Evening star., 1928-11-26

comment. Right at the beginning OF
the year apparently assaFesalt of prac-
stice for some cause unknown, the man
who was expected to be the star OF the
Navy backfieid came to his death. Navy
lost its first three games, then began to
pull itself together, until toward the
end of the season the Navy was team
that whipped Pennsylvania and Prince
ton, two of the country's strong elevens.
The death of that foot ball star may
have affected the morale Of the squad
to an extent unthought Of, and possibly
il was not until the squad began to pull
itself together in the latter half OF the
season that 1t showed its true worth.
What other elevens In the Middle
West could not do, Biff Jones Army men
did when they trounced Nebraska,
10 to 8. It was the first defeat OF the
wear for the Lincoln eleven, and it came
because Army played better foot ball.
Facing line he felt would be invincible,
Jones built his attack around a passing
game that involved eagle in throwing
and receiving capacity. Jones tactics
were good and he won from what
physically may have been more power
full eleven.
Indiana outrushed and outpassed
Purdue, but lost by to IA, which means
that Bloomington will be clothed in
gloom for another year. For Indiana to
| lose to Purdue, from the viewpoint of
Indiana, is much the same as If Jim
| Corbett, Gentleman jim" were to get
| knocked down in a first fight by a
stevedore. The Boilermakers, as Purdue
/, is called, owed their victory mainly to
| the wonderful punting Of WEIGH and his
4 I1<1 oh fr,
| thrown by Indiana and running them
back for good distances.
Michigan rose in it's might Just at
| tl.e wrong time for Iowa, as the latter
would have been in an excellent position
! for a claim to Western Conference
| laurels had it been able to beat the
Wolverines.
Local schools all were yictors, and
perhaps the victory which was best de-
served and for which real earnest ef-
fort was put forth under great disad-
| vantageS was the sweeping one Gal
laudet won over Bridgewater College
The Kendall Greeners go through foot
ball season after foot ball season with
far less material than any OF the schools
they play and very few students to
draw from, yet stick to their guns and
of1er no allDl, no matter by now Dig q
score they may lose. For school that
does that everybody should join in eX-
tending hand of congratulation over
its success.
Georgetown took the long end of tbs
score in its game with Fordham with.
out much difficulty and probably coulo
have won by bigger count had it sc
desired. The Blue and Gray scorec
two touchdowns early and then coastec
along until the latter part of the con-
test, when it made two more. Tht
game with Detroit University now il
the Blue and Gray's final objective
and just what that objective means ii
the way of competition may well b'
realized when it is mentioned that De-
troit U. has not yet been defeated.
! Maryland finally won from Washing
Y ton and Lee, and won without an,
e doubt about the victory being deserved
! The Old Liners, except for three or fou
= lapses, which involved mainly fllmblinl
Y the ball, played we'll. Washington ant
Lee did more to stop Maryland's pass
e ing attack than other eleven has thi
season, but in doing SO weakened it
! defense considerably against the run
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