Evening star., 1928-10-15
Rough Road Is Ahead.

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Georgetown's real tests will begin to
come two weeks from now. 1t has met
three easy elevens and meets another
this week, but it will strike harder op-
position in Duke University Ocober 81,
and after that meets teams that are
about as good as any in the East.
New York University on November 3,
unless it slumps, is going to be real
problem, considering its one-sided VIC
tory over Fordham, which was sup
posed to have an exceptionally strong
combination. Then Carnegie Tech and
West Virginia on consecutive Saturdays
will not add anything to make the way
OF the Hilltoppers any easier.
Catholic University is not nearly as
strong as it was ear ago. 1t has
fine backfield but weak line.
George Washington seems to have en-
countered sterner opposition than last
season with less material to combat it.
Without injuries the Buff and Blue
would be strong, but with small squad
anyway. injuries already received are
extremely costly.
Gallaudet is playing good foot ball.
but has been up against elevens made
up Of better material.
American University is shy of material
and could hardly be expected to do
anything more than it is.
Maryland has team just about as
good as its eleven of last year. is play-
ing good foot ball, but has suffered
from mechanical mistakes that occurred
at most inopportune times. If the Old
Liners can stay free of injuries and get
all their ball juggling out of their
system, they should be just about as
good as any other eleven in the section.
All Busy This Week.
This week the local schools meet
teams that are not as strong as the
ones played last week Western Mary
land, to be played by Maryland at
College Park, probably is the most
formidable of all. That school, coached
by Dick Harlow, has in the past two
years made an enviable reputation for
success, having won practically all its
games. Last week it went down before
Temple University in Philadelphia by
one touchdown. and Temple is reputedly
one OF the strong elevens in that section.
Georgetown faces West Virginia Wes-
leyan in what should be another easy
victory. George Washington goes I'D to
Latrobe, Pa. to meet ST. Vincent's Col
Iege. Catholic University journeys to
William and Mary at williamsburg for
night game. and Gallaudet entertains
American University.
The surprise of the invasion of the
North by Southern eleyens last week
booK place just where 1t was not expected
10, at Cornell. If there was one South
ern team expected to get a good trim
ming 1t was Hampden Sidney when it
met Dobie's eleven, but Hampden Sid
ney evidently felt otherwise and from
the flrst whistle put up a real battle.
Inc ithaca eleven was held 6 to 6 for
tnree quarters and it was not until the
Ioufth quarter that, with four fresh
packs IN the game, that Cornell got
under way and made the two touch
downs that enabled it to win.
North Carolina seems to have given
Harvard something of a struggle eXcept
IN the second quarter when the Grim
son, scored all its 20 points. The Tar
neels played dogged defensive game.
put It's tackles were not able to with
stand the battering they got from fresh
relays OF Harvard backs North Caro-
lima played good foot bali apparently
but could not make much headway
against the Harvard defense,
In the Yale game, Georgia took
oeating when 1t was figured it had an
OUTSIDE chance for victory 1t was
whipped three touchdowns to one. the
Yale "cripples" proving an exceptionally
Avely and competent set of young men.
1t was Virginia at Princeton which
earned the greatest laurels for South
ern elevens, holding the Tigers to a
o 10 draw. People who knew Vir-
ginia's potential strength and also
knew that Princeton does not have
very far advanced offense at this
time OF year, were fairly confident
that the Cavaliers would give the Tigers
real battle, and they did.
For the first time in many years a
Navy eleven has gone through its first
three games without point. And, while
no records are available, is likely that
this is the first year in all Navy foot
ball that a MILDLY team has pIayed
through its first three contests without
a point to its credit. Navy apparently
has f1ne defense, though, as it has
been holding well in all its games.
In the three contests it has lost.
only two touchdowns and one safety
have been scored against it, which is
about as well as the team could be
expected to do defensively against the
Scrong e!eVens 1t has faced. Its games
last week with Notre Dame was lust
as good as any Navy team might be
expected to play with Notre Dame.
IL was much better showing than
Navy made last year against Rockne's
elVeen.
West Virginia's victory over Pittsburgh
was something of a surprise. It was
not thought the MountaineerS would
be strong enough to take the long end
OF the score, but apparently have more
potential power than they have been
given credit for.
1t is likely that West Virginia was
rated early in the year as being weaker
than usual because it lost to Davis and
Elkins, which 1t has in previous seasons
pretty generally defeated, but since that
time the record of Davis and Elkins has
been such as to indicate it was not so
much West Virginia weakness as Davis
and Elkins strength.
West Virginia apparently is again
what it has been in recent years, strong
enough to give most any eleven ter
rife struggle.
Michigan suffered another setback
Saturday. Like the Navy, the Wolver-
ines probably are making out worse
this season than in any year in a long
while. This time it was Indiana that
gave the Ann Arbor school taste OF
; defeat, the score being 6 to 0. It Swas a
n-fO 0auaa until the fourth rgorind