Evening star., 1939-10-03
August,
WiIamoski, Fedora
Picked 10 Start
Georgetown Calls Out
Trio of Truckmen in g
Effort to Add Speed

Effort to Add Speed
Four rockies moved to the head
of the class at George Washington
today as Head Coach Bill Reinhart
and his lieutenant, "Botchy" Koch,
sent the Colonials into the final
phases of tuning for Saturdays in
augural against Davis -Elkins at
Griffith Stadium. The downtown
gridders will share the afternoon
and the premises with Georgetown
and Roanoke, scheduled to open the
citys first football double-header
at 1880.
Not only assured of starting
berths this week but keymen In
Reinhart's carefully mapped plans
are Frank August, end; Mike
Monchlovitch, center; Walter Fe-
dora and Eddie Wilamoski, backs
all of whom have fulfilled expecta-
tions in practice. AS they go will
go the teams hopes of a successful
year, in Reinhart's opinion, and
while Saturdays game is not ex-
pected to put them under undue
pressure it should be sufficient to
prove their claim to first-string po-
sitions.
Sophs Play Big Roles.
1t is no secret that sophomores
figure largely in Reinhart's schemes
for the season. Oregon Bill frank
ly admitted he was depending on
second-year men to help him over
the hump, but until as recently as
Saturday, when they scrimmaged
the freshmen, was the status Of the
above quartet in doubt. They were
specialists-good in one particular
phase of the game but not sum-
ciently polished to be entrusted
with full-time roles. Saturday,
however, they displayed more class,
judgment and fire than at any time
previously.
Fedora and Wilamoski should get
better as the season unfolds al
though they have sparkled in pre-
season work. Fedora has speed and
power on inside plunges, while Will
amoski has long-range kick in
his limb. Reinhart believes he's
fully as dangerous as Vic Sampson
once past the line of scrimmaRe,
and Sampson was no slouch in a
broken field. With Sam Babich
at quarter and Murphy Booth at
right half, G. w. swings into ac-
ton with formidable backfield
and a potentially great scoring
punch.
August and Monchlovich fit in
nicely with Koch's more experienced
hnemen and have been quick to
absorb the finer points of the work.
August has the difficult task of fill
ing Babich's boots, but is coming
along nicely, while Monchlovich un-
doubtely viii improve at center with
added work. The lad scales 1876
pounds and is built for durability.
Smith of Terps Determined.
At Maryland, Frank Dobson heard
the pleasant news that Bob Smith,
injured regular center, may be able
to play bit after having been
counted out for the season. Smiths
determination to get back in uni
form has been the most decisive
factor in his recovery. He was
slated to exercise today and will
undergo an examination Thursday,
when his future will be decided.
Dobson also is conducting an in
tensive search for another wingman
to replace Dick Shaffer, promising
young wingman, who was injured In
the Hampden-Sydney game. Frank
Dwyer now has the assignment,
with Larry Mackenzie, rangy young
ster from Forest Park High and q
former teammate of Dyer's, and
Ashton Garrett, a Rockville boy,
converted from a tackle to a wing
man, as his supporters.
Tracksters Join G. U. SQUAD.
Georgetown, seeking more speed
in its backfield, turned to the only
logical source, as Morty Alnwick,
Winnie Braun and George Tucknott,
all crack trackmen, were pressed
into service. The three volunteered
for duty yesterday, and Coach Jack
Hagerty broke a precedent by per-
mltting them to report for practice.
Alnwick is the lad who outhoofed
Joe Murphy of Maryland and other
crack sprinters last spring, while
Braun and Tucknott are not exactly
slow afoot. They may be used as
early as this week to test their abil-
ity under fire, for this is the only
chance Hagerty will have of trying
them out without exposing them to
the nurderous tackling of major op-
ponents.
The coach thinks they may de-
velop into formidable ball toters, al
though they are green as grass and
will need extra work to acuuaint
them with the rudiments of the
game.
c. U. Looks to Detroit.
Catholic University looked forward
to an easy victory over Elon this
week, and beyond that an important
triumph over Detroit. Most hearten-
ing to Dutch" Bergman was the
work of his reserves against South
Carolina.
One lad generally overlooked in
the post-game reports but who, ac-
cording to Bergman, deserves a
lions share of the credit is RED"
Conlen, a tackle, who played the
best game of his career against the
Gamecocks and served notice that
he expects to be in the front-line
trenches in all major engagements
this autumn.
Five years ago-St. Louis Card
inals, with Dizzy Dean pitching,
defeated Detroit Tigers. 8-3, in
World Series first game.