Evening star., 1924-09-16

l. bonaf, ail-America end, and
Wakefield arc pair OF real fiankers.
Wakefield Is smaller than Bomar. but
works harder and in my estimation is
just as good All end. The same zoo
pound tackles who stopped (almost)
Michigan. and the same guards are
on duty right now. Reese, at half, is
the best backfield man In the south.
and that goes for all of them. He's a
more dangerous runner than Cntz
Brewer was, and that's going some.
Ryan. at full, is a fine line plunger
and the best kicker in this section.
And there are other good backs fight
ing for half and quarter.
IF Vanderbilt doesn't win all its
southern games and give Minnesota a
knock down and -drag-out battle, it
Will indicate that something Is wrong
with Dan McGugin's Uranium, or that
all the team Is hit with locomotor
ataxia. whatever that is. Keep your
lamps on Vanderbilt.
But I suppose 1t is TO be presumed
that Washington is more crazy over
base ball than foot ball. / can imagine
the excitement with Washington out
to win the dish towel Well, here's
one that's pulling for them. even
from this distance in the sticks. You
know, the behavior of them Senators
this season has all but unnerved
me"
Vanderbilt last year had a great
season. 1t played a wonderful game
with Michigan. being defeated by a
3-to-o score on the occasion Of the
opening OF its stadium. About the
only miShap that Vanderbilt encoun-
tered year ago was its defeat at the
hands of Texas, an entirely uneX-
pected whipping. too. by the way.
With nine of IL members Of that
team back, there is no reason why
Vanderbilt should not have a pow
er!ui eleven-no reason as Jack Nye
intimates, why it should not win the
southern championship and stand a
fairly good chance of beating Mime
sofa in its one intersectional contest.
incidentally, it might be we'll to
say to Nye that he may consider him
self publicly thanked for his good
wishes for the Washington ball club.
and further TO say that the populace
wishes him the same success in his
new work that he enjoyed during his
short stay in the Capital.
Somebody II bemoanine the alb
sence of a capable man to play center
on the Catholic University eleven.
Such terrible predicament as the
Brooklanders are reported to find
themselves in, To be without a man
who knows something about the
pivot position, occasions some little
question in the minds of many as to
when Joe O'Dea forgot how to play
center. For two years O'Dea. at
Eastern High School, was the star at
center, and generally was regarded
as one of the best men ever turned
out in that position In the Washing
ton high schools. Last year he was
regular center on the Penn State
freshman. and did just about as good
a job there as he did at Eastern.
Fitzgerald, last years center. also
will be available, as will Lafond and
Lensky. If C. L. is in s deplorable
a fix for its other positions as for
center. its opponents this season
would do we'll to take some good ad
vice and prepare for real opposition.
Yesterday Coach Gormley sent the
Brooklanders through another scrim-
mage, about an hour in duration.
Gormley is wasting no time and in
tends to waste none getting his team
ready for its opening game with
Holy Cross. The squad is strong
enough to stand a lot Of scrimmaging
and probably will get the limit for
the next few days. Tierney, 245-pound
guard. sustained about the only in
jury during the two long scrimmages
SO far held, that being a slightly
sprained ankle.
Polly Byrne. who has played inter-
mittently at fullback on Georgetown
elevens the last two years, will not be
at the Hilltop institution this fall.
1t is understood that he intends to
enter a Western school. Mcnamara,
tackle and guard year ago, also is