Evening star., 1923-10-01

to Atlanta to meet Georgia Tech, Ur
New Haven in Yalc's first game, w
ington and Jefferson at Washingto
travels to Penn State and William
University.
North Carolina State did not max
much of a showing in its opening
game with Roanoke. unless. of course.
the latter is much stronger than 1t
had any right. to expect TO be. That
il should accomplish much to its
credit against the powerful Penn
riously considered. North Carolina
is said to have just about as capable
eleven AS represented 1t a year ago,
and II 1t has it should make Yale
contgst and Yale will be in it's first.
Did Well Last Year.
Last year North Carolina made a
ing the goal line once or twice, only
TO have the touohdowns called off
because of penalties. However, il is
the writer's opinion that the. Tar
capabilities of Reds Johnson more
than they seem TO think.
Washington and Lee has a good
eleven and II may be that il Will rise
just as great heights as it did year
ago against West Virginia. II is not
likely, though. that the future part
OF the Generals season will be risked
by trying to develop the team to a
point where IL could make such a
showing as it did in that o-to-o game
at Charleston.
Judged on its showing against
OElethorpe. Georgia Tech probably is
just what its coaches have stated
that il would seem that Virginia Mill
tary Institute has a fairly even
chance for a victory. Georgia Tech
is exceptionally hard to beat on it's
own field. but if any team can do it
that team is V. NJ. l.. because no mat
ter where Il plays it never lacks for
pen and Willingness to play the
hardest kind OF foot ball.
While other south Atlantic institu-
tions are sending their teams on long
journeys, the University of Maryland
makes short jump to Philadelphia
for another go with the University of
Pennsylvania. Last year Penn was
somewhat taken back because it did
= tot rGu oil over the old line players.
and this year has confidently express
ed its intentions as to what it eX
peets. especially as it is claimed by
Penn itself that its team is the
strongest in the whole history of
foot ball at the university.
To-day probably is blue Monday at
the University OF Virginia. Last
week the writer predicted that, if
Furnan University possessed A team
as strong as il turned out a year ago,
Virginia had taken about as big
lite as it could chew. However, even
in defeat Virginia may take conso-
1auon from the fact that it showed
,rSal offense. 1t seems to have
made the mistake of developing its
offense at the expense of it's defense,
AS F'urham had little difficulty MAX
ing good an opportunity to score
when, 1t got the ball in the second
half But that is something that
may easily be remsdied, and Vir-
ginia's defeat, rather than ind!cat-
ing weakness. really holds in it fac
tors which presage considerable sue
cess before the season is over.
GEORGETOWN and University of
Maryland won their games just as
every one expected. The Blue and
Gray, was not hard pushed to beat
George Washington and the Black
and Old Gold actually found less op-
position than it looked for
Georgetown outweighed George
Washington. had faster and better
backs and stronger and more expert
enced linemen. With that combina-
TO win. And, while the Hilltoppers
have come in for no small amount
OF criticism because they did not run
up a big score. it might as well be
remembered that Georgetown had
nothing to gain by scoring any more
points than it did. twenty to moth
ing was just as good, from a George
town point of view, as a million to
nothing. Any one who doubts that
the Georgetown squad could not have
heen popped up and scored many
more points than it did does not know
foot ball.
University of Maryland could have
scored more points than it did against
Randolph-Macon had it so desired,
but more were scored as it was than
really should have been. And in
the same way Pennsylvania prob
ably could have whipped Franklin
Marshall far worse if it's coaches had
been of that Eo.ion.
Macon was nothing of which to feel
particularly. proud. The Virginians
had a lot of big men. but We're woe
fully weak in football knowledge.
The College Park school put on the
fed team that differed very little
from that which represented it a
year ago. with the exception that
there it not now present as much
backfeld material. For the first ten
minutes MARYLAND played good first
game foot ball, but after that ii let
up.
George Washington should not have
heen expected to do any better
it should not let the loss of that con-
lest make il feel pessimistic over the
outlook for the season. The Hatchet-
ties evidently have the strongest
eleven that has represented them
since they resumed foot ball three
years ago, and should make good in
the remainder of their games. George
Washington probably will wind up
it's season with a good record.
Georgetown begins today to prepare
for the game with Marines Saturday
at American League Park. The whole
week undoubtedly will be devoted to
development of the forward pass and
the building up of greater cohesion
between the line and backfield. The
Hilltoppers expect to avenge their
last years defeat by taking the meas
ure of the Quantico men.
without GOettEe in the lineup
against Washington College in a
game at Winchester the Marines were
not very impressive, according to a
ha fch Or rln Thpra