Evening star., 1950-08-27
Georgetown and Navy Ready Start Football Practice Tomorrow
Maryland and 6. W.
Squads Won't Begin
Work Until Friday
By George Huber

W SSOISS tIuUSI
Coach Bob Margarita calls out
SO Georgetown University football
candidates tomorrow morning to
mark the start of fall practice for
Washington area collegians. Navy
also begins work tomorrow, with
Coach Eddie Erdelatz in charge OF
40 players, while George Washing
ton and Maryland start their drills
Friday, September /. earliest they
can do so under Southern Con-
ference rules.
Coach Bo Rowland of G. w. fig
, ureS he'll have 38 varsity candi-
dates turning out Friday on Frog
Island at the Virginia end OF
Highway Bridge, while at Mary
land Coach Jim Tatum will greet
about so. Both schools have only
three weeks to get ready for their
openers September %. G.W.'s first
game is at Virginia. where it got
trampled by Johnny Papit and Co.
27-13, last year. and Maryland
opens at Georgia, a newcomer to
its slate.
Big Games September 80.
Georgetown gets going a week
later at Penn State, and Navy's
opener the same day is at Mary
land. inaugurating the Terrapins'
new 38,000-seat stadium.
Catholic University and Gal
laudet College also will be out for
football this fall. but with later
opening dates they won't start
practice until September IS.
Coach Margarita at Georgetown
may have the toughest job ahead
of him this fall. AS a f1rst-year
coach last year. he piloted his
eleven to some surprising victories,
notably over Holy Cross, Wake
Forest and Boston College. Things
will be more rugged this time and
Penn State, the Hoya's first op-
position. already has started prac-
tices.
Margarita must weld together
an almost entirely new backfield.
Nearly all of last years regulars,
and second-stringers too, are gone.
Only Quarterback Frank Mat
tingly remains among the familiar
names. The man who was push
ing him for the No. l tossing post,
Bob Deacon, was a scholastic cas-
ualty last spring, while Billy Conn,
Georgetown's best running back,
also left in mid-term.
Hoyas Have Good Sophomores.
The Hoyas do have some very
likely boys coming UP from last
years freshman eleven. These
sophomores have size and speed,
but in the early season at least
their inexperience will handicap
them. Fullback Gino Pagluica, a
fast 2o0-pounder with legs like
tree trunks, is one of the top pros
poets. Bugs Thompson, the for
mer Tech High running star who
transferred from Clemson, now is
eligible after his years residence
and he'll fit in nicely. Other prom
ising new backs are Quarterback
Charles Gagliano and Halfback
Dick Doyle.
In the line, Georgetown is a
bit better off for experience, es-
pecially at end where Harry
Schmitt. Joe Pallotta. Dick Losh
and Gus Fornaciari are back. Bob
Noppinger is being shifted from
end to tackle. and several other
tackles are back. Two newcom--
ers. Jim Schenk and Sheldon
Ormeland, figure to push them
for regular jobs.
Handy Andy Back at G. w.
At George Washington, Coach
Rowland at last should get some
help from a freshman eleven. The
Little Colonials went undefeated
last year and some very potent
players now are coming to the
varsity. To start with, among
the holdover, however. there is
Handy Andy Davis, G. WIS back
field star for the last two years
and who is good for two more
because his first year was as a
freshman. Missing, though, is
AL Dugof who carried the run
ming load last year when Davis
was injured.
A promising replacement is
Jack Baumgartner, star of last
years frosh eleven who is both an
outstanding runner and an able
passer. Among other welcome
sophomores are Tackle Tom Fly
xix, 235-pounder from Coaldale.
Pa. They already are calling him
the best line prospect in 10 years
at G.. w. and he seems tabled for
q f1rst-team berth. Almost the
same can be said for Guards Bob
Allwine, Frank Continetti and Bob
Quit, and altogether the Colonial
line should get some much-needed
requirements.
Veteran Team At Maryland.
Maryland, too, will welcome
some promising sophomores, but
mostly Coach Tatum will present
an experienced senior eleven. He'll
need it with a tough schedule
coming UP. including Georgia,
Navy, Michigan State. Duke,
North Carolina and West Vir-
ginia.
Back as No. / players in the
line are Tackle Ray Krouse and
Guard Bob Ward, both All-Amer-
lean prospects, along with numer-
GUS other experienced players.
The tackles especially are we'll
manned. Tatum lost several ends,
but three sophs. Lewis Weiden-
saul, Lloyd Colteryahn and John
ny Alderton, will At in well there.
ALI schools plan twice-a-day
workouts until school opens.