Evening star., 1928-11-21
BACKFIELD AMONG
DIXIE'S STRONGEST
Maryland Defense Will Have
to Be Strong to Hold
Invaders in Check.
BY II. C. BYRD.

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NN MARYLAND Saturday at Clark
Griffth Stadium, is said tc
have one of the best back.
fields in the South "a backfield but
little IL any inferior to the quartetS
back Of Georgia Techs and Tennessee
lines. White is a brilliant fullback anc
has in his three years with the Gen.
erals gained as much ground as any
other back in the South, in all prob
ability Lott Eberhardt, Barnett and
Thibodeau are other men on whom the
Generals depend most to advance the
bail.
Last year two of these backs did bril-
liant work against Maryland. White
vent into the game in the second quar-
ter, after being held out Of the first
and plunged his way down the field
for a touchdown, carrying the ball
every time.
Lott made a play that took Mary
land by surprise and was directly re-
Sponsible for the second washington
and Lee score. Maryland had kept the
LeXingtonians backed up against their
goal line for nearly a whole period.
and about all that they were doing was
punting from around their own To-
yard line
Lott. however. decided that ought to
stop, so he dropped back on his own
goal line and started run around end.
The play so surprised the Maryland
ends and secondary defense that Lott
carried the ball past the middle of the
field before he was pulled down.
Good Ground Gamers.
Eberhardt and Thibodeau also are
brilliant ground gamers. the latter es-
pecially being fine in broken field.
Thibo0eau was star of last years fresh
man team and before entering Washing
ton and Lee had exceptional high and
preparatory school foot ball experience.
Washington ana Lee has lost more
games than it has won. but has played
gnod foot ball in every one. For in
stance, against Princeton, the Generals
lost by Is to 13, gaining ground freely
and giving Princeton real scare, but
could not hold Princetons offense. Two
touchdo1ns against Princeton is a real
ccomplishment, when it is considered
that Yales, Ohio States and Cornell's
combined scoring efforts against the
Tigers resulted in a total of 8 points.
Washington and Lee plays about the
same ki2d of a schedule that Maryland
does. both schools going through hard
games every week from the beginning
Of the season on. This year neither
has had letup since their first South
ern Conference contest the first Satur-
DAY in October
Washington and Lee has met West
Virginia, Princeton. Tennessee. Virginia.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, North
Carolina State and Kentucky and has
given every one Of its opponents a real
battle. Its best games have been played
against Princeton and against North
Carolina GAfA taxi
80 70 s. The worst game it has played
vas against Virginia. 10 which il lost
l3 "a 20. Washington and Lee. despite
It's defeats, has one of the best scoring
eleYens in the South.
Must Look Ahead.
Both the Generals and Old Liners
have games Thanksgiving day. the
former being listed to 90 to Jacksonville
to meet Florida and the latter to Balti-
more TO play Hopkins. and neither,
after going through a hard season, is
likely TO get as much rest in four days
as it needs.
Both Washington and Lee and Mary
land are likely to play open games Sat-
urday. Both have good running at
tacks and both are willing TO shoot the
ball through the air at any time, and
dc. Also Maryland, as we'll as wash
lngton and Lee. has in its backheld one
or two men who can go once they get
started. In all probability the game
will be Just about as free a ground
gaining exhibition as has been seen
here in long while.
Other Teams to Play.
Georgetown and Gallaudet are the
only other local elevens scheduled to
play Saturday the former against Ford
ham at New York and the latter against
Bridgewater College here. The Blue
and Gray expects to win from the
Gothamites but not without a real
fight. They realize that Fordham will
put forth every possible effort to get
the long end of the score because of
the prestige such a victory would give
them. Little is working his men this
week with the, idea of getting them
back in shape physically. and his task
is not easy considering the dificult
games through which his men have
gone.
Gallaudet ought to win its final con-
test. The Kendall Greeners have done
we'll this year, considering their limited
material, and to wind up their season
with victory would be fitting climax
for their efforts and something of a
reward for the hard efforts put forth
by Coach Hughes.