Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-14
HAS ALL It TAKES
AS RAW MATERIAL
Leemans Proves Fastest
Man on G. W. Squad in
Camp Let's Races.
BY ROD THOMAS.

YACK FABER, Frank Dodson and
Leroy Mackert, coaches of the
University of Maryland grid
~ ders, are in the singular spot Of
not knowing what to do with a po-
tentially great foot ball player. His
name is Mike Surgent.
Like lot of other boys who turn
out for foot ball at College Park. Mike
had next to no experience in the
game until he came to Maryland.
He's 10 years old, weighs 100 and
stands s feet II. He's built for any
position on the team, but it's not his
size nor his mechanical ability that
have caused the coaches to appraise
him as a superflne prospect. It's his
"heart."
"Surgent," said Dodson, an old
timer who has brought many grid
iron star to the front, has everything
1t takes TO make great foot ball
player"
They want him on the team, but
Just where TO put him has the coaches
puzzled. They are trying him now in
various forward positions.
Blair Smith Gets Going.
"a MOTHER greene who is getting
along rapidly at College Park is
Blair Smith, an end, the son OF
Frank Smith. publisher of the Prince
Georgian. Blair couldn't gain reg
ular berth while playing foot ball al
Tech High, but somebody will have
10 hustle to keep him of Maryland's
He's q 175-pounder and fast, partic-
ularly skilled in catching passes and
like Surgent, is an up-and-at- 'em
type.
Both Surgent and Smith had ex-
eremely active parts in yesterdays
scrimmage. but the standouts were
Vic Willis, end. and Bill Guckeyson
Coleman Headley and Stoney Stone.
breaker, backs. The "A team scorec
two touchdowns on the B" eleven
the former containing more recog-
hized regulars.
Maryland seems sure to have s
crack first team, but it can lose &
couple Of key men and become
mediocre
Today the Terrapins were to scrim'
mage for a third time with Catholic
University and after yesterdays foul
lo-minute periods of hard-fought foo
ball it wouldn't be surprising if the
Cards gave EN- another shellacking
In each of the two other practice
games c. U. crossed the goal -four
times. Maryland, however, used much
fewer plays. Due perhaps to lengthy
Spring practice period, the Cardinals
are ready now to 60 into real action
They figure to get lots of it in their
opening game, with La Sale, two
weeks hence. La Sale held the Cards
last year to SIS tie.
Leemans Refutes Critics.
EXPLODING belief common among
- George Washington observers that
Tuffy Leemans is not particularly fast
sfoot, the Colonial back yesterday
proved himself the fastest runner on
the squad. Leemans outsprinted so
teammates In series of dashes over
the somewhat lumpy turf at Camp
Let's.
He finished yards in front of the
second man, Lee Fenlon, brother OF
another G. w. grid hero, Johnny Fen
lon. A step behind Lee came Lou
Carroll, prospective varsity fullback
joey Kaufman, who has been hailed as
o speed specialist, was fourth and
Floyd Newberry, sophomore back, va;
nth.
Leemans first outran large group
Of backfield candidates and finally
took honors In competition with lead
ers Of the various other position groups
Tuffy represented the quarterbacks.
Fastest Of the husky linemen was
Deverne Liddicoat, 6-foot-4 end, who
was second to Leon Morris, also an
end, in the preliminaries. Dick Palm
atary, Hollywood, Calf, sophomore
sped home ahead in the tackle group
and Morris Carlson, sophomore, led
the guards. The fastest center was
Frank Lee, junior and brother OF
John Lee, assistant varsity coach.
Ever since his start at George Wash
ington, Leemans has matched or ex-
celled the performances Of other
Colonials. Facing his third and final
season with prospects of All-America
honors, fluffy has shown in camp, to
the satisfaction Of Head Coach Jim
Pixlee, that he is improved over last
year, during which he impressed all
critics.