Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-09-14
OUTLOOK PLEASING
TO COACH HUGHES
All 1882 Regulars Are Due
Back-WiII Play Only
Six Contests.
BY HI. c. BYRD.

TED HUGHES, who as foot
ball player, instructor and
i coach has become almost
as much a part Of Gallau-
Diet College as the campus itself,
believes that the Kendall Greens
this Fall should get out of the
position it has occupied the last
two seasons as something akin to
the figurative doormat. What
Hughes honestly thinks, he hon.
estly says, and his opinion may
be taken as sufficient to indicate
that in its gridiron activities the
Kendall Green School may come
out of its slump and enter upon
an era of victories.
Il am hopeful of and looking for a
good season and most certainly much
better than the last two, about the most
disastrous We ever had" said Hughes, in
speaking Of Gallaudet's prospects for
the coming season. You know we are
not in position out at Gallaudet to
influence good material to enter, and
we, in the nature of things, have to
take what comes, and in the last two
years it has been our lot to get green
men
Most of our material is quite
Indifferent, although sometimes
good athletes come to US.
THE entrance examinations are pretty
stiff, and usually the men who come to
us are of the scholarly type rather than
the athletic, although once in a while
we get boy or two who combines both
to high degree. Largely, though, our
material is inexperienced, which results
in us having good teams only once or
twice in every four years. 1t takes us
two years usually to build up an eleven
Of worthwhile strength"
Must Be Students.
CALLAUDET'S dificulty, as far as
T foot ball is concerned. is that
there are scattered throughout the
United States in State schools for the
deaf some good athletes, good foot ball
players, but many Of them seem to be
much more adept at handling pigskin
than at passing entrance examinations. |
All OF which, in one sense. may work
against Gallaudet, but in a larger sense |
does not decrease in the least its use
fitness as an institution.
Gallaudet does not begin prdc-
tice until merit Wednesday, as the
team is not scheduled to play
until October.
Consequently, it is not confronted
with the necessity Of getting in condi- |
ton as early as those that have games !
in September. However, as in the case
OF American University. which also be- !
gins late, if the Kendall Greeners run |
into an eleven that has been working |
out for five weeks against its little over |
two, then they are at disadvantage.
From its team Of 1882 Gallaudet does
not lose any regular player. That |
speaks well for its outlook in the |
next two months. Because the men !
are more experienced than usual.
as much difficulty in welding together |
f1rst-string eleven. For the five |
center positions in the line, Hughes !
will have from his last years squad |
Davis, Anita, Stack, Delp, Caliguira. |
McCord. Sellner and Davidowitz. /
And the places from which
these men come Is indication Of
the way Gallaudet, in its stu
dent body, covers the country.
In order in which their names are
given, the above men hail from Mis-
siSsippi, Connecticut, Kansas, WASH
ington State, New York, North Caro-
lima and New Jersey.
For ends Hughes will have Brown
of Ohio, Ladner Of California, Bur-
nett of Utah, Davis Of Illinois, Vogt
of Washington State. He will have
to build his backfleld from Gamblin
of Texas, O'Branovich of California.
Stanf1ll Of Washington State. Goodin
of Arkansas, Letson of Alabama. Long
Of Florida and Montgomery of Mime
sofa.
Last year Hughes had his line largely
made up of Anita, Brown. Stack, Cecil
Davis, Ladner and Delp, all of whom
have had two or more seasons of expert
ence, and he also has back his whole
backfleld composed of Stanill, Letson,
Long and Montgomery.