The Washington times., 1937-09-08
Dutch Bergman Braves
Mud TO Drill Cards Line
ITALIAN YOUTH
PRESSES At
C UAR D POST
BY FRANK BUCK ONEML 4

BY FRANK BUCK O'NEILL 4
Arthur Dutch" Bergman, head
coach of Catholic University, got
right down in the mud with his
line men at Brookland today, seek
ing the perfect play. No football
manoeuvre is better than its tim
ing, and Bergman worked with in
finite patience, driving. coaxing
and cajoling his earnest young
men into taking the exact number
Of strides to a given spot before
turning down field to carry out
secondary assignments.
The squad at Brookland is
small this year; too small If you
ask any football coach. The
Cards go two deep in some posi-
tions, and that is pretty thin.
Wherefore, Bergman needs must
get the last ounce and the last
split second out of the boys he
has.
Ill fortune srnote the Cardinals
when Cannon Pirro was forced
out of action. Pirro broke a bone
in his foot playing basketball.
FIELD GENERAL OUT
He seemingly recovered, was able
to walk and do the ordinary
things that a boy walking or rum
ming does, but when he put pres
sure on the. foot, it troubled him.
An X.ray picture disclosed the old
fracture, and Pirro is on the side
lines for a while.
Johnny Fiorellino pulled mus
Gle in the upper leg and will be
out for q while. He is a passer
and a good field general.
Bergman is pleased with the
play Of AL Calabrese, a stalwart
youngSter who holds forth at
guard. CalabreSe can pull out of
position to head interference
about as well as anyone you will
see in a long time. He has a ma
tural style of feinting, and it is
difficult to read his intention.
When he makes his move he pivots
swiftly and runs hard.
While Bergman was laboring
hard with the Cards, Frank Dob
son had his own labors lightened
a bit by the unexpected arrival
of Johnny Mccarthy. This youth
has been among the missing and
without him the work at end was
delayed. In fact. it was reported
that Mccarthy had decided to go
to work, but he changed his mind.
"New football places a burden
on the ends" Dobson said this
morning. Just study this new
game. There are is long passes
and maybe 10 shorter passes.
There are Is punts in the course
of a game. An end has to go
down field on all of them, rum
ming at top speed.
I'm Warner football an end
has other duties that ends play
ing other systems do not have.
But regardless Of that; you've
got to be big and strong and
fast to play go minutes Of this
new game with its multiple
passes and many other develop
ments. The sport moves at top
speed"
HOYAS START WORK
Jack Hagerty starts work in
earnest today at Old Point Com.
fort with his Georgetown Hoyas.
All equipment has been issued,
and the boys start today. A long
lecture-skull drill If you prefer
is on the cards for today, and
then group work, punting and
passing will hold the attentions
of the squad.
Armando Salturelli, veteran
tackle Of the George Washington
eleven. announced this morning
that he would not play football
this year. Salturelli was counted
upon as a replacement for Dale
Prather, but he injured a knee
and after weighing the possibili-
ties Of the case carefully, he de-
cided to retire from the gridiron.
With Duce Keahy, a husky
youngSter from Texas, expected in
camp today, Pixlee will have half
a dozen good men to try for the
post. Rebholtz will be at right
tackle, but the left side of the
line is wide open.