Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-28
HILLTOPPERS TO GATHER
FOR TRAINING TOMORROW
Probably Will Be First Squad in Country TO Begin
Preparation But Many Others Will Follow
Suit Beginning on Labor Day.

players mechanically accurate enough
to carry out the parts they take III
the performance of each play. Foot
ball has reached a stage where one
season is scarcely ended before
another is being planned for, and
under such intensive study no wonder
the game develops.
One of the great criticisms of foot
ball is that too much time is given
to it for the good that comes from it,
with the resultant attempt to deduce
from that that foot ball should he
carried out more on the lines of Eng
lish sports system. Without going
into long arguments about the time
given to foot ball, it might be We'll to
mention that the development of foot
ball is nothing more nor less than
cross section of the intensity of
American life. 1t seems to have be
come almost a habit in this country to
do intensely and we'll everything that
is done, whether is be an airplane
venture across the Atlantic, the build
ing of a skyscraper, or the laying out
of a golf course. Foot ball is played
in America, and naturally it follows
that Americans are going to do what
ever is necessary to play it we'll.
Lou Little of Georgetown is one foot
ball coach who never hesitates to say
what he thinks of his team. no matter
if it is something good. The coaches
who can be brought out with an
opinion that they are going to have
strong eleven are few and far be
tween, yet Little has done that two
wears and now is doing 1t a third
time. Little believes Georgetown is
going to turn out another winning
eleven, and does not hesitate to say
that he thinks the team will be good
enough to give the best Of opponents
real battles. 1t seems to be q part
of the Georgetown mans creed that
| no matter how able may have been the
man, or men lost, somebody can be
| found to fill the vacant places.
Most coaches like to be pessimistic
about their outlook. Little does not
and frankly says that he thinks one
of the big things in making team
win is make the team think 1t can win.
| Certainly" says Little. mo team is
| going to win if it goes on the field
| believing the other team is the better"
| Success or failure I'm foot ball depends
| on good many things and sometimes
| the entirely unexpected happens. On
no one factor. though, all other things
being equal does a teams success de-
| pend so much as one keeping its reg
| ulars in good physical trim. A team
| that can keep it's men put all sea
son develops a mechanical proficiency
| that a team that continually replaces
| injured men cannot hope TO.
| Take the University of Maryland, for
| instance. Last year that school start.
ed with about the greenest squad it
| had in years and a very meager out.
look. 1t held the same eleven men
| together, though, was lucky i'll not
! having injuries. and before the sea.
| son was half gone had developed an
eleven that was exceedingly formid.
| able and able to take care Of itself
in any company. This year Maryland
has much brighter prospects. only
two regulars having been lost, but
| injuries may take away men, and
other happenings occur that may
| cause the eleven to make a much
poorer record this year than last.