The Washington times., 1930-09-08
DRILLS Open
SEASONS Of
ELEVENS
By GARRETT WATERS

"Here, fellows. start passing
the pigskin around for awhile.
When that's finished run
around the track two times.
A meeting in the locker room
before this session Is ended.
Report again tomorrow ct the
usual hour for another drill.
Just q word picture OF what
| the several coaches Of teams IN
the local scholastic football group
are saying and will be saying for
the next two weeks or so as their
stalwarts go through the motions
Of getting into condition for the
coming grid season.
Yes, the old football season 10
here. once more. And In the
scholastic group it Is being taken
as seriously at present as amongst
the colleges. The school elevens
quite like the college teams OF the
city are preparing or making
plans for preparation II they
have not already done so, for
their campaigns.
Central, GOnxaga, Tech, and
Emerson have already been at
It for the past week. CentraPs
squad is right now at st.
Johns College, Annapolis,
where Ty Rauber Is sending
some 40 candidates through
drills.
Coach Orrel Mitchell has his
Gonzaga crew in practice at
Cedarhurst, Nd, while Techs col.
lection of warriors are at College
Park, their yearly site, going
through the motions under the
able direction Of Coach Elmer
Hap" Hardell. Emerson is con-
filming its early-Season training to-
the Tidal Basin grounds, where,
incidentally, it will drill and play
home games all season. Athletic
Director Irving Sanborn is super
vising the P StreeterS, as usual.
But, TO get to the latest. Old
Chief Guyon issued a war cry TOR
Eastern High School candidates
only this morning and will issue
the same terrifying whoop every
day from now on, until the actual
games begin. About 35 aspirants
are expected to fill the spacious
Eastern Stadium with activity
during practice.
Dewitt Prep begins IT'S con-
1litiOnihg work today also.
Candidates have been ordered
20 report at the Upton Street
School by Big Boy Jim Nc
Namara, coach again this
year.
Jim viii have a task on his
hands in putting a capable COM
bination on the field as only two
players from last years squad will
be present. They are Frank Rose
ard, Charley White, lineSmen.
Nine men including the entire
backfield. were graduated from
the school last June.
The first game Of, the season
for the scholaStics finds the Emer-
son eleven leading off. The p
Streeters engage George Mason
High School of Alexandria, Sep
tember "a, on the Tidal Basin
Grounds. Two interesting con-
tests are scheduled q day or SO
later. bringing into action the Cen
tral, Gonzaga and Tech teams. !.
Central and GOnzaga mix
ON September 26, at the Mount
Pleasant Stadium while Tech
goes to Baltimore, Md, for .
night game with Baltimore
Poly. incidentally, these two
games viii be innovations
somewhat as the Central-GO
zaga clash will be the first be-
tween those two teams since
1925 when GOnzaga won by q
] to 3 score.
Techs game with Baltimore
Poly will be the first for that
eleven at night. Also the first
night game for any high school
team In this section. Dewitt
Prep's opening game has not been
scheduled as yet.
Western and Business will begin
their early season conditioning
work in about a week. Coach
Ahearn, In fact, plans to call out
candidates next Monday while
Coach Lynn Woodworth expects to
wait until after school actually
opens before starting the Business
squad on its, way.