Evening star., 1918-09-29
c. j. HAS 70 MEN
GUT ON GR|D|RON
Blue and Gray Starts Foot
i Ball Practice-State
q Begins Tomorrow.
BY n. C. BYRD.

BY n. C. BYRD.
GEORGETOWN will have a foot ball
team this fall. The eleven that will
wear the blue and gray Is not to be
designated as Georgetown varsity.
but is to play under the name OF
Camp Georgetown. Yesterday more
than seventy men reported for prac-
tice, probably the biggest squad the
Hi1ltoppers ever had on the gridiron;
and it is the intention to carry on
a schedule of games with camp and
college elevens in this vicinity.
This fall the Blue and Gray outfit
is not likely to be as powerful as
some of those that have represented
the university. but it is likely to
prove a formidable opponent for any
aggregation it faces. In the five
hundred or so students on the hilltop
there are some good players, accord
ing to reports from those in charge.
Something else, quantity Is not lack
ing, q feature that has not always
been so prominent with Blue and Gray
squads. John OReilly: athletic di-
enthusiastic than usual over the
prospects. He says:
II am glad that conditions are such
We can have foot ball. We should
not devote as much time to the prac-
tice as in past years, but we should
have sufficient to turn out very
creditable combination. According to
our schedule, we will have an hour
each day for practice. except Wednes-
day, when we are going to have prob
ably two or three hours. We started
practice yesterday and had out about
for material
possess plenty of quantity and some
quality. We hope to retain several
Of the games on our schedule which
we called off some time ago, and
besides want to arrange others with
camp and college elevens in this
vicinity"
In all probability the determination
of the Blue and Gray to have foot
ball means that the game it had
scheduled with Maryhpd State as the
first of a five-year eries will be
played. John O'Reilly Nest night ex-
pressed himself as being desirous of
holding that date and the Narylanders
are not likely to offer objections.
Gallaudet is going to be back in the
field. The Kendall GreenerS and Mary
land State were listed for a meeting
this coming Saturday. October 5. but
such a contest would be impossible.
as neither institution has had its men
out for practice. A part agreement
was reached yesterday whereby the
two elevenS could meet November 3.
That was the date originally set for
Maryland State-Georgetown game, but a
rearrangement Of dates will allow Gal
laudet and State to effect a shift and
. also give Georgetown and State an
opportunity to get together.
Bryan Morse has had his western
squad out for several days and from
Ill rr-r1l 10 tI4- two
again with a competent organization.
He has back five men from his 1917
eleven, but seems to be somewhat
lacking in backfield material. Brewer.
Wright, halfback: Hume. end. are the
men who took part in games year
ago. Morse has twenty-five men at
practice. more than the average num-
ber for that school.
Cullen of Central. star center of last
year, is slated to hold down a back
field position this fall. He is short
and stocky and is heavy enough to
get a lot of drive into a line smash
and is fast enough to get around end
with considerable facility.
Foot ball got under way yesterday,
several colleges in the east and mid
die west playing games. Rutgers
proved that it is again in the field
with a powerful combination. defeat
ing Ursinus by an enormous count.
Army won it's first contest and Notre
Dame trounced Case. North Carolina
State came out with a team that de-
Tom Crooke. whose navy yard team
was beaten in the series for the Dis
tssvt base ball championship. attrib-
uss the decisive defeat his team
suffered at the hands of Operations to
tAs playing and batting of Country"
kseris, first baseman Of the Opera
tions nine. Here is what Crooke has
to say relative to the work of the
former Martinsburg manager: I
better article of ball at first base
than Country" Morris did against US
the other day. His general work
around the sack was of the super kind
and he made two stops that were as
good as Hal Chase ever scooped up.
Besides making what seemed impos-
slbie stops, Morris got two hits, both
of which counted in the scoring That
is lavish praise. but I've seen a lot
of base ball in my time and it holds
absolutely good. every word"
AS far as pennant winning is con-
cerned, Crooke has been a mighty
unlucky base ball player. His team
bility for the championship here this
fall, but 1t failed to come through at
the last moment. Crooke played four
teen years of professional ball, never
was on a team that finished worse
than in the first division, yet never
played on pennant winner. In three
consecutive seasons teams Crooke was
on were defeated in either the last
game or the next to the last game of
the season in decisive struggles for
pennants.
Maryland State is certain to have
three regulars back for its foot ball
team. and possibly five. Snyder. half
back: knode. quarterback, and Coster,
center. are due to return. 1t is pos
sible that Stevens, one of the guards.
ana Stubbs, an end, also may report.
All the other members of the eleven
of last year are in either the Army or
Navy. Two who were counted upon tn
return. Aitcheson and Riggs, recently
were commissioned and sent to other
colleges to be military instructors
State plans to hold its first practice
tomorrow at o'clock.
St Johns Of Annapolis is said to
have out the largest and huskiest az.
gregation OF foot ball players that
had worn It's colors In many years.
1t Is reported to be well fortified in
every department with good material
without an Army game, the Navy
Is not going to have a very attractive
season. There is not a team on its
schedule that stands out as worthy
of anything moro than ordinary con-
sideration. Certainly no contests are
listed that seem to have sufficient
worth to stir up much enthusiasm
among the cadets