Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-04

South this year list is the eo way
at Alabama, sums up his
idea of the outlook for foot ball. Wade
bases his opinion on the remarkable
showing of the Atlanta school last sea-
son, when it was made up largely
of SophomoreS, all of whom are back
on the field.
Tech lost very little by graduation
and its prospects look good to me-"
says Wade, land when you consider
its record of 1927 you can easily under
stand why / think so we'll of it. Uni
verSity of Georgia. think, has the next
best chance to put out a wonderful
team, and third comes Vanderbilt. Just
watch Georgia Tech, Georgia and VAN
derbilt.'
And in commenting on his teams
chances Coach Alexander of Georgia
Tech does not seem minded to take
issue with Wade. In fact it is perfectly
apparent from what Alexander says
that he thinks mighty well of his out
look for the next three months, much
better than usual. While several men,
bers of the squad were lost, only one
outstanding player will not be back
All the other positions seem to be we'll
filled except for a good substitute for
the fullback's place.
Two Weak Spots.
I'VE have a real weakness at one
end and fullback," says Alex 1.-THE
end position is the one left vacant by
Crowley, and he was great player.
For fullback We have one excep-
tionally good man in Randolph, but
If we find any substitutes for him
they will have to be developed. Also
we are somewhat weak in substitutes
for end positions All our other posi-
tons are well taken care Of On the
whole our team should be somewhat
stronger than 1t was last year, unless
unexpected injuries weaken us"
When Alex states that ION the whole
our team should be somewhat stronger
than it was last year." he says a lot,
when one stops to consider the kind
Of team that wore Techs colors then
1t lost only one game during the entire
year. and that to Notre Dame. 1t tied
one game, that with Vanderbilt, and
won all others. Those schools that
went down before the Atlanta eleven
were Virginia Military Institute, Tulane,
Alabama. Oglethorp. North Carolina,
Louisiana State, Auburn and Georgia.
Incidentally, Georgia Tech was the only
school to win from Georgia, which, in
turn. was the only victor over Yale
OF course, there always is the posi-
bility that injuries Or other unexpected
happenings may take heavy toll and
cause series of losses instead of VIC
tories, but certainly no team in the
South begins its workouts with better
prospects than Georgia Tech. 1t has
brilliant backs and an excellent line
from its varsity of last Fall, and in adj
dition has material from what probably
was the greatest freshman eleven in
the South. AS Wallace Wade predicts
and Bill Alexander almost admits,
Georgia Tech ought to have one of its
greatest e.evens,
Sure of Mainstays.
On paper it seems that waddy and
Holland, ends: Speer and Watkins,
tackles; WeStbrook and Drennon,
Thomson, halfbacks; Randolph, full
back. and Durant, quarter, form the
best possible combination, but before he
has been going long in practice Alexan-
Ger may find places that can be bet
tered by putting into the lineup men
from the freshman squad of last Fall.
Tom Jones, one of the former fresh
man ends, for instance, is touted con-
siderahly to win Crowley's vacated po-
sition. The Techites have almost 100
men working out, and by October viii
be able to place five or six well or
Tanized teams on the field.
Georgia Tech has anything but a
light schedule. It plays nine games
and all are with teams with which 1t
is certain to have battles. The first
contest is October with Virginia Mill
tary Institute and the last with Georgia
December 8.
Only two games will be played away
from home, that with Tulane at New
Orleans, October Is, and with North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, October 81.
The other games are with Notre
Dame, October 20; Oglethorpe, Novem-
Der 8; Vanderbilt, November 10; Ala
bama. November II, and Auburn
Thanksgiving day.
GEORGETOWN and University of Mary
land got their squads out for workouts
yesterday, the former up in New Jer-
Sey and the latter at College Park. The
Blue and Gray is said to have excellent
prospects, but right now the Old
Liners have anything but an outlook
for good season. 1t is hard to tell
how things will shape up for the local
schools between now and october l, but
men who simply will not be replaced.
The only chance that Maryland has is
to pull together and develop in team
work and spirit what it certainly is
going to lack in individual quality.
Twenty men reported for the first day
of practice yesterday at Maryland,
which is considerably in contrast to the
60 to 80 men who were out on the
ali az fYa
ton, schools with which the Old Liners
are in competition. It is expected,
though, that the other meEnbers Of the
squad from last year, and the few men
from the freshmen eleven who showed
enough to warrant being invited to re-
port for early practice, will augment
the squad today and tomorrow.
Maryland will carry only about 40
men on the varsity. The only man due
to return who will not be back is Young,