Evening star., 1919-09-25
GALLAUDET BEGINS
GRID WORK TODAY
Wilson and. Downes Expected
to Be Mainstays of Eleven.
Other Foot Ball News.
BY H. c. BYRD,

i Gallaudet's foot ball squad gets out
today for its first practice. Practical
ly all Of the members Of last years
team. with the exception Of Deer. are
expected to report. The Kendall
Greeners open their sesaon October 1
against Bucknel1 at Lewisburg, and
have only nine days in which to pre-
pare for the clash.
Mainstays Of Gallaudet's team are
expected to be Downes and Wilson, the
latter captain of the team. They
played the two halfback positions last
year. Gallaudet was counting on the
greatest backheld in its history had
Deer returned, but the absence OF the
powerful fullback should make con-
siderable difference in the effective
strength of the team.
Georgetown went through fifteen
minute scrimmage yesterday, the var
sity making one touchdown against
the second string men. McQuade car
ried the ball for the score after
45-yard run.
In the scrimmage at Maryland State,
which lasted about twenty minutes
three men were put out OF business
temporarily. Gardner, sub fullback
last year, went to the side lines with
bad knee; Paganucei got pulled 10
earth so hard that heirecetved Sc
verely strained shoulder and Moore
got a kick in the ribs that put him
hors de combat for the remainder OF
the afternoon. Raedy and Gilbert,
other halfbacks, are laid UP with bad
knees. -
High school squads were out in
force yesterday. Following the
rainy weather Of the day before. the
scholastic aggregations got down TO
real preparation for their schedules.
Technical had more men out than any
other school, sixty-five being on hano.
real hard work, though the men were
kept going steadily while on the
There is some question this year
about the District intercollegiate
basket Ball League continuing its ac-
tiyities. 1t is understood that three
members Of the league are willing 10
"a on but that Catholic University
nrobab1y will not desire to do so. The
Rrooklanders have their own sym
7nasium and will want to play tneir ,ha,,
have been homeless as far as gym
was concerned. Right now 1t does
not seem that there is any strong
nrobability that the league WILL
carry out a schedule.
Ont at the Army and Navy Prep
school. Coach Frank Newberry mas a
foot bali player for whom he cannot
ana a pair Of pants. Newberry IS
aearching around town for q pair OF
forty-four trousers. Any hign scnOoi
nlavers the mountain OF nesn VINO
nea;is those pants falls on certainiy
deserve sympathy.
Demand for foot ball equipment is
so 9reat that sporting goods estao-
ii.hments have been unable TO MI or
dera Much of the material oraereo
in June and July has yet 70 oe uens. ~
cred. Poor service and prices enAs 80
Steher than the COW that jumped over
the moon are a bad combination Ior
sniiere and high school athietic as
sociations.
Kenvon. Georsetown's catcher iast
.nrsns is believed to have possioin.
Ties Of one of the best ends .na. nase
worn the Blue and Gray IN yznn ys.
WhiIa ha ID not, 80 very fast. kenyon
waLss M in stiffness what ne may NAY
Iack in speed Kenyon Is neayny
hr;It and had the reputation OF os.
ing a fine half back ana emo "nio -
other scholastic circles.