Evening star., 1927-10-25
ny III. {. BYRD.

w WASHINGTON AND LEE WI
q hring here this week tn face
NA Maryland the best foot bai
team that has visited Wash
ington in n long White. a'
co,dinc 20 Burton Shiplcy. Old zane
coach. who watched the Generals hSa'
University Of kentucky, - to y, las'
Saturday.
I, is Shinley's opinion that the eN
c,,lent showing made SO far ny 'ht
Lexington eleven is based on the ta''
that they have about the StfonEeS'
and most versatile eleven that ilas
ever represented them. and that the
team is fully two touchdowns net'e,
than any combination that Maryland
has so far met.
$50 far as | could see Saturday.
saws Shipley. "Washington and Lee
has everything a good foot ball team
should have or needs. II Is heavier
than MARYLAND. and Maryland Is no'
light hv any means. and has benlnu lts
line far more experienced mckhFiu
The team is good at forward phsSln'
as we'll as at rushing and has IN Spots
one of the hest forward pass receivers
|. have ever seen. He is the same
Spotts who has been starring at center
in basket ball
Lott, Washington and Lees best
back, did not play against kentuckE'
but he probably will be in the lineup
Saturday. Last season he broke n
bone in his ankle and this year the IN
iiIrv seems still to he bothering him
However. I have not watched a more
versatile backfield nor a better look
ing team. If there is anything the
Washington and Lee eleven cannot dc
then it was not evident against Ken
tucky. 1t gained ground by running
ulays. and when ii could not gain by
running 1t gained by forward passing
and any time the team was stumped
Its punting was brilliant.
1--WE are IN for merry time Sat
urday afternoon. and that is not said
fer the benefit of our squad. either.
The last two years Washington and
Lee has won from Maryland IN what
really were great games of foot ball.
Two years ago a b:under in the clos
ing minutes gave Washington and
Lee victory by to 3 and last Fall
the Generals took a TO contest.
Right now the 5eams seem Capable of
r,ttting up another great battle. m
less, on account of the difficult sched'
ule each is playing, one nf them
breaks unexpectedly.
}sMdTNldNu mas Il naiu team W tVd
and for years has had rather happy
facility of playing its best foot ball
against the strongest teams. Against
Washington and Lee Saturday it will
be against a team that, according 10
Shipley. has been playing better foot
BAN. Maryland will have to put forth
greater efforts Saturday If it Is 10 beat
Washington and Lee than 1t has in
any of it's previous contests.
L Considering the kind Of schedule It
has PLAYED Maryland is in fairly good
shape, though two of its players are
on the shelf. Snyder, halfback. nho
did not get in the game with Virginia
Military Institute Saturday, should be
ready, though it is doubtful about
kessler, who injured his ankle late in
the first quarter at Richmond. Croth.
efs, right guard, who has been out for
two weeks, played half the game at
Richmond and ought to be IN shape by
Saturday to go full contest.
Probably about as good as the
Washington and Lee-Maryiand game
will be the Marines-CatholicU University
contest at Brookland. Marines have
q powerful and versatile outfit and
Catholic University, Notwithstanding
its defeat last week by Holy Cross, is
strong enough to give any eleven
some worrisome moments. In fact.
the Brooklanders are confident they
will beat Marines, So strong do they
think their team Is.
Marines have some players who are
better than any on either of the three