The Washington times., 1924-10-30
L)OUGHBOY
ELEVEN
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Fails to Impress Critics Who
See Scrlmmage Against
. Georgetown Team
BY ROSS I. CONKLIN.

Football observers who followed
the every move of the TT. Benning
Infantry team in the scrimmage
against Georgetown, were not i'm
pressed. Those highly touted stars
who gloss the infantry lineup
were just so much boob until they
showed otherwise; and many Of
them failed to show any excuse
FOR being in a football uniform.
The infantry team came to Wash
angton touted as the bright star Of
the Army. Unless all signs fail it
will leave Washington touted as not
80 much, The observers marveled
and puzzled over the outcome of the
Fort Benning game last week when
the Infantry boys held the Third
Corps Area to scoreleSs tie.
Two of Georgetown'S first string
men, one a lineInan and the other
a back, and both experienced play
ers, argued over the outcome of Sat
urday's game between Fort Benning
and the Marines. The funny part
about their talk was not which team
would win that game, but by how
many points the Marines would get
victory.
Unless I'm sadly mistaken, the
Marines will beat the Fort Ben.
ming team by fifty points," said
one OF them after he had been
taken out of the SCTimmage.
eGKuvAn 4
more than thirty points, = the back
EetOrted. Wagers flew thick and
fast that the margin Of victory
would be more than thirty points.
A more nearly complete fiasco
could not be imagined than the Fort
Benning line. The men were rugged
and strong, yet Georgetown's light
forwards had them dizzy before the
scrlmmage had hardly started.
Imagine what Goettge, Ryckman,
McQuade, Groves and Neale will do
with that weak set Of forwards. The
Marines possess one of the most
ponderous line-plunging games ever
developed and a talented line is
necessary to stop them.
The Fort Benning boys expressed
surprise at the caliber Of football
played by Georgetown. The Hilltop
team is fast and shifty, and Coach
Little has them playing hard, ag-
gressive football.
There is only one hope for the
Fort Benning team Saturday. and
that is that they must skirt the
ends and use the overhead. game
until the Marines get silly from look.
Ing up and around.
Flashes of this game were seen
IN the scrimmage. Double and
triple passes, well-executed end runs
and straight forward passes were
pulled off smoothly enough. But
the Marines have an experienced
team and these open plays may be
turned into Marine scores by in
telligent secondary defense players.
Unless the Fort Benning team
can work the overhead game they
are more completely lost than
the proVerbial split milk. AS the
team took the field AGAINST
Georgetown it is unlikely that tire
Marines first string men will he
required for more than half the
game.
There is one loop hole through
which Coach Ray c. Hills lads NAV
escape. 1t may be that the PLAYERS
could not get properly fired up
against Georgetown in q scrltnmage
while Marine opposition may stir.
them up. Such things have been
known to happen before.
Coach Little spent large portion
OF the afternoon instructing the line.
mon Of the Benning team how to
use their arms and legs, AMI how
20 block tackle smashes. The way
Georgetown was carrying on was
simply outrageous, and Little knew
that bolstering was the thing the
3nfantrymen most needed. His in-
etructions may help some, il the
memory Of those instructed is longer
Ehan their hair.
Georgetown looks like a million
dollars. Louis A. Dougher, TimeS
sports editor, and former football
player. was frank in his praise Of
the Hilltop team. He believes that
Coach Little is on the right track,
and within reasonable period will
have q high.class team.