Evening star., 1916-10-01
BY II. G. BYRD.

in its favor. In previous seasons when
the Blue and Gray has gone to the
Maryland capital it has had the hopes
and well wishes of its followers, but
none dared to predict that its chances
were as good as even. When it leaves
here next Saturday it will go with
the clear prediction that it will de-
feat the Midshipmen unless the latter
| show greatly improved form over their
game of yesterday with Dickinson.
Georgetown's. offense is so much
more highly developed right now than
the Navy's that there Is no comparison
between the two teams from that
standpoint. The Blue and Gray has
almost perfected some rather compli-
Gated trick plays besides the general
development of its straight driving at
tack. The Navy used the simplest
form of offense yesterday, an offense
that will net very, very little ground
against a defense such as Georgetown
is certain to present. It is true the
Blue and Gray forwards are not as
capable as a whole as those of last
season, but they are improving all the
time, and they will have behind them
a set of fast defensive backs who
will be quick to plug up holes in their hr
weight and apparent power of the
Navy line, the Dickinson forwards
opened UP holes at times through
which backs of the caliber of Gilroy,,
and been gone before they were even
touched Also, the Navy ends will
have to prove themselves more shifty
than they were yesterday II they ex-
wall and McQuade from running
around them.
This may be somewhat of harsh
criticism of Navy, considering that ITS
players have all been together but
short while. The Midshipmen have
hardly had time to show their real
worth, because of the little time they
have had for practice, but that does
not alter the fact that they will have
to make some wonderful strides ana
improve nightly over the form of yes
terday if they expect to finish the game
with the Blue and Gray with the long
end of the score. The team looks good
on the field and probably will play
much better foot ball than in 1915. A
real star seems to have been uncoV-
quarterback. In a halfback's position
yesterday he was about the only man
behind the Navy line who could gain
consistently.
The Navy team seems to be using the
Harvard system. the plays yesterday
smacking considerably Of those which
gain ground on Soldiers Field. Also
the team seems to be following the
general Harvard system of develop
ment, which is the perfecting of the
defense as soon as possible and the
slow building of an offense which owes
it's main strength to delayed passes and
the mechanical perfection of its in
tegral parts.
Brooke Brewer, former star runner
at ST. Adams School, has entered the
Maryland State College. Brewer was
slated to go to Pennsylvania. and the
announcement that he has become a
student at the Maryland institu
tfon occasioned considerable surprise.
Brewers capabilities as runner are
much too we'll known to need further
comment along that line. Suffice it
to say that last year he was rated as
the best scholastic sprinter in the
United States. without an exception,
in the world. What is not so well
known about Brewer is that he was
the star of the st. Alban's foot ball
and base ball teams, playing halfback
on the former and shortstop on the
latter.
There is no question concerning the
strength Of Georgetown's backfield
MOI only ooes II possess regular
quartet Of exceeding worth. but it has
a second string, il such they may be
called. of backs who fall but little
short OF the men who are to start the
games. There may be some more
clever open-field runners and better
than Gilroy. but they are few and far
between. Wall and Leighty are less
spectacular performers than Gilroy,
but they are but little less effective in
their general worth to the team. Ma
loney has not only proved himself a
punts well and gain ground himself
whenever he cares to take the ball
McQuade. Whelan. Sullivan and O'Boyle
are the men now being used as second
the best Heavy and fast. he COM
bines these attributes with a general
shiftiness and ability to run In the open
neld and drive through a line that is
TO be found in only a few players
McQuade will be heard from before the
end Of the present season. Some Of the
runs he ts likely to make should be but
little less sensational than those Of GIL
roy year ago.
Georgetown's line is showing i'm
provement. too. Its work yesterday
in the second scrimmage with the.
Maryland State eleven was much bet
ter than on Wednesday. The players
charged better on the defensive and
their work on the offense was more
cohesive. II the Improvement noted
within the last few days is continued
the Blue and Gray forwards will soon
De almost as near tmpregnable as
those of 1915 Especially is this true
II Nahum, captain of the team, gets
back in his old position at guard.
Nahum, besides his worth as an indi-
vidual Player, would add much to the
line because of the encouragement and
leadership he would give.
OHearn, one Of the new players at
Catholic University. came near en-
tering Georgetown. 1t was only be-
cause the Brookland institution offered
an engineering course, which George
town does not. that he decided to be-
come student Of C. U. With his
splendid punting ability and general
utility OHearn would have fitted in
nicely with the Georgetown squad
Charley Cox. graduate manager Of ath-
1etics at Georgetown. said yesterday
that he would like to have had O'Hearn
on his team. but that Georgetown had
no engineering courses.
Incidentally 1t might be mentioned
that there Is a whole lot better mate
rial at c. u out of which to build
line than anybody thinks. The for
those of last year and probably will
develop into as capable an aggrega-
ton. Munhall bids fair to be a star
in the backfeld and several other new
men are showing exceptional capabil-
tiles for so early in the season. When
c. U. begins to meet some Of the Sec
ondary teams on its schedule big
scores are likely to be rolled up.
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