Evening star., 1916-10-23
CATHOLIC u HAS HARD TASK
IN MEETING LEF1IGH SATURAY
Brooklanders Must Be Even Stronger This
Week Than Last if They Hope for Sue
cess-Local Teams Deserve Credit
BY n. c. BYRD.

BY n. c. BYRD.
Catholic University has a difficult
task on it's hands this week. The
Brooklanders. following their brilliant
victory over the Villanova team last
week, must prepare to meet one OF the
strongest secondary elevens in the east
-Lehigh The snag struck by Lehigh
when it met Labanon Valley Saturday
dues not mean that it is weak, as the
Lebanon aggregation is must stronger
than it has been given credit for. The
local university will have to be
stronger next Saturday to show well
against Lehigh than it was last Sat
urday to beat Villanova decisively.
The Brooklanders have a powerful
combination, a backfield that is bril-
liant and line more versatile and
capable than the average. This COM
bination, under the direction of a
coach like Nelson, is all necessary 10
produce splendid eleven. c. u. de-
spite the pessimistic reports regarding
its line, is good enough to. give the
best of the secondary teams a hard
fight. The backfie1d probably is second
in this section only to that of George
heavy as that of last season.
Lehigh, though, is strong. and If e Z.
can make the desired showing against
it the result will afford considerable
After the decisive victory of last week
| it is only Reasonable TO assume that
| the Brooklanders will put UP quite
| struggle. 1t is expecting ittIe 100
much to figure them winners over the
! South Bethlehem combination, but the
! latter is quite sure to meet with more
! opposition than it figured on when it
scheduled the game.
| Georgetown yesterday gave a splen-
! did welcome on the homecoming of it's
! foot ball team after the brilliant VIC
| tory over Dartmouth at Haverhili.
Mass The entire student body. with
band and many of the graduates
the demonstration continued from that
time until late in the evening. At dln-
ner the eleven was honored collective
ly and individually, speeches being
coaches, Graduate Manager Cox and
players.
The victory over Dartmouth was a
distinct triumph for Georgetown, trl-
umph being the only word to express
actually the standing and prestige at
tained by the Hilltoppers through the
defeat of the Green. Georgetown went
to Dartmouth to atone for its defeat
I.
the trip with it's own followers think
ing it was going against a more pow
erfuI eleven. and hoping for good
showing: but the players went on the
field with different spirit from that
with which they started the game with
the Navy and they themselves had no
thought of Dartmouth being better.
either as individuals or as team Not
only did GeorgetoWns line show much
greater strength than in its previous
bnt Mcl1uade
played brilliantly as individuals. Ma
loney ran the team well, too, and. in
fact. the backfield showed up one of
the best quartets that has been behind
a rush line in the south in many year.
Georgetown's followers cannot give
it too much credit for it's victory 1t
was the first occasion that Blue and
Gray eleven ever had to show its wares
in the New England states, a section in
which it's alumni associa tion is par
ticularly strong. Had it been figured
before the contest by those in that sec
ton that Georgetown had an even
chance to win, there would have been
q much larger turnout. of spectators,
too. AS it was a comparatively small
crowd was present, due, no doubt, to
the fact that the general public ex-
pected to see rather easy victory Tor
Dartmouth.
The remaining games on George
towns schedule should not prove diff
cult for 1t. Albright this week VIII be
the Hilltoppers care to run up; Ford
ham, West Virginia Wesleyan, North
Carolina A. and NJ. and Bucknell fol-
low in consecutive weeks and not one of
warrant any belief that it has any
thing like an even chance against the
Blue and Gray. 1t Will be a great sur
prise If any of these teams even bat
far as the game Thanksgiving day is
concerned, George Washington will
have to show a team much more pow
erful and versatile than that which 1t
now has in order to make much OF
showing
Gallaudet goes to Emmitsburg this
week to meet the Mount ST. Mary's
eleven. Judged by the improved show
ing by the kendall Green team team iait y
should put up quite fight against the
mountaineers. -
George washington goes to Baltimore
Saturday to play Johns Hopkins. The
Baltimoreans have a team which Will
match up with the Hatchetites in
weight, and one which will give them
real fight. The game should be almost
an even toss, with the team getting the
breaks favored an to Door wn
play that has characterized George
Washif,gton's play this season, Hopkins
will win because of that failing of the
local university, unless it is much i'm
proved in handling the ball.
MARYLAND State has another difficult
game on its hands. Hayerford being
scheduled to appear at College Park.
Haverford two weeks ago played a tie
game with New York University, to
4 which shows that it is not weak by
any means. New York University also
viii he met blythe Maryland eleven. but
not until the middle Of November.