The Washington herald., 1922-11-14
EXElgDINE TIllKERS
WITH THHILLT0PLllE
IN LONG PRACTICE
Coach Aims to Bolster
Defense for Remain
ing Games.
By AL CONNOLLY.

Georgetown University gridders.
smarting under three successive de-
feats at the hands of the Marines.
Holy Cross and Georgia Tech. en-
tered upon it's last month OF train
ing yesterday for the stiff contests
with Bucknell, Boston College.
George Washington and Lafayette
with one purpose in view. and that
to emerge victorious in the remain
ing games and atone in great meas
ure for early season losses.
No college in the East had a
harder preliminary schedule to wade
through than the Hilltoppers and
Coach Exendine has had his troubles
plugging the gaps left by injuries
to regulars with substitutes OF more
or less mediocre variety. the nat
ural result of putting into effect the
one-year rule.
Wind Up With Lafayette.
Bucknell, with a reputation Of be-
ing one of the most aggressive
gridiron machines in the college
ranks, will visit the Georgia avenue
park Saturday to do battle with
Exendine's charges. The following
weekend will find Georgetown
tackling Mai. Cavanaueh's Boston
College team in the hub of the
universe. Bill Quigley's George
Washington crew will be the Tur-
key Day attraction at the ball park
and the schedule will wind up with
the Hilltop eleven meeting what is
probably the strongest all-round
ombination in the East, namely.
Jock Sutherland's Lafayette Collie
gians. at American League park,
December 9.
Assistant Coach Dan O'Connor put
the Blue and Gray squad through
the stiffest workout of the season
yesterday. Weakness in games this
year and mistakes were pointed out
and the fundamentals of football
were thoroughly gone over in drill
lasting two hours.
sullivan In Form.
The entire eleven put up an ex-
cellent battle against the Yellow
Jackets at Atlanta Saturday. when
il is considered that King and Mall
ley. regulars. were left behind; Fla
win, mainstay of the offense. sat on
the bench the entire first half: But =
Ter. tackle. was guarding one of
the wings and the rest of Exendine' s
outfit were pretty we'll battered w
in the Marine and Holy Cross
games.
The one bright spot of George
towns defeat was the return to life
of Zube Sullivan. veteran of three
years of tackle. who gave the At
lanta populace a wonderful exhibit
tion of tackle play. both on offense
and defense. Comstock. at the
other tackle. was always depeDda-
BILE. as usual.
Three backfield combinations
were tried out yesterday composed
of Adams at quarter. Byrne and
Malley, halves, and DeGassis, full
back: DuFour quarter, Pallen and
Golsen. halves. and Maroney, full
back; with Flavin, Lowe and MUIR
ray working out in the third.
Bill Kenyon and Florence are
under the doctors care, due to
the severe punishment absorbed
in the Tech contest, and Wiggy
King is still out of uniform with
| a wrenched knee.
Butler and Smell were on the
! end positions yesterday, Comstoci
| and Goggin. tackles: Sheehan ant
Lieb. guards, and DesLaurier
center. Coach Exendine was dis.
satisfied with the defensive work
of Wertz and T. Mcnamara last
week and DesLaurier will prob
ably get the pivot assignment
against Bucknell.
This afternoon the scrub clever
will work on Bucknell shifts anG
formations and will try them out
on the varsity tomorrow ant
probably Thursday in scrimmage
Bucknell Is Strong.
Blue and Gray scouts report the
Pennsylvanians as strong on at
| tack and defense. and all of the
good things said about the Lewis
burg eleven are borne out by theil
| seasons performances of holding
Glenn Warmers Panthers to sin
gle touchdown; losing to Navy by
| the same score after the game wa.
| apparently sewed up. and trouncine
Lehigh by two scores last Saturday
besides the Bucknellians were the
only team to smirch Lafayettes' goa
via the touchdown route until
Washington and Jefferson turned
| the trick at the Polo Grounds.
Georgetown's reserve strength has
been sort of minus quantity all
season. many players of known abil-
ity being kept on the ineligible and
freshman elevens because of g
| stringent one-year rule. However
all of the cripples. with the excep.
tion of King, will be back in the
fold Saturday, and the Lewisburg
collegians have their work cut out
for them If the Hilltoppers are tc
J be conquered.