The Washington times., 1930-09-03
SMALL SQUAD
HOLDS BACK
PRACTICE:
By JUNO KINERK


scarcely enough men to make up
two complete teams and with
three Of the toughest games Of
his schedule coming right at the
start Of the season.
That's the picture that presents
itself out at Catholic u, where
Arthur Dutch" Bergman has
taken over the athletic reins.
Almost deSpairing isn't it?' Yet
Dutch doesn't look at it that way,
although he knows that it win
be impossible for him to compile
any kind Of q record this season.
Miracles can not be per
formed over night. No one.
knows this better than Berg
man. Together with Louis
Gross. whom he brought with
him from Minnesota, to teach
the Speers system Of line Dlay
to the forwards. and Chick
Gagnon, the trio are working
like beavers trying to shape
mn q representative team.
Only a handful Of players are
present now, but additions are ex-
pected this week to bolster the
strength Of the squad. The spirit
Of those present is fine and, with
two sessions daily in vogue, Berg
man believes he will have q fair
team ready to start the season
when Boston College Is met Sep
tember 27 in the first game.
A number Of fine players were
lost from last years team and
two outstanding members Of the
froSh Of last season are not back,
and will not be back either. The
graduated stars are Jack Male
vicl1, Gene Murphy, and Joe
Champa, three fine backs: Ross
Zeno and Dutch Gerth, the regu-
lar ends last year; Raiche, a regu-
lar tackle, and Mcnamara and
MeAree, two second-string line
men, while Sn1ithwick and Carney,
the former tackle and the latter
back of promise, are the. froSh
who are out.
Just six backs are present on
the squad today, these being Bus
ter Sheary, Tommy Whelan and
Donaher, freshmen last year;
Carl DeMello. who was a regular
back last year, Shallac, an ur-.
known. and Bertoni, a freshman
quarterback two years ago who
was out of school last year.
Johnny Oliver, the fleet quarter
back, who pileted the team last
year. is expected to arrive in
camp today, as are Fred Guar
neri, Callahan, Larry Martin and
Frank McGrath, a fullback, all
squad members last year.
BIasi. Bresse and Staple.
ton are the ends in camp:
Quinn, Flynn, O'Brien, the
lone vet, and Herlihy, the
tackles; Capt. George Menke
=. and Gus Monaco, the regu-
lars last year, and Nimphius
and GuarinO, freshmen, the
guards, while Johnny AM
brose and Billinger are the
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regular center last year and
Billinger the frosh pivot man.
1t isn't the men that worries
Bergman as much as it is the
fact that he. will be UNABLE 10
use but the. Most simple plays
for his charges. Bergman adhsfes
to the Notre Dame style for a
foundation with which he uses
stuff of his own. Had he been
here to have held spring practise
then the outlook would be :.1uch
brighter; as it is he can only
say:
'Here 1t Is boys. here's your
plays, learn these few, but
learn them well and wen do
the best we ran"
The Notre Dame system is a
complicated one and one that re-
ollires infinite pains and repett-
tion In practice to be successful.
The squad is nicely suited In size
to pick UP the work ahead Of
them, though, and the fine pre-
vaiiing spirit and the genuine at.
lection the players have for their
new coach may enable the Cards
to come out Of the season better
than they hardly expect to do.
Should the team make notable
progress 1t Is safe to say that
Bergman will have one Of the
flashiest and most spectacular
playing squads in this section.
There isn't a smarter, braif1ier
nor trickier coach in the business
and when Dutch has his team
ready to "shoot the works" per
haps late In the season the fans
win see some real fireworks.
For the next two weeks
Bergman plans only to go
ahead working patiently with
his men. learning their nuali.
ties and capabilities. Then
the week bet0re the b. G.
rame.@he will nick out Z
tentative first string lineup
and put on sSme ccncentyat.
ca work ~ ready them for
that conflict.
1sae presence of Milton Fols-
ton, 8 2eO,pound full back, has
caused walter Young no little
jcy at American q. The Eagle
mentor Is rubbing his hands IN