The Washington times., 1930-09-08
Bio AYERS
INCLUDED
IN SQUAD
BY JUNO KNERK

BY JUNO KINERK
Chaperoned by Head Coach
Pixlee and Assistants Len Walsh,
Max Harrington and Jean SEX
ton. George washington's foot
ban squad. some so strong: today
have established themselves at
Gimp Let's, II miles from
Annapolis, where for the next
two weeks intensive two-a-day
training sessions viii be the rule.
supporters Of the Colonials are
optimistic over the outlook. The
coaches also see better things
ahead. Included in that squad
Of so players are most Of the un-
defeated Freshman team Of last
fan that licked the daylights out
Of everything sent their way.
Besides these there also are .
number Of high class performers
who have >slgnified their inten-
ti0t1 Of trying for places on the
team. Many Of these lads were
never interested enough before
to come out and try for the
team, though they already were
IN school. Many Of these chaps
j1daings By their physiques. look
like potential varsity players.
Last spring . months prac-
lice did q lot to acquaint the
players with the style Of play
10 be used this fall. But the
business Of picking team
win not be attempted for at
least two weeks until . true
line Ii obtained upon the
players.
Coach Pixlee declares that he
will follow the Warner system OF
offensive play, while Coach
walsh, who win handle the de
fensiye end Of the ces ching, will
instruct the linemen ID the doc"
Spears system of play, Walsh hav.
i1g played under Spears at Min
nesota, where he was an All-West-
ern end In 1927.
HFixlee plans using both the
double wing back and single wing
back system Of offense. Plenty OF
spinners and all Of Pop Warmers
tricky formations win be employed.
The ColonialS will be a big team,
perhaps the largest and heaviest
among the local field. The line
win average about 200 pounds,
and the backs ought to stack up
an $50 displacement on the Fair
banks.
Rudiments, passing, handling
the ball, kicking and generally
getting into shape for hard work
win be the schedule the first
three or four days in camp.
After that scrimmages and the
battle. for positions win start.
Supporters Of the team will
find that the record Of not
having won . game last year
win be erased once this years
team springs into action.
Their season opens October
with Rutgers, but the first
game does not come until DC
tOber Is, when South Dakota
comes here.
The business ~Of picking anu
eattiflC his Catholic u. team into
shane is looking better day by
day for Dutch" Bergman. Re
cent additions to the squad have
removed il from the skeleton
cIass and the more serious phase
81 training soon will be reaey
to start.
Tl1e most recent arrivals
r.aI11n are Fred Csuarnefi. Bryan
1.ol1roy and John Callahan. al
Isaifbacks. and Denny Collins. 9
guard. Collins and Guarneri both
/. saw much service slast fan with
tie varsity, while Conroy and
Callahan both played with the
freshmen. -,
The additions to the squad will
enable Bergman to start scrim
n,are sessions soon so that he can
nick q tentative first string team
~ the end Of this wee. or the
start Of next and devote much of
Inis time to. intensive drills with
them to get the team into shape
For is opening game with Boston
College, September ~.
Maryland also is ready to start
acrirnmage, while Coach Walter
Y0ung expects his American Uni
varsity squad to reach sizeable
proportions and start hard work
tomorrow. The same is true at
GaIlaudet. where Coach Shorty"
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