The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-30
MARINES SEE NJ
DOOMED TO
DEFEAT
Catholic University Expected
to Break Devil Dogs VIM
ming Streak Here
Rr h. ID. THOMAS

by H. II. N1t1UN1AS
Those Quantieo Mart-es; properly
proud OF never having lost game
| in the Nations Capital since they
entered fast football company, will
lose that distinction before this sea
son is done OF all signs are con
trary.
Tomorrow fhe Leathernecks viii
face Catholic University's. eleven.
One year ago Catholic University
was crushed beneath Devil Dog
heels, but like truth. has risen. 4
good man refuses to stay put, as
It were.
And the Brookland head is held
high. This time the Marines from
Quantico will come not as, conquer
Ing heroes but like men determined
to do their best and hopeful, but
not reasonably expectant Of victory.
Catholic University on this occa
sion swings the upper fist. It's
record so much outshines the Ma
rines that Devil Dogs are found on
the short end OF rather long odds
The Marines have played four
games and in three of them failed
ranked low in the scale of football
ability in each case.
The John Carroll eleven held the
once fearsome Devil Dogs to-
scoreless tie. Canisius beat them.
to o, and by the same score they
lost to<eDetroit. They whipped the
John Knox eleven, 40 to .. This.
their lone victory, achieved little
prestige.
On the other side, Catholic Uni
versity fought the Boston Collegle
team almost to a standstin. though
losing to o; defeated Blue Ridge,
So To- 0; Vilianova, promising
team, 8 to o, and lost to Fort Ben
ming. 26 to 7. but under sextenuating
circumstances.
witnesses of the RrookIanders'
defeat by Fort Benning say the
score was no tip-off on the relative
strength of the combatants. Iatl1o-
lie University was leading at half
time, 2. to o, and when the contest
was resumed heavy rain storm In
serted itself into the proceedings.
Then the tide turned againSt the
Bfooklanders. Straight skill was
all but nullified. It became any
body's game and Fort Bcnning
proved superior under the touch
and go conditions of play. so It's
said.
Anyway, Catholic University, the
long downtrodden, finally has
turned out real football team and
it figures to make the Quantnico
Marines know defeat for the first
time in the Nations Capital.
Keenly intereste.< in the outcome
of tomorrow's game at Brookland,
no doubt, is Georgetown University,
which has billed Quantico for it's
Thanksgiving Day attraction.
When this game was scheduled the
Hilltop authorities accounted it a
game that would yield some much
desired revenue.
And a defeat by Catholic Univer=
sity would have the natural effect
of lessening the Devil Dogs draw
ing strength, particularly in view
of Georgetown's splendid record in
the present campaign.
Jack McAuliffe, the Catholic
University coach, and Tom Ready,
the Marines coach, are old cronies
They were football teachers at
Dartmouth together.
Among the leading spectators at
Inc game -JOHlOTTOW are SApSCteu
to be: The Secretary of the Navy
and members of his staff; Admiral
Edward w. Eberle, u. S. N. and
members of his staff; Major Gen.
eral John A. Lejeune, U. s. M. C.;
Major General Eli. K. Cole, u. S.
NJ. c.; Brigadier General Charles
f. McCawley, u. s. M. c.; Briga.
der General Rufus H. Lane, u. S.
M. c.; Brigadier General Dion Will
liams. u. S. NJ. c.; Brigadier Gen
eral George Richards, u. s. NJ c.;
Brigadier General Logan Leland,
u. s. NJ. c.; Dr. and Mrs. Samuel
M. Rinehart; Senator H. w. Reyes.
| The rector. Of the University, the
Right Reverend Thomas J. Shahan,
together with the deans of the diff
ferent schools and members of the
faculty will attend in a body
Through the courtesy of the Catho-
lie University management invita-.
tons have been extended to the
boys at Walter Reed Hospital as
we'll as to those at Mount Alto
and the Naval Hospitals.