Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21

lege team IN the
country"
Saying which, Dutch Bergman,
new foot ball coach at Catholic
University, gave half the low
down on the Cardinals prospects
for the coming campaign.
The other angle was: We may be
out of luck for reserves"
It's an old story at Brookland, where
for years there have been first-class
Rridironers who lone-wolfed.
When Fred Nelson coached the Cards
before the war, one OF h difficulties
was to get out enough men physically
At to learn foot ball.
Since his day the problem has been
70 develop requirements. In the last
battle between Catholic University and
Maryland, several seasons ago, IL Cardi-
nails played the entire game and their
performance is in the Brookland
archives as an epic Of endurance and
fortitude. The score was 90. At the
time c. u. had some capahles who
weren't eligible TO play against Mary
land
d BERGMAN has a larger squad than
I'D usual for c. u and it would sur
prise no critic who has seen the
former Minnesota tutor at work IL he
nodded a foot ball man or two from
rough material.
The newcomer has taken hold in a
manner that breeds confidence. He has
nf 0f t1fl1O ET1Ouc what he
wants and how to go about getting IT.
One of his best players told this re-
porter:
He demands a lot, but you like
giving it to him. He's made better
player out Of me already and somehow
feel like I've only started.
There's sophomore In the squad
who never had on a foot ball uniform
until this Fall and needs only bit
more of Bergman's teaching and in
spifation, his mates will tell you, to
land q regular place.
u BERGMAN was a running mate of
ID George Gipp whom some say was
the greatest Of all Notre Dame
backs. He handles himself now like
an active gridironer. His kick-offs in
practice would be most acceptable in
any game.
It seems that the coach has more
ginger than some of his charges, or
rather some who were his charges.
They were fired from the squad for
cutting practice or loafng.
THE Brooklanders next Fall will have
i probably by far the largest squad
ever No less than So are trying
for the freshman team coached by the
super energetic Eddie Lafond. Some
thing went wrong with Eddies insides
and he's been on milk diet for weeks
but It hasn't slowed him.
Twenty-six of Lafond's gang are
having their first foot ball experience.
EvEN this early the annual scrap be-
IL tween Catholic University and
George Washington looms as a
standout attraction. Bits Of news
about each other are read ayidly by
the players and folk who roam the
training camps pumped for opinions
Catholic University will brook no
scouts. The Cardinals have police
man handy to keep out all strangers
and the stadium gates are locked for
the first time in Brookland history
George Washington hasn't gone TO such
length at Camp Let's, Nd, but the
Colonials have shown their serious
ness in other ways. Some of their
scrimmaging has been little short of
vicious.
ITO play foot ball for Jim Pixlee one
4 must be anything but easy going
He's a driver clean through.
THE Cardinals immediate objective
i is the Boston College game, to be
played next Saturday at Boston.
Four OF the first st-ingers are bunged
up and may not be able to play. The
battle with the Eagles last year was
the only one in which G. y. was able
to use its full strength.
TEORGETOWN'S squad is coming
" back tomorrow from Point Look
out, Md, and will resume bust
ness almost Immediately. Many Hoya
supporters are eager TO give the boys
a looking over Foot ball interest at
Georgetown has never been keener.
A TELEPHONE conversation with
~ Head Coach Tom Mills of George
town last night revealed that he
Ia not satisfied with recent perform
ances.
THE line play has been ragged" he
said, land the backs forced to make
their own holes too often"
Mills is still unable to name his four
best backs. When he thinks one has a
position about sewed up another turns
on the steam and shows better, or the
0ther fellow slows down