Evening star., 1939-09-24
Georgetown and {. U.
Tackle Major Foes;
1erps Lone Hosts
Humpden-Sydney Visits
Maryland This Week.;
6. W. Late Starter
BY LEWIS ATCHISON.

pretty girls. splintered goal posts,
punts, passes, predictions and sinewy
athletes, steps Squarely into the
limelight this week after lingering
on the fringe of the sports picture
while pro clubs made their 1899
debut And no local campaign ever
was ushered in under more favorable
omens.
District teams will engage in three
games, but only Maryland's clash
with Hampden- n-Sydney at College
Park will be committed on home
soil. Catholic University and
Georgetown face man. sized, mid
season opponents Friday night in
South Carolina and Temple. re-
spectively, and must risk the added
. hazard of invading the enemy baili-
wick. George Washington, last of
the big four to begin practice, and
American University will be idle.
On every hand are heard glowing
reports of the teams prowess this
year, the size and abundance of
material, the enthusiasm of coaches,
student groups and players. 1t is
impossible to point to any one team
as best OF the group, to predict q
brighter future for it than for its
contemporaries. for they swing into
the autumn grind on fairly even
footing.
1. Hoya Line Powerful.
Georgetown has another great line,
one that Jack Hagerty is willing to
match with any in the country, man
for man; Catholic University has
one of the biggest and most powerful
forward walls in its history, plus an
Al halfback in Charley Moutenot.
Maryland boasts another of Frank
Dobson's potent first teams" which
means balance, speed and ingenuity
and George Washington has all
around strength, including a couple
OF newcomers who should make the
-. fans ait up and take notice.
No coach, of course, has been
foolhardy enough to climb out on
the limb with fiat prediction for
the season. Too many things can
happen to throw team out of gear
and reduce high-poWered machine
to the status of just another eleven
between the opening kickoff and
later engagements. But if there
was any possibility Of guaranteeing
injury proof squads the coaches
wouldn't hesitate to call their shots.
But, while prospects are good,
every team has its quota of worries
and question marks. At Maryland
Mr.. Dobson is trying to develop a
passer to replace Charley Weidinger,
ace HEAVIER whose throwing arm was
a constant threat to opponents.
Georgetown is looking for lad to
fill the brogans of injured Joe Mel
lendeck; Catholic U. is hoping Char
ley Moutenots game leg holds up,
and at George Washington Bill
Reinhart is searching for a triple
threaten around whom to weave his
web of deception.
Chance for Dobson.
Dobson has an excellent oppor-
tunity to find his man before the
Terps hit the more rugged portion
OF their schedule. He likely will
try several candidates against
Hampden-Sydney. Georgetown and
Catholc u, however, must get the
right answer this week if they hope
to hurdle such formidable opening
Toes as South Carolina and the
Owls.
First games are important, any
coach will tell you, and frequently
mean the difference between good
and poor record. Georgetown gets a
oreather the following week in
Hampden-Sidney. and ditto for the
Cardinals against little Elon. Marv-
land Will face stouter opposition in
western Maryland, but still should
not De hard pressed. George Wash
lngton opens against Davis and
Eklns and will have chance to
experiment bit with new men in
key positions.
While little has been heard of
Hampden-Sydney's prospects word
has seeped in from the South that
Charley Bernier has heavy line
from tackle to tackle, and has been
working overtime on the ends. Ber-
nler hopes to trouble major oppo-
nents with an aerial game, and un-
doubtedly will gamble with passes
against the Terps.
Temple Revamps Pass Defense.
Temple. piloted by Fred Swami,
who supplanted the veteran Pop
Warner, will show remodeled pass
defense against the Hoyas and
hard-running attack that figures to
give the Hilltop forwards a busy
time. Jack Berrier and AL Jurale-
wicz are broken field terrors Hag-
ertys men must check if the Owls
running game is to be stopped. The
Philadelphians are only slightly less
fortified in the line, with Charley
Drulis, tabled as one of the East's
best guards, and Ed holman, a giant
tackle from Brooklyn, the standouts
Center may be the weak spot, but
Swami is thorough coach, and can
be trusted to send a we'll l-balanced
team on the field.
South Carolina lost IA lettermen
via the sheepskin route, but Rex
Enright, the old Notre Dame half
back, enjoyed a fine spring practice
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the Cardinals. This will be the
Gamecocks' homecoming game, and
collegians try just trifle harder
with old grads lining the stands,
which isn't a comforting thought
for Bergman's boys.
Enright may start six sophomores
In the curtain-raiser, but they will
have one game under their COL
lective belts-yesterday's curtain
raiser with Wake Forest-and should
be ready for the District aggrega-
ton. j. B. "Pinhead" Henson, AL
Grygo and Rock Strouds are the
backfield luminaries, with Irving
Granoff and Joe Krivonak, tackles,
probably the best of the inemen. A
couple of sophomores, Jimmy Weir
and Zip Hanna, have caused En-
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