The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-28
NEWCOACHESADDED'
TO FOOTBALL STAFF
OF LOCAL ELEvENS,
Ellis to Handle GalIaudet Men,
While Riordan Takes
Charge at Gonzaga.
By BRYAN MORSE.

AWO new Coacnes are To-Day auded 10
the stan taking care of Washington
Football teams. At Gallaudet "Haggie"
Ellis. former Technical High School and
George Washington halfback. who
coached Tech to football title three
years ago. will assume his duties today.
Gonzaga College will get together today
under the tutelage OF David l.. Riordan.
Ellis Is taking the place OF William
Norris. who has gone to Clemson Col
lege to assist Wayne Hart. Morris will
take charge OF baseball and basketball.
1t Is reported. The Gallaudet players
will assemble today for the second
workout, the team having been called
together yesterday.
Riordan is a former Gonzaga player
of several seasons ago. He was a line
man. Georgetown two years ago and
has had charge of Virginia prep
school eleven for a season or two and
has also coached Independent football
teams. Gonzaga will call out candidates
today.
Information was received at George
town today that Johnny Nahum. cap
tain-elect for this season would not re-
turn to college Nahum wired Manager
Tom Egan that he would not return.
place by the coaching stan will prob
ably be ratified at a meeting of the
athletic executive committee next
month.
basketball team last season, lenves
town today to take up his duties at
Rutgers Prep. New Brunswick. n. J:
De Grange will assist I'm coaching all
athletic teams there this year He was
recently appointed coach OF Techs bas-
ketball. but was forced to resign to
take mp the work at Rutgers.
Harry F. Almon, captain Of the
last year, is being mentioned as De
Oranges successor at Tech for this
season.
Gallaudet has Cancelled its game with
the st. Johns eleven for Saturday on
account of the late start at Kendall
Green. 1t Is reported that Eastern Col
lege which had Cancelled with Catholic
University and Georgetown will play it's
schedule. The Fasteners wrote recent
ly saying they would be unable to mus
ter a team. Later correspondence de-
Ielops the Information that the Manas-
sas boys will be here.
Coach Sullivan announced today that
the first scrimmage would be held for
the George Washington team on Sat
urday. The squad has reached size
able proportion, and includes num-
Dcr OF STRONG
Those who are trying for the team
Thomas. Patterson. Ne.Gerhauser,
Turner, Hornaday. Hollingsworth Gel
GOWN. Atkins. Lucal, Krieselman,
Minis Roberts. Ernest; Sill' Hoogle
Cornell, Darlington and Guissi
-----t
George Green. athletic director at
Tome School this year, leaves for Port
Deposit today. Coach Green is en-
thusiastic over his new work. especially
has a fun house this year for the first
time In several years. Marshall Prid-
more, one Of st, Adams track stars
T relay T team on viii fhe nS S 70 eh oep
more has younger brother. Earl, who
shows all the signs of a conner. Both
Prtdmore boys hail from Chicago. and
will take up their abode at Tome this
year.
Georgetown and Maryland State will
scrimmage on Saturday morning. The
teams will then go to Annapolis for a
Staters play Dickinson the next week
while Georgetown encounters the Navy
There was a deal of ragged work IL
Yesterdays scrimmSge between tn,
Gray was guilty of considerable fun
bling. The first-string backfied fol
0eorgetown-Maloney, Wall. Gilroy, anC
Leighty-performed up to standard
McQuade and Sullivan, who got in fo
awhile, did some fine work.
The Staters appear to have a capabl,
line. but a weak backfield. The absence
Of Roger Speer, and Shank has cut
hole In the Staters running game
Both teams VIII come in for some hard
err work between now and Saturday 4
yesterdays performance Is any critic
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