Evening star., 1934-09-19
WILL Be PR|MED
FOR INITIAL !|[TS
c. U. and G. w. Well Fixed in
Spite of LoSses-HoyaS
Surprisingly Good.
BY III. c. BYRD.

are more advanced in their
training now than they were
at the same time last season,
according to impressions gained by
those that have watched all of them
In scrimmages.
Opinion seems to be pretty general
among many that have stood on the
sidelines at Catholic University,
George Washington, Georgetown,
American University and Maryland
that when these elevens take the field
in their opening game they should be
far stronger than when they walked
out to open their schedules in 1888,
and that right now they are in con-
siderably better shape than usual for
so early in the training period.
Take Catholic University and
George Washington, for instance, said
O veteran foot ball follower:
These schools lost good deal OF
material but unless 1 miss my guess
both are in better shape right this
minute than they were at any time
before the opening of the schedules
in 1888 And 1 believe that both will
American University has some ex-
perienced material and there is no
comparison between its squad of last
year and the present outfit.
G. U. Is Not Weak.
"Up at Georgetown, things are a
lot better than even Hoya supporters
think. Watch the Blue and Gray
break into the winning class again
this year. Out at Maryland there is
developing another eleven that should
transcend last seasons output. Unless
am way off in my reckoning, the
Old Line outfit is going to be tough to
whip under any conditions.
If. on the whole. there is not lot
more good foot ball played by local
schools than the 1888 teams ever
showed then 1 am completely awry in
my Judgment as to what constitutes
good foot ball teams"
All of which may or may not be
pleasing to local coaches. Most men
in charge Of foot ball squads are in
cllned to minimize their opportunities
rather than magnify them. and con-
seouently do not like to have their
SQUADS told that they are too good.
However. this does express the opinion
of an impartial observer as to local
prospects for good foot ball and Is
worth retelling.
1t is worthy of more than passing
notice that local coaches are saying
less than usual, which means that
they are moaning less about their out
look That can be taken to mean only
one hing-corroboration of the above
mentioned opinion, at least to GER
tain extent.
EORGE WASHINGTON is back
7 from its training camp without
the many injuries that marked
its return one year. The squad is in
exceptionally good shape and prob
ably could shoot through a regular
game tomorrow. And as far as physi-
cal condition is concerned the same
might be said of every other local
squad.
Catholic University and Maryland
are scrimmaging again today. The
Brooklanders and Marylanders went
together for two hours last Saturday
and expect to take another like Ses-
sion. No more valuable practice could
be had by either squad, as coaches get
a line on their men in this way that
hardly would be possible otherwise,
except in a regular contest.
yIRGINIA MILITARY INSTI-
~, TUTE is said to have tackle
this year of all-America cali
ber He is Sam Lowe and he tilts the
scales at 245 pounds. Fast and ac-
tive, he smears through other lines
and is exceedingly difficult to block.
Ed Hess, line coach at V. M. l., says
that on any of the big university
squads Lowe would be certain all
America timber And Hess ought to
know, because he himself was picked
as an all-America guard while at
Ohio State.
VYyASHINGTON AND LEE is not
" much outdone in weight of
one of its tackles by the Vir-
ginia Military Institute, as Bonino of
the Generals weighs 235. Take v. M.
is Lowe and w. and LIS Bonino and
a coach would have two pretty fair
sized young men to hold down the
tackle jobs. And yet it is often that
this type of man does not make good
on the gridiron. They usually are
too cumbersome. However, these two,
especially Lowe, are said to be active.
Lowe has the reputation of being as
light on his feet as a man of ITO.
ICY" Young. freshman foot ball
coach at Washington and Lee. is the
only graduate of that university who
has been captain of four teams in
the same year In the school year
beginning in the Fall of 1916 Young
captained the foot ball. basket ball,
track and base ball teams. Incl
dentally, Youngs eleven that year
gave Navy whipping.
Washington and Lee has an all
alumni system of coaching. Not a
member of its staff is a graduate of
any other university. And its athletic
director, Dick Smith, also names the
Lexington university as his alma