Evening star., 1941-08-19
BY BILL BONI,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


NEW YORK, Aug. l9.-Despite
selective service, voluntary enlist
ment and job openings in defense
industries. this falls Eastern college
football program is expected to go
OF without hitch and with very
probable boom in attendance,
notably in areas where there is con-
siderable defense production under
way.
A survel of some 80 leading East
ern schools shows that none has lost
more than one or two keymen. In
the majority of cases the lads either
are under draft age. as at Cornell,
where sophomores will carry most
Of the burden this season, or have
been deferred. At Princeton 7 of
the Is youngsters of draft age. in
cluding Capt. Bob Peters of Kings
port, Tenn, were deferred because
they were taking advanced r. o.
7. G. training and another got
occupational deferment as a chem
istry student.
Middies Get Lehigh Ace.
There will, however. be a few
gaps in the ranks Penn has lost its
only experienced fullback, Ed Allen,
who is at the Augusta (Ga1 air
base. West Virginia's Kenny Fryer,
who was rated so per cent of the
teams offense in spring training,
was inducted few weeks ago
Lehigh lost promising sophomore
passed his examinations for admis-
sion to the Naval Academy. Three
New York U. upperclassmen enlisted,
while likely center from the 1910
freshman team was called into active
service with the Naval Reserve.
Temple lost its regular 1910 quarter
back, Charles Zalonka, and may
have given the services eight men
In all when the season starts.
Fordham and Boston College. ex-
pected to be among the Easts best,
have lost three reserves and one
regular, respectively.
With so few defections from the
lists of players who were counted
on IN spring training plans, East
ern coaches and athletic directors
have given little thought to the
question of making freshmen eligi-
ble for varsity competition. They
agree another year may make a diff
ference.
Freshman Players Opposed.
Princeton, Duquesne. Rutgers and
Georgetown are opposed to playing
freshmen on principle, though Rut-
gers first game opponent, Little
Alfred University, will play them.
Georgetown officials feel that if
such a step is taken it should be
done by agreement between two
colleges for one game only.
Since in the majority of cases
schedules have been made up for
at least two and as many as five
years in advance, the business Of
fees expect no changes in this re-
spect at least for this year, with
the exception of games with Army
teams such as the one Rutgers
has scheduled with Fort Dix.
Ticket prices, several schools feel,
may have to be changed by 1912;
but in the meantime such institu-
tions as Temple, Lafayette, Lehigh,
Villanova, West Virginia, Syracuse,
Duquesne and Georgetown expect
to benefit financially from the fact
the defense boom has set more
money circulating in their areas.
Temple looks for its night games
70 be Of added financial advantage.
Navy Apt to Be Hit.
Should conditions remain as they
are at present, the two schools
likely to be affected most in 1912
are Army and Navy.
Under the newly three
year graduation plan, Annapolis
will graduate one class in Decem-
Der and another in June. At the
start of the 1912 season, therefore,
Navy would be left with only the
previous years sophomores.
The Army's chances, on the other
hand, should improve. There has
been no shortening of the West
Point curriculum and won't be if
academy authorities can help it.
What's more, the academy's out
dated physical restrictions have
been revised effective this year. and
the bigger and better 1941 plebes
will be ready for varsity service
In 1912.
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