Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17
GRID SPIRIT ST|RS
At c. v. AND c. j.
CoIonials' New Director Wins
Observation-Disclosures
Have Big Squad.
.HAT Autumn tang in the air this
morning made the gridironer's
heart sing.

7HAT Autumn tang in the air this
morning made the gridironer's
heart sing.
i The grand old college game
is due for a boom this year in
at least two Washington institutions.
George Washington's students and
alumni have been aroused over foot
ball as never before by the new athletic
policy which brought James E. Pixlee
to the institution as sports director.
Pixlee already has made moves that
portend serious business. There Is a
growing confidence that he will do
things
Pixlee will coach the freshman eleven
this Fall while establishing his grip on
the new job. He hasn't named a
varsity coach. Yesterday he revealed
that Max harrington, his first assist
ant, would handle the base ball team
next Spring and Jean Sexton would
coach the track squad. Both were
pupils under Pixlee at Westminster
College, Fulton, Mo.
Foot ball candidates will be called
out three weeks hence. Eleven letter
men will report. They are: Babe Clap
per, Sam Berkowitz John Clements
and Vernon Frazier, backs; Steele Nc
Grew and Harmon Frances, ends; Bevo
Miller, Dan Eberly and Charming Davis,
tackles; Mel Frazier and Calvin
Rodgers, guards.
other members of last years squad
who will return are: Dave Coombs,
back: Burr Christopher, tackle; Justine
Edgerton and Robert Rollins, guards,
and Jack Purdy, end.
Eight games will be played as follows:
october 5-Manhattan, at New
York.
october 12-American University,
here.
october 19-Dickinson. at Carlisle.
Pa.
october 26-City College of New
York, at New York.
November 2-W. and M, at Will
liamSburg.
November 9-St. Joseph's, at Phil
adelphia.
November 16-Juniata, here.
Thanksgiving day-Catholic Uni
versity, here.
George Washington's warmest rival.
Catholic University, Is bent upon put
ting one of its strongest teams in years
on the field. Fifty-three players Will
report for practice shortly after Labor
day. Head Coach Jack McAuliffe Is now
at the Harvard Summer coaching school.
He is expected to appoint an assistant
to coach the backf1eld. Eddie Lafond
again will handle the freshmen. His
team last season was undefeated ana
unsecured on. He has turned over sew
eral excellent prospects to the varsity.
Following are the candidates VINO VIII
report early:
H2 Scacd B sDsEa SsvaT2 G
c. Bonnetti, Springfield. Mass; Eager ..
Campbell auSu5n a eoSn John John cava
naugh. Holyoke, Mass; Joseph A.: Champa'
Dayton. ohio; Dennis F. Collins. Eliza
beth joseph Pc De M sst5ep stone.
M 1am, Msss. I Dsne p. DEsopo' Hartford,
S Ssss i SS5s Ts sy Isns:
j. Durso, Washington. D. c.:
FflT FSTrIs J Rssske v VT step gTane j.
G e. d.' Broeklyn. n. y: oscar Gsrt6,
Elkins Park, Pa; Fred r. Guarnieri; War Var
r. Is on john G r. Hickey
Edward H. Kane, WGreester' Mass; John %n
Lyons; phIide1Rss tr aarss
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burg " vs Michael M ;v MsFncsi Orange e
Nicholas Monaco. Newark, N. j.; Francis r.
Mullen: West lHsTtlOrad' Conn; Eugene x,
2; o'Brien. New Britain, Conn; VINCENT p.
Ne1srt H n G R SsG n
John D. Oliver, Fttchburg:, Mass; Louis NJ.
Oros, Bridgeport, Conn; Thomas J. Ragusa,
Ansonia, Conn; Armand j. Raiche' Man
straw, N. Y: william j.. selhorst., Cold
water. Ohio: George a. Smith, Dallas, Tex
ouale r. Uricchio. Hartford, Conn.,; Ferdi-
nand Vezzosi. Newark. N. j.; James p. Ward,
Bridgeport, Conn.,, and Ross r. zeno, Akron,
Ohio. .
Georgetown will start practice the
day after Labor day at ocean City,
N. j., remaining there two weeks, and
returning to Washington for the
opening of college, September is.
The coaches will be Lou Little, head
coach; Mike Balm, backfeld: Herb
Kopf, ends, and John Da GrosaS line.