Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-21
SECOND-STR|NGERS
TOLD TO GET BUSY
Several Warned to Pep Up
or Turn in Suits-G. U.
Expects Victory.
BY H. C. BYRD.

its reserve players, as shown in
the game with st. Johns last
week, plans some intensive work
for the next week or 10 days to
build up the men who are to be
called on to fill positions now held
by so-called regulars. The work
began yesterday with lectures by
three coaches that lasted during
almost the entire practice period,
and not one of the men who spoke
minced words in telling about
one-half the members of the
squad what they do not know
about foot ball.
Against st. Johns College last week
the Maryland second-stringers, so-called,
made miserable showing. If they had
gone on the field with the definite
thought of doing as little in the way
OF good foot ball as possible they could
not have carried out their purpose
more effectively. For about three
quarters and part of the fourth quar-
ter, the Maryland varsity held st.
johns without much difflculty, but the
last six or eight minutes was another
story. For about two minutes, before
the reserves really began to find out
how to do their worst, they made out
fairly well Then, after they had dis
covered the best ways Of not being in
the right places at the right time, they
played the kind Of foot ball that is pie
for the other team.
Coaches Talk Plainly.
Several of the second-string players
were told in plain English that II was
more a matter of indifference thsn
anything else that they had not made
q better showing. And they were told
furthermore that they could either
brace up and give their best or turn in
their suits.
It was emphasized that q man makes
q success in foot ball or in after life in
just about the proportion that he gives
the best that Is in him to what he may
be doing. and that. as far as foot bah
is concerned no men were wanted on
the squad who could not give their best.
It was a sadder and possibly a some
what wiser group OF reserve players
who walked on the field for about ID
minutes Of workout after the lectures. |
As one Of them remarked as the squad |
left the dressing room, We'll, We GER
tainly know a lot more about ourselves |
than we did an hour ago, and I'm
cured" Which was indication that |
Maryland in the future is likely to have |
. group Of young men to MI IN posi-
tons for the regulars who viii be trying
anyway.
AS 3 matter of fact, Maryland has
too dificult schedule even to think OF
going through it without minor injuries
which may keep man on the sloelines
for q week or So In fact, that hap
pened last week, Fisher. right tackle.
having been hurt sufficiently in the
North Carolina game not to be able to
90 in against st. Johns. And hardly
any foot ball team in difficult schedule
Is much stronger than its reserves.
VIII Have Scrimmage.
Maryland is scheduled for long
gcrimrlnaRe this afternoon with Cal
laudet and it Is likely that the men
who played the last six or eight min
utes Of the st. Johns game viii do most
of the scrimmaging. And they are
likely to get a good deal Of that kind OF
work in the next 10 days and every day,
rs they were told yesterday, until they
show the Improvement and reach
standard they should.
The Old Liners are getting ready Tor
kiaeir annual clash with Virginia Mil
stary institute in Richmond Saturday
with their squad in not any too good
shape. Three of their four tackles are
in rather poor shape, as two OF them
took a real pounding last week from an
interfering back that st. Johns started
in from q position outside OF END ana
crashed against either the tackles. emo
or fuIlback, chiefly the tackle, on almost
EVERY game that Maryland and
v. M. I. have played has resulted IN
real battle The first in 1910 was
victory for V. NJ. I. 10y TO o, the next
in 1915 was won by Maryland, is to 9.
the next was a tie, IA TO IA, the next
two were won by Maryland, to s and
10 to 6, the next was tie, 0 70 y, ana
last year v. M. !. was victor ny 70 o.
Games Always Close.
1t is doubtful if any series Of con-
tests between any two schools coulo
show any closer struggles. Ana: the
games have been just about as marc
instance that 0-to-0 game two years ago
found Maryland pegging away at
" M. rs goal line in the first quarter
and losing the ball on a tumble on just
two feet from a touchdown, while the
last minutes of the fourth quarter
found v. M. T. on Marylands one-yard
line with three downs to put the pan
across.
" M. I. does not seem to be as strong
this year as it was last, although In
the games in which 1t has been meet
ing MARYLAND, the relative strength OF
the two does not seem TO have MADE
much difference, as last season. for
instance, v. NJ. I. generally was picked
to win by three or four touchdowns.
It is likely that big group OF Old
Liner people will make the trip, as V:
M I. Cadet Corps and the bands OF
both schools viii be present.
CEoRGETowN started its prepare
" ton for the West Virginia game
Friday night with rather light
workout yesterday, Mills spending most
of his time going over with his squad
its mistakes in previous contests and
laying out plans to improve the gen.
eral play of his men as team. Mills
has genuine faith In his squad and be-
lieyes that 1t viii come through. He
does not hesitate to say that he looks
for q victory over West Virginia. Mills
expresses his feeling about West Viz
ginia in this way:
I'VE all know that West Virginia
l uguslly has a hard team to beat, and
know that 1t has a good team now, but
I think our fellows will take them Fri
day. We are in just the frame OF mind
to put up really great game OF loot
bali. as our squad is determined TO
atone for a defeat that half Of them
believe they might have changed into
a victory West Virginia always has a
: colorfuL team, playing vice open
game and we are making preparations
to meet just that kind Of play. Our men
last week did not pick on secondary
r.en as they should. and we are work.
a ing on that this week. Several times
' las week our backs might have been
away for long gains and touchdowns