Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-09
All Colleges Here Out
On Grid as CoIoniaIs,
Eagles Begin Work
6. W. Prospects Regarded
Good; Eagles Uncertain;
Hoyos Bearing Down

George Washington's Colonials
and American University's Eagles
were to take the field today for their
initial football practices of the sea-
son, giving Washington a full COM
plement of collegiate gridiron
aspirants In action. Maryland,
Georgetown and Catholic U. began
drills last week.
Coach Bill Reinhart will run his
hopefuls through two drills a day
until the opening of school on Sep
TENDER %. With the Polo Field the
scene of activities as usual, work.
outs will be devoted this week to
calisthenics and light conditioning
drills, with blocking practice during
the late stages of the first week.
Scrimages will follow, possibly this
Saturday or early next week.
The usually conservative Reinhart
expects better things this season.
We should have good team-one
that will better last years record
C1Ve wins, three defeats. Aside from
that I really can't say much more.
We don't have as many problems to
work with this year." he said, land
I think this factor will tell in our
games this fall
Problems Of shaping a team from
the material available this time IL
not the difficult task facing Rein-
hart Thirty eight candidates were
expected, II of them letter men. In
addition there are a number of ex-
perienced leftovers from last years
squad.
G. W. Must Find Tackles.
On paper, the job of getting to-
gether a backheld should give no
trouble. as last years first-string
quartet Is intact. Sam Babich, Tom
Grady. Murphy Boothe and Walter
Fedora ali are on hand. and ex-
perienced men in reserve give
adequate support.
Sore spots will be the tackle posi-
tons. Duce Keahey and Sonny
James graduated, leaving only Tony
Krakauskas. a two-letter man, but
never a starter, behind. He has the
inside track on one of the positions,
while Johnny Clarey, Ed Robins.
Elmer Wahl Enrico Scene and Dan
Snyder are other likely candidates.
Assisting Reinhart in his coaching
duties will be Gene Shields, former
Oregon U. line coach, and Ray
Hanken, exc. w. and New York
Giants stalwart. Shields arrived in
town yesterday while Hanken is ex-
pected from Illinois later this week.
Head Coach Staff CaSsell as usual
will have charge as the American
U. Eagles begin this afternoon. His
squad, too, will take things easily
for the first several days and he'll
know more about his prospects after
the boys have had a chance to drill
few times.
Heavy Work for Hoyas.
Georgetown University's Hoyas
really will begin to bear down in
training this week and starting
players from last years undefeated
eleven will face competition from
Gil Qod1 W SOdC11
Jack Hagerty, jobs previously con-
sidered filled still are wide open,
not so much because of a letdown
among the veterans, but because of
the classy showing by sophomores.
At fullback, Jim Castiglia, who al
ternated with Myron Darmohray
as starter last season, is being chal-
lenged by Jim Mclaughlin, a triple
threat halfback of last season who
has shifted his eye to the fullhack
spot. Mclaughlin was outstanding
in spring practice this year and
continues to show development in
the two-a-day workouts at the Hill
top.
The 280-pound Ross Sorce, a
sophomore, and the 240-pound Al
Blozis, a junior, appear the chief
competitors of Earl Fullilove and
,JOe Daniels senior tsckIeS