The Washington times., 1927-10-18
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BY Louis A. DOugher


A fast, snappy workout is marked
for Georgetown's Hilltoppers today
with q. real "BIoody Wednesday
scrimmage on the cards for tomor
row, after which signal drills, kick
ing and passing practice and more
signal drills will complete Coach
Loo Little's preparations for Sat
urday's big homecoming contest
against the West Virginia Noun
taineers. There is no sense in de
nying the fact that the Blue and
Gray, respecting West Virginia
nightly. is going in with a door
die spirit that may result in the
best game of the season here.
West Virginia had hopes of play.
ing a victorious season. Then came
the visit to Pittsburgh and a de.
feat. 40 to o, with "Gibby" WEIGH
running wild.
That night, Coach Ira Rodgers
had a great awakening. On the
following Monday morning, he
re.arranged his lineup, whipped
1t together and then came a bril-.
liant tie, 7-tO-7, against the DOW.
erful Lafayette combination.
The new West Virginia lineup
will be sent against Georgetown on
Saturday at the Griffith Stadium.
From tackle to tackle Rodgers has
tall. rangy lads. They are heavy,
but not at the expense of speed,
and their hard charging featured
the Lafayette game.
In his undergraduate days Rod
gers was one of the leading for
ward passers in the country. His
most brilliant performance came
against Princeton one day before
the late Walter Camp, who went
into ecstasies over it. Camp at
once picked Rodgers for his all.
American team of that year. Nat
urally, Rodgers depends much on
forward passes, and his present
squad is most proficient In this
method of advancing the ball.
Rodgers has some smart ends
In Keefer, Hagberg and Garrett.
They are ever dangerous when
the leather is being hurled
through the air, and George
town is working hard in an eff.
fort to devise ways and means
of preventing their having too
great success Saturday.
Georgetown IL facing a hard job.
Steve Barabas is out for the season
with a broken leg, and with him
goes the one Undertaking back in
the squad. Lafayette was unable
to break through West Virginia s
forwards when the ball was inside
Of the 30-yard line last Saturday,
and so the Hilltoppers will hardly
try much line-plunging next Satur-
day.
The running game is likely to be
Georgetown's method of advancing
the ball, the running game and
passing. Bob Nork is q clever
passer, and will, undoubtedly, be
called upon for this speciality. Spec
tators always like the running game
for it provides open field action
that can be seen.
Georgetown alumni are coming to
town for this weeks contest. They
will attend a smoker Friday night,
whooping 1t up for old "Hoya,
Hoya, Saxa," and then help out
the undergraduate cheering section
the next afternoon. There is no
wildeyed guy so wildeyed as wild
eyed alumnus.
On the eve of the Fordham
contest, booked for Central
Stadium, George Washington
has lost Captain AIlshOuse. He
broke an ankle In the Rutgers
game and is gone for the season.
This IL q heavy blow, because
Coach Crum is now reduced to
IA players.
Fordham, much richer in material,
IL expected to make the most OF 1t
Saturday, sending in fresh relays
from time to time in an effort
to- tire out the Colonials. The
Maroon took q fine whipping from
New York u, and will do its best
to make George washington pay
up for it. but Crum's lads, far from
shtvering, are actually going out
to whip Fordham.
Light drills for all the District
elevens will be held today, with
the rough stuff coming tomorrow.
Catholic University must tackle
Holy Cross Saturday next, and will
take no chances OF having any OF
its stars injured, Coach McAuliffe
bearing down hard on the passing
game, which has brought such
good results thus far.
out at College Park, MaryIsY,d
drpls carefully for Saturdays con.
test with V. M. T., at Richmond.
The Terrapins emerged from the
V. f. |. game in good shape and
are going. to the Virginia capital
hopeful of victory.