Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-19

DOT BALL folk who lnteo
r. cynical eyebrows when Jim
i Pixlee, head coach at
George Washington, shifted
his 240-pound lineman, Obie
O'Brien, to the backheld may have
a surprise in store.
O'Brien isn't the type one might
expect in so large a man. He
isn't fat, he isn't slow and he's
not of Jess willard temperament.
He is a husky in every sense, gets
around with unusual agility for big
fellow and he's in deadly earnest about
this foot ball business.
OBrien is having his first experience
as a ball toter and there is no doubt
about his liking it. In yesterdays
scrimmage at Camp Let's, down An
napolis way, he was like charging
tank. He made no long gains but
whenever he hit the line he knocked
hole in it.
Tim PIxLEE is well on the way to
making good a promise that he'd
give George washington foot ball
team of which it could be proud. When
he signed up with the Colonials year
ago it was with the understanding that
he would be given time to build from
the ground up, DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin,
president of the university told Jim he
wouldn't expect much of a showing in
the way Of victories for the first three
years at least.
But Pixlee may not need that long
to manufacture winner. His toughest
job at first, perhaps, was to get ma
terial. He made no bones about going
after it, but in a strictly legitimate
manner.
Jim was well liked in the Southwest
and particularly in Missouri and he
turned in that direction for players.
Many of the youngsters now training
at Camp Let's welcomed an opportunity
to be associated with Pixlee. The fellow
has a way with him.
nIXLEE is gratified by the spirit of
L his players. There isn't a shirker
among the 35. The boys general
attitude is that of men convinced
they're going somewhere.
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, which
~ never was able to put its full
strength on the field after the first
game last year because of injuries, is
plagued again. Four of its best play
erS may not be able to take part in
the opener a week from next Saturday
with Boston College.
Capt. George Menke, Hugh Flynn,
O'Brien and Johnny Oliver are hurt.
Coach Dutch Bergman is hopeful of
holding the Eagles to respectable
score.
TURLEY BYRD at Maryland several
~ times in the last year has needed
only one good man to round out
combination: But for the want of
first rate close-in defense player his
lacrosse team had only moderate sue
cess. In basket ball the big need was
a center
And it's center Curley now needs in
foot ball. All the other positions are
more or less wen filled
I'VE won't know until after the Yale
game" Byrd said today. whether we
have a good team"
a T American University Coach wal
"A ter Young IS attempting to build
up passing game. He has more
than score Of players, all but seven
Of whom are freshmen.
TEORGETOWN, we hear from Tom
" Mills, will go in for the shock
troop system Notre Dame style
Mills has three teams and isn't sure
which eleven men will make the strong
est combination.
IF 1 had to name a lineup for a
game tomorrow 1 might as we'll pull
names from hat" Tom said the other
day. His backs particularly are evenly
matched.
CATHOLIC University's alumni on
~ cially welcomed the new Cardinal
coach, A. j. Dutch" Bergman, at
a banquet last night at the University
Club. Bergman outlined his plans and
predicted only moderate success for
this season.
Catholic University foot ball history
was extolled by several speakers.