Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-04

of Burton Shipley, Marylander
who secuted the TarheelS at Chapel
Hill last Saturday. Its attack is
stronger, more varied, and the men
making up the eleven are better play
ers, if Shipley is right in his estima-
ton of their worth, and so the Mary
land eleven is due for about the most
strenuous afternoon Saturday at Col
lege Park it has had in years.
I'VE are going to have a tough time
of it with this North Carolina team, -
says Shipley. "as it seems to have
everything. Something of how strong
and versatile 1t is may be realized when
it is known that Wake Forest had just
as big men on the field and was rated
to have almost an even chance to win
in the game last week. But, despite
that. Wake Forest was swamped by a
machine that played better and harder
foot ball.
North Carolina has good material
for its varsity, good material for its
Second-string eleven, and almost as good
for it's third, and it used all three teams
against Wake Forest. It's first-Strlng
backfield is made up of slippery, fast
runners, and it has in Whisnant tlre
quarterback. So good was North Caro-
linas running attack that it was never
stopped. and its forward passing was
about the same thing. Almost every
time the Chapel Hill men threw the ball
somebody was at the spot to receive it. J"
Old Liners Must Improve.
MARYLAND will have to play a whole
lot better foot ball than it has shown
so far this Fall if it is to win from
the Tarheel crowd, as they are Just
n little better than even the optimistic
preseason reports had it they would be.
MARYLAND, however, gradually is improv-
ing, though not as far advanced as 1t
vas this time last year, and If it is
at its best with its strongest lineup on
The field will have chance. Mary
land has two good punters and good
ends, and that in itself, with even fair
defense, should make it hard team
to beat.
Acting on Shipley's advice. the Mary
land squad is being put through a hard
week. probably the hardest it will spend
during the entire season. North Caro-
lima undoubtedly brought its team for
ward much more rapidly than usual In
order to have it in shape to crush Wake
Forest, as a result of the beatings it
suffered because of four consecutive
defeats at the hands of the BaptiSts.
Because of that Maryland has been
compelled to rush its squad more
rapidly than it otherwise would in order
TO get it UP as nearly as possible in the
same trim as the Tarheels. Shipley,
after watching Carolina play. said that
it was far more advanced than might
have been expected, and seemed more
like a team at the end of the season
at its top form than one in an opening
game.
Plans for Real Battle.
Whatever may happen to it In Sat-
urday's game, Maryland is putting forth
its best efforts to have its team ready
for a great battle And, notwithstanding
the reports and real evidence Of Caro-
lina's exceptional strength, members of
the Maryland squad do not seem to be
much concerned about it. They ap-
parently are in the frame of mind that
indicates a struggle for the opposing
eleven. Maryland players no doubt
have in mind the fact that last year
they went to Chapel Hill and failed to
come through. losing 6 to 2, when they
expected to win easily. Whatever the
result of the game Saturday, the spirit
of the Maryland men is good.
other local elevens are preparing for
their Saturday games, one or two TO go
N-'
to have somewhat easy games. George
town apparently has another easy con-
test in meeting Susquehanna and Cath
olic University ought not to have much
difficulty getting away with the long
end of the score in its game with
American u.
However, George Washington is going
to have its troubles at Fordham. The
ColonialS are just as strong this year
as last, it is claimed, but the Fordham
team they are to face this Fall is con-
siderably different from the Fordham
eleven Of last year.
And Gallaudet also is going to be up
against tough proposition in facing
Temple University, which is reported to
be exceptionally good. If George Wash
1ngton and Gallaudet on foreign fields
can hold their opponents to low scores
hey may be considered to have done
all expected of them.
Catholic University is almost certain
20 beat the American U. eleven, as the
Iuality of its backfield almost assures
hat against a team like Boston Col
.eee. where its line was simply out
:lassed. Catholic University'S star back
ield could do little, but against an
eleven like American University. where
is line is likely to have the edge. the
3rooklanders' backfield is likely to run
wild.
g. u. Taking Its Time.
Georgetown is bringing its team along
gradually with the purpose of having
It at its top form when 1t hits the Dig
games it is to play in November: espe.
cially those with Carnegie Tech and
West Virginia.
Coach Lou Little has said since he
began practice this Fall that if he could
get his whole strength in the line-ur
ne would be all right and his team woulc
give good account of itself. He has
had numerous injuries in the backfelo
and one at center that might have cost
him dearly had he been meeting 9
strong team early in the year.