Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23
SIX COLLEGE TEAMS HERE
START SEASONS SATURDAY
Georgetown Likely to Have Tough Going Against
Mount ST. Mary 's-McAuliffe Faces Task at
C. IT,, Which Meets Boston College.

against it that would have been SUI
ficient to decide the result.
It begins to seem that Little has about
decided on whom he will start as his
varsity. Carroll and Liston are leading
candidates for guards, Mooney and Cor
davano have an edge on the others for
tackle positions, while Provincial and
Tomani are about the best ends avail
able
The real problem is at center. in
which Morris, leading candidate for that
position. was severely injured some time
! ago. Wynkoop probably will begin the
year as the pivot man, but reserve ma
! terial if he is injured Is so scarce as
| to be almost negligible.
! With the exception of BarabaS, who is
| certain to be at fullback when he gets
| in shape, and whose place Duplin is
now taking, the backfeld will be made
up of Drewry and Schmidt at halfbacks
and Scalzi at quarter. Duplin is sure
| to start the first game at full.
Puzzle at Maryland.
| Out at the University Of Maryland
players have been shifted SO rapidly
| from one position to another that it is
| doubtful If, with two or three exceptions,
ANYBODY knows just what the starting
! lineup will be. In an effort to find
| tackles and some extra backf1eld mate
rial almost everybody has been played in
| these positions. Three backs certain to
be regulars are KeSsler, Snyder and
Roberts. but the fourth place in the
backfield is wide open.
Reserve material for the backfield is
exceedingly scare, especially as Evans,
Leroy and Parsons have been on the
bench for a week with injuries DodSon
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been holding down those positions, but
it may be that Dodson will be shifted
to the backfield.
MARYLAND has very little more idea as
to whom it will use this week in the
opening game than those that have only
heard of the squad.
Maryland's opening game is with
Washington College, which it has won
from easily the last two years.
G. w. Has Easy Game.
George Washington plays the Dalgren
Naval Proving Grounds team and ought
to win easily, but its chief problem will
be to keep men from getting hurt.
Coach Crurn has material for a good
varsity eleven. but will have to con-
serve that material, as no coach should
be compelled to do. He has back his
ends of last year, Allshouse and Carey,
and they ought to do fine work for him
throughout the year If they keep away
from injuries. Van Meter and Rollins
are to be the tackles, and the former
Is really fine player, as good as usual
ly Is found in any college. Goldberg
and Sallenger will hold down the guard
positions, with the veteran Athey at
center. Sanders will be at quarterback
and Lopeman and Barrows at halfbacks
and Clapper at full.
The Buff and Blue, though it faces
hard season, will be difficult to defeat.
II it keeps its men in good shape 1t
should wind up its season with very
creditable record.
GaIIaudet Outlook Good.
Coach Hughes of Gallaudet says that
his team will be better than last year,
in its opening game with Hanpden
Sidney this week Hughes SAYS that TOR
the first time in quite a while he has
backs and ends big enough to block
and take out men.
Taking everything into consideration
every local school has its work cut out
for it if it IS to accomplish good deal
during the coming season and especial
ly if it is to show well in the early part
of the year. The development Of an
eleven under good conditions is difficult
enough, but to turn out winning COM
bination when things are not Just right
is just about ten times as hard. And
not one of the local schools right now
seems to be in such shape as to war
rant predictions as to many particularly
brilliant performances against tough
opponents.