The Washington times., 1919-09-02
GEORGETOWN
VARSITY MEN
REPORT SOON
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

didates viii begin training for the
1919 campaign on Monday, Septefn-
Der 10, Coach Albert A. Exendine
coming from his home, in Macales-
ter, Okla, few days earlier to plan
for the season and to look over the
available material. While the cali
Der Of the players viii not be known
Tor q certainty until they report for
active work, it is expected that the
Hilltoppers win be about as fornli-
dable-a they were in 1917.
3hree real games are on George 1
towns football schedule this year.
those with Fordham at New York.
Navy at Annapolis, and Georgia Tech
At Atlanta. Ca. IL Is much too early to
predict about Fordham, but il is
known that both the Navy and Geor-
gia Tech VIII have strong eievens.
Graduate Manager Charles Il. Cox
is away oa his vacation. He will
probably return 10 Washington next
week 10 make preliminary arrange
ments for the coming season
Harvard Begins Work.
Hayvsrd,s football squad begins
work today, with Coach Robert 7.
Fisher in active commend. That the
Crimson viii not suffer for lack of
skilled coaching Is seen bg the an
nouneement that the Quarterbacks
VIII be handled BY Nal Logan and
Dick EVigglesworth; the halfbaeks by
''TaclSs" Hardwicl1 and Wingate ROi-
Inns; the ends by Charlie Coolidge,
the 1916 star, and the centers by Don
Wallace and Derrie Parmenter.
Eddie Casey, the running halfback
Of two years ago. is back and viii
probably be captain OF the eleven this
year. With him will be Ralph Hor-
Ween. the punting fulIback; Arnold
Horween, the 1917 informal captain;
Ben Zimmerman. the crack droplxicker
of the 1913 S. A. 7. c. team; Arthur
ConlOn, Exeter's quarterback, who
shone with the military team last
fall; Biz Murray and WinsloW Fel-
ten, who did well against Yale three
years ago; Jack Desmond, big end.
and q bunch OF freshman and S. A. 7.
G. players.
Quakera Seek Punter.
Pennsylvania expects 70 have a /
atroug rush line this season. but
every effort viii be made TO find
punters. Not since Howard Berry got /
away his seventy-dve-yard kicks has
Penn boasted a real punter, and so
the coaches win give every candidate
for the backheid a chance TO show
WhHt he can do. Bert Bell is now the |
best in sight, but his limit is forty
I've yards. and he is not always sure /
Of getting that distance into his /
punts.
Harry Dame. the 1919 coach at
western Reserve, was a peerless quar-
terback twenty years ago with the 4
Springfield Y. NJ c. A. Training
School eleven.
Coach Fred Dawson has issued the
call or Columbis's football candi- |
catel o report for practice Septem- 4
Der - Eight games are to be played |
By Columbia this season, ending with \
Brown University on November p.
Columbia viii sadly miss Quarter 1
hack Robb, captain and star Of the I
1913 eleven. he has been graduated.
Northwestern's varsity eleven viii |
be seen in the East on November 80 /
when IL tackles Rutgers at Newark \
y. ]. Paddy DriscOIL star Of the 1
Great Lakes team last year, first !
came into fame as a quarterback for 4
Northwestern three years ago.
Service as a lieutenant Of marines /
IN Rumania has lost Eddie Mahan a 1
chance 10 coach the Boston College /
eleven. Now Major Frank CaVanaugh,
for years Dsrtmouth's tutor, has /
signed q three-year contract to handle 4
the 3, c. bunch. Mahan was TO get
the job.
Williams College begins it's football
practice next Monday, getting a jump
on several opponents who will wait
the opening Of the college year.
walter Eckersall, in his day an All
American quarterback and probably
fpotbalPs greatest dropkicker, has
been made vice president Of the IlIi-
nois officials association. He is a.
sports writer in Chicago, specializing
in Football, Of course.
cleo o,DonnelI, former star tackle
AZ Holy Cross and since a coach at
Purdue, has succeeded Frank Cava-
uauEh as coach OF the Holy Cross
SQUAD. O'DonneH was a team mate
OF Bill carrigan, later manager of
the worlds champion Boston Red
sox; Tom Standard. Jack Reid, Harry
CahilI and Jack DoWd on what was
the best football eleven in Holy Cross
history
TIBBENS WILL BE COACH