Evening star., 1939-09-03
Replacement Trouble
Harasses Coaches
Of Two Squads
Cards Hard Hit by Loss
Of Five Stors; Terps
Lack Field General
By LEWIS ATCHISON.


town in arduous preparations for the
autumn campaign just ahead, The
Cardinals get under way tomorrow
and the Terrapins are scheduled to
report Tuesday. Their entrance on
the scene will leave only George
Washington idle. The Colonials
have delayed their start until Sep
tember Is.
1t is with a feeling of something
less than overconfidence that Messrs.
''Dutch" Bergman and Frank Dob
Maryland, respectively, look to the
future-a future as uncertain as the
weather. Both must deal with harasS-
Ing problems in requirements that
threaten to be genuine stumbling
blocks and must concoct strategy to
combat teams generally rated on par
with their own and in several in
stances eminently superior.
Dobson's most pressing need is a
field general half way capable of fill
ing Charley Weidingers empty shoes
an assignment of no mean size.
Charley not only got the most out of
Maryland's running attack, but also
gave it an aerial offensive second to
none in the East. He pitched strikes
at receivers and only the latter's in
ability to hold the ball prevented the
Terps from scoring more frequently
this way.
Both Need Replacement.
And after locating another signal
caller, all Dobbie has to do is dig up
requirements for Jim Meade and
RIP" Hewitt, backs, and here again
the problem is not easy.
Bergman is about to call out the
hounds for an extensive man-hunt
to plug jagged rents in his starting
lineup caused by the graduation of
Wayne Ambrose, Frank Cairo, Burke
Carvelas. Steady. reliable and able
to meet any emergency under fire the
quintet will be sorely missed and no
body realizes it more than Bergman.
Maryland plays its usual quota
of Southern Conference opponents
in addition to enough outside teams
to keep the Terps hustling from
Tuesday, when they report for their
first drill, until early December
Virginia Military Institute, Syra-
cuse, Western Maryland, Washing
ton and Lee and Virginia are a
sample of the opposition, and it
merely adds up to different SPELL
ing of dynamite.
Catholic U. has another of those
murderous schedules crowded with
small names and big teams. The
Cardinals open with South Carolina
at Columbia, a suicidal curtain
raiser, and, after breather with
Elon, follow up with five top flight
opponents in Detroit, West Virginia
Wesleyan, Miami, Tulsa and ST.
Anselm. Batting 500 against that
list can be considered moral vic
tory.
Outlook Not so Gloomy.
But the picture isn't so gloomy
that neither Maryland nor its
neighbor can't find a slim ray OF
hope. At Maryland, for instance
they point out that Jim Meade
was out of action last year after
the Penn State game, that Pershing
Mondorff, a big back who is available
this year, was out Immediately after
the Richmond game because of an
appendectomy, that Nick Budkof
an end, got bad knee early in the
season and was little help and that
Weidinger and Hewitt were the only
members of the departing class who
really saw much service.
Another of last years casualties
figures Importantly in Dobson S
plans, however, and if George
Gienger, guard, returns to the
field the Terps may have another
good first line. Gienger suffered a
broken jaw in the Western Mary
land game, and was out for the re-
mainder of the campaign, but while
on the active list showed enough
promise to make Dobson think he
would fit in nicely this season.
Two other marked men are Mil
ton Lumsden, shifty back coming
up from the jayvees, and Mearle
Du Vail, a sophomore and likely
successor to Weidinger's passing
role. Maryland's aerial game may
be built around DuVall, for he
throws long, sharp pass, and may
prove valuable despite his lack OF
experience. If the youngster doesn't
come through the squad will be
hard put for a passer.
Terps Have Line Talent.
Other standouts from last years
team are Francis Beamer and Dick
Shaffer, ends; Ralph Albarano ano
Bob Brown, tackles; George Law
renee, guard; Bob Smith, center
Frank Skotnicki, Johnny Boyda and
Joe Murphy, backs. All of thi:
group have proved their mettle, anc
if their coach could count on then
playing in every game, Maryland
would be assured of a good starting
team, at least.
Catholic University's prospectus
issued last week, fairly glows with
accounts of its hopes and determi.
nation to succeed, and at first glance
Bergman appears to be well equip.
ped for the task at hand Tht
Brooklanders should have strong
first team, and, on paper, at leas1
another full team of capable re.
serves, but that is no guarantee Of
winning record. Two men hole
the key to their hopes, two who are
expected to blossom into stardon
this autumn.
The first is co-Capt. AL Calabrese
brilliant tackle from Newark wht
played bahgup game in the lint
last year, and the second is Charley
Moutenot, the triple-threat back o.
whom so much has been written
This will be Calabreses final year O.
competition, but only the second fol