Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-04

for disappointment.
Georgetown feels that it should
go to Annapolis Saturday with the
best prospect for victory it has had
in years. Not since the Blue and
Gray won from Navy by 6 to has
one of its elevenS apparently had
as good chance to hoist its ban
ner above the Navy Blue.
That is not saying it WILL not by any
means. Not only has Navy an excep-
tionally good eleven, but 1t is just about
twice as hard to beat at Annapolis as any
where else. Probably If one we're COM
PEELED to pick a prospective victor, the
choice would fall on Navy. But it should
be a great foot ball game. Georgetown
has been coming along and seems to be
strong enough to give almost any team
a strenuous afternoon.
Big Job for Maryland.
Maryland goes to Yale again. Follow
ing Yale's triumph over Army and
Dartmouth. supposedly the two strong
est elevenS in the East 1t is not neces-
sary to say anything else to indicate
what Maryland will be against For one
reason or another, though, Maryland
of playing good foot ball whenever 1t
steps in the Yale Bowl. Last Fall Mary
land surprised everybody by taking
Yale's measure, s to 0, and 1t did it by
simply playing better foot ball.
Catholic University, in home-com-
ing game, entertains the DuqueSne Uni
versity eleven at Brookland. One of the
accomplishments that school has to its
credit is 7-to-7 tie with West Virginia.
The Brooklanders, therefore, must face
an eleven that is just about as strong
as the one that Georgetown meets No
vember is in its Homecoming game.
The Brookland eleven is in a position
where 1t must figure on meeting what
probably is the best eleven it has faced
this season.. with the possible exception
Of Villanova.
Gallaudet goes against Temple Uni
verSity at Philadelphia, and Temple has
to its credit a tie with washington and
Jefferson, which last week gave Lafay-
cite beating. The Kendall Greeners
have good eleven, but in this case will
face combination with a lot more
reserve strength.
American U. Away.
American University meets Washing
ton College at Chestertown The
strength against which the Methodists
will be pttted is not as great as the
three schools previously mentioned are
due to face, but is likely to be Sufh-
Gent to warrant predictions of tough
battle.
George Washington goes to Philadel-
phia to play Mount st. Joseph's. The
Buff and Blue is weak. and almost any
kind of opposition is comparatively
strong. But, as has been & aid several
times already, with George Washington
It Is a case of wait until next year, I'M
til some of the present freshman eleven
become eligible to play varsity foot ball
Georgetown may well feel proud of its
effort at New York Saturday. when it
sent New York University down on the
short end of a 14-to-0 score. George
town probably played far better foot
ball than its own supporters thought it
could. But, as was said in this column
last week, it is a better foot ball team
than generally has been thought by
those who were inclined to take its de-
feat at the hands of Western Maryland
as an indication of weakness. The
Blue and the Gray, even though 1t is
strong, has plenty to think about
for the remainder Of the season. With
Navy West Virginia and Detroit to be
met, there does not seem to be in store
much that is easy.
Maryland and Virginia played a great
game Of foot ball, and the Old Liners,
even If the game did result in a tie,
have much in which they can find a
decided sense of satisfaction. Maryland
started its season with poor prospects,
and knew that its prospects were poor,
but by dint of hard work and persever-
ance has developed until now it seems
strong enough to battle on fairly even
terms any eleven in the section. 1t
should have won from v. M. I. and
against Virginia made % first downs
to 9. Probably the members Of the
MsYuIaf4H CGYRaH Ul1n haUe alnn0
so well deserve greater credit than
many other Maryland teams with far
better records.
Gallaudet and Catholic University
won their games, not without difficulty
but with considerable credit to them
selves. Both met strong teams, and
their victories rounded out a highly
successful afternoon for local elevens.
The Kendall Greeners found plenty Of
opposition against Baltimore University.
and so did the Brooklanders against
Manhattan, but that strong opposition
was overcome in a way that admitted
OF no doubt that the victories were well
deserved. 1t might be mentioned in
connection with these two games that
JOHNNY Ringle of Gallaudet again dis
tinguished himself as brilliant all
around foot ball player.
Navy lost what the athletes call a
though one" at Pennsylvania. Defeat
Saturday almost was as heartbreaking
as being tied the previous week at
Princeton. In other words, with just
little break in Dame Fortunes cards
Navy would have had victories over
Princeton and Pennsylvania instead Of
the tie and defeat that are its portion.
Navy had the ball on PENIS three-yard
line, with plenty of time to put it
across, when a tumble was recovered
by a Penn player.
Yale seems to be coming back to play
something like Yale teams Of old. Sat-
urday 1T beat Dartmouth, apparently
not so much because Of the brilliance OF
its own defense, but because 1t played
such an aggressive game on defense that
it forced breaks by which 1t gained big
advantages. With Dartmouth on its
own 25-yard line somebody tackled
Marsters so hard that the ball few
from n. arms into the arms of Yale
man who ran to the Dartmouth goal
line and a touchdown. Again late in
the game In its. own territory the Yale
line messed ':p a forward pass and
.-slIsed it to be thrown wildly into a
Yale backs arms instead of one OF
Dartmouth's and the intercepted pass
was carried for a touchdown. Such are
the so-called breaks of modern foot
ball. but are so much part of the game
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