Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-29
ALEXANDRIA TEAMS
MINUS GRID STARS

p ALEXANDRIA, Va. August IS
Two Of the three Alexandria scholastic
foot ball teams will have to be re-
for only George Mason High School
is well fixed for veteran material, with
Episcopal and Alexandria both having
to rely on last years substitutes and
the newcomers to strengthen the
small band Of veterans who will put
on suits again.
George Mason has virtually the
same team that closed the season
last year, with the exception Of Capt.
Broadus and Davidson, center and
halfback respectively. Alexandria
loses Capt. Pohl. Hoeft, Baggett. Bay
liss, Swan and Blewett. while Episco-
pal has had as it's representatives for
the last time Capt. Flippen. Harris,
Moncure, Faulconer, Andrews, KEN
ner, Tuggle and Winfield.
Episcopal will be weakened in both
the forward and back lines. AleXan-
dria also is hard hit in both depart
ments, especially in the line.
When the George Mason eleven lines
up for the first game a veteran back
field of Utterhack, Harmon. Francis,
st. John and McCulloch WI be play
ing again, with Capt. Rollins and
Hawkins at tackle. Francis and
Lunceford at guard, and Petersilia
and Broadus at end. Howell Douglas
is expected to play center:
Episcopals hopes lie in the hands
of Capt. Dortch, tackle; Boogher, end
/ Day and Langford, guards, and
Chichister, guards. Capt. Barnett.
West and Whitestone. linesmen. and
Travers, Cohen and McMenamin
backs, are AleXandria's mainstays
this season.
The Dreadnaughts, the Herndon
Fairlou nine and Dan O'Leary will
combine in keeping spectators at the
Dreadnaught park interested tomor-
row. The game will be preceded by
heel-and-toe exhibition by O'Leary,
the 87-year-old walker. O'Leary will
attempt to circle the bases ~ times
in less than 10 minutes.
Four players have been signed by
the DreadnaughtS and will be seen
with the local outfit when it takes
the field. Art Ludlow, Babe Ruth Of
this city, who quit the Dreadnaughts
early this season. has signed again
and will be in left field; Hiser, Wash
ington Police shortstop. will patrol the
territory between second and third;
Schneider, former Shamrock backStop
will catch, while Johnny Laycock of
Arlington has been signed as a.
pitcher.
St. Mary and Arlington Bearcat
teams are booked for double-header
tomorrow afternoon on Hayden field,
starting at 1 o'clock.
Washington Red SOx play here to-
morrow on the North Alfred street
diamond. with the No. 5 Motor Com
pany, local Fire Department cham,
pions, as their opponents.
Emmett DodsOn's Virginia Grays go
to the National Capital Horse Show
grounds tomorrow to play the Wash
ington Klansmen.
Frank COckreIl has been elected to
manage the athletic carnival which
the No. Motor Company VIII stage
in the Armory Hall in the near fu-
ture. Boxing and wrestling will con-
stitute the athletic program.
A Virginia State firemen's base ball
championship tournament, to be held
here next year in conjunction with
the State convention, has been pro-
posed.
Fort Humphreys soldiers now have
a. new nine-hole golf course at their
disposal. An unusual feature of the
layout is that the first tee is elevated
IS feet above the first green, COM
manding Il view of the entire links.
The course will be heightened to Is
holes soon