The Washington times., 1918-10-09
MARYLAND STATES VARSITY ELEVEN
LIGHTEST AND YOUNGEST In YEARS

Maryland States football team
this fall will be about the ightest
and youngest that has ever repre-
sented the institution. Last years
eleven was green one and was COM
posed of unusually young players.
When the lads were weighed in re-
Gently Coach Curley Byrd was surprised
to find so many light weight candidates.
Our team will average something like
$50 pounds" says Byrd, land will be not
only one of the Iightest. but one OF the
youngest in the colleges this fall"
Il suppose other college teams will be
in the same fix as regards material"
says Byrd. Il thought last year that
We were going to have experienced play
ers as those we had on hand were
young.
They all went to war and what We
have now average in age about nine
teen. We will get right down to work as
soon as is possible. II may be impos-
sible to play Western Maryland on
Saturday on account of the FLU" and
from indications IT is almost certain
that none Of the games will start before
November"
Joe Coster, center and captain from
last year is a youngster. Knobe, who
piloted the team at quarter. was Just
seventeen at the close of the campaign
last season. ''SchnitZ" Snyder is under
twenty, OF course. These are the vet
eranS
A number OF Washington High School |
lads enrolled at State are mere boys |
Mich Gurevich. Sally BOsley and Bull |
Moore. Of Tech, are just in the draft |
age. Donald Pepper. John Groves and |
Harry Myers. OF Western, managed to |
make the draft age limit. while Mike
Raedy, captain OF Business. last season |
is another lad who is out Of high school
this year.
DR.. L. H. Battersby. athletic di-
rector at Eastern, may coach the Gal
.audet College football team. Dr.
Eattersbuy will have no football at
Eastern this fall. and may find time
to take :he Gallaudet team late in
the afternoon.
Arrangements are being talked
over, it is said. with the Eastern men
tor. Gallaudet is expecting II start
work Immediately on football.
The Baltimore schools have closed
and football has been stopped for the |
,.oek at least. Friends School Dun
lain Lain s~fnOOl. ana baltimore
Poly had games which were can
celed. Coach Carver. Of Friends. is
said to be in a critical condition with
Spanish influenza.
Baltimore City College Is still
and will meet the McDon-
ough School for Boys on Saturday un-
less the game is cancelled.
Camp Leach had twenty men out
for a workout on the Erie nds Select
School Country Club field yesterday
The men went through light work
In regulation clothes. and but few
ioaned football toys for the after
moons practice.
Army Medical School pIavo~s are
" orkinE out daily in Potoma- Park. 1
Lieut.. Wesley Cox has arranged to
practice just south Of the bathing
beach.
J. NJ. Daniel. jr a member Of the
High School faculty in
charge of athletics. notifies school
teams in Washington listed with
Episcopal for games that school has
been suspended on account of the (
Spanish influenza.
Il see no hope Of recalling the boys
the Washington schools are in the
same boat. We will probably resume
operations about tn" same time the {
schools in Washington do" writes
the. Episcopal man.
st. Adams and Western were listed
Tor a game on Saturday. Sparkling I
wrote Manager Billy Hanna, OF
Western, that his team would be un- I
able 70 play Western on account OF
The Spanish fiu. Hanna wrote Spar
ing at the same that his team would
be unable TO play st. AIbans on ac- a,
count Of the Spanish flu. The letters ]
crossed.
Woodberry Forrest Academy has
written Western for a game on No '
ember Is at Woodberry. and as West
I'M is expecting to be through the :
high school series by that date will !
probably take the trip. The Virgin
ans may come here at a later date
n the event that the high school title
series is postponed or set back until
ater. III