Evening star., 1928-11-05


Unable to gain consistently by ordi-
nary offensive methods, the Blue and
Gray played desperate defensive
game that protected the seven points
the alertness and speed of one of its
ends had given it early in the contest.
1t is all the more to the credit of the
Blue and Gray that it could win in a
struggle in which its opponent had most
of the big guns and the best ammuni-
ton.
New York University can say for it
self that it should have won, but the
fact is it did not. 1t showed much
greater ability to gain ground than
Georgetown, but it made mistakes and
Georgetown took advantage of those
mistakes. When the end of playing
time was reached, Georgetown had more
points than N. Y. u, and it happens to
be on the number of points that each
team has that game is decided. That
Georgetown was able to win despite be-
ing outgaIned, that it was able to stave
off driving attacks all through the game,
and that it was willing deliberately to
score two points against itself in order
to get a more advantageous kicking po-
Sition should add to the credit that be-
longs TO it.
Triumph for H0yaS.
Winning that game Saturday was a
distinct triumph for Georgetown and
a fine accomplishment by Coach Lou
Little. 1t took team of men willing
to battle to the last ditch and it took
coach who had sense enough to
shape a defense that at the same time
was sufficiently resilient and stubborn
ly resistive to enable the Blue and
Gray to give ground in the middle OF
the field yet close up and prevent ad-
vancements when the ball was carried
too close to the goal line.
Georgetown has successfully cleared
its first and perhaps it most difficult
haurdle. only to find in the off1ng an
other that seems just as high and hard.
Carnegie Tech is to be met this week
at Albany, and Carnegie Tech in all
probability is just about as strong as
New York University. Coach Little
will settle down this week to the task
of bringing his men back to such
form as may enable them to cut an
other notch in the handles of their
guns.
Little's job this week is much more
difficult than it was last. No team
can go through game such as George
town played Saturday and come back
the following Saturday and do just as
well. 1t is possible, perhaps, to do
that. but highly improbable. Rest
probably is what the Blue and GRAY
warriors need more than anything else
and Little Is likely this week to put all
the time he can safely use in teach
ing his men to meet the Carnegie Tech
offenSe.
G. w. U.-C. U. Line Furnished.
George Washington took another
Wrapping, this time at the hands of Will
nam and Mary. The Virginians came
here with better eleven than they were
expected to have, and simply proved
their superiority. incidentally, the game
gives possibly something of an idea as to
the relative strength of George Wash
ington and Catholic University, as the
latter defeated William and Mary at
Williamsburg two weeks ago.
Catholic University played a great
game against Rutgers until the closing
moments, when without reserving
strength, the Brooklanders were beaten
oack for two touchdowns. Catholic Uni
verslty played just as good foot ball as
the New Brunswick eleven, but could
not cope with the fresh supplies of re-
serve strength it found itself against late
in the contest.
American University got It's first VIC
tory OF the year, defeating Bridgewater
College by two touchdowns to one. The
Methodlsts have been playing teams far
out OF their class, and it is significant
that 1t defeats the first one of about its
own caliber that it met.
Gallaudet went on rampage in the
Closing quarter of its game with Shep-
nero college, scoring three touchdowns
ana turning what apparently was close
contest into a decisive victory. At
the beginning of the fourth quarter
Gallaudet was on the short end of a
2l-to-20 score, but then something hap
pened and the Kendall Green players
took new lease on life.
University of Maryland had a great
battle with Virginia Polytechnic lnsti-
tute at Norfolk, though it lost by three
points. The Blacksburg eleven scored
a field goal and touchdown in the first
six minutes of the first quarter. but
could not get another point Maryland
made Its touchdown on the second play
after the opening of the second quarter.
The most remarkable part OF the game
was the running back of punts by Peake,
V. P. I. halfback. With one or two ex-
ceptionS, three men took dives at Peake
as he caught the kicks, but in one way
or another the back slipped through,
by or around them for big gains. Two
or three times he ran the ball back to
the point it was kicked from. Maryland
lost, but has no regret. 1t played good
foot ball, but simply was beaten in a
close contest in which it was not able
to muster its full strength.
Ohio State, facing Princeton with an
record, could not do what
was predicted for twin. The two
elevenS battled to a tie, to 6, before
one of the biggest crowds that has
watched a foot ball game anywhere
this year. More than $4,000 paid adj
Incidentally, the result of the
contest indicates that Princeton is far
advanced over what it was when it met
Virginia.
Michigan has been gradually coming
until now it seems that 1t has team
Just about as good as any of the other
Western Conference schools. A victory
by to 0 over Illinois is indication of
how rapidly the Wolverines have been
developing since they took beatings at
the beginning OF the season.
Alabama was not able to beat Wis
consin in its game at Madison. but
made about as good a showing as ordi-
narily could have been expected of it.
1t was in punting that Wisconsin's
great superiority lay, as 1t gained an
average of IL yards on each exchange
of kicks A handicap of that kind is
exceedingly difficult to overcome. In
rushing the ball Alabama gained seven
first downs against ten for Wisconsin.
The game in which Penn beat Chi
cago reads something like fiction Chi
cago tied the score in the last two min
utes of play and the count stood 13 to
IS. And then after receiving the kick
of the Quakers threw 59-yard for
ward pass that produced a touchdown
and decided the issue. The Wilmer who
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