The Washington herald., 1922-09-24
DISTRICT ELEYENS
WORKING HARD FOR
OPENING BATTLES
Gridiron Season Starts
With Game Here
Saturday.
By AL CONNOLLY

- ~~AN@N
One more week and the referees
whistle will open the 1922 WASH
ington football season
Georgetown swings into action
next Saturday at American League
Park against Lebanon Valley.
George Washington travels to
Charlottesville the same day to op-
pose Virginia in Its inaugural.
Meanwhile Georgetown. George
Washington. Maryland University.
Catholic University and the five
local high school elevens and prep
teams enter tomorrow on their
final week of preliminary drill.
Fifty on G. u. Squad.
Georgetown's husky gridiron
squad. numbering close to fifty
candidates. was increased yester-
day when Pop Thompson and Joe
Lieb. veteran backs of last years
eleven. worked out under a swell
tering sun on the Hilltop field.
Both Thompson and Lieb re-
ported In good condition and will
require only a few days of stir
practice before they will be ready
for the kickoff next Saturday
afternoon against Lebanon Valley
College. from the Pennsylvania
Dutch belt.
Coach Exendine drilled his ath-
letes from until o'clock in
stlff field workout II was the
fourth days work for the squad
and the majority of the men are
rapidly rounding into condition.
Frosh Squad Looks Good.
Unless all signs fail. the Blue
and Gray will have a corkinG good
freshmen team. though this will be
the first year for a yearling eleven
at the Hilltop institution.
The youngsters have been placed
in chage OF Jackie Naloney. who
has discovered some promising
talent in his squad Of about 100.
The strongest candidates appear to
be in the backfield-
Tentative dates for the freshmen
are being arranged with Army,
Navy and Fordham.
Jim Ptak, former Arkansas Uni
versity end and one of the bright
lights on Coach Quigley's GeorGe
Washington eleven last fall. and
Jack Wells. who had freshman cN-
perience at the University of
Georgia before matriculating at the
downtown college. reported in uni
form yesterday and boosted Hatch
etitle stock not a little. as with
the opening contest against Vir-
Ginia but one week ago. all avail
able regulars will he rushed INTO
the fray and the acquisition of thu
above two men in time to learn
the signals and condition thrnI-
selves for the game will mean
lot of the Buff and Blues chances
a week from today.
George BuckheiSter. former
Maryland University lineman. has
elite squad and appears to be in
line for a tackle or guard position.
QuiRley Works Men Hard.
Down the field work. forward
passing and signal drill were all
given special attention by Coach
QuiGley. and varsity eleven will
probably be formed tomorrow. as it
is expected that scrimmaGcs with
Maryland will be in order about the
middle of the week.
Coach Cuigley used the following
on the first eleven at signal prac-
tice yesterday. Hughes and Steii.
centers: Altrup and Ptak. ends;
Buckheister. Struthers and Jacob
son. tackles: Calhoun. scisinEer and
Spoerri. guards: Fisher and Urani.
quartIrbacks; Held, Mason and
Wells, halfbacks. and Pryor and
Branson, fullbacks.
Coach Hughes at Gallaudet Col
lege has every regular excepting
Rose and Netusi back in the fold
tunate in having some promising
material among the men reporting.
The following regulars reported
Friday and donned the moleskins:
Captain LaFountain and Lucado,
ends; Connor and Bayne. tackles:
Cherry and Falk, guards: Lindho olm.
center; Kaercher, Lain. Seipp. Ran
dali and Wallace, backs. The Ken
dali Greeners open with Mo"nt
Washington at Kendall Green,
October Z.
Following is this years schedule:
October Z. Mount Washington
Club. at Kendall Green: IA, Western
Maryland at Westminster, Md; 81,
Randolph Macon at Richmond. Va:
Nov. 4. George Washington at Ken
dali Green: IL. Washington College
at Chestertown, Nd; is. William
and Mary at Newport News. Va;
IS, Drexel Institute at Philadelphia.