The Washington times., 1922-09-24

AND MARYLAND
SOON TO PLAY
College Park oridders Don't
Know Scene of Battle They
Practice For.
NoLLEGE PARK, Md, Sept.
23.--With their opening game
~ against the Third Corps
Army area eleven just a week off
Maryland faces a week OF hard
work. Just where this clash will
be staged is not definitely known,
but there is a strong chance that
the scene will be Baltimore. The
soldier boys have been training
vigorously for some time and,
according to dope emanating from
their lair, are going to furnish
the Black and Gold plenty OF
The lob of finding a worthy sue.
cessor to fill the shoes OF "Untz
Brewer, punter and drop-kicker
extraordinary, is proving just about
as big a task as was expected. or
the men in the running for the boot
ing work, McQuade, Heine, Groves
and Besley appear the most promis'
ing.
will come very near Brewers stan.
dard, although any or all of them
may be able to get away with the
assignment In more or less accept
able style.
Last year Maryland had two and
a part Of a third backfield, each OF
which was used about as much as
the other. That there will be at
least two sets of regular backs this
season now seems certain. Just
who will compose these two or more
sets Coach Byrd candidiy admits he
does not himself know. Showing OF
the men in Saturdays contest when
frequent substitutions probably will
be made Is expected to go a good
way toward determining who the
first-choice men will be behind the
line.
Among those now being tried out
in the backfield in scrimmage are
Groves, McQuade, Branner, Young,
Pugh, PEBBLES, Bosley. Beslev. w.
Smith, Faber and Heine. II Groves
finally lands in the backfield, and II
Is undoubtedly a good guess that he
will, Ellie Semler, former st. Johns
College star. will bark signals.
Semler appears to have improved
over last year, when he was a var.
sity man of more than average
ability, and probably would take
care of quarterback in high saisfac.
tory style.
II Branner and Young, ends. are
shifted to the backfield Coach Byrd
will have also the problem OF de-
veloping wings to take their places.
This Is certain to prove no easy
task. Latham and Pollock. sub.
guard and center last year, are
smong those who are considered to
have a chance to land these jobs IL
1t is found necessary to shift Bran.
ner and Young.
On the basis Of their showing to
date Joe Berger, Hough. Jake Smith
and Mac Bremen appear to be the
leading candidates for right tackle
and right guard. positions to be
filled owing to the loss of Tater Clark
and Gundry.
As the first game approaches those
who follow the fortunes OF the
Black and Gold are beginning to take
heart. Encouraged by the showing
of a number of members OF the squad
Maryland's supporters believe they
"an heein to see a decided break in
the dark clouds which only a few
weeks ago hung So low over the sea-
sons horizon.
It begins to look like the loss of
Untz Brewer, Paganucci, Plasstng,
Tater Clark and Gundry is not after
all going to prove insurmountable
and that Maryland may cut quite
swath on the gridiron despite the
stiff schedule the old-line school men
face.
There are a number OF factors con-
tributing to this change Of spirit, In
the first place a number of last
years men appear to have improved
to a marked degree. Among this
number are Ed Pugh, Eddie Semler.
McCuade, Groves and Heine. Then.
too, and perhaps the most important
reason is that Mccuade, Heine,
Groves and Besley who are being In.
structed in kicking to succeed Untz
Brewer are all showing steady i'm.
provement and are quite promising.
When the squad begins it's third
week of practice Monday It will still
be without the services of Joe Bur.
ger, tackle, who suffered an injury
to his shoulder several days ago In
practice which probably will keep
him on the side lines until the mid
die Of the week, at least. Capt. Andy
Nisbet, tackle, who had his wrist
bent a few days ago, is coming
aiono nioelv He has the injured