The Washington herald., 1916-09-10
Local College Gridiron
Teams Ready for Work
Georgetown University Eleven
viii Start Practice Wednes-
day Rally for G. W. U.

major league standings and wondering
and guessing what club will finally cap
ture the bunting in the respective cir
cults, there are a few thousand young
men throughout the country planning to
resume high-brow work this fall, and just
at present their minds are turning to
end runs, center smashes or OF tackle
plays and all things pertaining to the art
Of advancing an inflated pig skin down a
field specllled with grimy warriors, whose
one idea Is to prevent the plgskin from
being advanced. The first external indi-
cation Of the football activities will be
seen in this vicinity on Wednesday after
noon, when the candidates for the
Georgetown football eleven will report to
Coach Albert EXendine for their initial
practice, on the Hilltop Field.
The Hilltoppers this season have one
of the longest and hardest schedules ever
attempted. Last week what was to have
been the opening game Of the season with
Randolph-ATacon on Saturday, September
g, was cancelled because of the postpon-
ing Of the opening OF school until Oc-
tober 2 GeOrgetown's first game will
be with the Midshipmen at Annapolis
Nd, on October Z. The Blue and Gray
eleven will have twenty-one days in which
to prepare for this contest and already
many of the students and alumni are
ming.
Although the schedule is a hard one, the
Hilltoppers have a grand chance Of COM
ing through with honors, as the material
at the hill this season is about the best
that ever turned out for a Blue and
Gray grid team. Georgetown can pre-
sent almost a veteran eleven, as they lost
but two players Of their great combina-
ton Of last season.
Exile" has five of the fastest players
that ever pulled on a cheated shoe for his
end positions in Reds Cusack, Cronin.
Mcclure, Tracy and Murray, all vet
Grams Of last seasons squad. while in
tackle positions he will have Dan O'Con-
nor, the star tackle of the 1915 eleven;
Showalter. Dewhurst, German and Nc
Carthy, all veterans.
Capt Johnny Nahum and big Frank
Green, the veteran guards of last sea-
son, will no doubt find but little OPP
position for the guard position, while
Burland and McDonough are veteran
candidates for the pivot job
Jackie Mhloney. Little" Smith, and
Harry Sullivan will look out for the
quarter back job, and as each of these
players were active in this position
last season. but little trouble is ex-
pected in landing one for a regular
lnlS important pOslllOh.
Leighty, Pete Wall. Johnny Gilroy.
Finnegan. O'BoyIe and Supple are the
veteran backs left over from last sea-
son, and not much trouble is being
anticipated in lining up a sterling COM
bination. Even with this great num-
Der Of veterans to work on Graduate
Manager Cox claims that each of them
will be compelled to hustle. as some
mighty good candidates will report
from the freshman class.
The Catholic University football
team IS also playing one OF the great
est schedules ever attempted by the
Brooklanders. No definite time has
yet been announced for the initial
practice, but it is expected that Coach
Nelson will call the candidates out
next Saturday, September 16.
The Brooklanders lost but few play
ers by graduation and prospects for
winning combination at c. U. this
fall are bright
Student Manager Donald McKnew.
of the George Washington University
football team. has called a football
rally for Friday night at the Y. NJ. c.
A Building on C street northwest,
when attempts will be made to interest
the local students and candidates in
II the plans of David Bear, the grad
uate manager. and Donald McKnew.
the student manager, are carried
through, the candidates for the eleven
will no doubt report on Friday after
noon for practice.
Willie C'Country') Morris. who made
football history for both the Maryland
Agriculture College eleven and the Tech
iuI
named to coach the Gallaudet College team
this fall. The school term will start at
Kendall Green on Wednesday, Septem-
Der 20, but the gridiron candidates will
no doubt be called out for their initial
work on Monday or Tuesday Of next
week. The Kendall Greeners have been
hit pretty hard this year through gradu-
alton, but the followers Of the BUR and
Blue" are not discouraged, and have con-
fdence that Coach Morris can turn out a
winning eleven.
The strength OF the football team of the
Maryland State College of Agriculture
this fall will depend a great deal upon
the number Of capable players. particu-
larry back-ield men, developed, as the
Aggies have suffered heavily through
graduation and Withdrawals The en-
tire backfield of last year-KnOde, Speer.
Shank, ana hart, SIerllnS COMBINATION
has been lost, in addition to Captain
Eddie Hindman, the big fullback.
These four men were the backbone Of the
eleven that gave Johns Hopkins such a
tussle for the State championship,
Despite these losses Coach Byrd will
have a number Of seasoned players to
form a nucleus. Dutch" Axt, and Rich.
the clever ends, whose work was always
OF high order, will return, as will also
Tarbutton, Coggtns, Posey, Kishpaugh,
and MurreIl, all nnemen- Williams, the
husky center; oberlin. captain for this
season; Hobby Derrick. and jamie"
Smith also VIII be back. Derrick possibly
may play in the backfeld, while Smith
now Is the likely candidate for quarter
back Earl Roger. third baseman on the
nine the past spring, and another Of last
years second string men, has an excel