Evening star., 1942-09-09
old Liners COACHING
BoIstered as Bear
Stars Give Aid
Hall, Seibert Lead 6. ".
Haeerty Finding Many
Weak Spots in Hoyus

With Clark Shaughnessy, master
of the T formation, in charge, it
isn't too far to say that Univer-
sity of Maryland has the best COL
lege football coaching staff in the
country, this week anyway. Even
without the help of the Chicago
Bears pro players who are drilling
this week at College Park and aid
ing Shaughnessy in teaching the
Old Liners, Maryland has an ex-
cellent staff with such aides as
Jack Manders, Walter Halas, Al
Heagy and Al Woods.
All except Heagy and Woods are
old hands at the T system, and
these two quickly have picked up
under Shaughnessy's teaching. And
this week the Old Liners have the
unofficial assistance of members of
the Bears. Two who have volun-
teered to help during their stay are
Joe Stydahar and Danny Fortman
two of the games greatest linemen
It's no secret that Shaughnessy
tried to sign one of them for his
regular staff. only they had to stick
as players with the Bears.
Sid Luckman, Bear quarterback,
who helped in the spring, and
George Halas, owner-coach of the
Bears, also are around. Shaugh-
messy aided Halas in drilling the
Bears before the pro season opened,
and turn about would be fair play.
So this week the College Park
players are getting the benefit of
some of the best football brains in
the country and it's little wonder no
scrimmage sessions or contact work
is listed until later. They are spend
ing all their time absorbing gridiron
knowledge,
Colonials Elect Co-Captains.
George Washington this season
will led by Co-Capts. Ellis Hall and
Don Siebert. They were elected yes
terday by their teammates after
Coach Johnny Baker decided to re-
vive the preseason election system
that last was used in 1886 when
Frank Kavalier, now assistant foot
ball coach at Westinghouse High
School, led the Colonials.
Both co-captains are linemen,
Hall being a tackle and Siebert a
center. Both are seniors and both
are two-letter men. They are ex-
pected to be important cogs in what
Baker now believes will be a pretty
good football team.
Coach Hagerty Is Gloomy.
Georgetown, because of its two
week head start. is further advanced
than either Maryland or George
Washington. and Coach Jack Hag-
erty has reached the point of being
gloomy about everything. He's said
all along that the line would not be
up to the usual juggernaut George
town standards. That's one reason
he is using the T formation this sea-
son. It's quick opening plays, speed
and deception make it about the
best system to use if the forwards
are not up to par.
Now, though, Hagerty Is begin
ming to doubt the ability of George
| towns backfield. The Hoyas nu'
merically are stronger IN the back
field, but the boys are a bit SLOW
in picking up the finer points. Par
! ticularly Hagerty wants better quar-
terbacks. Ed Agnew, a 175-pount
senior, is coming along okay ant
probably rates the No. l sigma
calling, ball-handling spot, but Hag
erty still needs two good replace
ments. Among the candidates ar
Juniors John Kulikowski and Jo
Gyorgydeak, Sophomore Ralph Lin
neman and Freshman Paul Blaine
Gyorgydeak was a fullback las
season, but has demonstrate
enough good ball handling to rat
the shift. Blaine, although fresl
out of Anacostia High, also is hein
tagged as a likely player.