The Washington herald., 1917-11-08
GEORGETOWN Doomed
in Big Navy BATTLE
Hilltop Cripples Can Hardly Expect
to Score Victory Against the
Midshipmen.
BY JOHN A. DUGAN.

Georgetown's badly battered bunch
of cripples were not allowed to rest
yesterday, as Coach Albert Exendine
trotted the squad out on the Hilltop
field for a long signal drill and in
struction on plays which will be used
against the Navy eleven in the bis
battle at Annapolis Saturday.
Fullback Gross, who was injured
in the second period Of the game
yesterday with Fordham. was the
only one of the squad excused from
practice. Gilroy. Maloney and Zugar,
who were pretty badly used up
against the BRONX Maroons, showed
| but little effect of the gueling smear
| ing which they received. Gilroy is
still having trouble with his shoulder
but believes that he will be in posi-
ton to hold up his end of the burden
in the Navy clash.
Cody, who has been OH the side
line since the Polytechnical game. be-
cause of a broken nose, was in the
fullback position in the workout yes
terday. After the long workout
we'll satisfied with the condition of
the players and that he believed that
they would be ready for the Middies
when the whistle sounded.
The Georgetown team has been
working on a number of new plays
and formations which they intend to
use against Navy. The Hilltoppers
were not compelled to show anything
in the lines of play to land their vic
tory over the Fordham team Tues
| day. Three plays which included
| straight off tackle and end runs, a
| forward pass from kick formation
and the famous double reverse were
the only plays used by the Hilltop
pers against the Fordham team.
Shortly before the elevens took the
| field the tip was handed out that
| Gilmour Dobie, the famous coach of
| the Navy eleven, was on hand to
watch the Hilltoppers in action.
Coach EXendine gave instruction to
Capt. Maloney to act accordingly and
Dobie's trip to the Gotham field was
! useless as the Hilltoppers came
through to their 12 to victory with
out displaying anything in the line
of the attack which they will use
against Navy.
Blue and Gray were compelled to
work against this Fordham Univer-
sity team,' under trying conditions,
and credit is coming to the entire
team for their brilliant showing.
The Hilltoppers will no doubt enter
this Navy game in the poorest condi-
tion of any Georgetown team that has
ever faced the Middies. Despite the
big setback. a battle royal is await
ing the followers of the Blue and Gray
as Georgetown is ready for this great
Navy scoring machine.
Although the Hilltoppers are conf
dent of victory in this big battle, 1t
can hardly be expected. as the Navy
machine is one of the most powerful
in the country. and even the wonder
full work of GilrOy, NcQuade, Whelan
and Maloney cannot offset the advan-
! tage which the Navy combination has
| a low score, the lowest that Navy has
, piled up on its opponents to date, is
the best that Georgetown can expect,
as the Hilltoppers, although very weak
by injuries. have not displayed the
scoring punch Of the team of 1916
when Navy won 10 to 6. Navy has
the same string of backs that played
| last season, Ingram, Roberts, WHEEL
sChall and Martin, and this Combina-
ton nave proved a terror 10 ltS oppO-
nents to date.
In favor of the brilliant Middies
eleven it must be stated that il they
were playing the West Virginia Uni
versity eleven on Saturday, the re-
suit would no doubt be the same as
that which they will hand the George
town team. When Navy played West
Virginia ,in their early season game,
Gilmour Dobie, the silent coach of the
far Northwest, only had been in
charge of the Middies' machine for ten
days.
Dobie was compelled to reverse the
entire playing of the Middies. as the
Dobie style of attack is low running
and three-man interference. Navy has
! in the past been coached along the
lines of the Yale system, that is that
the runners go high and pick their
way. The Navy team this season is
well-molded machine, which opens
up the holes in the line for the run
ner who plunges through.
Georgetown will be compelled to
make many of the last trench stands
on Saturday afternoon or the writer
will be sadly mistaken.