Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-09-24
:Mary|and, Schoo1boy Grid Hopes High
Terps Face First Test
Friday Night Against
Hampden-5 Sydney


grid roster lists 10 names this sea-
son, and the nice thing about 1t. tc
DR.. G. w. Spears way Of thinking
is that some of them are honest-to-
goodness football players. The good
doctors interest In the team arises
from the fact that he'll be at the
Old Liners helm the second straight
year.
Spears isn't painting his squad as
a Rose Bowl contender, but merely
saying 1t will be much better than
last years outfit, which won four
games In nine with strong finish
Campus gossip, however, Is that the
doctor isn't telling all he knows
about the teams possibilities. OBJ
servers who have been watching
Maryland football for years think
that with decent break this "A
eleven will 60 places.
With several weeks work behind
Spears has come up with a probable
starting lineup for Friday nights
debut against Hampden-Sydney at
College Park that packs a punch. II
has heft in the line, some speed (but
not enough to satisfy the coach) In
the backfield, and it's aggressive.
The boys proved they have win
ming spirit when they battled the
Redskins second stringers on fairly
even terms in a scrimmage.
Line Averages 100 Pounds.
Spears will send a husky and hard
hitting crew out for the opening
kickoff Friday night. The line, bull
warked by a center and two tackles
scaling 200 pounds or more, will av-
erage better than 100 pounds. The
backfeld doesn't have any speed to
spare, but the doctor thinks 1t has
g enough power to get it where it's
going. With couple of 1902 pound
ers 1t still will average close to 1870
. pounds, which gives a good idea of
the ball-carriers' size.
The starting lineup includes five
boys from the District area. Bob
Troll of Central has the left half
assignment. and he is expected to
be potent figure. Troll is expert
enced, has lot Of football savvy
and moves in a hurry. His running
mate will be Charley Ryan, small
but elusive.
Sal Fastucca, a 185-pounder at
quarter. and Roy Love, 19O-
FOUNDER at fullback, will supply the
power. Despite his size Love is fast.
Spears doesn't claim he's a great
oroken-field runner, but he's con-
f1dent he can smash the line when
yards are needed.
The Liners have a center who Is
something to see on a college eleven.
210-pound, 6-foot-3-inch Jack Sim
mons. In scrimmage against the
REDSKINS he looked as though he
belonged on the pros side of the
line and much is expected of him
Tackles Also Impressive.
Equally impressive are the tackles,
Larry Cooper, a 210-pounder from
Baltimore, and Randolph Bishop, a
2O0-pound Western High School
graduate. If this trio measures I'M
10 expectations the Maryland line
WILL NC CouSll 10 crack.
Reno Continetti, a 18O-pounder
from Silver Spring, and Lou VII
son, 1876 pounds, from Washington.
Lee High School, are the guards
Les DAILY, from Gonzaga, who PLAYED
guard and end last fall, and Frank
Doory of Baltimore, q couple of SIX
hooters. are at the TANKS. MARYLAND
has still another 6-footer, and a let
terman to boot, Pat Mccarthy. a
product OF st. Johns, backing up the
hanks, and Spears is taking advan-
tage OF their height to equip the
team with some trick pass PLAYS
that spell trouble for the opposition,
A second backfield, made I'D of
BOD Buckley. Tommy Chisari, John
ny Morris and Sam Rehr, probably
Will divide the first-game chores,
and Spears wouldn't be surprised to
see one OF this group supplant
a so-called first stringer. Behr has
looked particularly good in practice
but needs seasoning.
Marylands reserves have weight
and some of the other ingredients
that go into a winning combination
ana the coach still is experimenting
with his men In the hope of digging
up more power. But at the moment
the Old Liners shape up as a first
class eleven and school officials
seem wise in putting them under
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