Evening star., 1923-10-22

Inc three OtneT DlStIlCt Teams
improved Catholic University eleven
Providence College, Gallaudet is slate
and George Washington will tackle t
Generally. the varsity teams of this
conflicts with few casualties. although
they participated in strenuous en-
gagements. Little work was &ched-
uled for any of them today. hut to-
morrow heavy practice will be re-
sumed and a few days of much rest
will follow before the big tests.
Georgetown evidently has much TO
do this week to ready Itseif Ior st1 1ns
the start of the season. the Hilltop
. pers Saturday revealed that their de-
fenSe, too. lacks strength. The game
with Georgia Tecf practically was a
repetition of the Marine match, with
the Hilltoppers soaring in the early
portion of the fray, only to drop with
a thud once the opposition found
itself. A more active line is s0rely
needed at Georgetown and probably
more cohesive rlay in the backfeid
would hcnetit the team to great ex-
tent. The team is far from being pre-
= pared for q schedule that includes the
. Sd Corps, Boston College and Buck
nell games within the next four
r weeks.
With their three grid victories
packed away. the 80 corps Area Stludu
is something to consider. On form.
the Doughboys should win here Sat
urday. for Coach Surlcs has deVel-
optd a real team a Camp Meade, al
though injuries have played havoc
with the squad since the start of the
. training season. SurleS believes in
. fier ccnesS and aggressiveness. and
e. tie scrimmages at the Ann Arundel
county camp bear all the earmarks of
regular contests.
will find that the
auerors Of Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute are no weaklings and that the
heavy and fast-charging line has been
taught to show no mercy to adver-
saries.
University of Maryland may enter
the North Carolina contest without
81 Hough, it's usually dependable guard,
in the lineup The former Tech
High School boy sustained an ankle
. Injury last Saturday that is expected
10 keep him idle for several days
Resley, who directed play in the first
but probably will be ready for sery-
Ice against the Tarheels. The re-
mainder of the Marylanders who
played against the Gobblers came out
of the game in good condition.
Maryland's group of quarterback
candidates are likely to be drilled
intensively this week, for it was
poor generalship, more than any
tnlHR else, lIdI SpOlleu the Oiu LIHc
teams chances for a win over the
Blacksburg men. Backfeld play was
faulty. too. Particular attention will
be paid to these defects by Coach
Byrd and his assistants during the
next few days. The advantage of
kicking off instead of receiving. also
will be impressed upon the Black and
Gold. To score over the Tarheels.
MARYLAND will need a well polished
team. for North Carolina has shown
that it is not to be despised on the
gridiron this fall.
That Catholic University did not
heat Mount st. Mary's more decisive
ly last Saturday at Emmitsburg was
due to poor judgment in selection of
plays and fumbling at critical mo-
ments. according to Brookland
athletic authority The Maroon and
= Black amassed much yardage, regis
- tering about six times as many first
downs as did the Mountaineers, but
at times when well under way, need
lessly resorted to overhead attack.
and on other occasions. when deep
in Mount St. Mary's territory, lost
the ball through fumbles. The
Brookand critic praises the work or
the Catholic University forwards, de-
claring them to be more formidable
than has been the case at the sub
urban university for many seasons.
None of the Brooklanders was
marred seriously in the fray. Lawlor
but they will be in the drills this
week. Catholic University's Hppo-
nent next Saturday has not been in
athletics more than half dozen
q strength. but Providence College
teams have been tackling such
Worthwhile aggregations as Boston
College and Rhode Island State.
George Washington showed marked
a Improvement in its game with Drexel
Institute and it is unfortunate that
d the Hatchetites are to encounter
instead of meeting some eleven In
its class next Saturday. The down
town men probably could make mat
ters intere"ting for one of the Mary
land or Virginia minor colleges. but
against even the second Marine com
bination it can hope to do little.
However, the contest should benefit
George Washington in that 1t will
give it much valuable competitive
p practice for games to come against
teams of relative strength.
~. GalIaudct could not be expected to
do much against the Marines. but 1t
may make more headway against St
Joseph's at philadelphia: The Quaker
gregation, probably is not as strong
as some of the other colleges on the
Kendall Greeners' schedule and
victory for the ashingtonians
would occasion no surprise.
1t appears that the Virginia coll
lege championship hinges upon the
game between Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and Virginia Military Insti-
tute at Roanoke Thanksgiving day.
with a fierce battle for the laurels
in prospect. The Gohblers are well
equipped for a big season, while the
Flying Cadets have demonstrated by
their triumphs over the Marines and
University of Virginia that they are
a host to be reckoned with. The
turkey-day scrap should be well
worth witnessing.
south Atlantic foot ball boasts of
two excellent drop-kickers this sea-
son In Don Rutherford of Virginia
Poly and Benny Arnold of Virginia
Rutherford's efforts Saturday against
Maryland at Griffith Stadium stirred
memories of the days of Harry Cos
tello at Georgetown. 1t had been
some time since Washington gridiron
patrons were treated to a kicking ex-
hibition that comprised a trio of field
goals, resulting from kicks of 3S, 43
and go yards in order in the first ten
minutes of a college game. Arnold
made his bid for fame several weeks
ago when he scored all of Virginia's 8
points with three field goals against
Richmond.
Southern conference colleges en-
gagged in bitter contests last week.
Tennessee and Georgia went through
two periods without score, but the
latter emulated the other big college
team of it's state and rallied in the