Evening star., 1928-11-01
H|LLTQPPERS SEE
TASK AS HUGE ONE
Declare Foe Has Wonderful
Team and That Strong
Is Great Back.
BY H. C. BYRD.


the strength as gridiron machine that
the New Workers have. but those In
charge of athletics at the local school
feel that this week the team should
reach its zenith, and against the
Gotham eleven provide the best foo;
ball it has played this season. 1t also
felt that New York U. put too much
store by its game with Colgate last
week and that this week 1t may not be
% formidable as machine.
"New York University has one Of the
greatest foot ball teams you ever saw
said one man on the Hilltop this
morning in Ken Strong. one of the
best backs in the country, If not the
best. The New York eleven is powerful
as a unit and this chap Strong seems
able to do almost anything there is to
he done on foot ball field. But we
have a mighty good eleven. too, better
eleven than generally is thought, and
It seems to me good fighting chance
to win"
Coach Lou Little is spending the most
Of his time this week getting his team
ready defensively to stop Strong anc
his cohorts in one of the greatest
attacks possessed by any eleven IN the
country. And II Little succeeds in de.
visins a defense to break down thai
attack and prevent Strong and his
mates gaining ground more or less con-
sistently he will succeed in doing some
thing that no other coach this year
has accomplished Such a result would
be great for Georgetown and a real
feather in Little's cap.
A good many Getorgetown people
are planning to leave here to go to
New York for the game. A special
round-trip rate has been obtained and
If seems certain that quite band of
Blue and Gray supporters will make. the
trip.
Most important of all games in the
South this week is that between
Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt at At
lanta These teams seem to be just
about at the top of the Southern Con-
ference pile right now, and without any
doubt are among the first five elevens
In the whole South if not V.le first two.
The game should be one of the best
of the year, and possibly may be the
best.
McGugin has at Vanderbilt one OF
the strongest elevens he has developed
ia the whole IS years in which he has
been coaching, and Bill Alexander has
about the same at Georgia Tech. Both
have gone outside their own territory
to inset schools of the North, and both
have won. Vanderbilt beat Colgate and
Georgia Tech trounced Notre Dame.
Last year the two schools played a
0 to tie at Nashville.
Both have open styles of play, and
both throw passes from one end of the
field to the other. Georgia is using
an offense which is something of a
cross between the old shift plays Of
Hsiseman when the latter was at
Georgia Tech, and Notre Dame, while
Vanderbilt adheres almost entirely to
the short kick formation in vogue at
Michigan.
Alabama goes to Madison, Wis.,, to
try its mettle against the University Of
wisconsin eleven. Wallace Wade, while
he lost to Tennessee, still has power
full team and may give the Badgers
something to think about for long
while. Probably whatever odds there
are on the game ought to favor Wis
conSin, but it would not be a great
surprise II Alabama trips up the Mid
die Western combination.
The best game here Saturday Is be-
tween George Washington and William
and Mary. The Buff and Blue has
hope of breaking into the won column,
as William and Mary has not been do
ing 50 well this Fall. If George Wash
inGton strikes a gait, of which its sup
a surprisingly good showing against the
Williamsburg collegians.
George Washington has some good
material but has not seemed able to
get it all on the field at the same time
because of injuries, and in no game
this Fall has presented its strongest
lineup.
If William and Mary faces the best
George washington has 1t will have a
hard time carrying back victory, but
If it faces a weakened local eleven, then
the game, as far as George Washington
Is concerned, is as good as gone now.
Catholic University is getting ready
for its game with Rutgers, and gener-
ally speaking the Brooklanders feel that
they have at least an outside chance for
victory. Rutgers has not been doing as
we'll this year as it has in some past
seasons, and, while Catholic University
has not been as strong as 1t was last
season, still it is playing just as good
foot ball. AS matter of fact, whether
1t wins or loses, the Brookland eleven, as
long as it is under McAuliffe, will play
good foot ball.
Maryland journeys TO Norfolk to meet
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and is
not going to have its full strength on
the field. Both ends and three backs
are on the shelf as result OF bruises
and strains in last weeks game at Rich
mond, and it is certain that at least two
or three of these will not be ready. II
is doubtful If either Dodson and Heagy
ends, or Kessler and Radtce, backs, viii
be able to play at ALL
With three regulars who have been
on the injured list sure to return. and
with a chance of another being able to
get back in action, Gallaudet will pre-
sent q much stronger lineup against
Shepherd College Saturday. at Kendall
Green; than 1t has been able to assem-
bic In. recent games.
DYER and zieske will return to the
backfield and Reins to the line. and
Grinnell. regular tackle, may be able tt
again take his place.
Coach Teddy Hughes, however, Is
somewhat concerned about his line. aS
Byouk, end, may be unable to play be.
cause of bad knee.
II the Shepherd eleven furnishes Gal.
laudet with the tough opposition the
West Virginians gave the Kendall
Greeners in basket ball last Winter
Hughes proteges will find the visitors
tough nuts to crack.
Coach H. Watson (Maud) Crum wa!
TO send his George Washington grid
ders through their final hard drill thi'
afternoon in prenaration for Saturday.
game against william and Mary II
Central High School Stadium.
Lem Jew, Chinese, is the lates
promising addition to the Colonial foo
bali forces Yesterday this boy, hold
ing forth at center for the Freshmen
showed to decided advantage in ever.
department.
THREE BIKE TEAMS TIED.
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