Evening star., 1924-12-04

with rev OF the better DaCRllclQS OF
But such are the quantity and quail
ity of the material in the hands Of
Hugo Bezdek, Johnny Beckett and
Jim Mccormick. Marine coaches, that
1t is doubtful that the equal in num-
bers and ability of the backs at
Quantico ever has been achieved on
any other squad.
Headed by Frank Goettge. one of
the greatest backs of all time. the
bali-carriers of the Marine eleven
represent what might with justice be
termed the acme of perfection in
their field.
May Hold own in Punting.
In all but one department of back
field play the Marines will enjoy an
advantage, in some instances a wide
advantage The Sd Corps possibly
may hold its own In putting. but in
forward passing, rushing, feld-goal
kicking and defensive play big edge
rests with the Leathernecks, to all
intents and purposes.
Goettge, Neal, Ryckman and Nc
Quade have been named g probable
starters in the Marine hackfeld. Be
hind this quartet would stand Groves,
Brunette. Henry, McMains, Chambers,
Dalton and others.
"a cluster Of stars gathered around
a luminary of the first magnitude
Goettge.
Against this formidable crew of
line wreckers the Sd Corps can ad-
vance a set of backs who would stand
out in any company but the best. II
Is likely that Capt. Prichard. Sd
Corps coach. will start Devens, Tim
berlake, Dodd and Dean.
In reserve he would have such men
as Noyes. Rifle. Jared and Hughes
VIII Do the PuntinS.
Timberlake and Rifrie probably will
do all the punting for the Sd Corps.
In form they should be as good as
Goettge and Neal, the men who Will
do most Of the kicking for the
Leathernecks.
Timberlake, who represents the Sd
Corps closest approach OF the in
comparable rushing power of Goettge,
gave a splendid exhibition Of punt
Ing in the contest with Fort Benning
some four or five weeks ago. His
kicks were long, high and nicely
placed
Rifle got a chance to show what he
could do in the way of punting when
the Sd Corps and Scouting Fleet en-
listed mems teams played at the sta
dium. His work was uniformly good.
Neal probably is the best punter at
Quantico, being probably just little
better than Goettge, everything con-
sidered.
Groves Clever Drop-Kicker.
At kicking goal from the field
Groves, former University of Mary
land star, who kicked Maryland to
victory over Pennsylvania last year,
has been the main dependence of the
Leathernecks. Groves is clever with
the drop-kick. He recently won the
Carnegie Tech game for the Marines.
The Sd Corps will have Noyes' toe
to fall back upon when 1t wants
points from q field goal. Noyes. for
mer Naval Academy backfeld star
and veteran OF two Sd Corps Marine
games, may not start, 1t Is said
However, It seems. certain that he
Will get a chance to show what he
can do before the battle closes.
In Goettge the Marines have a
superback, a man who hSs never been
stopped in the last four years with
any degree OF consistency by any
opponent of the Quantico elevens
Michigan, Detroit, Vanderbilt, George
town. the Sd Corps. all looked alike
to this human battering ram. who
combines great speed and annihilating
driving power with plentiful guam
titles of practically every other asset
Of a great back.
Good on Defense.
Besides all this offensive excellence,
Goettge would rank high among the