The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-07
Thirty Athletes Will
Begin Work at Hilltop
Orders Are Issued Calling the Squad Together Next
Week for Football Practice-Georgetown Faces
Difficult Campaign Against Strong Teams.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

4 Orders have been issued to all foot
ball candidates for Georgetown's
1916 eleven to report at the Hilltop
on September 10. On that day thirty
athletes will begin work under the
shrewd eve of Coach Exendine. pre-
! pairing for the toughest campaign
ever facing a Blue and Gray eleven.
Though the schedule for 1915 II
| extremely difficult, Georgetown en-
tiers upon the gridiron year with tho
best of prospects and victory should
perch upon its banners more often
than defeat
For ends Coach Exendine has Red"
Cusack. Cronin, Mcguire, Tracy and
Murray from last years squad. Dan
O'Connor. the star tackle Of last year,
| will be on hand, together with Sho-
walter. Dewhurst. Gene German and
Captain Jnsrny Nahum and Frank
Green, the fSrmer Lehigh forward.
will be formidable candidates for
guard positions. :,
Burland and McDonough are candi-
dates for the pivot berth.
Jackie Maloney. Smith and Harry
Sullivan will be In the squad Of quar-
terbacks on the Job next week.
For the backheid Exile viii have
3Tsn Esgnsy F osey, %s ana sUppis
| II
This list completes the more prom :
inent players OF 1915 due to try Tor
places with the 1915 eleven. In addi .
tion II Is expected that a number OF
tricuiate at Georgetown and seek
places on the team.
Slightly more than weeks drill
will be given the HilitoppeIs petorS
not close until December O. at New
Orleans. Here Is the schedule:
September 23-Randolph-M Macon.
| October NAVAL Academy. at Anna
october 14-Eastern College.
October 2l-Dartmouth. at Haverhili'
October 2s-Albright.
November 7-Fordham. at New York.
November 1s-North Carolina Assies'
November 3O-Georse Washington.
December s-Tulane. at New orieans cans,
vi Msyys Wesleyan. N e x. and NJ
and Tulane offer the Georgetown team
the stiffest kind OF opposition. ,..
Again Harvard football G,,n. 10 ,n PENS ali.
American forward. having succeeded
Hardwick at Annapolis. Reports IRON
the Academy say that large numpeI
Of prominent football players from MGR
schools around the country are working
for places on the eleven, while enough
Of last years veterans are on hand te
make that game on October 7 one Of
the most interesting of the season.
Dartmouth,s class in football 10 fSe
we'll known to require description. Iht
j Hanoverian1 rank with the Big Foui
on the gridiron. and Georgetown WI
do we'll to hold them down to sinai
score.
J team this season than II boosted In 1915
. while west Virginia Wesleyan SENDS th'
} same story to the Capital.
! Just what the North Carolina Aggie'
!, will have this season Is unknown, bu
: the Biacknmiths never have wear
team. --
Tulane is one OF the strongest teami
In the far South, and reports have al
unusually large number OF veteran
back for the 1915 squad.
1t is to be hoped that George WASH
irRton, In taking up the great college
sport nee more. produces a reprcscn
ia;Iv- eleven his se's'l The iuTk",
, Day battle at the Hilltop will be ie
sumption of athletic relations between
, Georgetown and George Washington
, The one means OF comparing III
: Hilltoppers with the Ha. chetites vii
; be offered the Eastern college team
, from Manassas, Va. Eastern comt
, to the Hilltop October IL. and a montl
later will return to WASHINGTON II
, meet Coach Sullivan's lads.
" George Washington will bring a
/ least one new team 20 this city whel
1t meets Ursinus. This Ursinus clever