The Washington times., 1929-09-07
BOOKS
GIVEN j. /.
PLAYERS
BY Kirk Miller
Times Sports Editor

Times sports Editor
OCEAN CITY, N. J., Sept.
When the Georgetown
University football players
awoke this morning, they
found some literature on their
dresser tops other than Gideon
Bibles.
Every room in the hotel occu.
pied by a sridiron candidate had
placed in It q copy Of the 1929
football rules for immediate memo
rizatlon with particular regards to
penalties, but for general familiari-
zation with this things which all
football players should know and
which too many do not know.
At breakfast, Head Coach Lou Lit.
tie made an announcement to the
effect that throughout the remain.
der of the encampment, he would
stop the players from time to time
on the field. In the street or hotel
lobby, and pop some questions re.
garding football rules.
He warned the team as q whole
that he would consider 1t his peroga-
tive to ask q question covering some
point in the playing code at any time
he saw fit. under any conditions,
and either during the teams leisure
hours or during the practice ses-
sions.
Every player who 1aves \
wrong answer IL to be turned
over 20 Manager A. P. I.assard
for an hours special study, be.
tween and o'clock, nightly.
Little does not wish to be too 10.
we're about his players knowing the
contents of the rule book, but he be
lieves that much ground Is lost in
the course OF a season by players
not understanding the penalties, how
they vary when made defensively OF
extensively, and what their effect
may be on q team when committed
at some crucial point In the game.
He insists the players be able to re-
cite at a moments notice the mum.
ber OF men the rules require to be
on the line of scrimmage, the length
and breadth of the playing field,
which alternative the captain of q
team should choose when he is en-.
titled to a choice in penalties-this
with reference to the stage of the
game or the number Of minutes left
to play in quarter or q half.
Every player must be able to
describe 1b& difference between a
safety and a touchdown and tell
| which one carries point scores and
which does not. Georgetown won
the important New York University
game last year by the proper and
timely perpetration of a safety In
the closing moments of the game,
In brief, Lou Little wants his men
to think football, not only from the
playing angle, hut from the angle
OF the officials as well as the
coaches. He will not tolerate dumb
football and desires those who play
for him to know at what stages OF
game certain things can be tol.
Grated and at what stages they
would imperil the teams success.
Meanwhile much practical
football is being taught afield
In the two sessions daily which
will be interrupted from now on
only by the one intervening
Sunday before the team breaks
camp.
A new defensive line has ap.
peared on the field to hold the first
team which has been used to date
This new defensive line is made UP
or Bill Norris at center, Gene Dris.
coll and William Montanas, guards;
Bill katalinas and Morris Duboshy,
tackles, and Robert Flood and Jim
Parlette, ends. Much beneficial work
has been achieved by using this
line against the so-called regulars,
made up of Provincial, Jim Mooney
Liston, Wynkoop, Cordovano, Walsh
and Gehringer, with a back field
composed of Gardner, Hudak, Ba.
rabas and Schmid..
Around such combinations the
first formations have been prac.
ticed and some OF them are very
fast and 'deceiving to the onlooker.
Between them they are shielding the
ball nicely and opening up great
holes for the carrier. boding much
confusion for the teams which face
them and promising great ground
gaining before the season is far
under way.
The backs, incidentally are
getting In some swell kicking
when time permits, Hudak and
Leary being the more proficient
at the moment. with that great
linelnan, Jim Mooney, odtldek.
ing any man on the field by
yards.
John Hannegan's toe is doing
some accurate kicking. although he
Is not getting the distance it is
expected to acquire later on In the
season.
Sen. SmOOt Needs