Evening star., 1938-10-13
HAGERTY HUSTLES
TEAM ON DEFENSE
American U. Rounding Into
Trim for Opening Game.
Terps Pick Eleven.

Annoyed by his squads erratic de-
fensive play, Coach Jack Hagerty to-
day sent Georgetown University's foot
ball huskies through lengthy scrim-
mage designed to cure pass defense
weaknesses as the Hoyas prepped for
a game with Randolph Macon Satur-
day at Griffith Stadium.
Although the Yellow Jackets have
snatched only two victories in four
games, their marked improvement re-
Gently is a cause of some concern to
Hagerty, and his outlook hardly was
improved yesterday as the Hilltop
freshmen. equipped with Randolph
Macon plays, made the varsity eleven
look rather sad.
Trounched by Wake Forest early in
the season, Randolph Macon has ad-
vanced steadily, losing to the unde-
feated Richmond outfit by only 1877
and whipping Delaware, 27-0, in ad-
dition to trimming Drexel.
Summers Does Good Job.
From a student body of little more
than 300 Coach Frank Summers has
nodded a creditable team. with Everett
Welch. flashy halfback, listed as the
most dangerous man in the backfield.
Against Delaware Welch's punts aver
aged more than As yards and he scored
twice.
Operating behind line that aver
ages 1876 pounds, Randolph Macon pre-
sents a versatile backfield in Al Pali-
schak, Al Waloski, Lyle McFall and
WEIGH. Palischak, rated one of the best
passers in the history of the Ashland,
Va, school, also will be key man in
the Jacket offense, for Randolph
Macon is expected to take to the air
early.
Joe Frank, veteran tackle who has
been on the sidelines with bruised
back, returned to Georgetcwn's squad
and doubtless will see service Saturday,
while Frank Daily, end, and Charley
Wychunas, quarterback, also have re-
covered from injuries. =.
American u. Opens Season.
Meantime American University Is
rounding into condition for its opening
game with Swarthmore Saturday on
the A. U. field, with Coach Gus WEIGH
threatening to employ nine-man line
on defense.
The Eagles, hamperei by injuries
and ineligibility, were forced to cancel
their original opener with Catholic
University and WEIGH has revised his
team.
Melvin Worksman. Hugo Schulze
and Charles Mcknight, local boys, will
start for American, with Emerson
Bartlett, Henry Benjamin, Donald
Davido, Ellsworth McClane, Kimber
Shoop and Harold Toner also named
as certain starters.
George Washington, shining for its
third straight victory, stopped of to-
day at Chicago for practice session
at Soldier Field and Will stage another
dflll at Denver tomorrow morning en-
route to Boulder to meet Colorado q.
Coach Bill Reinhart is jittery con-
corning the reaction of his young team
to the le.gthy journey and atmospheric
COnoltlOnS.
Picks Probable Terp Lineup.
After three days of preparation for
the game, Coach Frank Dobson scruti-
nized his crippled Maryland squad and
picked the following as the probably
starters in the Western Maryland tilt
in Baltimore Saturday:
Frank Dwyer and Leo Mueller, ends;
Bob Cochrane and Ralph Albarano,
tackles; Edward Lloyd and George
Lawrence, guards; Bob Smith, center;
Joe Murphy, quarter; Frank Skotnicki
and Joe Devlin, haIfbacks, and John
Boyda, full.
This array contains only three of
the nine letter men left on the squad
and sends five sophs into the combat,
Charlie Weidinger, ace quarterback;
Bob Brown, big tackle, and Francis
Beamer, rangy end, are nearing recov-
cry from injuries and may get into the
tilt with the Terrors.
Six of Maryland's leading reserves
available for Saturday also are sophs.