Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-17
By n. c. BYRD.

The tackles in tomorrow's game be-
tween Georgetown and Virginia undoubt-
eddy hold the balance of power which
| will decide the contest by either small
or big margin. The play Of both elevens
centers around the four men who will
do duty In the mentioned positions, and
It will be dependent, in great measure,
upon how well each Of them accomplishes
the lot assigned him.
While of course the result Of the game
will hinge on how well each individual
Of the two teams. performs his integral
part. it is certain that. judging from
the style Of play used by the two elev-
ems during the previous games this year
and the plays most depended on to gain
ground. the tour tackles will be the men
whose work will in a great measure de-
CHE the contest. Both Georgetown ana
Virginia depend for the majority Of their
gains on driving of-tackle plays. and
how we'll the men who are to sop these
perform their duty and how well the ones
who are to open UP holes through which
their backs may plunge succeed are the
factors which will determine which side
will accomplish the more by the runs
which are depended upon as being pro-
QuClitc VI IuOS SoLAS tiAoi1 cAS os--~NS
in It's repertoire.
In short, If Hart and Wymard, the
Georgetown tackles. succeed In outplay-
ing their opponents TO such an extent
that they can stop the hard driving
plunges Of the Virginia backs through
them and on the offense open up holes
for their backs Georgetown Will win. II
the Virginia tackles succeed In accom-
plishing what has been mentioned Tor the
Ct, Int Ia
eleven Is mighty apt to go back to It's
home with a victory.
On Hart and on wymard. who will
play the tackles for Geors etown, or on
Wooifold and Davidson. who will be IN
those positions for Virginia, without a
game.
Sitterding will start the game tomorrow
at quarter, and the little fellow should
make good, just as he did against the
Army. S.tteIding, while he is not sta
at carrying the ball and Is exceptionally
light, has learned to use his head and
run his team in an intelligent manner
1t is on that that the worth OF q quar-,
terback depends. No matter how good
a man may be at kicking goals or carry
ing the ball. it is certain that he is USE
less as q quarter unless he also Is able
to direct his eleven In a manner con-
ducive to scoring the &. eatest number OF
dred yards himself and may kick two
neld goals a game. but unless he uses
judgment in the way he runs the team
he Is not worth as much to the eleven
in that position nor will he get as much
out of II as will the one who directs his
play as 1t should be. Sitterding has made
good In that department. and he will start
the crucial game tomorrow against the
eleven from which his team must win to
uphold the reputation made at West
Point.
One of the things to which Nielsen owes
his ability to turn out winning foot bali
team is the fact that lie generally Is able
to figure out the best possible combina-
ton of players. Take, for instance. Cos
tello. He was a failure, rs far as run
ming the team SO as to get the most out
Of It was concerned. and yet 1t was hard
to dispose Of him as quarterback because
Of the dropkicking ability he possesses
and the fact that he could also carry the
ball well. 1t was observed In nearly AL
the games that 1t was when Sitterding
the most ground and showed up better
on the offensive, even though he did not
appear the star that Costello did In the
position. In other words. SitterdinS was
more valuable quarterback than was
Costello. But Nielsen could not dispense
with the ability Of the latter to carry the
bal and dropkick, and he shifted him to
halfback. In that position he has been
star. He has gained ground consistently,
and has showed himself to be one OF the
best offensive backs playing in George
town backfield In years Besides being
good offensive halfback there Is not a
better defensive player In the schools IN
this section. He Is q perfect tackler and
seldom misses his man.
Although Hight for the place, Cos.
tello has jumped from the quarterback
to the halfback's position and from
mediocre general he has developed
into a star back of the line catch. and
unless he gains a whole lot OF ground
tomorrow there will be disappointed
coach at Georgetown.
Up at the Army Costello played q
game worth OF more than passing mem
ton. although 1t was only his second
trial at halfback. He gained ground
through the heavy Army forwards. and
besides outpunting Dean. the Soldiers
| kicker, he played a superb defensive
game Besides the fact that he Is
able to perform we'll in the general
requisites Of halfback his dropkick-
ing ability Is always In the game and
at the disposal Of the quarterback.
There is not a question that Walter,
who will take Yeager's place tomor-
row in the Virginia lineup. will show
a plunging ability that will prove
superior to anything that has been
seen on the Hilltop Field this season.
Walter Is just as hard runner as any
man in the Carlisle Indian backheld