The Washington times., 1938-09-26
COLONIAL HOPES
IMPROVE AS ACE
BACK RETURNS
BY CHICK KENNY


Bill Reinhart, head coach Of
football at George Washington
University, is not seeing things.
neither are close followers Of the
fortunes of the Colonials in a grid
way. It's the truth. He's here.
And he's going to play football
for G. W.-probably Friday night,
when the team inaugurateS its
1898 campaign against Furman
University in Griffith Stadium.
Yep, it's none other than Muir.
ply Booth, the hard-blocking half.
back from Huttig, Ark, who made
his appearance on the campus
over the week end and asked for
q suit and q pair Of number lid
brogans.
Booth, considered the finest
blocking back Reinhart has ever
coached, withdrew from the uni.
versity last spring a year ago to
put the Colonial eleven in q tight
jam for q No. wingback, who
can really park 'em in the stands.
But Booth has returned to George
Washington, and he is here to
stay. He looks in excellent con-
dition, despite his year lay-off
from grid activity, and it rarin' to
go-for a starting position in the
lineup.
DEBUT HOPES
With the Arkansas traveller In
tow again, Reinhart now is fully
equipped with the necessary back
field to launch him successfully
Che hopes) in his debut as aShead
coach Of college football. But the
returns Of several games played
by the future opponents on the
G. w. slate has him worried-the
Clemson victory over Tulane last
Saturday, for one thing; and the
triumph Of Mississippi over Louis
lana State for another.
Meanwhile the team under Rein
hart'S direction is working hard
every day. Even last night-Sun-
day night-the team was running
through signal drills in the gym
that old "eye-Sore" on H Street.
But so are the other District
elevens working overtime. That
surprise setback diShed out to
Maryland by Richmond University
last Saturday has the TerrapinS
in an angry mood. The game this
coming week with Penn State at
State College is q severe test for
the Old Liners, and they must win
at all costs. Needless to say,
Coach Frank Dobson will work
overtime to bring the team under
control for the Lions, who are re-
garded in the national picture as
some shucks as ball club.
DRILLS FOR OPENER
Catholic University, too, is bust.
ly engaged, starting today, making
ready for its opener Sunday with
st. Bonaventure's at Olean, N. Y.
This is the team that the Cardi-
nails signed up for a "breather"
for their opening tilt of the sea.
son as test before the Detroit
embroglio. But the Bonnies served
notice they are not a soft touch
when they bumped off Manhattan
Saturday afternoon in New York
city, Is.
Georgetown, under Coach Jack
Hagerty, is polishing up its often.
sive for its debut in Griffith Sta
dium Saturday afternoon with
Hampden-Sydney. The game was
moved from Western High School
stadium yesterday when the Mats
baseball club decided to play al
double-header with the AS Sun
day, rather than single tilts on the
week end to close out the cam.
paign.
Hagerty is expected to name his
lineup by the middle of the week,
and he plans several surprises in
doing so. It is expected that at
least one position in the backfield
and two or three along the for
ward wall will be plugged by
Sophomores who have been STEP
ping up in drills during the past
week in an effort to dislodge
several lettermen regulars Of last
season.