The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-12
line FIGHT
ION BOOKS.
| At NAVY
BY louis A. Dougher

Watch for the greatest line battlt
E the year when Navy Bill" In
ram's AIiddies face Lou Little
aeorgetoYn's Hllltoprers at Anna.
plis. To the team whose linz
ntands up longer In the grinding
brushing, soui-searing fight will tha
victory go. Most OF the glory goe
% the balI.carrier, the harsh toll to
the forwards.
Georgetown possesses this season
butte the best set OF forwards m
It, history. 1t so happens that
Navy has much the same story to
tell it's line being one Of the most
formidable in the country.
On the wings, Georgetown win
have Captain Frank McGrath, a
master end II ever there was one.
and Carl Waite, a short, squat,
heavily-muscied giant tipping the
beam at 2O3 pounds. McGrath re.
mains out on the windy edge of
things on defense. but Waite falls
back into secondary to lend his
weight to the tackle defense and
the guard against the forward
heaves. Bob Gorlnley, a big, rangy
sort Of lad, replaces Waite on the
line when the opponents have the
han.
Russell Lloyd. the alert, speedy
fonng giant who, won the Col.
gate game BY recovering 8 fun.
PED BAH and running the length
the field for Q touchdown,
% HaFdwlck, . rugged giant,
re the Nays ends and they
&c quite IN . class with their
eorgetOwn rivals.
Nays captain, Wiekhorst, is q
le- OF parts. but he viii need ali
ability to hold Moose Mosko.
Hllltoppers' sturdy right tackle.
E1dy was a terrible menace TO
Michigan, completely. outnIavine his
man In the line to invdae the back.
field. but Georgetown Is willing 10
wager that he wiz have his hands
full with "Dud" Saur, q quiet.
modest young terror.
The greatest guard on Farrarut
Field will be Babe, the Duke Of
C0nnaughton, sporting the Blue and
Cray OF old Georgetown. Weighing
@lb pounds, and looking the part,
THIS young monster Is as good as
TWO ordinary players, Pittsburgh.
West Virginia and Syracuse In sue.
ceaaion failed to gain an inch
Through his position. On the other
and.t they were also powerIess to
reveut his breaking through to
FORK havoc in the backfield.
Against Babe. the Duke OF Con.
aughton, the Middles will have
ross, the strongest man physically
the Academy. Cross likes to
shatter the testing machines before
breakfast. He will have a merry
afternoon trying to shattsr Babe,
the Deuke Of Connaughton. The
betting at the Hilltop il that he viii
tail tomorrow.
derry Carroll, by pretty, con.
Alstent plugging, has earned the
rIGht to start at left guard for
eseORget0Wn.. He is one Of those
line mules who work hard and
quietly, entirely without flourish.
but with great deadIiness. He op.
poses Born, whose brother plays
Dm the West Point eleven. There
VIII be no quarter asked.
II either team has a weak place
Il is Nays pivot man. Hoerner
looked good against Michigan. nut
Osborn and Warren threaten to keep
Ahim on the bench tomorrow. I bis
3 the one doubtful place in the
Navy line. and Ingram cannot az
Lord TO make mistake selecting
Grigsby's opponent.
Grigsby Is a reYamped backfieid
player who has more than made
good In the middle of the line The
first and foremost requirement is
his lengthy, smooth passing, George
towns fumbles, rare as they are,
are seldom traced to poor pasres.
Grigsby looks out for that.
Georgetown's line Is bulky with.
Out being loggy. The forwards have
power In their charge and are
seemingly tireless. Lou Little Is a
wizard at instructing forwards and
his young giants have absorbed
about all there is to know about
line play.
Nays line. while excellent in
every way against Michigan, was
handled rather rudeIy by Colgate.
showing that 1t can be done.
Georgetown hopes to do as well as
Colgate did against those Middies.
There win be cheers innumer.
able for the backs tomorrow, but
most Of the real work will be
done by those Woodworking mules
m the lire. This goes for both
eieVens and the cheerIeaders
Pershing Will See
Avr,,,, al Nn.-,v