Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-08
CATHEDRAL SQUAD
WILL PLAY FRIDAY
New Director of Athletics and
Enlarged Field Boom Pro-
:. e. gram of Sports.
.HINGS athletic are booming
at ST.. Adams School.
4 With a greatly enlarged

\E11N1O dCIlleIIC are DOOIIlllS
at St. Adams School.
4 With a greatly enlarged
athletic field, new athletic
director and another new physi-
cal instructor it is plain that the
Cathedral School does not intend
to be left In the ruck so far as
sports activities are concerned.
A squad of promising youngsters is
working hard these days at foot bali
practice under the direction of A.
Robertson Middleton, the new athletic
director, and Assistant Coaches Waldron
O'Connor and Herman Jarman. Md
dleton, who has succeeded Rev. James
Henderson as athletic director, formerly
played on the Haverford College foot
ball eleven where he also was a men,
Der of the track team. He played fur
back and was captain of the Haverfo.
eleven in 1927. He ran the Quarter-mile
with the track team. O'Connor is put
ting in his second year as coach and
member of the st. Adams faculty.
Jarman formerly was connected with
the Episcopal Academy, Philadelphia.
He used to play foot ball for the Penn
sylyania State Teachers College.
VIII Coach Base baII.
Rev. Mr.. Henderson, who has retired
as athletic director after holding the
post IL years, will not give up his ath-
letic activities altogether, as he Will con.
tinue to coach the base ball team ana
will act In an advisory capacity gem
orally in connection with the schools
sports program. It is hard for the
popular clergyman coach to quit atn-
1etic work altogether after being active
in 1t so long. He has developed many
crack athletes during his career.
st. Adams foot ball prospects are
decidedly better than last season,
though most members of the squad
have had only limited experience at the
game. There Is considerable veteran
material at hand, however, and some
good-looking new timber.
Among players upon whom Coach
Middleton Is counting heavily are: Ned
Shipper, end and captain; Castleman
(Bits) Chesley, center; John MCGEE,
western High, halfback: Ray Oily,
guard; Donald (RedD Watson, tackle,
and Bob Lorton, end.
VIII Play Friday.
st. Adams eleven will open its sea-
son Friday afternoon when 1t faces
Landon on the Cathedral School grid
iron. Five other games have been
scheduled by Manager Charles s. Eur
horst and another may be added. st.
Adams will meet its dearest foe, st.
Christopher's School, at Richmond,
November 2. Other elevens appearing
on the Cathedral schools card are
st. Pauls, University School and
Friends, all of Baltimore, and Christ
Donaldson School also of Baltimore,
may be listed for october 81, which now
is an open date.
Here Is the st. Adams list:
October 10-Landon.
October list. Paul's. at Baltimore
october 24-University School. at
Ruxton. a u
october 31-Open.
November 2-St. Christopher's, ut
November 14--Friends, at Baltimore.
November 21-Christ Church School
It Is planned TO make the st. Adams
athletic field just about the last word
30 far as smoothness and beauty is
concerned. The field now is twice as
large as last year. In addition to space
for several diamonds or gridirons, ac-
cording to the season. four new tennis
courts have been constructed. It Is
planned to continue Improvement Of
the field.
Among the athletes now enrolled at
st. Alban is Bob Freeman, former bas-
ket ball and base bali player at West
ern High. Freeman, all-high court Sc
lection at center last season, will be
available for the st. Adams quint this
Winter. He Is preparing TO enter the
University Of Pennsylvania next Fail.
Emerson's eleven will be without the
services of Ed Kenney, halfback, and
Quincy Owens, center, when 1T faces
Gettysburg Academy gridders Saturday
afternoon In Grifith Stadium at. 3
O'Clock. Kenney. who has broken
collarbone, probably will be out for the
reason, while Owens, who has broken
homes in his hands, viii, be unable to
resume action for several weeks.
Charlie Millar, erstwhile Eastern ath-
aete, Is expected TO be at o halfback
Saturday, while Bob Fauntelroy or Ed
Helm win be at Owens place at center.