Evening star., 1921-10-31

row and this week c:id, tordham VII
night a whipped team. With that g;
lords OF the squad will be directed tc
Der II. at Atlanta. and that undoubtc
dimes aggregation. Bethany has g
day, but hardly good enough 10 be
lose several regulars by reason OF II
1t seems to be an accepted fact that
neither Fordham nor Boston college
is as strong as Georgetown. fnr-
therrnofe while little Bethany pas
an eleven far beyond the strength OF
a team which ordinarily represents an
institution of that size. those that
have seen /, in action do not figure
Il to have much chance TO win from
The flilltoperS.
Only RenI Obstacle.
These things, accepted. always With
a grain OF salt, it is true, as All tninGs
in the nature Of foot ball predictions
should be. il appears that the onl5
real object in Gecrgetown way 10
an undefeated season is at etIan!a.
And many persons who kno" fhe ca'-
Der of both eleyens claim that GEORGE
town has good chance to win. one
man who is very familiar with the
Golden Tornado" and it's inner work
inrs and also knows what George
towns team is rendered this opinion: !:
"I believe this is GeorgetoWnS year
at Atlanta. Georgia Tech has pow
erfuI eleven. it is true. but l want you
"a understand that Georgetown also
has Just that | am familiar with the
caIiber of Georgia Tech players and
their systcr, of play, and l haow that
the Atlanta gridmen this year are
not better than those at Georgetown
and II is my opinion that the Alex.
arder method of play is not as good
as FXendinc'S.
"You may take my opinion for what
YOU think 4, T., worth. but l cannot
think anything other than that
GEORGETOWN has better than an even
chance TO beat the Atlanta team.
C;eorSetowns eleven has physicai
power. versatility, clever individuals
in it's lineup. and good coaching: !:
there is not much else that is needed
40 make a fine foot ball team. And
Georgetown seems to have II
While ba,lire the victory Of Centre
(,oll.c- over Harvard as wonderful
feat-and IL must be admitted that II
ia an pIishIpent worth "hlie
when no team has been able to reach
that goal since 19ls-those thae
watched the contest are not very en-
,husiastic over the game from loet
bali' standpoint. In fact, II one vet
Gran writer for New York news
paper is to be taken at his written
word, it was rather poor game. mere
are three excerpts from his story:
From the colorful spectacular
standpoint, from the side which had
to do with intense interest ana eX-
citement. surprises and disappotnt-
ments, the game was remarkable: Bct
Judged strictly on the merits OF the
foot bali which 1t developed the con-
test was big disappointment. It was
full of sloppy handling Of the ball ana
fan,bles. It was full of running head
Hi
stumbling on own interference.
"Harvard's interference was wretch
ed, woeful; for the most part absent
Its ends were taken out with neat
ness, it's tackles were boxed with
splendid effect.
"Io the first half both teams T-ab-
bled over the field. unable to do much
AGAINST each other and unable 70
play any real foot ball. They looked
like couple Of poor high sehooi
elevens."
But whatever may be the criticisms
attached to the kind Of plaJ- put up
By the contending ,elevens. the fact
remains that q little college down IN
Kentucky, with q small student body.
has journeyed to Cambridge and hun1-
bIed the mighty Crimson. goal COW
eted for many. get q goal which has
seemed almost as impossible of sue.
cess as that OF the -Argonauts.
The defeat Of the Crimson recalls q
conversation the writer had last VIM
ter with Fred Moore, graduate man
ager of athletics at Harvard. Moore
was asked II he We're not arranging
r.uch more difficult schedule for Har-
yard than usual in taking on Penn
State, Georgia (Which, 1t was explained.
would have powerful eleven). Centre.
two games which 1t really desired
most to win. Moore's reply was this:
yes, I suppose We are. But, you
know, We have been winning SO long
that I believe it would be good for
us to get a whipping. That may seem
on 1t that we are going to try to
keep on winning. but nevertheless
think that there Is such thing as
too much success"
George Washington is pleased with
its showing against Georgetown. The
Hatchetites believe within another
year they should be able to put on the
Held an eleven strong enough to bat
tie the Hilltoppers in an even strug-
gle. And undoubtedly Georgetown
will welcome such a team in q Hatch.
elite uniform.
G.. W. U. has advanced so much In
It's development during the past year
or since last fall. that 1t is much en-
Gouraged when II looks to the future
lpe SCdi oI tNe lednl IlOIH now Oh
will be its bat&s With Catholic Uni
Yersity on Thanksgiving day, and II
that contest can be won the Hatch
stites will rest content until aaothe er
season rolls around.
URivevsity Of MARYLAND, against 9
Notwithstanding and more expe.
rtenced aggregation, was outplayeo
and beaten by North Carolina in Bal.
riInore. And that game was remark.
able for the brilliance of the open.
field work of the North Carolina elev-
en- and for the agility and clevernese
OF Johnson. one of the Carolina backs
Maryland players had been instructed
to watch johnson running from .
halfback's position and In receiving
forward passes, yet could not stop
him. johnson was on the receiving
end of nearly all forward passes, and
when he was going to run around
end or off tackle he took different
positions.
Maryland players knew when he
Was due to receive passes, knew when
he was to start around end, knew
when he was to hit the line, because
varying positions Of the men in the
Carolina .backfeid were fine barome-
tors. Still they could not stop the
auburn haired veteran. johnson gave
about as fine an exhibition of offen-
si"e foot ball. in advancing the ball
himself. as any man in this section
has in years.
Catholic. Cnive .slty, against a pow
erful and veteran eleven at BucI.nell.
could not be, expected to accomplish
much 1t was defeated decis;veiy. but
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