Evening star., 1928-11-08


tions seems to be Georgetown
UniverS1ty'S speciality in foot
ball this year. New York Uni
versity didn't know what lick
ing meant until it was host to the Blue
and Gray last Saturday in New York.
And next Saturday Georgetown will en-
counter another unbeaten eleven in Car
negie Tech in the game at Albany.
The Skibos apparently are hardy
lot. They have a record of their own
to maintain the same as Georgetown
has, and they regard the struggle with
the Georgetown machine as an oppor-
tunity to establish themselves as one of
the great foot ball outfits of the year.
The Carnegie Tech crew is quite con-
fident it has the punch necessary to
stop Georgetown's string of victories,
but at that it is not Understanding
the ability Of the Hilltop team by any
means.
This Carnegie Tech team certainly
knows something of what the Blue and
Gray has in a foot ball way. In New
York last week there were three play
ers and an assistant coach of the team
in Yankee Stadium viewing the conflict
of Georgetown with New York Univer-
sity. Capt. Harpster must have gotten
an eyeful. So must have Karcis, a
stellar back Dreshar and Waddell, the
assistant coach. According to reports,
this quartet carried lot Of informa-
ton back to Carnegie Tech that is ex-
with the Blue and Gray.
Coach Only Timer.
This Carnegie Tech team, by the way,
probably is the only big college team
in the country that doesn't have an all
time coach. Wally Steffen is nomi-
nally the head of the foot ball tutoring
staff of the institution, but he only
sees his team about once week, and
then not for long, for Wally is a Judge
sitting in the courts at Chicago, and
although he thinks a deal of foot ball
and dreams a deal of foot ball at such
times he isn't listening to legal argu-
ments before his bench, he has to
stick around his job until Thursday
night of each week during the foot ball
season.
On Thursday night. however, he
boards a rattler In Chicago and the
next morning leaps out Of the berth
into Pittsburgh So Friday always is
a big day for the Carnegie Tech grid
ders. Then their head coach is on
the job with them. And he is on
the job In earnest too. For Steffen
Is so wrapped up In foot ball that he
seemingly forgets his assistants have
been giving the boys plenty work in
the earlier part of the week. He has
the squad do everything over and about
double also.
Steffen Is an optimistic fellow, so
optimistic that he makes his team
believe 1t is unbeatable. Were he around
the Skibos all week they probably
would feel they are the greatest lot
that ever stepped upon q gridiron.
Just one day Of coaching from him
In each week has them keyed to a
high pitch.
Fans Not Optimistic.
Foot ball fans In Pittsburgh, how
ever, have shown no inclination to
share the optimism Of the Carnegie
Tech team after observing the man
ner with which Lou Little's powerful
outfit put q decisive stop to the bid.
Of New York University for national
laurels, according to reports from the
Smoky City. Carnegie Tech, Pitts
hNrghers feel, will have to do much
more than 1t has done In q foot ball
way II Georgetown Is to be overpowered
In Albany.
The Skibos. though, are not bothered
by thoughts Of the Pittsburgh citizenry.
They seem to be working steadily un-
der the impression that Georgetown Is
just another team to be licked. While