Evening star., 1947-08-31
Maryland Will Open
with 99Candidates;;.
g. W. 10 Attract "A
By GEORGE Huber

BY George Huber
George Washington and Univer-
sity of Maryland join Georgetown
on the football practice field to-
morrow, all getting ready for OPEN
ing games only four weeks away
Maryland's Terrapins really are
starting early, hitting the field at
$50 am. behind new fence
erected at College Park in the
interest of privacy and secrecy.
Coach Jim Tatum and his eight
assistants will greet a squad OF 9s
candidates at Maryland, while
Coach Skip Stanley starts his Sec
ond year with the Colonials with
A players. George Washington is
training at Camp Let's, Md, down
on the bay, and the players will
remain there until the opening
game against Virginia at Char
lottesville.
Georgetowns players under Jack
Hagerty have week of hot work
behind them now, and are in shape
for their first scrimmage. That will
come early this week as soon as
the weather permits. Catholic u,
returning to the football wars with
Gene Augusterfer in charge. won't
hit the practice field until Septem-
ber Is. The Cardinals schedule
opens two weeks later than the
others.
Reserves Are G. u. Problem.
Hagerty's main problem at the
Hilltop this year is reserves, but he
thinks some of the boys who
showed flashes Of brilliance last
year are ready for good, steady
playing. One he has in mind for
more work is Tony Boyer, a local
boy by way of Georgetown Prep.
Tony ran wild against st. Louis U.
last year to help the Hoyas to a
e-touchdown win. He was such
an unknown before that game that
his name wasn't even in the pro-
gram.
Another player from last year
who was outstanding occasionally
is Connie ODoherty, 180-pound
fullback from Massachusetts,. He
romped away with several nice
gains against Boston College, and
will get a chance for more action
this year. Another fullback moving
up is 2o0-pound Tom Gala, who
this spring won a promotion from
the B team and who in practice last
week showed he deserved it.
George Washington has a squad
Of more than so per cent freshmen
going to Camp Let's today in readi-
ness for tomorrow's first workout.
Three of the A players are seniors,
none are Juniors. and II are sopho-
mores. The rest are fresh from
high school.
Fair Start on Backfield.
Coach Stanley has fair start on
backfield. although he sorely will
miss those two good boys who
funked out last spring. Joe Bernot,
starting fullback on the 1941 and
AZ elevens, is back, along with Bill
Spangler, Pete Labukas, Frank
Cavallo, Al DuGoff, Hank Bartel-
loni, Paul Skinner and Art Ken
nedy from last years backfeld.
Spangler was quarterback last
year because of his blocking abil-
ity, but with several other blockers
developed he's being shifted to full
back. He's a good runner, and if he
gets hot and stays hot he could be
first-string fullback over Bernot. In
Skip's plan book Cavallo has been
shifted from fullbaok to blocking
back. a spot he'll share with La
bukas.
There are u hoIdovers In the
Maryland squad of SO candidates
who'll beat the sun up tomorrow.
The rest are freshmen. After the
first week or so the cutting will
be severe, and Tatum doesn't plan
to carry any more than a normal
complement of players. He's invited
so many candidates out because
they're all new to him except for
what he saw in spring practice.
Among the holdovers are such
ball carriers as Harry Bonk, Norm
Beaulieu, Joe Tucker and Vic Turyn
Hubie Werner also will be on hand
this year. He's the lad who showed
up SO we'll in practice under Clark
Shaughnessy last fall but who broke
a leg before the first game and
never saw action.
The line is the weak point as far
as veterans are concerned. Tackles
and ends particularly are scarce.
George Simler and Eddie Davis at
ends and Tackles Wilbur Rock and
Joe Drach are the only experienced
first-stringers back In the wall.