Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-08
-FOUR TAKE COUNT;
THREE ARE UPSETS
Georgetown and Catholic U
Heavy Scorers Among
Capital Teams.
BY III. C. BYRD.

gan at the. hands of Ohio Wesleyan
Nays f1op for the second time in two
games, this time before Boston Col
lege, was the next. The other twt
whippingS were sustained by Notrt
Dame in its game with Wisconsin anC
by Colgate in facing Vanderbilt.
It is said that Michigan's defeat 4
the first sustained by it in an opening
game in rs years. And its defeat wa
decisive, too, leaving no room for belize
that 1t lost because of some f1uke. Tit
score vas two touchdowns and a flelc
goal against one touchdown. Navy wen
down before Boston College by to
making its second Scoreless contest ir
rs many starts. 1t seems that the Sail.
ors caught couple of unexpected
Tartars IN their first two battles, the
opening one having been with Davis
Elkins, lost by 2 to 0.
1t was felt that Wisconsin had iust
about an even chance to beat Notre
Dame, but 1t was not expected that II
would win so deciSively as to score three
touchdowns Either Wisconsin is very
strong or Rockne really stated a fact
when he said that he would have q
hard time developing a creditable
eleven.
Colgate went to Nashville with high
pected to have its greatest team in years
this season. But Vanderbilt also had
been doing some expecting, and Dan
McGuigin made good his part by beat
Ing the New Workers, IL to O.
Probably more big elevens will fall
from their high estate before the end
OF the year, but 1t certainly Is unusual
20 see Michigan, Notre Dame, Navy and
Colgate take beatingS on the first Sat-
urday in october. In fact, it is I'M
usual when one of them meets defeat
on an early date, and when all four 20
down at the same time conditions must
be exceptional.
Defeat Of both Navy and Notre Dame
takes the edge off their meeting out at
Chicago. No matter how big the
elevenS are, and no matter how skilled,
the game when they meet is not the
same u both have been defeated the
Saturday before. But, at that, 10000
persons will be sufficiently interested in
the contest to journey to Soldiers Field
20 watch the struggle. And despite the
defeats suffered by both elevens Sat-
urday, the game itself is likely to be
Just as interesting as far as actual play
Is concerned, as If they had won.
Georgetown and Catholic University
we're the local schools that emerged
from their games Saturday with VIC
tories, the former over Susquehanna
University and the latter over Ameri-
can University. Georgetown scored SO
points and Catholic University SO, sim
ply romping up and down the two fields
While their opponents were practically
helpless.
Georgetown indicated that It again
has great strength, while Catholic Uni
verSity is sure to do lot of scoring In
any game In which its line is equal to
or better than the forward wall of its
opponent.
Maryland, George Washington and
Galludet went down before their OBJ
ponents. George Washington was beaten
by Fordham by 3 touchdowns. And be-
fore 1t went to New York 1t was stated
that If it could hold the Fordhamites
70 or touchdowns 1t might consider
that 1t had done well. Galludet put
up brilliant game against Temple
University for a half, but could not
hold out against the more powerful and
versatile Philadelphia eleven In the
second half, especially as the latter had
plenty OF good replacement material.
Maryland engaged In one Of the most
hectic games In which It has ever taken
part, the contest being almost on a par
with that played with Vanderbilt last
year. It placed against North Carolina
an eleven untried, but which played at
times some remarkably good foot ball.
1t has In Snyder and Roberts two backs
who viii be hard for any team to stop,
and the team as whole Is pulling to-
gether better than in years.
North Carolina had much more ex-
perienced team than Maryland, but
even so, with any kind of a break,
Maryland could have won. It Is not
often that team Is beaten when it
scores 3 touchdownS and makes l6 first
downs, but that Is what happened to
the Old Liners. North Carolina took
greater advantage Of its opportunities
and made four touchdownS, and In
winning such q contest as that was at
College Park deserves all the credit
that goes to any victor as result Of
brilliant effort.
Virginia's much-vaunted eleven
slumped before South Carolina by four
touchdowns to two. The team from the
Palmetto State gave plenty of real evil
dence that its victory out at Chicago
was anything but fluke. Virginia had
secuted South Carolina and expected
20 win. Last year South Carolina won
from Virginia by a margin of point.
With far better material this year
than last, Virginia is likely to flnd It.
self In the position of not doing sc
well and then wondering why. The
answer may be found in the fact that
a young man who directed the team
a year ago, Hushion, is no longer doing
that Job. Virginia would have to be
potentially IS per cent stronger thiI
Fall ~ 10 xua11 uy1rayH IIYShiOY1 MO
at the helm.
Washington and Lee either has an.
other great team or North Carolina
State Is much weaker than 1t was las
season. The Generals simply took the
Raleigh eleven into camp Saturday bat
and baggage, running up 3S points
against g.
It is very very seldom that any South
Atlantic eleven representing one Of the
larger schools, beats another eleven o.
the. section Of the same size by am
such score as that.
South Dakota took a long trip t.
Durham, N. c., in order to take 25-to.
beating at the hands of Duke. Thu
Middle WeSterners simply do not seen
to be up to the standard of the Other
State universities of that region.
Southern Methodist University made
good everything that had been predicted
Tor It in giving the Army team at West
Point real battle. The Army won By
margin of only one point, and thos;
that knew the strength Of the Meth.
odiStS were not in the least surprised
In fact, before the game some opinion,
were expressed that Army would be ur
against real eleven and probably i
did well to win at all.
QuanticO Marines won their openin,
game by beating the Coast Guard eleven
IL to 0. Tom Keady's team did no
score In the first period, but counted
twice In the second and held the Coas
Guard outfit at bay without a lot o
trouble.