The Washington herald., 1920-11-17
Belief Of Baltimore School S
Representatives That Col
lege Park Star Played
Professional Football Led
To Initial Protest.
BY JACK NfE.

Charges of professionalism made
by Johns Hopkins officials against
Roy Mackert. star fullback of the
Maryland University eleven, are
groundless, according to a state
nfent made yesterday by Coach
Curly Byrd. of the College Park
eleven.
After a visit to Baltimore to con-
fer with Johns Hopkins ofticials,
Byrd declared that Mackert would
play against Johns Hopkins on
Thanksgiving Day.
Accompanying Byrd to Baltimore
was Austin c. Diggs, member OF the
student board. They met with DR..
Eiyeth V. Bridgeman of the Baltl-
mire institution. who brought up the
question of Mackert's eligibility In
a letter to the Maryland officials
The attitude of the Maryland rep
resentatives at the conference was
that the university decided last
year at a meeting on the eve OF the
game with Hopkins that Mackert
vas eligible to play through the 1870
season and this decision will be ad-
hered to. Mackert came to Mary
land from Lebanon Valley.
Charges against Mackert were to
the effect that he had been playing
Sunday games in Ohio with a team
OF professionals. An investigation.
IL is said. revealed the fact that the
Mackert who played in those games
was a brother OF the Maryland star.
The Maryland schedule has been
such this year that it would have
Fn, AFanEArf n n
played in Ohio or any other place If
he had so desired.
Georgia Tech has trampled rough
shod over all its Southern oppon-
ents up to this time, but there is
a distinct feeling of uneasiness in
the Tornado camp over the Thanks
giving Day game with Auburn, ac-
cording to Georgetown men.
Coach Alexander and the Tech
men are worried about that strong
Alabama machine. with its two-ton
line. Both the Auburn tackles tip
the beam at 24O pounds and one of
the guards does likewise. The other
two linemen are comparative fly.
weights. weighing only 100 or so.
Last season Auburn upset the
dope by defeating Georgia Tech II
to Z in a brilliant game. After
scoring one TOUCHDOWN IN the first
few minutes of play. the Tech backs
were stopped in their tracks. One
blocked punt gave Auburn a chance
TO score and Warren. the gigantic
guard. ambled quite a distance for
the second one after Flowers had
fumbled a punt. Auburn won by
playing better football and taking
advantage OF Techs mistakes. This
year has seen the Alabamans
priming for the same game and
they are due to give Tech the
hardest battle of the season. with
the possible exception of the one
at Pittsburgh.
There is no inclination TO under
rate the power of the Georgia Tech
eleven by Georgetown men. The men
and coaches cOncede that they have
brilliant eleven. especially on the
offense.
After the recent defeat of the
Hilltoppers. sport writers in At
lanta asked John ID. O'Reilly.
Georgetown athletic director, how
he ranked the team with the other
great ones in the country. O'Reilly
was in an embarrassing position.
But. explaining that there was no
desire TO cry sour grapes" he can
didly said that he did not believe
Tech could stand up against the
cOuntry's best trained eleyens.
Techs greatest strength lies in
its offensc." he declared later. De
fensively / don't think it is up to
the standard OF teams like Harvard
and Princeton. which are past mas
tiers in that art Its line. for in
stance. is not in a class with that
Of the Navy. in my opinion"
Catholic \Univcrsity is working
hard this week for the game at VII
lsnova Saturday and hopes to come
ont a victor over the eleven which
lost Is to game to George Wash
ingtou. Dunn. star fullback. who
hns been out most of the season
with injuries. will probably oppose
the Pennsylvanians. and Pep"
Fosse. who starred in the game with
Maryland State. may also be started.
RObb's men should be in better con-
dftion than at any time this season.
when the Booklanders leave Friday
afternoon. about zoo students Will
accompany them on the trip.