Evening star., 1941-03-19
General 0verhauIinq
OF Hilltop Line Due
In Spring Drills
Extra Tackle Material
Helpful; Rc.aes New
Key Man in Attack

Jack Hagerty doesn't know how il
all will end next September. when
Georgetown's gridmen undergo what
we like to call their baptism of fire
but the experiments he is conducting
in spring practice are mighty in
teresting.
After terrific three-year buildup
that saw the Hoyas lose only one
regularly scheduled game, Mr.. H.
has his fingers crossed against an
equally terrific letdown. His expert
ments are designed to thwart the
law Of averages. which still is on the
books and in good working order
Briefly. Hagerty needs a couple
OF guards-fully a:Ined-a couple of
centcrs. a couple cf backs and a
couple of new plays The pays are
easy erough-even George Murtagh
might think up one-but football
players are born. not made.
Jack lost pair of bulldog guards
in Augie Lilo and Mark Estimate.
Ditto for two of the best centers to
COlllC dlOllS III
Georgetown history-Al Matuza and
Jim Reichey. The backfeld cav
tiles were left by Jim Castiglia, Lou
GhecaS, Joe McFadden, Red Nc
Nichol and Johnny Buckley. You've
got to have crying jag on before
you can laugh off those losses.
Reserve Guards Lost.
To complicate the situation at
guard, Bruno Kleashna, magma
cum laude graduate from the froSh,
was hard hit by financial troubles
and obliged to return to his native
Virginia chats the town., MINI.
Vic Cerasaro, a dependable reserve,
ran afoul of some text books and
went out the back door, leaving Line
Coach "Mush" Dubofsky with a
problem big enough to vie with his
expansive waistline.
But there will be no gaping holes
at guard, not as long as Angelo
Pat) Paternoster and Bill Nealon
are around. Paternoster, over
Shadowed by Lilo and Estimate,
shapes up as the No. man for l941,
but Nealon has got to get more
"oomph" into his offensive work to
clinch a regular berth. Hagerty is
thinking seriously of shifting 295-
pound Russ Sorce from tackle to
stationary guard and may try Ted
Stawicke, a rookie tackle, at the
same role. StaWicke looks a trifle
light for tackle, scaling only 187
pounds.
This is Understandable when you
consider that despite Earl Fulliloves
departure, the Hoya's still have some
tall timber at the position. viz,
Al Blozis (240, Earl Audet (235,
George Perpich (235), and a couple
freshmen so big Hagerty can't screw
up courage enough to ask their
| names.
Army Beckons Erickson.
The loss of Matuza and Reichey
cannot be ninimized. Whitley
Erickson. who figured to step into
a regular job, may be swapping to
, attention for Uncle Sam instead of
swapping a ball. He has mailed in
his draft papers and probably will
be called III July. That leaves only
Ed Derringer, a reserve who came
like a house af1re near the end of
the season, but even he can't carry
the load alone and no help can be
expected from the freshmen. Hap"
Hardell had to convert Ollie Ola, a
Finnish youngster from Gilbert.
Mimi, from tackle to handle the
assignment for the frosh.
Matters could be worse in the
backfeld, although replacing Nc
Fadden's keen. analytic brain at
quarter is no small task. Bill Nc
Laughlin, Bronco" Barrett. Frank
Dornfeld, Jack Doolan and a couple
of lesser lights are available and
will be joined by Ben Reiges, an
extraordinarily fine pasSer; Paul
Cuddy, Bowen and Shrypek. There
also is a possibility Dave Wiley
will be shifted from end to behind
the line.
ReigeS replaces Jules KoShlap in
HagertyS plans and Will be the key
man in the offense Against the
Navy plebes last autumn, he COM
pleted II out of 13 heaves, turning
the tide of battle after the plebes
had scored two touchdowns, al
though he couldn't save the game.
Punters Plentiful.
Maryland's frosh walked over the
Hoyas' until he came into the fray
and started pitching victory bullets
and he won the C. w. cub game with
the same unerring brand of chuck
ing. A 6-foot, 1-inch, 190-pound in
dividual, he also kicks we'll and runs
the ball, but passing is his forte.
shrypek. hailing from Turner
Falls, Mass, the same town that
produced Bill Prohovich, Villanova
tackle; Cuddy and Bowen all punt,
but probably will get little work,
what with Mike Kopick still on