The Washington times., 1929-09-05
US GRID
OUTLOOK
GOOD
BY Juno Kinerk

Optimism is the keynote
among football coaches this
year, but Jack McAuliffe,
Catholic us grid mentor, can
hardly be classified an 1s-
karat optimist. Nor can he,
nor does he, belong to the
pessimistic class of football
coach. Rather he fits some
where in the middle.
The genial McAuliffe naturally
feels elated over the fact that he
has a goodly supply Of football ma
terfal with which to work. In fact,
he is well blessed in this respect
for he has back 10 OF last years
eleven regulars besides a nice look
ing bunch Of sophomores. These
same sophs compiled a record Of
six straight victories az freshmen
last year and amassed 1e3 points
while holding their opponents score
less.
But McAuliffe 1apses into fore.
bodings of fear when he looks at his
schedule. He must point his team
for the first game Of the year.
That in itself is a mountainous task,
but the fact the game comes in only
three weeks, September 2S, is almost
as big q factor as the fact that he
must send his Cardinals into action
against Boston College, one Of 192S'S
few unbeaten and united elevens.
McAuliffe has his charges 60
ing through their PAGES for the
second time today. BY the end
of the week his entire squad Of
40 candidates will be on hand
but today only two dozen are In
camp. These seem in fine
physical shape and work on the
dummy and actual scrimmages
will be started early next week.
From the candidates on hand and
from those who will be in camp
by tonight or tomorrow McAuliffO
just about knows who his team
will be when the opening whistle
that starts them on their nine-game
schedule sounds in Boston three
weeks from Saturday. Fortified
with the knowledge Of what his
holdovers can do and from the
fact that the incoming Sophs win
force them to hustle plenty to hold
their jobs, McAuliffe Is well pleased
with his prospects. But there are
several weaknesses from last years
team that must be plugged, the
tackle berths, primarily; and the
Sophs have yet to prove just how
good they are or may be in varsity
competition.
With Malevich, at full, Champa
and Healey, halves, and Gene Muir.
ply, quarter. all back, the back
field situation is good. Malevich
supplies the hole left by ex-Captain
Schmidt's graduation. Then from
the Sophs he has Johnny Oliver. q
corking quarterback, and Eddie
Kane and DeMello, halfbacks. who
probably will see plenty Of action.
Gerth and Zeno are two return.
ing ends, while Fred Guarneri, q
soph, may make himself a regular
Job as wingman il he lives UP
to advance notices. The three
varsity men for tackles are Smith.
O'Brien and Reisch. while Camp.
bell. another soph, is counted upon
to help fill this spot which was
weak last year. A husky soph
answering to the name Of Collins
may make the returning guards,
Menke and Mullins, step hish.
while Monaco is another pronais.
ing soph lineman who is a bang.up
guard. McCabe undoubtedly win
retain his job at the pivot post.
With Chick Canyon and Eddie
LaFOnd assisting him in get.
ting his team in ship-shape for
its Boston College game, Nc.
Auliffe plans dividing his can.
didates into teams and getting
down to real football work the
first Of the week.
There is a fine spirit among the
candidates and every indication
points to sterling team for the
Cardinals this year. OF course in.
1uries can play havoc with the
best laid plans and hopes of man.
but IL c. U. isn't a darn strong
team this year, with good luck, it
Will be disappointing. Even the.
coaches admit this, so there is every
reason to believe that C. U. viii
trot out an eleven that will be
rarin' to go ana one that wilI
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