Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-06
CARDINALS SHORT
OF RESERVES, TOO
Should Be Able to Muster
Fairly Good Team That
viii Be Light.
by II. C. BYRD.

IN EVELOPMENT of a pair of
good ends seems to be the
L y biggest problem facing
the Catholic University
foot ball coaches just now. With
two weeks of practice behind the
squad, there seems to be fairly
good material available for every
other position. Blast is the only
one of last years ends who is
back, and the coaches may be
compelled to shift men from the
backfield or other line positions
in an effort to find two men who
can hold down the flank jobs sat-
isfactorily.
With nine letter men. the squad does
not seem to be in a bad way for ex-
perienced material, although it is said
that weight is lacking, especially in the
tackle and guard positions. Coach
Bergman is not very optimistic, but still
is not pessimistic. 1t is his opinion
that he may be able to get out one team
that should be fairly strong, but that
really good reserve strength will be
lacking. In other words, 1t seems now
that the Brooklanders have fairly
good foot ball team, but lack capable
material for requirements.
Mas Three Veteran Backs.
Three members of last years back
field will be available, although one OF
them, Guarnieri, has not yet reported.
The two others now in harness are Oliver
and De Mello. Collins, one of the guards
of last season, is not back, but word has
come that both he and Guarnieri will
be in uniform Monday. O'Brien, tackle;
Capt. Menke and Monico, guards, and
ltnf Va1 ara "a eft
rounding into the kind of condition that
made them so valuable last season.
Promising backs are Conroy and
Sheary. from last years freshmen, and
Bonnetti, leftover. Bonnetti and
Eheary weigh something over ITO and
the former is the heaviest ball carrier
on the team. If Coach Bergman can
develop q couple of good interfering
backs to clear the way for Johnny
Oliver, that youngster will make some
teams wish he were not in the game be-
fore he winds up the season. Last year
he was an exceptionally clever ball car
rier and apparently has lost none of
his effectiveness.
Catholic u. plays q hard schedule.
In fact. it plays about the hardest kind
of schedule that any team can play
in that 1t must meet several tough
teams for which, il it wins, it will not
q
may cause people to think that 1t is
not very strong. Take DuQuesne, for
instance. The Brooklanders probably
will face an exceptionally strong COM
bination when they go to Pittsburgh,
but the general public around here does
not know whether Duquesne is big
school deserving to have good team or
a small school with q team that is just
a fash in the pan.
New River State College and Manhat-
tan also are likely to offer plenty of
trouble, to say nothing Of Boston Col
lege and Holy Cross.
Starts ON September ~.
The Brooklanders open their season
September "a with Boston College at
Boston, and close with George Wash
ington here November %.
The schedule:
September 27-Boston College at
Boston.
October Franklin and Mar
shall at Washington.
October 11--Holy Cross at Wor-
eester.
October 1s-Loyola of Baltimore
at Washington.
October 24-Duquesne at Pitts
burgh might game.
November New River State Col
lege at washington.
November 8-American Uniyer-
sity at Brookland.
November 15-Manhattan Col
lege at New York.
November 22-George Washington
(place undecided.
Right OF the reel the Brooklanders
must 60 against one of the strong
teams of the East. In facing Boston
College in their opening game the Car
dinals must be almost in top shape II
they expect to make much of show
ing. The place for playing the Wash
ington College game has not yet been
determined, but 1t probably will be at
Brookland An agreement was made
last year to play on George Washing
toms field If the latter had a new field
this season, but IL not the contest again
would be at Brookland. George Wash
ington has not yet secured field of its
own.
The Brookland players are falling in
line with the policies Of the new coach
ing system. Arthur Bergman came
here this year from Minnesota. where
he has been backfield coach for three
years. and his work has been such as
to win the confidence of all those with
whom he has come in contact. He Is
being assisted by Lewis Gross. former
Minnesota player and by Chick Gag
non, formerly of Holy Cross. Bergman
got his experience as player at Notre
Dame.