Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-17

maryland, North Carolina State and
Virginia Poly had splendid opportunities
last Saturday to better their positions
In the struggle, but were unequal to it,
A Maryland victory over the Wolfpack
would have put the former well up in
the ranking of the. octet and retrieved
some of the prestige it has lost on the
sridiron this year. \ North Carolina
State win would have done the same
for 1t. Had Virginia Poly overcome
Virginia, instead of Succumbing to the
Cavaliers, it would have been right 1t
the heels of the Generals, now credited
with the leadership.
Generals Fairly Consistent.
Washington and Lee has played more
consistently than any other of the eight
teams through a campaign marked by
the Inconsistency of the efforts of the
big varsity combinations of the South
Atlantic. South Carolina, of course,
has done better than the Generals on
a strictly mathematical basis. having
beaten both North Carolina University
and North Carolina State College, but
the Gamecocks are not meeting any
other repre sentative sectional elevens
and really should not be rated first in
the final analysis.
The Generals of Lexington have van
ouished Maryland and Virginia, teams
that have overcome other formidable OBJ
StacleS in the pathway to the title.
Maryland, for instance, has tOppled
North Carolina while Virginia has van
Quished Virginia Military Intitute and
Virginia Poly. However. Virginia Poly
held the sturdy LeXingtonians to a tie.
So far, the University of Virginia
eleven appears entitled to second rank
ing, being credited with wins over two
of its three great State rivals. Should
the Cavaliers win Thanksgiving day
they would clinch the runner-up position
in the section and probably stand SUI
preme were Washington and Lee to bow
to North Carolina State at Raleigh.
North Carolina and South Carolina
are the only other big teams of the sec
ton to have registered two victories,
and perhaps the latter ought to be
ranked after Virginia. even though it
meets no more sectional rivals. The
GamecockS won the only games they
had scheduled with prominent South At
lantic Contenders. while the TarheelS
can show only IAN even break for the
campaign. They have beaten Virginia
Military Institute and North Carolina
State. but fallen before South Carolina
and Maryland.
Among the other four teams there
seems little to choose. Maryland. Nir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute and North
Carolina State have paved four games
Zach, and each has a record of one vic
tory, two defeats and one tie. Virginia
Military Institute has played three
games to a record of one win and two
losses.
As matter of fact though there
probably not touchdown difference
between any two Of the eight teams in
the section. Consider that Virginia Poly,
that beat Maryland. he'd Washington
and Lee to a tie then fell before North
Carolina State. And that North Caro-
lima, beaten by Maryland defeated
North Carolina State. which in turn
vanquished Virginia Poly Maryland's
conqueror, and held Maryland to a score
less tie
If the North Carolina elevens win
over their Virginia rivals next week
and Virginia Military Institute top
pies Virginia Poly. determining the
South Atlantic champion would be
a worse task than solving the most
intricate crossword puzzle.
Georgetown managed to keep it's
feet well enough in the slippery GO
ing in Clark Griffith Stadium Satur-
day to score over the Sd Army Corps,
but in so doing it took a severe
physical beating. Several of the
Blue and Gray regulars We're so bad
iy battered they had to spend Sat
night III tLAt university HOS
pital, but, with the aid of Trainer
Pike Albaugh, Coach Lou Little eX-
poets to have a sound squad ready
for Saturdays engagement with 10y
ola at New Orleans.
George Washington, Catholic Uni
Tersity and Gallaudet emerged from
their last contests in fairly good
physical condition and will get into
plenty of work this week in prepara-
ton for engagements next Satur-
Gay. The HatchetiteS are to go to
Buffalo to face Buffalo University,
while Gallaudet will visit Philadel-
pha for game with st. Josephs
Coach Gormley still has much work
ahead at Brookland to perfect the
Catholic University eleven, but fig
ures it will be ready to make cred