Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-04
ELL|NGER SHOWS
SKILL AS GENERAL
Georgetown Morale Is High
as Squad Reports-G. W.
Soon Scrimmages.
BY ROD THOMAS.

~ signals for Marylands loot
~ ball team when the Terrapins
open what promises to be a
tough. but successful campaign, Sep
TENDER 2S, against st. Johns of
Annapolis at College Park.
Charlie Ellinger Is the name.
Head Coach Jack Faber played
Ellinger at end last season. his sopho-
more year, but now believes he has
find in the 6-foot, 168-pound Baltl-
morean as a quarterback.
Ellingers capacity for generalship
was spotted by Faber when Charlie
last year called the plays for the
Maryland lacrosse team. AS flank
man in foot ball he was particularly
efficient in defensive play and catching
passes but was not a regular, what
with the presence of such accom-
plished ends as Vic Willis and Lou
Ennis, both back.
He's Like Bill Evans.
EXCEPT that he's a larger lad,
- Ellinger is remindful of probably
the thinking athlete ever to
sport the colors of Maryland-Bill
Evans, who seemed always to know
exactly what to do and how to do
it with the least possible effort. He,
too, was a quarterback.
Faber Is giving particular attention
10 several other new backfleld candi-
dates. notably Knocky Thomas, Bill
Bryant and Waverly Wheeler, all from
Washington.
There were 81 men in the Old Line
SQUAD when it began its third day OF
practice Bernie Buscher, letter man
end: Bob Campiglio, another wing
man who was on the squad last sea-
son and Bill Aitcheson. a green line
man, were the latest to join the Terp
forces.
Vic Willis, end, and John Kirkland,
tackle, both 1884 regulars, are the only
notable absentees, excepting Jack
Stonebreaker, feet back. who is ex-
cused until the end of the week.
Without the coaching staff yester-
day having outlined all the early sea-
son stuff, the Old Liners now are toll
ing along objective lines, in addition
to the sessions in fundamentals.
Hoyas Hoped Up.
loot BALL morale at Georgetown
was the highest it has been in
years today when the Hoyas' green but
promising squad held its first get
together of the season on the Hilltop
The pledge of faith in Head Coach
Jack Hagerty, as exemplif1ed by new
three-year contract, was not needed
in the case of the players. At no time
in the modern gridiron history of the
Blue and Gray has its foot ball coach
been so solidly popular with the war
riors and never has there been less
criticism from the alumni.
Hagerty achieved all and more than
was expected of him last season and
the Hilltop authorities and the alumni
feel that he will get the most out Of
his present material, which includes
81 sophomores in a squad Of A men.
The Hoyas are expected to special
lie in aerials.
Bergman At 1t Again.
DUTCH BERGMAN, head foot bal
man at Catholic University, Is
prolific with ideas these days. Dutch
is drilling the Cardinals in a new
military shift which promises not only
to delight the spectators but to make
life extremely interesting to Brookland
foemen. The players like the shift
and are catching on quickly.
Another Bergman idea, the jacketeo
foot ball, which can be handled on
q muddy field as efficiently as the
ordinary oval in dry weather, Is ex-
pected to save a number Of gridiron
shows from being flops this Fall
Some of the best games scheduled
here last season were spoiled by mud
on the leather.
A number Of leading coaches plan
TO use Bergman's ball on rainy days
although it has not yet been sane
toned officially by the Rules Com
mittee.
Tommy Whelan and Winnie Fraatz
newly appointed Bergman assistants,
have reported: