The Washington herald., 1915-10-15

the entire South
Atlantic division oi
JAMES NJ BARRON. gridiron fans and
critics will be watching with eagle
eyes the result of the game at the
Hill, as I feel sure that the outcome
will have a big bearing on the South
Atlantic championship. and I will
even venture further and say that the
result will almost decide the title in
this vicinity.
OF course we would have liked
to have had this game on our schedule
the latter part of November, but
since we are compelled to face Logan
Cunningham's charges Saturday !
feel confident the team will win, as
every one is in the best of shape and
the team is primed for hard game.
We will feel the added strength
of Full Back Dempsey, who has
rounded into form. Dempsey's great
open field running in our first game
of the season at Princeton went all
for naught because of the erratic
work at handling the ball, but dur
ing the past weeks this fault has been
corrected, and Dempsey is sure of
making long gains before the final
" T. hA
were outkicked by Won Heinburg. and
We lost considerable ground on the ex-
changes. although Maloney and Gilroy
placed their spirals in good directions.
but they lacked the distance.
Dempsey is easily the best punter in
the squad. He Is sure to cause North
Carolina trouble in handling his long
ranged spirals. With Dempsey back in
the pivot position the entire strength of
the Georgetown back field will oppose
the Tar Heels.
Nahum. who was seriously cut on the
right hand in the game with the Reina
Mercedes sailors from Annapolis. will
also be back. In his guard position, and
his ability at making interference will
help US.
Entire Eleven Ready.
The eleven which will take the field
against North Carolina will fight every
inch Of the way, as our coaches have
been drilling US all week in the impor-
tance of this contest. A victory over
North Carolina will give us good idea
Of our chances against Georgetown's old
rival. the University OF Virginia.
Virginia's wonderful showing SO far
this season makes them stand out before
the Southern gridiron fans. and as North
Carolina meets the Charlottesville COL
legians in Norfolk on THANKSGIVING Day
in their big game. the result of our game
Saturday will furnish the dope for the
critics when the choice of the South
Atlantic champions is made.
We have been hearing reports from
Chapel Hill that Danny Tavloe. the cap
tain OF the Har Heels. will cause us a
great deal OF trouble with his wonderful
ability as an open-f1eld runner. Last
Saturday when the Carolina eleven
trimmed Wake Forest. % to o. Capt.
Tayloe ran ninety yards through the en-
tire Wake Forest team. On this play II
Is claimed that Tayloe was given a great
interference but since we know the style
of the formation it will be surprising to
me II Tayloe gets away.
Have Carolina's Plays.
We have been practicing the past week
against most of the North Carolina plays
and are ready to show them the right
way to break them UP. Carolina is fol-
lowing the Western style of the game
and is using quick. snappy shifts and
short forward passes. 1t is this style Of
plays that We have been practicing
against while working on the defense
with the second team.
1t will be hard thing for Reid, their
full back to shoot the ball past either
Gilroy or WALL as in my four years at
the Hilltop I have never seen the equal
of this pair in breaking up the forward
heave. or course, we expect North Caro-
lima to spring a few new plays which
may prove puzzling. but I state with
confidence that the Chapel Hill eleven
will find our defense harder to penetrate
than any opposition they have met this
season.
and some which the Carolina scouts have
not seen. Our practice behind closed
gates was confined to a line of plays
which we will use and expect to turn
the trick against the Tar Heels"
cannot state definitely just what line
up Coach Exendine intends to start as
the choice at the quarter back position
at Georgetown this season. Maloney
had run the team in great style
until he was injured In the Princeton
game, and Mcnamara, getting a chance
to show his ability in the Navy game.
made good. and the value Of these play
ers keeps Coach Exendine worried In his
selection. Corcoran and Cusack will no
doubt play the flank positions to start
the game.
This pair were little slow In rounding
into form. being displaced by Tracy and
Cronin in our early-season contests, but
their work in the past ten days has prac-
tically made them a fixture to start
against Carolina.
We were handed a slight setback In the
hard practice yesterday when OBoyle.
substituting . back position ON the urst
team wrenched his knee and will BE- out
of the game for about ten days. Finn.
another promising candidate for our back
field. sprained his ankle and will not clay
for some time. know these setpacks
will not be felt Saturday.
Billy Butler, manager Of the team, -
making preparations to handle . large
crowd, and the local football fans who
journey out tomorrow to watch George
town establish claim to the South Atlantic
title viii be furnished with . hotiy.fouyht
contest