Evening star., 1947-09-07
Sunday sps District Colleges Step Up Drills Season Neas
Terps Showing Fair
Scoring Punch; CIV,
6. U. Improve Lines
By George Huber

By George Huber
Three weeks away from opening
games and with not too much prac-
tice behind them, here's q quick pic
ture of three local and nearby COL
lege football teams:
Maryland: Has whipped into
shape surprisingly quick. Looks
good defensively and has fair scor-
ing punch in first team anyway. A
lot of inexperienced players, but
Coach Jim Tatum expresses him.
self pleased at results Of first real
scrimmage yesterday.
Georgetown: Several outstanding
players, with line particularly good.
Figures to be better team than last
year, but so does opposition. Still
needs reserves.
George Washington: Line better
than last years. although lacks
weight: passing not so good, needs
fpunter and reserves everywhere.
Catholic U.,. the fourth team In
the local picture, doesn't start prac-
.ice until a week from tomorrow.
Terps Hold Long Scrimmage.
The big Maryland squad finished
its first week Of practice yesterday
with az -hour scrimmage in which
everybody meant business. 1t was a
showdown, designed to separate the
men from the boys, and Coach
Tatum and his eight assistants still
were able to smile when 1t was all
over. Tomorrow he'll post q list
Of A players remaining on the A
team; the rest will 60 into q B
squad that's slightly larger.
Tatum as yet hasn't decided on
who to put on his first team. but q
fair indication of his plans was given
by his starting eleven yesterday. II
was George simler and Franny
Evans, ends; Joe Drach and Wilbur
Rock, tackles; Al Phillips and Paul
Broglio guards; Gene Kinney, CEN
ter; Joe Tucker. quarterback; John
Baroni. left half; Lucian Gambino,
right half, and Harry Bonk. full
back. Quarterback Tucker is the
only non-letter man In this group.
This outfit showed the best Of
the eight teams fielded yesterday,
both on offense and defense. It
made three touchdowns against
what could be called the third team,
one on 50-yard quarterback sneak
by Tucker and another on a long
pass from Baroni to Simler.
Individual Standouts.
There were individual standouts,
especially Tackle Drach. He was in
about every play and with Rock
as the other tackle this seems to
Ak Tatum up in with good first
stringers at those line posts. Half
back Gambino also showed we'll on
several good gains. Simler was an
other good boy defensively and as
pass catcher. He's valuable
punter, too.
Much of the second weeks prac-
tice at Georgetown was devoted to
scrirnmages. It's apparent that the
veteran Hoyas are better taaAn last
year, as is to be expected. Punter
Lou Surman Is sharper than ever,
angling his kicks nicely and his
Unexpectedly good passing is max
ing Coach Jack Hagerty happy. The
same goes for Elmer Raba. although
how his bum leg will stand up re-
mains big question. Surman also
has blossomed as runner.
The Hoya line is stocked with
good first-stringers. The starters
apparently will be George Benigni
and AL Sarsshevitz, ends; Andy
Ronon and Lou Robustelli, tackles;
Bus Werner and Elmer Oberto,
guards, and Bob Kelly. center. It's
a solid outfit. but Hagerty still is
in dire need of reserves.
G. w. Ends First Week.
George Washington, training at
Camp Let's, ended Its first week OF
practice with scrimmage yester-
day. It's the only team in this
area not using the T this year,
but even from the single wing the
boys still need plenty OF signal
practice. Coach Skip Stanley limited
that the boys might be called out
for a signal drill today to learn
more about their positions. His sys-
tenn is more complicated than most
and needs lots Of practicing.
He, too, has q line that's better
than last years, and hes in need
Of reserves. At tackle the Colonials
are okay with Carl Butkas and
Harvey Shipman, and several cap
able second-stringers. Otherwise,
the line is light.
Stanley is spending a lot Of time
looking for punter. His kicking
candidates now are Butkas, John
Mazero, Howard Williams. Lenny
Spansler and Henry Bartelioni.