Evening star., 1948-08-29
Co|oniaIs, Terps Open
Wednesday; Others
Will Start Later

Fifty-five football candidates re-
port TO Coach Jack Hagerty at
Georgetown University at 3 pm.
tomorrow to start the fall
grid training grind for local and
nearby colleges. George Washington
and University of Maryland players
will turn out on Wednesday, first
day they may do so under Southern
Conference rules.
Catholic University and Gallaudet,
which also will have teams this year,
will wait until later. C. U. gridders
under their new coach, Tom Chisari,
start September 13, while Gallau-
diets starting date under Coach Tom
Clayton has not been announced. 1t
probably will be around September
IS, the date the school opens.
George Washington faces the
toughest task of all local schools.
Not only are the Colonials, who
managed only one win and one tie
last year, playing a 10-game sched-
ule studded with such grid giants
as Duke, Maryland and Virginia,
but they must be ready to play their
opener at Wake Forest on Septem-
ber l8. That gives them only 16
days, not counting Sundays, to get
ready.
Opening Games for Others.
Opening games for others are:
Georgetown at Holy Cross and
Maryland at Richmond on Septem-
ber 25; Catholic U. at Patuxent
Naval Base on October 2 and Gal
laudet against Randolph-Macon
here on October 30.
TWenty-four lettermen are eX-
pected back at Georgetown. Tues
day they'll start morning practices
In an attempt to beat the heat.
Hagerty has some bright prospects
among his sophomores and 1t may
be that in these youngsters will be
the makings of a good Hoya eleven
this season. Dick Barba and Billy
Conn are the most promising of his
new backs, while in the line Jim
Ricca and John Berger figure to
plug the gaps left by graduation Of
Tackles Bus Werder and Elmer
Oberto. Holdover guards Tom Dolan
and George Antoine along with some
good ends and centers should give
the Hoyas their strongest forward
wall since before the war.
Terps Call Gambino Out.
The big worry at Maryland right
now is Lu Gambino's eligibility
status. School officials there are
certain he's okay and pending an
appeal to the Southern Conference
he'll be among those present at
6:45 am on Wednesday when the
Terrapins turn out.
Coach Tatum has much veteran
material. John Idzik, Hubie Wer-
ner. Joe Kuchta and Jim La Rue
are among the good holdover half
backs, while both first-f1ight quar-
terbacks, Vic Turyn and Joe Tucker
also are back. Turyn had a very
good season last year and with 10
pounds more on his frame should
have a really fine 1948 campaign.
There's plenty of experience in
the line, too. Gene Kinney at cen-
ter and Ray Krouse and Jim Good
man at tackles are only some of the
expert players Tatum will have on
hand. but he'll need them all.
Maryland was the surprise team Of
the Southern Conference lart year
and this time the other outfits will
be pointing for Tatum's team.
G.. w. Has About rs Vets.
Bo Rowland at George Washing
ton can count on about 25 veterans
for his Wednesday practice. Well
come additions to this gang will be
Joe Buell. and Johnny Shullenbar-
ger, who couldn't play last year
because OF scholastic difficulties. A
years work on the books earned
them okays. Both are expert pass
ers, which will help fix up one Of
the Colonials' weaknesses of last
year, and Shullenbarger also is
about the best quick kicker in these
parts.
Added to these backs are Andy
Davis. former Tech High star. and
Joe Stanislewczyk from Potomac
State, both of whom looked great
in spring practice.
Among Rowland's tested veterans
are such as Fullback Bill Sprangler,
End Dick Koester who may go to
the backfield and Guards Dixie
Howell and HoWie Diderich,