Evening star., 1927-10-10


to 10. and Virginia Polytech.
Y mic Institutes victory over
~ Colgate, 6 to 0, were outstand-
ing achievements of Southern
foot ball teams Saturday.
ANY eleven that wins from Yale de-
serves great credit, and when an
eleven gains the lead on the Ellis by
four points in the first half and
struggles through the other half with
that margin unimpaired too much
cannot be said in praise of it.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute did
not defeat Colgate, that always ranks
with the strongest teams in the North,
by any f1uke, but by superior Of
fensive and defensive play.
Yale must have fought a desperate
battle to overcome that Georgia lead.
Ii made 10 first downs in the fourth
suuarter, but could not develop the
final display of power to get the ball
across for a score. That Georgia
could hold together and win under
such conditions is a tribute to its
morale and to the fighting caliber of
the men making up its team. =
Colgate usually has been compelled
to play its big games away from home
and to lose On its home field must
have been an unusual experience.
That V. p. ]. could achieve what it
note, especially as it seems to dis
credit entirely the yarns that have
been prevalent to the effect that V.
p. I. was not very good this year.
Achievements of this kind by South
ern elevens against Northern teams
reflect great credit on the develop
ment below the Mason-Dixon line. And
1t is exceedingly worthy of note that
such victories have been increasing in
4 20 act FnNxr In
by, for q Southern team to whip a
Northern eleven was almost unheard
of but in the last three seasons sew
eral unkind thruSts have been extend
ed to the section where foot ball was
born.
Georgetown found itself opposed in
its game with Dayis-Elkins last week to
team that was just about as strong
in some respects and as weak in others
as any foot ball eleven could be. The
visitors had a good line, but behind
that line, especially on defense, was
nothing. A forward pass thrown any,
where to anybody apparently was sue
cessful for long gains.
Georgetown showed a team that,
while it had not as much opposition
as Coast Little expected. played good
all-around foot ball, although it has
as strong in many respects as the one
that wore the Blue and Gray in 1926.
GaIlaudef was unable to stop st.
Johns and lost by - to 0, while
George Washington took the measure
of American University and Catholic
University trimmed Loyola by one
touchdown.
1t was hardly expected that Gallau-
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Washington and Catholic II. were
looked for. Catholic u. continued. to
display the all-around good foot ball
it has shown in all its games.
1t probably would take a book to
chronicle the blunders made by Mary
land in the game it lost by one point
to North Carolina. Some of the mis-
takes it made were the A B C's of
foot ball, the kind for which the
coaches in the Washington high
schools would stand their teams up in
front of a machine gun. Maryland
played the first five minutes like a
real team. getting it's hands on the
ball in midfield and driving its way
down across the goal for the first
touchdown without halt. 1t was too
easy. though, and after that the whole
team Topped.
In the beginning of the second half,
with thre yards to go on fourth down
and the ball on North Carolina's 40
yard line, the field a sea of water
and mud, Maryland ran the ball into
the line instead of punting Had
MARYLAND punted, North Carolina
would have had the ball backed up
against its own goal line and, under
the miserable conditions, never would
have extricated Itself. Instead of
that, North Carolina punted to Mary
lands 15-yard line and Maryland spent
the remainder of the third quarter
fighting its way out from that predica-
ment. Late in the third quarter Caro-.
lima had to kick from behind its own
goal and three times in the fourth
quarter had to do the same thing, vet
Maryland blunders cost it advantages
IT should have made good. And it was
not only one player, but practically
every player, except Thomas. who
took part in the laundering.
Had North Carolina possessed a
real offense. it could have beaten
Maryland by three touchdowns. so
many mistakes did the latter make.
The Tar Heels, though, have the mate.
rlal for the greatest team in their
history.
washington and Lee, by a fourth
period rally took the measure of Dulre
University, notwithstanding that Duke
was picked generally to win. BriIIia NJ
running by White in the last few min.
utes carried the bali in successive
udsnes from midfield across the Duke
goaI hne' for the winning score. after
Duke mad led by Z to 6.
Georgia, Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt
AIaDama and Virginia Polytechnic
Instltute seem to be. the strongest
teams IN the Southern Conference
right. now, although that does not
mean they will hold that honor oil
year. Several elevens have consiaa,.-
able potential power and NAV COVE
through at any time to win from o,,o
or the mentioned outstanding conoht.
nations. coiiiDi'
If Georgia and Georgia Tech cor
Lnnue the way they are going fha
tr1i oi ,iieE ueIeatlng Yale and the latter
uIdiiS ldst week, then the contest he
f. rsIen theni IN Atlanta next month
probably wiz cause about as mucb ~
citement in the State of Georgia as % =
declaration of war. And. incidontallt.
from this distance it seems that ~
contest ought to be just about as nrn-
ductiVe OF as much good foot ha1i as,
is hkeiy TO be seen in any other cor.
test in the South. e0'''
Another eleven that seapos - -
striding along its winning wav 10 W. n
ginia Military Institute. The CADET
TOOK Roanoke into camp nv a. r. q
last week, and Georgia Tech had the
tlme or It's life beating them bv one
touchdown. N-'S
South CarOlina's victory over vir.
EIiila was entirely unexpected except