in
sports generally He enjoyed consider
able success while in charge of the
teams at South Bend and is expected
to do.good work here.
No foot ball games are to he played
this fail in the new stadium at Central
High. The work on the field has been
finished but foot ball is not to be
because of the possibility that
the new turf might be torn and injured
permanently.
Coach Exendine of the Georgetown
foot ball squad is here to take up his
work next week. Exendine came to
town yesterday, and he and Charley
Cox, graduate manager of athletics at
the Blue and Gray university. got to-
gether to talk things over for the
coming season. Both are optimistic
Announcements have been sent the
candidates for the team that practice
viii begin next Wednesday, Septem-
ber 13.