The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-21
Battered George Washington
. Eleven Tackles Heavy West
ern Maryland Outfit.
MARYLAND STATE VS.. v. MI.
Georgetown and Dartmouth
Christen New Municipal
Stadium at Haverhill Mass.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.


Today George Washington makes its
football debut before the home folks
for the first time In six years, and all
signs point to a good sized crowd that
will cheer for the Buff and Blue ath-
1etes against the sturdy eleven from
Western Maryland.
Promptly at 2 o'clock the whistles
blew at Union League Park, Fifteenth
and II streets northeast, and the
Hatchetites opened their Capital cam
paign.
ing close to 1000 were on hand when
the contest began. cheering on the
crippled aggregation representing the
downtown university. Coach Sullivan,
former star end at Colgate. faces q
hard task in re-esta blishing football
at @. w. after a lapse of six years,
but he Is sparing no pains and hopes
Tor ultimate success.
Today the Buff and Blue had a
weakened team on the field. The
Gettysburg game of q week ago took
n lot OF steam out OF the varsity by
filling the hospital list with some of
esS thoee The baes espe
Western Maryland has one of its
strongest elevens. The line Is beefy,
but fast, and the backs have made
son. In addition the visitors have a
drop-kicking quarterback who Is al
ways dangerous inside the 35-yard
line.
Out at College Park MARYLAND State
Will tackle v. NJ. I. The Virginians have
yet to be scored on this season In their
curly Byrds team @n to 'h its a,m rSase
State will go into the game without one
or two regulars. but the second string
men are almost as capable as the regu-
lars. and State should hardly miss the
abAentees.
GaIlaudet is playing Washington Col
lego at Kendall Green. Neither team ia
as strong as II should be, but they seem
we'll matched and the tussle should be
interesting.
Catholic University is facing, Villa
nova the Pennsylvania team being tu-
tored by Eddie Dennis, a former coach
at Georgetown. Villanova Is reported 10
be fast, but Catholic University hopes &c
repeat its victory of last year. In feis
70 win from Villanova.
Many washingtonians will leave towr
TO witness football games today. some
going to Charlottesville to witness the
clash on Lambeth Field between Vir'
ginia, with Others going over to An.
hapolis TO see Coach 1ngram's wonderful
plebe backfield perform against Wes'
Virginia.
From all accounts, Virginia is much
strengthened since its defeat by Yale
two weeks ago. The return Of Thur
man and Barker. sturdy forwards, hal
boosted the stock OF the Orange ant
Blue.
Up at Haverhill. Mass, Georgetown II
assisting Dartmouth in the dedication Of
a new municipal stadium. Despite tales
OF killed end Younded emanating from
Hanover, NJ H., Dartmouth ought Il
win from the Hilltoppers. The Bis
Green team has shown a lot of power 81
far this season and today will find itsel
opposing an eleven composed largely o.
inexperienced playeres. or the team
Coach Exendine sends into the fray
Cusack alone has played three years
Maloney, 'Gilroy. and Wall played las
year. Mccarthy and Showalter wer,
substitutes in 1915 while Dan O'Conno
was a sub until Tom Gormley stopped
playing after the Army contest All TIT
others are playing their first football
the Hilltop.
The battles at Syracuse and Philadel
phia should prove interesting. syria
cuse. with team composed or yeritaot
tnammoths, is favored to win from
have something to spring on Bill Hol
lenback's outfit. However. the dop'
has Syracuse winning.
Bob Folwelrs Quakers should fint
themselves a busy lot today trying =
win from Penn State. Harlow's mali
line team is a typical State team-hard
fast, and we'll trained. Many believ
that swarthmore's victory over tn
Red and Blue may work lightning
change in the Quakers, but II woul,
not be surprising to see Penn State win