The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-20
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By George A. Simpson
Leading the Washington and
Lee eleven that mixes with the
Maryland gridders Saturday
afternoon in the Clark Griffith
Stadium is Earl A. Fitzpatrick,
captain and ponderous ZOO
pound tackle.
Completing his final varsity
season FOR the Generals, he has
been one OF the outstanding wear
erg of the Blue and White and mas
given fine accounts in all games.
He has the heft to stand the bat
fegfnr that Is ieveIled at the
tackles. The latter are the strong
est points In any eleven and, once
weakened, the enemy should have no
trouble in gaining ground.
FITZPATRICK, d native Nirgdn1an,
who prepared at Roanoke High, was
the cut-up who marred innunerable
Maryland maneuvers in the game
last year which was won BY the
Generals by a 1S-t0-7 score. he
was the granite barrier that couldn Z
be blasted.
The unanimous choice for ALI
SoIIfh Atlantic and All-Virginia
tackle last year. his bOosters
are f0uting him rs Candldate
for the AII-SOuthern team TINS
wear. an honor that is WITHIN
HE grasn lie he continues to
show his brilliant brand OF FOOT
bah.
The Generals and Terrapins have
clashed four times since 1874, ana
the Virgfnians have landed on Up
n every one. The first contest,
held in the Central High Stadlurn
here. resulted in 19-to-7 triumph
for washington and Lee. the l9zo
game. contested at College PaIKs
was won by a 7-to-3 margin, Ane
Generals getting TOUCHDOWN IN
the last two minutes on IOrWalu
The 1926 tilt was fought at Lex
inefon. Va. and the Generals eked
! 40 victory and added their fourth
Mi, last year at College Park, No.
Now. the Terrapins don't want
4his string Of losses to be EXTENDED
md intend to can halt this Sat
iTrdav. II they don't beat the
Generals at the Clark GT1fflth
Stadium. they never viii. They
have j fine chance Of turning the
1r,l1 as the Marylanders have played
better ban than their rivals dur
ing the last two weeks.
The MaryIanders didn't suffer
any severe casualties IN the
virginia fray and all will be able
to play by Saturday. They have
some bruises which they VIII
carry onto the field, but what
grfdInan hasn't such marks to
distinguish him?
oddly enough, Washington and
Lee has not tread upon the field at
the Clark Griffith Stadium since
1920 when the Generals beat George
town, 1877, in the last game be-
tween the two rivals.
The Georgetown eleven, listing
heavily with injuries, will have no
chance to rest this Saturday as the
Hilltoppers are meeting Fordham In
the Polo Grounds in New York city
In the perennial contest. Rivalry
should serve to keep this game at
even keel, although Major Frank
Cavanaugh's team has not borne
out preseason predictions.
Georgetown has defeated New
York University and West Vir-
ginia. two teams that decisiVely
beat the MarOons, but Lou Little
remains silent. He knows the
quirks OF football and figures
that FOrdham will be a hard
kernel to crack this Saturday.
FOrdham and Georgetown always
have warm battles.
Fordham last mastered the Hill
toppers in 1924 by a 9-to-6 score,
Zev Graham sparring for the New
Workers, then coached by Frank
Gargan, who also coached at George
town about II years ago. That
9-to-6 defeat, coming during the
first year OF Lou Little's tenure at
the Hilltop, was offset the follow
ing season when the Blue and Gray
plastered a 27-to-0 setback on Ford
ham, thus spiking their hopes for
national football honors.