Evening star., 1914-10-05
BY II. c. BYRD.

The Georgetown and Catholic Univer-
slty foot ball teams are scheduled to
play games at home this week. The
Blue and Gray will have as it's oppo-
nent the Virginia Medical College.
while st. Johns of Annapolis is to ap-
pear against the Brooklanders. Gallau-
det has no game. but the Maryland Ag-
ricultural College will be seen at Vest
minister, Nd, against Western Mary
land College in its first contest in the
state intercollegiate series.
Judging by the overwhelming victory
scored by the North Carolina University
against Virginia Medical College last
week, there can be little doubt that the
Blue and Gray will have things about
as it wants them. In fact, it is very
Questionable If the Richmond eleven
will prove strong enough to give the
local team good, stin practice. The
Blue and Gray probably will win by
big margin, even though it uses its
regulars during only few minutes OF
the first half.
Unless Catholic University shows a
lot of improvement, it is due for an
other defeat. St. Johns has a team
that is probably 80 or 40 per cent
stronger right now than the Mary
land Aggies, and the Annapolis aggre-
cation is a whole lot heavier. The st.
Johns quarterback, Heisse, played full
back last year, SO it may be imagined
that the other members of the back
field are not light, by any means. AS
matter of fact, that backfeld st. John 8
has is an all-star combination. Bowen.
one of the halfbacks, was all-Maryland
half last year at washington Colege
and was rated as the most capable
player in the state: Turner, at full,
played that position for Western Mary
land College some years ago, and was
the best man in the position in the
state then or since; Stromeyer. the
other halfback, was the star performer
for the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
in 1913. So it may be expected that the
Annapolis aggregation will prove a
hard combination to defeat, especially
when it is considered that it won from
Rock Hill by so to last Saturday.
The Maryland Aggies and Western
Maryland probably will play pretty
even game. The Farmers do not have
the powerful backfield that represented
them last year, when they won from
the upstate school easily, while it is
reported that the Western Maryland
eleven is much stronger in that par
ticular. The Farmers have developed
rapidly in the past week, though, and
If they continue to show improvement
they ought to stand at least. an even
chance, despite the loss of practically
all of their 1913 eleven.
Catholic University has material from
which 1t is almost certain the best
team in its history will be developed.
The Brooklanders have some heavy
men. and probably will place the big
gest team on the field that has ever
represented the school.
There is one particular in which the
players must show a lot of improve
ment. though, and that is speed. The
backs got off slowly and the linemen
failed to charge at ALL The Maryland
Aggies were outweighed by the Brook
landers in the line and backfeld. yet
the, s1owness of the latter is attested
by the fact that they failed to make
more than one first down through the
Aggies' forwards.
Catholic University will come. though
before the end Of the year. The
Brooklanders ought to make good in
many of their games, and will unless
something unexpected happens to mar
the prospects of the team.