Evening star., 1912-11-12
WILL Be STRONG
AGAINST. VIRGINIA
Georgetown Not Likely to Be
Weaker Than Against Car
Isle Indian Eleven.
BACKFIELD AND LINE
BOTH AS CAPABLE
As a Machine, the Blue and
Gray Should Be Powerful.
Western VS.. Eastern.
BY 81. C. BYRD.

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Georgetown should be almost, If not
quite as strong against Virginia as it
was against Carlisle. According to pres
ert plans of the Blue and Gray coaches
as to the lineup the eleven will be nearly
as strong on defense. while on the offense
there is every likelihood that it will be
more capable.
1t is true that Rheinchild and Derby
are out of the play, but even at that the
team is going to be a powerful combina-
ton both on the offense and defense
White will take Rheinchild's place at
tackle. and he is just as powerful physi-
cally as the man who has been declared
ineligible. While the position is little
strange TO him at present. he should be
able to play it effectively against any
body Virginia will have in the line. 1t
is possible that Hegar;y will rot be able
10 give as good an account of himself as
he did in the Indian game. but it is not
probable that he will be against a man
who will play a superior article of ball.
With Mullaney in the line, the forwards
should be just as capable an aggregation
as when they faced Carlisle. and In all
probability they will be able to perform
just as creditably as they did against
the Indians.
The backfield will be just as strong a
ground gaining combination as has been
placed in any game this year. Besides
having a heavy line plunger and also an
other man VINO is able to hit the for
wards for creditable gains there will be
the two best broken field runners in the
south-Fury and Costello. 1t is practical
ly the first game of the year in which
Fury has played and he may be expected
70 accomplish something along the line
of ING Ii
ton under which Fury will lay his best,
and when at his best there is no question
about his being a wonderful ground
gamer
Taking out Dunn and Murray. the for
mer being wonderful line plunger and
the latter above the average. with two
mediocre backs In their places, Fury and
Costello should be able to gain ground
enough to beat Virginia themselves. es-
pecially in view of the fact that.it is not
likely the Orange and Blue will be able
to accomplish a great deal against the
defense of the Blue and Gray.
Anybody who figures or thinks for
minute that Georgetown will place a
weakened eleven agains, Virginia is very
much mistaken, there being every proba-
hility that it will be the strongest COM
Dination that has faced any southern
eleven this year, with the exception OF
Vanderbilt.
Western and Eastern will meet this aft
crnoon in the high school series. Both
teams are lght-in fact. the llghtest in
the series-but there is little doubt that
the game will make up in spirit what it
lacks in muscle.
Eastern and Western played a tie game
last fall. the score being to ). Both
teams showed a fighting spirit at that
time which would have done credit to
eleyens much farther advanced In years.
IT is probable that no more even con-
test was ever played than that In which
those two elevens figured at that time.
1t appears that Eas4rn has a slight ad-
vantage today because of the greater ex-
perience of its players. IT will be able 10
put nearly the same aggregation against
the Western team it had last fail. while
Western. on the contrary. will have only
three of the men who faced Eastern then.
Eastern on its showing against Business
should win by a fair margin.
There is one lad on one of the high
school teams who has not been given
much credit for his work. and yet he is
playing in the series this season. He is
Harris of Business. Harris embodies all
the qualities OF the capable ground-gainer
in high school foot ball. and besides is
fairly capable defensive player.
Had Harris been given the ball at op-
Fortune times. and had he been allow ed
10 carry ii as often as he could have done,
Eastern would not have won from the
StenOgrapherS.
\ remark was made last night by a
man who watched the NJ. y. C.-CaIla udet
game last week follows: IF that lad
Foltz. who is playing end on the Gallau-
oct team. were not so unfortunate S
have TO be given a lot of consideration
for job as ail-south Atlantic end He
Is the best have ever seen play foot
ball this year
auestionably has lot of facts for a
basis. Foltz has been doing some won
derful work this year and against NJ. A. |
&. he Was never better 1t is probable
that Foltz gained about three times as
much ground as any other man on his
team, and on the defense it was impos-
sible for the Farmers to gain an inch |
around his end. Foltz is a small fellow. |
but Is heavier than he looks He is also |
an earnest youngster who gives the best !
that Is in him at all times to the game
The Maryland Aggies will scrimmage
this afternoon against Georgetown. The |
armerS have no second eleven strong
enough 10 give them real practice. and
the hard work against a more experienced
eleven means a lot In the development
Of the play both on the offensive and de- |
fensive
The Farmers will he of benefit to George
town IN that the Blue and GRAY will be |
against team which will not be able |
to play on its signals. and which will |
work formations other than those it is
used TO meeting in the regular scrim- |
images between the first and second
squads
According to reports that have come
from virginia. the Orange and Blue back |
field IS not Very strong. II has been un- |
able TO gain ground consistently in any
contest in which II has appeared There
are OnS two he hipi
may be c.assed above the mediocre. ac-
cording 10 reports which have come from
and according to what
has been accomplished in the different
contests. Todd and Gooch are the only
two men who can be depended upon to
accomplish much Either of this pair is
liable 10 break away for long run at