Evening star., 1925-09-28

While Georgia has been "doped" to
have one of the strongest elevens
in the Southland its one-sided vic
tory over Mercer indicates the dope"
is not far from right-it is not so GER
tain that it will find Virginia easy. AS
a matter of fact, Virginans are set
for the best eleven they have had
since 1915, and indications are they
will have it.
The game between Georgia and Nir-
Einia should prove one of the best of
the year. a year ago Georgia won
from the Old Dominion by to 0, and
at that time it did not seem Virginia
was anywhere near as strong as the
Crackers. If Virginia does compara-
lively as well this week. il should win.
despite the leanincs the other way
and despite GeorSia's s effort to get its
team in the best OF shape TO play Yale
al New Haven week from the COM
ing Saturday.
Georgia Tech took the measure of
V. NJ. |. last year by the narrow mar
gin of TO 0. The Atlanta eleven was
predicted a much easier winner than
that and that V. NJ. /. got such a
close game was something of a sur
ll4a>. ,IeuYgid Tech is much stronger
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satiliLy and experience. V. NJ. /. is
said not TO be so strong as it was Il
year ago. However, Y. NJ. | may be
the dark horse of the South Atlantic
section. 1t has d brilliant backfield
and if its big green line can come
through it will indeed take power
full outfit to take its measure. How
ever, the type of shift used by Geor-
gia Tech Is not one calculated to do
I; T,aft Id 10 OF of
green forwards. V. NJ. is showing
against Georgia Tech will depend al
most entirely on how well its for
wards cope with the shift plays which
feature Techs offense-in fact which
almost entirely constitute it.
That Georgetown and George Wash
ington won their opening games by
comfortable scores was only to be
expected considering the preseason
predictions of their coaches. Both
Lou Little and Maud" Crum stated
three weeks ago they would have
strong teams and the strength of their
statements was such that one could
hardly expect them to do anything
other than win.
Georgetown has big, powerful nine
and u backfield that goes well with it.
The Blue and Gray men acquitted
themselves Creditably in their opening
contest, and gave every indication
that they will carry out the early
practice predictions of their coach.
Georgetown, if the quality of its ma
terial, it's coaching and first-game
showing are real criterions, should
have one of its greatest elevens. In
all probability the Blue and Gray has
q better outlook for this season than
1t has had at any time in the last
do Dnrp MI i- hot troy-
than for any season it has ever faced,
which is saying something, when
Georgetown's foot ball history is con-
sidered.
George Washington has far more
experienced material than it has had
in uniform in years, and its general
outlook VieS for a place in the sun
with that 5of Georgetown, although not
to the extent of the Hilltoppers. OF
course, George Washington does not
play as heavy schedule and will not
have as strong team as the Blue and
Gray, consequently cannot attain the
distinction that may come to George
town. However, the Hatchetites are
strong enough and have a sufficiently
difficult schedule TO do greater things
than any Buff and Blue eleven Of re-
cent years has done.
Maryland opened its schedule against
about the heaviest team that has ever
played at College Park. In fact, few
foot ball teams anywhere average as
high as that Of Washington College
When any team takes the field aver
aging 1SS pounds there is some
weight standing around. Maryland
won, 13 to o, and under the circum-
stances did not expect to do more.
A feature of the three games played
here Saturday was the absence of in
iuries to players of either of the six
contendng teams. Not man was
hurt sufficiently to cause any incon-
venience.
One feature of foot ball which will
cause less and less injuries is the fact
that more and more the players that
come into college are of greater eX-
perience. The inexperienced man on
the gridiron, who is apparently strong
physically, is much more susceptible
to injury than the smaller man of eX-
perience. The boy who has played
foot ball two or three years in high
school and through the freshman year
in college usually knows how to take
care of himself. On the college squads
in practice session it usually is the
inexperienced man who is susceptible
to injury.
Washington and Lee. despite predic-
tions of "A brilliantly strong team this
year, did not accomplish as much as
many thought it might against Pitts
burgh. However it was pointed out
n week ago in this column that If the
Generals held the Pittsburgh conttn-
gent to two or three touchdowns they
should consider themselves to have
done we'll Considering that Washing
ton and Lee was beaten four touch
downs, but had out of the game It's
star back and best end, it is barely
possible that two or three touchdoWnS
might have been the final result had
Palmer and Thomas been able to play.
North Carolina, for the second con-
secutive year fell prey to Wake For
est in it's opening game last Fail by
7 to and last Saturday by 6 to 0.
The Tarheels seems to feel that be-
cause Wake Forest is in North Caro-
lima they have to play that school, and
the opening date is about the only
one that has been found available.
And, then again, Wake Forest has not
usually been as strong as it was a year
ago and seems to be now. Time was
when North Carolina trimmed the
Baptists almost as they pleased.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute is an
other South Atlantic school that did
not fare so extraordinarily well in one
of it's first games. Roanoke College
and gave the bigger school it's hands
full from start to finish.
Virginia Military Institute and Vir-
ginia romped away with their con-
tests, the former trimming Emory and
Henry by more than 40 points and the
latter getting ample revenge on Hamp-
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