Evening star., 1933-09-05
HOYAS FACE TASK;
CARDS HOPES HIGH
HiI|toppers Lack Reserves.
Br00kIanders Have Array
of Fine Material.
BY H. C. BYRD.

BY H. C. BYRD.
~ATHOLIC UNIVERSITY and
Georgetown begin foot ball
" practice today with, as far
as this season is concerned
at least, their usual relative posi-
tions in the gridiron world almost
completely reversed.
In bygone years it has been George
town that stood triumphant, with
Catholic U. eking out what success
and praise 1t could from meager ac-
complishments. This time, however,
it is the Brookland school that looks
back upon season of achievements
and optimistically ahead to a repeti-
tlon OF those successes, while George
town sees behind it one of the most
disastrous seasons in its history and
looks to the one now coming not
without distinct note Of pessimism.
Probably no local eleven ever
has gone out for beginning Of
practice with brighter outlook
than apparently Is Catholic
University's.
Excellent material, already well
coached and trained after a long
Spring season, and good coaching us
ually produces results, provided there
Is a reasonable amount Of reserve
strength. All of this Catholic Univer-
sity seems to have, and 1t should 20
through the best season it ever has
had. And this situation exists follow
ing year Of signal triumphs, in which
1t won six games, tied one and lost one
Georgetown, considering the poor
record it made a year ago, the teams
It must meet again this Fall and the
fact that 1t has only a part Of last
years team available, without a good
roster Of substitutes, certainly IS not
in q position 10 radiate much Op-
timiSm.
Georgetown looks back upon
poor season, and those most td-
nltltar iDith its squad t0onder
Dhether or not it has the poten-
tial strength to get out OF the
doldrums
TINE greatest loss to the Catholic
University team will be that of
Tom Whelan, brilliant halfback,
and Bus Sheary, fullback, yet it Is
extremely doubtful If either is going
to be missed a good deal, as good as
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Dutch Bergman has two 1876 Founders
who, in some respects, may be more
valuable than were Sheary and
Whelan
Gearty at halfback in Spring prac-
tice gave indications of real ability,
while after the first game there will
not be doubt in anybody's mind about
the fact that Jack Sniscak Is better
all-round fullback than Sheary, espe-
cially on offense. In fact, young Mr.
Sniscak Is likely to show local follow
ers Of the gridiron just how the po-
sition should be played.
Catholic U. should have a big,
powerful line, with considerable
speed, and a fine backfield, in
which the two men already men,
toned are likely to play big roles.
Incidentally, it is especially interest
ing to note that the team will be di-
rected by former Washington high
school athlete, no matter which of the
two quarterbacks is in the game
Charley McVean, formerly of Gonzaga,
and Gene Augusterfer, who used to
hold down a backfleld job for St.
Johns, will fight it out to see who is
to be the regular.
GEORGETOWN, while it begins with
~ rather doubtful prospects as to
its line, has two men who may
stand out as stars, Carolan at end and
Katalinas at tackle. As matter of
fact, few ends are better than Caro-
Ian, while Katalinas has held his own
at tackle with the best he has faced.
The Blue and Gray though, is
banking on its bdckfeld coming
through Uith flying colors. Par
cells at hdlfbdck and Bradley at
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ViskoUitch, at the other halt, and
Kennedy at quarter are good.
Up at Georgetown the prevailing
opinion is that good first team should
be built up but that if good reserves
are available it will be because they
develop more or less Unexpectedly.
CATHoLIc UNIVERSITY is to play
the toughest kind Of foot ball
schedule it is possible for team
to have. It meets a lot Of strong
elevens it will not get the credit it
should get for defeating. On the other
hand, especially in some cases, if it
loses everybody is likely to ask what is
tan and Wake Forest, for instance
Around Washington nothing much is
known of their prowess- on the grid
iron, yet both are likely to be repre-
sented by f1rst-class elevens.
IA BOUT 80 of the SO men expected
~ to come out for preseason prac-
tice at Maryland were on hand
yesterday. The others should be back
today.
The Old Liners have q real problem
on their hands, and it will take a good
deal of wood saving for them to get
anywhere. The squad is much younger
than usual but has a good deal of
enthusiasm and a real desire to play
foot ball, which means more than 1t
seems to on paper.
1t is doubtful If any Maryland
squad ever was put through .
harder first day than was the
program Of yesterday.
The morning workout was taken in
rainstorm and the afternoon one in
full foot ball regalia, with work Just
about as rough as 1t is likely to be at
any time.
There is strong probability that
the Maryland backfleld this year will
be made up very often Of three former
members Of the backfield of Tech
Highs championship eleven, Dick Mel
son, George Sachs and Steve Hatos.
Incidentally Johnny Gormely, the
fourth member Of that old Tech
quartet, is entering Maryland this Fall,
and it may be that next year Techs
entire former backfield will be Mary
lands mainstay.
Three OF these four haze plenty
OF ,peioht, as Sachs tips the
scales at 100, Hatos at 1875, and
Gormely at 1875.
VXyHILE it may have its difficulties
wv in many other respects Mary
land ought to be on easy street
as far as punting Is concerned. Among
its backs are three youngsters who can
easily average over so yards, and many
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