The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-27

'PORDHAM ROUNDING
TO UNDER SISKIND.
Maroon Eleven, Away to Be-
lated Start, Will Make Up for
Lost Time This Week.
OPENING GAME SATURDAY

Under Eddie Slskind, the former
Maroon star. Fordham's football squad
10 working out daily on Fordham Field
and early this week Coach Sisldnd hopes
to select HE nrst string eleven and tune
up the machine with scrimmages with
the scrubs. On account OF Fordham's
late entry on 70 the gridiron this season,
coupled with confusion resulting from
getting the military curriculum running
smoothly. Maroon football conditions
still are in q rather elementary stage.
Longer practice periods will be allotted
the eleven this week and football VIII be
In full blast
Manager Kelly practically has COM
pleted the schedule Six games viii be
played. Tho main attraction will take
place on Thanksgiving Day, when the
Maroon's old rival Georgetown, Will
be met on Fordham Field. The other
teams on the schedule are Granite State,
October 30. at Fordham Field; ST
Johns College. November 2. at Fordham
Field: New York University. November
Q, at Ohio Field; Springfield Training
School, November 10. at Fordham Field
(pending); Boston College, November %,
at Boston (pending); Georgetown. No
vember 2s, at Fordham Field.
In Capt. Frisch S!skind has cork
Ing player around whom to build his
team. Frisch 10 a star In all depart
ments and would At In on any eleven.
He 10 a capable leader and runs the
team 10 perfection. Few Of the other
members OF the squad are seasoned
players but there are several youngsters
who show rare promise and Fordham is
hopeful OF success in its coming games.
Next Saturdays game with st. Johns
will offer "A good line on what lsNto be
expected from Fordham in football this
season. !Sisklnd only has a week TO
whip his team into shape for the game
with st. Johns, but he hopes TO
have fairly we'll drilled eleven for the
fray With the exception Of the con-
tests with st. Johns and n. Y. Z. no
other games have been arranged.
Negotiations are being carried on with
Villanova for a game on Thanksgiving
Day and 1t Is thought there will be no
trouble booking the untitled Saturday
dates throughout the season.
PICK UP ADD $3.50.
In the hardest workout OF the season
the Fordham s. A. T. c. eleven smeared
the Prep school youngsters all over
Fordham Field yesterday and gave
Coach Siskind good line on what
players the Varsity will use in the open
ing game against the Granite State
eleven next Wednesday. Long runs by
Capt Frisch and Manly and splendid
work on the line by Harden, Cinnelli and
OHare featured the play.
From the present outlook the Maroon
team will be made up OF light but speedy
men. The average weight Of the line
is 165 pounds. and that Of the backfeld
ISL pounds. AS every position is open
because of the enlistment in some branch
OF the service OF practically the entire
last years squad with the lone excep-
ct 80 ~ria ~, x.,1,T tpty
of right half back. the candidates are
having merry fight 10 fill these va
canc!es.
The squad has been cut to thirty men.
Coach Sisknd will line up the Varsity
for the first game with Granite State
on October 80 from the following men:
Capt. Frisch. Ryan. Brown. Cummings,
Chlnman. Gilmartin. Barnes. Cannon,
Manly and Gantly, backfeld: Carney,
Ferris, Carcello. Munk and Maher ends:
OHare, Van VIE. Harden, Reilly and
OConnor. tackles; Callan, Losardi. Drye,
Walters, Cinnelli. Shapiro and Leidnger.
guards; and Halllgan. Mulry and Goldin,