Evening star., 1926-09-17

IldShSll lHuldlS anu LII III TIC Only
AS far as the general season is
concerned these games mean nothing.
But they are foot ball games and as
the first of the year attract. In
Sunday mornings papers the scores
Of these games will be scanned more
or less diligently, whereas two or
three weeks later they would never
he noticed. And then again more
notice than usual is likely to be takn
of the V. NJ. I.-Wofford contest. be-
cause the latter usually is not as
easy picking" as a school like V. NJ. J..
might like to select for an opener.
Wofford sometimes has strong teams
and may give the Cadets something
Of q battle. a year ago V. NJ. !. only
won from Wofford by to o.
In lieu of regular games it is prob
able that local schools will stage hard
scrimmages to get their teams in
shape for opening contests. George
Washington and Maryland plan to
Scrimmage against each other and
he Georgetown and G.. L. squads will
work out with their varsities placed
against second string combinations.
Georgetown is home from it's nearly
three weeks of strenuous training at
Asbury Park. Snd all indications
point to much better eleven than
was hoped for. considering the losses
of stars from the backfield George
town seems to have developed a big
powerful line with a medium weight
fast backfeld, and has it's varsity
pretty well established. 1t came
through the training season without
any serious mishaps, and will begin
working out on the Hilltop each
afternoon.
The first contest the Blue and Gray
is to play takes place next Saturday.
when DreXel Institute of Philadelphia
comes here. Whatever strenuous
training is put in between now and
then will have as it's direct objective
the University of Pittsburgh game at
Pittsburgh October 2, as Drexel
should be defeated easily.
Ed Tenney, last years quarterback
at the University of Maryland. was
operated on yesterday for appendi-
citis at the University Hospital in
Baltimore. Tenney practically played
his first year of varsity foot ball a
year ago. and was counted on rather
heavily. This season he weights 40
pounds and has considerable speed.
Two years ago Tenney started the
season by starring in his first game
nesday broke his ankle.
At the end of Spring practice Mary
land had splendid prospects for the
quarterback position, but one of the
men. Dave Whelchel. looked upon as
a good player in the position. entered
the Naval Academy, and then Ten
ney's Illness took away another man.
Kessler, former Tech High quarter.
is the only one Of the trio left. Boyd.
who had some experience at quarter
last year and the year before, and
stephens, former Western High end.
are getting trials in practice.
George Washington does not have
hack as many men from its last years
team as it expected. but 1t does have
out what seems to be the best squad
that it has had in uniform in many
year. The Hatchetites are going to
have q big fast team and probably one
Of their most successful seasons.
Coach Crum feels very optimistic.
For a small school, one that has only
800 or so students, the University of
the South, or Sewanee, as it is more
popularity kn6vn, plays just about as
hard schedule as any team of it's
caliber ought to play. 1t has two easy
games with which to open. the first
being on September 25 with Bryson
College and the second on October
with Tennessee Teachers College.
After that, though. comes had con-
tests. the next being with Texas A.
and NJ. at Dallas, Texas. Then follow
consecutively. after a lay-off on Oc-
tober 16. Alabama. Auburn. Tennes-
see, Tulane and Vanderbilt.
1t Will be remembered that Sewanee
played a rather surprising game
against Vanderbilt on Thanksgiving
day two years ago. when, just after
the Commodores had defeated Mime
sofa, 1t went up to Nashville and beat
Dan McGugin's team by IS to 0. 1t
was one Of the greatest upsets in the
South of recent years.
incidentally. Sewanee has one of the
hest kickerS in the South. If not the
best. in the person of Jack Todd, cap
tain of the team. And also he is
good back. 'Tuftie" Johnson ought to
he good in the backfield this season
as he is a splendid defensive player
and a generally capable performr.
Ben Cubbage, who for several years
prior to this coached Virginia Poly
technic Institute. is at Sewanee as an
all-year man, and is to coach the track
team and help DR.. Mike" Bennett
with the grid squad. Cubbage will de-
vote most Of his time to line coaching.
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