The Washington herald., 1921-09-08
Maryland Expects to Have
Best Eleven in Many Years
College Parkers Should Make Strong Bid For
S.A Honors- Big Line To Aid
Fast Back6eld.
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"hhout ihshihk any rash state
mentsa one might venture the as
sertion that by the time the foot
ball season gets well under way q
lot of folks will be devoting much
Of their attention to the gang Of
gridironers who take their orders
from the sauve Mr.. Curly Byrd
out at College Park, Md
Preliminary work has already
started at the Maryland institution
and another week will see the grind
well under way.
Mr.. Byrd has accommodatingly
furnished a list of his candidates
and stated that the prospects ''ar"
pretty fair" He seems To be. we'll
satisfied. despite the knOtty sched-
ule his men will face.
Watch That VI. L. Team.
By nosing around a bit in the
ueighborhood OF College Park. how
ever. one is able TO pick UP a few
facts whereupon it is possible to
base some more or less sage OBJ
servations-
Observation No. is that Maryland
University is looking forward u
one Of the best teams in its history.
which is the acme Of optimism.
Observation No. . is that when
The South Atlantic championship Is
decided, Maryland will come in for
a lot Of consIderation-
These views are based on several
facts. One OF which Is that BYRD
eturns most of his crack team,
which did a lot Of damage. espe-
cia!Iy to the unsuspecting Orange
eleven at Syracuse.
Roy Mackert. the giant backfield
star of last year, is among the miss
ing, but Capt. "Cntz" Brewer. the
puntingest and drop-kickingest per-
sons in these parts. will be in the
harness again lie will be sur
rounded by veteran bunch OF
backfield men. and ono Of those
lines that is best described as
massive"
OF the nine games on the Mary
land schedule. the return engage
ment with Syracuse and the tilt
with Yale at New Haven loom up
as the hardest. II is going 10 take
remarkable work to repeat the 1890
victory over Syracuse. won largely
through the famous toe Of Brewer.
and taking the measure of the Ellis
on their home grounds is something
Of a task.
In the other games which include
Rutgers. Carnegie Tech and North
Carolina State. the College Parkers
hone to have smoother sailing. They
will be much disappointed il they
fail to end the season with a size
able string of victories
Heavy Line Assured.
Coach Byrd is ready to put a
powerful line in the field. one aver
aging over lSo pounds. while q
couple of 1856 Founders will guard
the fanks. In the backfield there
will be less meat and more speed
Groves. Plassnig. Semler and Brewer
being a fast quartet
One Of the bulwarks off Byrd's
line is expected to be Andy Mes
bitt. the giant tackle. who has just
donned a uniform. Andy returns
to school weighing lsS pounds ana
is r'arin' to go. h:s mates IN the
forward defense VIII all De large
enough TO take care OF themselves
in any ordinary emergency.
This afternoon. Bryan Morse. the
debonair golfer who directs the
destInies OF the George asnIng-
ton team. will hold his opening
practice at College Park IN con-
junction with Maryland. Tomorrow
Burton Shipley and his Delaware
College gridiron candidates will
also put in their appearance and
for some days the three teams VIII
work together
Mr.. Morse, when interviewed az
the golf course yesterday after he
had shown much Improvement over
the time he played with the Presi-
dent, predicted that he would have
about fifteen men out for the open
ing workout. The number will be
augmented daily.
News that the Washington Pro-
fessional football club has signed
Roy Mackert for the coming season.