The Washington herald., 1920-09-25

CASUALTY LIST
Hap Hardell, of Tech High,
Breaks Collarbone Teach
ing Youngsters.

Elmer Hap" Hardell. assistant
football coach at Tech High School
and track coach at that institution
last spring. sustained a fractured
collar bone yesterday while teach
ing the l35-pound eleven how to
buck the line. One Of the young
stalwsrts in the practice twisted
Hardell back to the ground causing
the injury. He will probably be out
of the active work for the re-
mainder of the football season, al
though he may be on hand soon to
aid in talks to the team He is a
mechanical drawing teacher at the
school. thereby causing some of the
manual trainers to be without
necessary training in that vocation
until substitute can be obtained.
More Than sixty Men.
The squad numbered a few more
than enough men for six teams yes
terdsy. Coach Apple had his men
continuing the team formation drill.
The first sCrimmage will he held
next Tuesday afternoon. The ten
tative first eleven had most Of the
regulars of last seasons team in
the lineup and some new men.
Apple hinted that some Of the latter
men would be hard pushed by new
players this year. The first team
had Jim Pugh on left end. GUIDE at
left tackle. and Rhees left guard.
BurGher at center. Hough at right
guard. Heine at right tackle and
MaCCOrmiCk and Turco at right end.
The backs were Gosnell. quarter
back; Parker, left half: MacCartee.
right half. and Capt. Edward Puch
al fullbaCk.
This combination is both fast and
heavy enough to give any Of the
average elevens of high or prep
school rank in this vicinity a cork
ing good fight The line averages
1873 pounds, while the four backs
have 14s-pound average The
whole team has a combined weight
OF 1863 pounds. making the aver
age 1872 pounds. Only one local
team is likely to be on even terms
with the Manual Trainers in pound =
age, and that team is Central The
Mount Pleasant lads are large this
year Waters. the largest man on
the Maroon and Grey squad tips
the scales at 1S6 pounds
Tech Ha. Hard Games.
Today the Tech gridironcrs will
GO to Maryland University to "ab-
sorb little football" as some one
remarked at the end of practice.
The Manual Trainers have A sched
ulc of eight games for the varsity
and seven contests for tho 1885,
pound combination. The first eleven
goes to Alexandria for the first
game on the 9th of October. fol-
lowed by battles with Staunton on
the 18th. Episcopal. 23d, and Army
and Navy Props, 29th. Marylan nd
University freshmen will be played
on the Sd of November. Western on
the 10th, George Washington uni
versity freshmen, 18th and Central
on the 24th. The last game, with
the Blue and White. is to be the
hardest game on their schedule.
Business worked out on the
grounds in Potomac Park yesterday
for the second time since practice
started. They are making efforts
to get the gridirOn permanently. No
coach was appointed for the va
Cancy at the Ninth Street School,
but one of three applicants is ex-
pected to be on the job by next
week if their qualifications are suf-
fiCient to meet with the approval of
the board Of examiners.
George Green the newly appoint
ed mentor at Western High has not
been with the squad yet, but from
reports will be with the Red and
White next week.
Central Highs squad will get into
it's first scrimmage this morn ne.
Only preliminary work has been
done to date up on the hill"