Evening star., 1924-09-14


Teachers College. Oglethorpe ente
St. 1gnatius meet in California. Sc,
Elevens here do not play until mex,
week. Then University of Maryland
and Catholic University place their
forces on the battle line for their first
test. 1t is customary opening date
for the Marylanders, but a week
earlier than c. L. usually has begun
their seasons. Maryland plays Wash
ington College a COLLEGE Park, while
G. u. goes to Worcester for d game
with Holy Cross.
Georgetown'x foot ball squad came
back from Orange, Va, last night
after ten-day period of training
Coaches feel that the squad is ready
for the most grueling kind Of train
ing, and that the men are about as
far advanced in their training as was
hoped for.
Coach Lou Little comes to the Hill
top after having mixed up his men
pretty we'll in lining up for positions
during practice with definite ideas in
his own head to the abilities of the
several players. Probably Little has
it fairly we'll settled in his own mind
as to who's who in the Blue and Gray
foot ball and knows just about who
he can count on in the pincheS.
Incidentally. there's a strong note
of optimism in Georgetown ranks
that was not there two months ago,
nor possibly two weeks ago. 1t
seems that the Blue and Gray has a
potentially powerful and fast charg-
ing line and a brilliant set of backs.
Not much more is needed to make a
strong Gridiron team.
University of Maryland wound up
almost two weeks Of training yester-
day with perhaps the hardest second
week it has ever put in. There was
at least 80 minutes Of scrimmage
every day, in addition to other rou-
tine early season drills
About the only injury of any mo-
ment sustained was a severe cut over
the eye received by Joe Burger. reg
ular tackle, shortly before the wind
up OF yesterdays scrimmaEe. -Four
stitches had to be taken in the cut,
and Burger proba bly, will not be able
to do much work before the opening
game with. Washington College, by
which time it is expected he Will be
ready.
incidentally, the cut over Burgers eye
produced an example of how thor
oughly imbued with the spirit of foot
ball is the average player. Before
the doctor began TO put in stitches,
Burger, who had been saying moth
ing, but watching preparations, came
out with, Say, is this thing going TO
be all right for me to start the first
game?"
Catholic University for the first
time in its foot ball history has
squad in shape to do some real scrlIn-
magng at this time of year and yes
terday Coach Tom Gormley sent two
teams through long workout ana
the men went al the game as If they
meant to stay IN for a survival OF the
fitteSt for the regular positions.
No huskier set of men ever wore
g L. uniforms than the squad now
working under Gormley's direction
The tentative line is about as big as
that one runs across anywhere and
the back field is made up of heavy, eX-
perienced and clever backs.
Unless appearances are very de-
ceiving, and out-and-ou prediction
that this will be Catholic University's
best year on the gridiron would not
be far from true.
George Washington has 80 men on
it's squad and expects the number to
be brought up to so by the end of
the week. Among the newcomers
there will be several men capable of
holding their own among the best
foot ball players, and who may be
regarded as potential first string ma
terial. Waugh Wagner, Dean Wagner,
Kim Malone and Paul Bonner, all OF
whom made regulations as foot ball
stars in scholastic circles around the
Pittsburgh section are entering the
Hatchetite institution, according to
report. as are Ed Kurtz, a big ex-
Marine, and Spanzini, who got his
gridiron experience in New Mexico
Also John Loehler, who was in a
60, I.
years ago, is out again. Englund and
Bogert, two new linemen, are said to
tip the scales at around the 200
pound mark.
Coach Crum is well pleased with
the prospects and feels that he will
have a squad with which he can
make good. In fact. based on the
present outlook, the Hatchetites are
going to have one of the heaviest
teams in the section.
Some of the remarks one hears on
the foot ball field, made in all earnest
ness and without any thought of hu-
NOR, really are funny. Friday after
noon, after the Maryland squad had
been through an exceptionally long
workout, a halt was called and the
players were told to rest five minutes
before going to the charging machine.
with that one young halfback who
came up to the varsity this fall from
last years freshman team ruefully
sat down with this remark:
Sherman never played foot ball
virginia has progressed in its prac-
tice during the first two weeks SO
that it has fairly well settled who
will make up its varsity. Thesmar, at
center; Raney and Cockrill, guards;
Glauder and Hayman, tackles; Diet
rick and Darby, ends; Diffey, quarter
back; Mccoy and Frost. ha1fbacks
and Maphis, fullback, appears at this
time to be about the strongest COM
the field. This is the combination he
now is running as his varsity.
In Frost and Cuddy the University
OF Virginia believes 1t has two of the
fastest backfield men in the South.
The former has a record of having
run the 100-yard dash in 10 seconds,
while the latter was sprint man on
| the freshman track team a year ago.
With two men in its backfield of that
type Virginia is right in figuring that
every defense against which it plays
will have to keep eyes on them us
well as on the ball.
An exceptionally fast man of the
Frost type in a backfield not only is
valuable in the actual amount of
ground he gains, but also because he
is continual threat which gives the
other backs greater opportunities to