Evening star., 1928-11-15


way in getting ready for what ough
to be great gridiron struggles.
Georgetown will have to face WeS
Virginia not in its best condition. Thu
last two desperately hard games will
New York University and Carnegie
Tech have taken their toll of thu
vitality of the Blue and Gray player:
and some Of them are badly bruised
It is not likely that Carroll will be able
to play at all.
West Virginia is bringing to George
town a strong team. 1t has an outfit
that while it may have one or two
regulars out, should play mighty goot
foot ball. 1t will give Georgetown q
real battle and the game ought to be
worthy of anybody'S time.
Will Bring Supporters.
Virginia will bring here an eleven
accompanied by special train to take
care of the students and its band, that
will outweigh and will be more expert
enced than Maryland. 1t will have on
the field four backs who will average
about 1876 pounds and line that
weighs around 1872.
Virginia has had high and low spots
In its season so far. 1t reached It's
climax when it tied Princeton, without
either scoring, ard it probably played
its worst game last week against Vlr-
ginia Polytechnic Institute when it lost
by 21 to O..
Here Saturday Virginia expects to
have on the field the strongest eleven
that has worn its colors since it played
Princeton and is figuring on giving
Maryland beating.
Maryland is in better shape physically
than it has been since it played West
ern Maryland gruellng game montn
ago. 1t sent its full strength into that
contest but has not had its fun power
on the field since. Maryland played
a great foot ball game last week against
Yale and asks nothing better than to
continue to hold that form. Whatever
NAV be the result of the Maryland
Virginia meeting one thing seems as
sured and that is it will be a great
struggle:
Princeton Attract.
Yale's game with Princeton Satur-
day probably is causing more conjecture
than any other contest this season has
caused or will cause. Yale'S defeat
bv MARYLAND last week and Princeton'S
more or less inconsistent play seem
to have those interested in their re-
spectiye schools more at sea than in
years.
Did Yale's defeat by Maryland indi-
cate an inherent weakness that cannot
be overcome? Does Princeton's tie with
Virginia and its failure to score against
Virginia show it to be weaker than
usual? What will be the probable re-
suit of the contest anyway?
A good deal has been said this week
of the Yale eleven. Much has been
said of it all season and all the good
things that have been said of its ability
to gain ground and play driving foot
ball are true. Much has been made
this week of the injury to Garvey and
the fact that he will be out of the
game with Princeton. AS matter of
fact Butch" Loud, who understudies
for Garvey, is better foot ball palyer
than Garvey. He may not be up to
Garvey's standard on defense, but as an
offensive factor he will be more valu-
able to the Dark Blue against Prince
ton than Garvey would.
Loud Is Great Back.
This chap Loud is a good ground
gamer and he can kick foot ball
half block and throw it just as far.
And Loud is fast, far faster than the
average fast backs despite the 100
pounds that he carries. And Yale has
other backs almost as good. In fact, in
all probability one of Yales difficulties
right now is the fact that it has so
many Backs of high caliber that 1t
does not concentrate on the develop
ment of any four of them into a CO.
originated group. In other words it is
possible for foot ball squad to have
in it too much really good material.
Yale has the potential strength to
beat any eleven 1t faces. 1t ought to
make good against Princeton, unless
Princeton is better than it has been
for some time. Whether or not it
will is another question, but with the
exception of its forward-paSsing attack
being entirely too haphazard, the team
is just as well equipped in personnel
and plays as 1t was a year ago, when
it had possibly the strongest eleven in
the East. Considerable has been writ
ten and said about the Yale ends be-
ing weak, but there actually is little
weakness apparent in their play.
Undoubtedly Yale has one of the
biggest foot ball teams ever put on
a field. And the backs are almost as
big as the linemen. In fact, it is a
well equipped team in every way and
one that aroused to a fighting pitch
hOuI0 NC PACAcu W ucdC any OppOueHG.
Tigers Hard to Figure.
Princeton's strength against Yale
should never be gagged on its october
results. Bill Roper has a way of con-
cealing his real strength and seldom
puts his full strength on the field at
the same time, especially in early sea
son contests He will keep out of the
game some of mis- strongest men and
afterward send them in with some OF
his weakest in order that his team may
win; but not run up too big a score
And, incidentally, that never tells the
whole story of his team to scouts who
NAV be sitting in the stands.
No doubt, since its break with Har-
ward, Princeton had rather win from
Yale than all the other schools on its
schedule. 1t has been bending every
possible energy to that end since the be-
ginning of the current year, and its suc-
cess for the season will in no small
way be measured by the success it at.
tains against the Dark Blue. But i
Princeton is to win from Yale, it will
have to be stronger than it has shoWr
IN any other game this Fall. Prince.
tons general play is not largely Gif
1erent from that Of Yale, if reports ar
TO be accepted at face value, an(
neither team should have anything es
pecially strange to face notwithstand
ing the non scouting agreement that ex
lists between them.
Local interest always is keen in tn
game between Yale and Princeton
Probably. with the exception of one o
two local institutions, there are NOR
Yale and Princeton alumni in Wash
ington than alumni of any other tw
universities, aid if any alumni any
where are interested in the doings O
their Alma Matters foot ball team, thes
alumni are.
MARYLAND FR0SH ELEVEl