Evening star., 1946-09-24
Mont, Wright, SimIer,
Fritz Among Best,
5haughnessy Says
First of Series on College Elepens
in This Area.)
By Froncis {. Stonn


game this season they will discover
not one but four candidates right
fully entitled to wear the purple
robe.
They are Tommy Mont, a 'T''
formation quarterback who punts;
Reds Wright, 218-pound fullback; :;
Emile Fritz, 198-pound guard, and
George Simler, 25-year-old end.
A year or more ago Mont was best
overseas duty. Today he is remem-
bered as the youngster who played
nine games for Maryland in 1912
and completed passes good for a
total of LOTS yards. This placed
him fifth among the Nations lead
ing college passers, behind only
Governali of Columbia, Evans of
Kansas, Sinkwich of Georgia and
Graham of Northwestern.
Simler, the end, was major in
the AAF. He led a squadron and
fought over Germany. Now he's
the 6-foot Pinch wing who weighs
1875 and ranks as the Old Liners
best end.
Terps Hit Player Jackpot.
The same holds for Wright, ex-
serviceman, and Fritz, a naval avi-
alton cadet. They are among Mary
lands all-time fullbacks and guards
already, to hear the talk, and their
big year, 1916, doesn't start until
Saturday night at College Park
when the Terrapins open the season
against Bainbridge Navy.
Shaughnessy, who is wont to
moan in the best coaching tradi-
tion, is inconsistent enough to con-
fess that these four players belong
with the best.
it, but he may have more players
than he knows what to do with
In one breath he says he has no
idea of his starting and, presumably
best team. Then somewhere during
conversation he winks and admits
that he has an idea" and despite
his professional air Of melancholia
you get the idea he's pretty happy
Maryland has hit the player jack
pot-for Maryland, at least. When
record turnout of 108 candidates
reported for practice the old-timers
at College Park rubbed their eyes.
OF the 108 hopefuls, SO were ex-
servicemen. Six were too young to
have been drafted and only a
quartet were 4-Fs.
A 10-Second Man Is Extra.
After the wedding out had been
completed there remained 10 ends,
seven tackles Gncluding 270-pound
gentleman of Is years, who stands
6 feet 5l2 inches and punts), half
dozen guards, five centers, five
quarterbacks, seven left halfbacks,
four right halfbacks and four full
backs, headed by Potential ALL
America Wright and 1945 Regular
Harry Bonk.
A young man named Vernon Sci
bert, from Baltimore, who is listed
as an extra back, runs 100 yards
in 10 seconds and is football player
as well as trackman. The No. 3
right halfback, name of Lucien
Gambino, weighs 200 pounds, stands
feet and was a promising star at
Indiana in 1912. An end named
John Baroni, weighing 200 and
standing over feet, played at
Notre Dame in 1912 and starred
along with Lujack and the other
Irish stars of today
Bob James, veteran end from the
1912 varsity, and Fred Jackson,
tackle from the freshman team OF
the same season, will be lost to the
Terps for the opening game. James,
his wife and their youngster all are
suffering from an attack of food
poisoning, and Jackson lost more
than a weeks practice because OF
necessary trip home.
Terps' Largest and Best Squad.
Shaughnessy says his squad isn't
the largest and best he ever
coached ("but it's Maryland's largest
and best, isn't it?" he asks a vet
cram, and he insists that no ma
tional laurels are likely to be won.
However, even the gloomy T-forma-
ton expert expects to beat Balm
bridge on Saturday (and who re-
members those terrific Bainbridge
Navv teams of 1943 and 1914, when
even the pros wanted no parts OF
them?) On the other hand he
speaks coyly of Richmond, which
he'll probably whip or quit.
The rest of the teams Maryland
will face seem to bother him, out
wardly. Shaughnessy is talking of
losing to North Carolina on Oc-
tober IL. He calls William and
Mary the sleeper team" of the
5 South and rates Michigan State as
the possible equal Of North Caro-
lima. He rings in the old gag, which
goes, Every team is our toughest
, but when pressed he admits that
, North Carolina, William and Mary
r and Michigan State are the big
| hurdles. I'VE haven't any reports, .
{ he says, "on v. P. l., South Caro-
lima, Washington and Lee and
, North Carolina State"
5 Here's the way Maryland's 1916
schedule reads: September %,
cambridge at College Park (night) ;
October 4. Richmond at College
Park might October IL, North
Carolina at Chapel Hill N. c.; Oc-
tober 18, " P. I. at College Park
(nighD November 2, William and
Mary at Williamsburg, Va; Novem-
Der 8, South Carolina at College
Park: November 16, Washington
and Lee at College Park; November
%, Michigan State at Michigan
State, and November 80, North
Carolina State at Raleigh, N. c.
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