The Washington herald., 1921-09-05
by JACK NYE.

iNh pooCOoh
finitely squelched for the remainder
of the season by the shocking
slump of the disappointing Griff-
men. the chief solacc of the sport
lively inclined is to let their minds
dwell upon the football situation.
With George Washington and
Maryland University athletes TAX
ing the field this week and the
other colleges ready to fall in"
shortly thereafter, it will soon be
possible to spend a profitable af-
ternoon by crashing the gates at the
various practice fields TO size up the
situation.
This week will bring the un-
usual sight of three college squads
doing their preliminary work on the
same gridiron. Curly Byrd's Col
lego Parkers report on Tuesday and
on Thursday they will be Joined on
their home field by George Wash
ington and Delaware College.
Catholic will begin work under
Coach Robb on September 16. while
Hilltoppers will be the last of the
bunch to get into uniform. Not
until school opens on September 81
will the Blue and Gray candidates
be subjected TO those soul-kilIing
setting-up exercises with which
Athletic Director John O'Reilly al
ways ushers in the season. O'Reilly
evidently believes that anybody who
can stand up under his early Cruel
ing is made of proper football
stuff.
Interest In VI. U. Games.
With Georgetown playing most OF
its big games away from home, the
fanatics have been looking forward
to rather drab season. BY a for
tunate state OF affairs, however,
Maryland has dated up FIVE home
battles, four OF which should be
well worth seeing. Indications are
that flock of folks will be journey
ing out to College Park for the
clashes with Virginia Poly. North
Carolina University and North Caro-
lima State.
Among the George Washington
home games, the meeting with
Georgetown again, after many sea-
sons. will create interest, despite the
fact that the edge Is all with the
men Of Exendine at this writing Old
rivalry will also serve to stir up
excitement when Maryland meets
Catholic and when Catholic plays
George Washington. All told. there
will be eighteen home games. in
cluding those at College Park
Season Opens October 1.
Hostilities open on October l.
with the meeting between Maryland
and Rutgers, at New Brunswick,
holding the center of the stage.
The Byrdmen lost a close game to
the Fasteners last season and,
with better prospects than in many
years, are bent on revenge. Two
home games will be seen on the
opening date. Georgetown taking
on Lebaaon Valley and Gallaudet
meeting Camp Humphreys. George
Washington's debut will be made
in Charlottesville against the Uni
versity of Virginia eleven, while c.
U. Will journey to Richmond to meet
Richmond College.
Georgetown and George Wash
ington are "at home" on October s.
the former meeting Ursinus and the
latter Western Maryland. Neither
Of these scraps assumes huge pro-
portions. Again Maryland basks in
the spotlight. journeying to Syra-
cuse to attempt a second defeat
over the Orange eleven. When
Byrds men nosed out the New York
ers last fall they brought about one
Of the most remarkable upsets of
the year. Catholic goes to Annap-
oils to meet the Naval Training
Station, while Gallaudet plays
Franklin and Marshall at Lancaster,
Pa.
The three local games on October
10 are calculated to draw no record
crowds. as Georgetown plays West
minister. Catholic pastimes with
Mount st. Mary'c and Maryland will
have an easy session with st. Johns.
On the road George Washington will
meet William and Mary in Norfolk
and Gallaudet will journey to Chester,
Pa. to play the Pennsylvania Mill
tary College.
Tough One For G. U.
The Maryianders are on their ma
tive heath again on November %,
acling as host to the v. P. I. eleven
In what shoulu be an interesting
game. c. U. will meet Villanova at
Brookland. This date brings what
will probably be the hardest game of
the season for Georgetown. with the
exception of that with Georgia Tech.
Exendine's men travel to Worcester
to meet Holy Cross and, no matter
how strong the local aggregation
may be. II n going to be a real battle.
George Washington meets Drexei
Institute at Philadelphia and Gailau-
det goes to Selingsgrove for a game
with Susquehanna