Evening star., 1928-10-11

The Blue and Gray, with its
Anal strength and probable results OF
its big games more in doubt than al
any time in the last three years, has
two more contests of a more or less
easy nature, after which it opens up a
series of exceptionally difhcult tests
that will last, uninterrupted, until the
end of the year. This week Lebanon
Valley is to be met on the Hilltop
and next week West Virginia Wesleyan
comes here, but, neither of these. is
likely to extend the Hilltoppers But
after that come Duke University, New
York University. Carnegie Tech. West
Virginia University, Fordham and De-
troit University, all of which are likely
to be the hardest kind of opponents.
Coach Lou Little has been bringing
his team along gradually. not only look
ing after the condition of his men but
also in building his offenSe and defense.
which always are learned much more
thoroughly when too much does not
have to be taught in short time.
Lebanon Valley is fairly sure to prove
lust a little stronger than either Mount
st. Marvs or SuSuuehanna University,
and next week Little is hoping that
West Virginia Wesleyan will be still
more difficult, so that the team Will
have worked up gradually to its flrst
hard contest. that with Duke University
on the Hilltop october q.
Duke Game Looming Big.
That game with Duke, incidentally Is
looming up for Georgetown as a real
battle, one that should develop far pet
ter and more interesting foot ball than
was expected at the beginning OF tne
season. Duke trimmed South Dakota
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and If it can beat Boston College at
Boston, irrespective of what 1t does
against Navy the following Saturday,
Georgetown may consider that 1t has
on its hands a worthwhile contest
There is considerable similarity between
the style of play at Georgetown and
luke and the contest ought to develop
into a free open struggle most delight
flll for the average foot ball follower.
Coach Lou Little is not saying much
about the ultimate strength of his team
but he is not at all confident that IL
will be as strong as it was last sea-
son or the season before. And prob
ably Little will not know until after
his first big game, until after the team
as a whole has been under real f1re.
The line is the same as 1t was last
year. and apparently ought to be Just
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not as capable center will be devel-
cped as Grigsby was.
It is doubtful If any man will be
able to play as much foot ball and as
good foot ball as Grigsby played in
that position. In fact, it is only
once in a great while that man of
the caliber of GrigSby is developed
anywhere, and if Georgetown can find
anybody this Fall who can do the
things in backing up the line that
Grigsby did then Georgetown may con-
slider itself very lucky. Give George
town another Grigsby and its line will
be better than it was year ago.
ScaIzi Is Fine Passer.
s About the only question in connec-
ton with the backf1eld at the begin
ming of the year was whether or not
a man could be found who could throw
q foot ball as well as Nork, who did
the passing in 1927. That question
has been eliminated, as ScalH is filling
that need. Now the problem is whether
or not Barabas. who has an old injury
to his leg, will be able to stand the
gaff of regular play. No question
exists as to bis ability, but last year
he was able to take part in only two
and go through, Georgetown's chances
will be immeasureably bettered.
Georgetown undoubtedly will be.
strong, but it must be strong to face
a consecutive list of contests that con-
sists of Duke, New York University,
Carnegie Tech, West Virginia. Fordham
and Detroit University. Every one of
these teams Is powerful and versatile.
and every one would be considered a
worthy opponent for any eleven In the
East: yet Georgetown must face them
all on consecutive Saturdays. Lou
Little job in handling his team to face
such competition as he has in prospect
is not easy by any means, and about
the luckiest break he can hope for is
to have one Of those teams slump and
not offer him such opposition as it
could were it at its top form.
This week Little will start his strong
est lineup against Lebanon Valley, and
expects, Of course, to win by a COM
Portable margin. The Lebanon eleven
has not shown anything this Fall to
warrant any feeling that it will offer
snw more opposition than. is sufficient
TO give the Blue and Gray good game
of the kind it wants It is not impos-
sible that Lebanon Valley will be strong
enough. with the breaks to give the
Blue and Gray quite struggle, but in
the ordinary course of things George
town should be a fairly easy victor.
II il said that ViIlanOva will bring
here Saturday for its game with Catholic
University a tackle weighing in the
f1eighborhood of 245 pounds. and 1t is
further claimed that he is one of the
fastest linemen playing college foot
ball. A press report has this young
goliath running the hundred-yard dash
in 10 seconds or less, but that prob
ably. in the language of the governor
of great State, Is "a lot of bologna" ="
No man that size can run hundred
yard dash in 10 seconds but even so
1t must be that the tackle in question
is great player 1t is said there is
not anything much in the way of line
play that this man of the name of
PoSsolano cannot do.
Coach Jack McAuliffe probably would
ike to have a lineman of that caliber.
A man Of that type is likely to be
almost as big as a whole half of
McAuliffe's forward wall. But size
never frightened any Brookland eleven
and McAuliffe's team will be in the
game battling for all it is worth no
matter how many big men Villanova
has on the field.
Gallaudet and University of Mary
land engaged in an hour Of scrimmage
Yesterday at College Park No attennt
was made to keep the downs. each team
taking the ball for certain length of
time and holding its as long as it de-
sired. The opportunity was taken to
give the Maryland men who did not
play against North Carolina last week
a good workout and these Marylanders
did practically all the scrimmaging for
their side.
The Maryland men who battled North
Carolina and leave tomorrow to face
South Carolina at Columbia were given
only a light workout, as they are lust
beginning to get over the effects of the
grueling game they went through
against the TarheelS.