Evening star., 1939-09-28
"a Of Their Gridders
Hail From Within s
Miles Of School
Baltimore Produces II;
1000 to Accompany
Hoyos to Owl Come
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

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Apparently judged by some Of
the company it keeps, the Univer-
sity of Maryland ironically has been
accused of emphasized" football
in recent so-called exposes OF the
collegiate branch of the industry
and campus chatter has ranged
from indignation to studied indif-
ference. The Terps, it seems, aren't
guilty.
Maryland is willing to welcome
shoppers into its midst, but is isn't
very fertile territory for sensational
yarns along that line.
Dissection of Maryland's compact
squad Of 81 reveals some interesting
facts. OF the 18 members from last
years jayvee and freshman outfits
to join the 1898 varsity leftovers, for
instance. only two players hail from
outside the State. One is Vernon
Miller Of Highlands Va, and the
other Is Jim Dunn of Washington.
Both are small, reserve backs.
The Terps could struggle along
fairly well In fact, with boys from
Baltimore alone, for there are II
of them. Twenty-four of their 81
players live within a radius of less
than IS miles from College Park,
while only four live more than ITO
miles from the university.
Two Not Really Outsiders.
The squad boasts a pair of plavars
from New Jersey. but both of them
prepped at Tome, at Port Deposit,
Md. With only a score of high
and prep schools in the State foster
ing football, Maryland is regarded as
barren territory by most talent
scouts.
Pershing Mondorff, Maryland's
most reliable all-around back, and
George Gienger, crack guard, never
played football before entering
Maryland. Bill Guckeyson, probably
Marylands outstanding performer of
the last few seasons, also learned
his first football there.
1t may be significant that the
cream Of the Districts scholastic
gridiron crop is passing up Mary
land. Coach Frank Dobson simply
makes the best of sorely limited ma
terial.
Dobson is hoping to employ two
teams and reserves Saturday at Col
lege Park against Hampden-S Sydney,
but anticipates a formidable work.
out from the Tigers, who were
trounced by Virginia last week.
Meanwhile Georgetown followers
were preparing to give their club
rousing sendoff tonight on the north
porch at the Hilltop, with the great
est preseason pep demonstration in
the schools history scheduled. Head
Football Coach Jack Hagerty and
Faculty Director of Athletics John j.
Kehoe will speak.
1000 Going to Philly.
More than 1000 followers of the
Hoyas are expected to journey to
Philadelphia for Georgetown's OPEN
ing game against Temple tomorrow
night, while many of those unable
to 60 will follow the fortunes of the
club on the grid-graph at Ryan
Gymnasium.
Georgetown was to taper of with
final drill at the Hilltop this af-
ternoon, leaving for Philadelphia
tomorrow afternoon at 3:45 o'clock.
A Pennsylvania Railroad football
special will leave a half hour later.
Catholic University, now en-
camped at Columbia, S. c., await
ing its opener with South Carolina
tomorrow night, will work out under
the lights tonight, with Coach Dutch
Bergman due to stress pass de-
fense in the Cards last workout.
Rocco Pirro, 2l0-pound back, is
slated to see considerable service,
according to, Bergman's present
plans, for South Carolina failed to
stop Wake Forests line plungers
last week and the c. U. coach
doubtlessly intends to test the
Gamecocks in that department
again.
American University has lost
Center Nathan Cohen for two weeks.
The Eagles inaugurated scrimmage
yesterday and Cohen tore a foot
ligament.
Maryland's game with Syracuse
on November %, incidentally, will
be played in the morning, with the
game slated to get under way at
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