The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-03

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Referee 81 G. Taggart Rochester,
Iirnpire--T. q McCabe tHoiy Crossl
Head lfnesnn ant A. Buckh0ut t1oiy
Crosse Field judgeA ". Palmer
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NEW YORK, Nov. 8 The
wise blokes up in this neigh
borhood are rating New York
University 5 to 8 choice
over Georgetown for the game
This afternoon in the Yankee
stadium. This gridiron scuf-
fIe. which heads today's foot
bali calendar for the Eastern
sector. is expected at attract
mammoth gathering Of
$4,000.
Desnife yesterdays rains, tne
,,-,,tay Georgetown eleven will not
hs Handicapped at the start OF Lne
raetIa ~ i muddy field. for The
stadiTnn. sod has been completely COW
srad bv an immense rubber over
coat.
Had the rain sOftened the
s,alI II would have been 3 great
g..raican II the HiIItOppers, Tor
tg1a RI,,e and Gray operates p
fast running attack with shitty.
twisting backs, style Of play
wI,ich demands firm footing.
Every New York expert has picked
tIse Vfolets to turn back the blus
and GRAY lads by at least two toucn'
Sauv1g They base their reasons OF
M. atrenpth az the crunching Ni0lel
ssTfaclT that has trampled West var
~s,,ia WESLEYAN. Fordham ana COL
9afa They believe that the fiii'
s.nners TOO. win wilt before TINS
nowerflIl onslaught. But have these
critics seen the great Georgetown
Ina under fire? Georgetown has
me Of the most Formidable 1orWaru
walls in college footbaH Ioaay--s
forward wall that has not exhiplteu
itg real mettle. The test Will CONS
today. and there are those. kllos s,,.s
the mower in this Georgetown lnel
10 uyiII cav that the New Workers
viii have a gruelling battle on .iisil
hands. - ,..eIr
oni.,g with GeorgetoWn,s yaunteu
,,aasiI,e attack. which has been utli
izad with far-reaching results THIS
.-aar West Virginia Wesleyan anc
mite fell easy victims before THIS
,5acentive overhead offensive, aiao
g.hicix Meehan. the headmaster q
ina violets, has expressed Ieafs o.
this passing game.
They are also overlooking the
determination and gTimness OF
the entire Georgetown team. me
HflItOpDers are considered the
under dogs" and Head Coacn
lou Little and his assistants
are thankful of this c0nditiOn.
IT, 4 good omen for the players
wiz go into the game resolved g
laave the field Yictors. Georgetown
feanna in the past have arisen to
safea4 fayorites. And this HhItop
clever viii today carry into batlle
he traditional fighting spirit that
tas synnboIized Blue and Gray
eieyens of other years.
This seriousness on the part OF
the Georgetown gladiators ~ con
trasted with the carefree and nappy
moods that characterized them Al
sIaey departed last year Tor Ine
syracuse game. The GeorgetoWners
fi9nIIrhf they were superior tc
syracuse and their very department
"a the train and in syracuse before
the game belied this confidence
A a result, they were whipped by
1905 score, the only loss suf
Tered last season by the Hill
toppers.
This morning their faces were
grave and solemn, even the smiling
John Tomaini wearing serene ex
preston Yet, deep-rooted in tht
bosom OF every Hilltopper is thu
feeling that Georgetown vii
triumph.
It IS also interesting to learn
that no Georgetown eleven
since Lou Little took up the
coaching reins i'm 1924 has been
beaten by more than thirteen
points. In fact, this has been
accomplished but once and
that was when Syracuse tTipped
GEORGETOWN by q 19-to-6 tally
last year. Georgetown YOoters
can offer this as argument that
New York won't win by more
than two tOuchdOwns.
New York is wildly excited owe
t0day's engagement between tn
Violets and Hilltoppers, The gam,
has several angles that appeal t
football fans. Both teams are un
defeated and each run one, two il
the scoring. Georgetodn leads tn
East with $40 points and New Yorl
trails with It's points
Both are aspiring to nationa
recognition and, barring a tie game
che will drop from the field TO
nationwide honors. The game vii
also present q. bevy of potential all
American candidates New Yorl
University. with Strong. Hill, Lass
man, Grant and Myers and George
town with Mooney, Hudak, Carroll
sek Tomaini and others