Evening star., 1942-09-13
CoIoniaIs' New Coach
Junks Dull Style Of
Last Campaign
7 System at Maryland,
Diversity at Hilltop
To EnIiven Sport
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

Due no doubt to that second front
chatter, District collegiate football
this season will be spiced by a gen.
eral tendency to discard conserva-
tive tactics and open up in spec
tacular style. Coaches aren't neg
Letting the defensive portion of the
game, understand, but the accent
will be on more colorful capers,
Maryland, with the importation of
Coach Clark Shaughnessy and his
famed intricate tricks off T for
nation; George Washington, with
young coach willing to gamble,
and Georgetown, with one of the
most diversified attacks in the Ma
ton, will provide some interesting
afternoons
One Of the dullest teams in East
last year from a spectator stand
point, George Washington will be
given TRANSMISSION by Johnny
Baker, a former Texas scholastic
coach who moved on to play at
G. w. during the red, white and blue,
STAR -spangled uniform era of Jim
PiXlee, then shifted to nearby Wash
ington and Lee High for more
coaching experience.
Rated by Pixlee as the brainiest
quarterback he handled in his
lengthy coaching career, Baker is
Junking much of the tugging, push
Ing. ploughing style employed by
the Colonials last season. G. w.
may not win many games but under
its new coach, it isn't likely to be
the boresome outfit it was in 194l.
Baker Promises Open Game.
Were going to open up" admits
Baker. Jimmy Graham and Tony
Creme will handle most of our pass
ing and they'll have plenty to
handle, I'm going to try to get our
backs out in the open Well prob
ably use spread plays. I haven't
given the boys any yet because
they're not that far advanced, but
as they progress We'll work in some
spread plays"
G. w. will function chiefly off
single wing, with spreads sand
wiched into the proceedings. George
towns Jack Hagerty, who has turned
out notable teams with the same
ingredients, this season will add ''T'
plays to his attack. Maryland will
be content to stick strictly with the
at, with one of the top five coaches
in the country teaching it to the
Old Liners.
Hagerty isn't complaining about
his first team. His line is capable
and his backfield promises to possess
considerable scoring punch. In
adequate reserve strength, though,
is hampering the Hoyas and Hagerty
blames it on baseball.
Georgetown's squad, says Hagerty,
Is two weeks behind schedule. Nu-
merous Hoyas missed spring practice
due to baseball and many were late
In reporting In August because
Georgetown played baseball all sum-
mer. The late reporters are the
laggards and as a result aren't
handling the ball cleanly on "T''
plays and haven't learned their as
signments.
Hagerty, Sweet on Tackles.
Hagerty likes his starting tackles
--218-pound George Perpich and
265-pound Ross Sorce-but there
will be a diztinct drop in caliber
when he summons replacement
fro mthe bench to plug any line
gap. Frankie Dornfeld will be
the key man Extensively, but he is
calculated to obtain fine support
from such backs as Johnny Barrett,
Charley Miller, Eddie Agnew, Bill
Mclaughlin, Lenny Bonforte and
Joe Gyorgydeak.
Barrett, who kicked a field goal
against Mississippi in last seasons
opener before being injured and
was lost to the club until the final
game against Xavier, will be avail
able as runner, passer and blocker.
Miller was a sensation as a fresh
man last year, sprinting 1o1 yards
against the G. w. frosh. Agnew
has done nothing to distinguish
himself in two years on the varsity,
but Hagerty permitted him to call
signals in scrimmageS with Navy
and he handled the team neatly.
Shaughnessy is missing no oppor-
tunitles to drill the niceties of the
1T" into his athletes. Today he
will take his entire squad to the
washington Redskins Chicago Bears
pro game at Griffith Stadium, where
the Old Liners will focus their at
tention on the Bears use of the
system.
Terp First Team Intact.
Shaughnessy's first. or Red. team
has remained intact in all practice
sessions and likely to open the sea-
son for Maryland against Connect
cut at College Park on September
26 are Bob James 186) and Jack
Gilmore Q73), ends; Jack Dittmar
Q880 and Reggy Vincent l88) ,
tackles: Eddie Chovanes Q84 and
Luther Conrad 199. guards; Paul
Flick (202), center; Tommy Mont
d83), quarterback; Jack Mier Q6D
and Elmer Rigby Q65), halfbacks,
and Jack Wright (206), fullback.
George Washington and George
town will open few hours before
Maryland. The Colonials will face
Western Maryland at Griffith Sta
dium on Friday night, September
rs, while the Hoyas will be battling
Temple at Philadelphia on the same
evening.
Particularly pleasing in G.. WIS
workout yesterday at Griffith Sta
dium was End John Misiewicz, l90-
pound sophomore from Charleroi
Pa. He's the only end I've had in
two years." says End Coach Ray
Hanken, who plays the position as