The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-16
GRID. BOU 7
DRAWING
CROWDS
BY Louis A. Dougher

Now for the second bitter test q
the Georgetown Hilltoppers. Tw'
weeks ago it was the Pittsburgh
Painters, who battled the Blue an'
Gray to a 6-to-6 tie. Today 1t !
the West Virginia Mountaineer
from Morgantown. who are u
Washington for their first contes
against Georgetown since 1902.
Coach Lou Little has been work
ing hard to smooth out rough places
noticed at Pittsburgh. and in las
Saturdays "breather" against little
Washington College he tried severa
experiments which have been work
ing satisfactorily in the weeks prac
tice sessions on the Hilltop.
Like all football coaches. Little
declines to predict victory today al
the Griffith Stadium, but down
deep in his heart he must feel that
his team has an even chance
against the powerful aggregation
from the West Virginia hill coun
try. The Hilltoppers were bled al
Pittsburgh and reveled in the going,
They can hardly expect any rougher
opposition today than they got from
the Panthers.
Twenty-fOur years ago. when
neither Georgetown nor West
Virginia was more than a dot on
the football map. the Blue and
Gray triumpIed over the Noun.
taineers. to 8. They have not
met since. Today IL is possible
that they are opening a series OF
games which may develop into
Washington's annual attraction on
the barred field.
This is Homecoming day" for the
sons Of old Georgetown, and 1t is
being fittingly observed by the best
football game of the season for the
Capital. Both squads took their
final signal sessions yesterday, go.
ing through them with snap and
precision. A little walk this morn.
ing, just enough to Timber up their
muscles. is on the card for both
teams and then they will be ready
against each other.
Georgetown has no Jack HaG-
gerty this year. Neither has 1t a
Tony Plansky nor a Metzger;, But
it has Buclky O'Neill, Jerry Thonp-
son and Bob Gormley in it's. back
field and the Hilltoppers swear by
them, just as they do by Frank
McGrath and Carl Waite, those
sterling pickets, and the entire bat
tie line from tackle to tackle.
Lou Little was a great tackle at
PENNSYLVANIA and he is exceedingly
clever at training forwards. This
shows at once in the fine play Of
his Hilltop linemen. If any weak
ness threatens to appear in the ma
chine today, it is not expected to
be in the line.
Georgetown's line. Saur. Mon
son, Grigsby. COnnaughtOn and
MOsko, Is more than the prOverb'
ial stonewaIl. which smackS
wholly of defensive strength. 1t
Is a heavy, fast. aggressive COM
bination on attack. five young
giants who give all they have as
long as they last. giving it with
intelligence as well as sheer
strength. And. too. in Carl Waite
they have what might be termed
an assistant Gdchlc'
Moose" Mosko stamped himself
last year as a great tackle, with
bud" Saur not far behind. Both
should be in the forefront Of to-
days activities.
Weldon Monson, the Utah nam
moth. shapes up like a guard cap
able Of holding his own against
the best in the land. while Babe
Connaughton moves his 282 pounds
around with surprising speed FOL
one his size.
On the ends Georgetown has ar
exceptional pair in Captain Frank
McGrath and Carl Waite. Where
the former shines in receiving
passes, the latter does the work OF
two men on defense. West Wiz
ginia will have to be good Il
make much ground against Waite
or even in his general direction
He is the best end at the Hilltop
since Paul Florence starred there
Georgetown had a brilliant back
field combination last year. Three
Of the four have been graduated
but Lou Little has developed an
other capable quartet in Bob Corn
ley, Bucky O'Neill, Jerry Thompson
and Bob Nork The Mountaineerl
will have their troubles stopping
those boys IN the blue and gray
for they are steppers from first t.
last.
Franklin Gillespie may be seen
exercising his speciality today. He
Is a drOpkicker of skill that is
uncanny. He does nothing but
kick goals and, boy, how he can
kick them. If Georgetown needs
point or two to win today. and
IL anywhere within the Noun.
taineers' 40.yard line, Gillespie
will be seen running out from the
sideIine to do his stuff. Not
since Harry Costello has George
town possessed such skilled
drOpkicker.
West Virginia starts today with
out Straight at guard. Torn ter
dons keep him out of the lineuI
but Captain McHenry leads
flashy bunch of husky lads prime
TO travel at top speed McHenr
himself ranks with the best fol
wards In the country and is sur
TO attract attention before tn