Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

SecClOn IN q 8OOQ many years.
Thomas not only does the great
est part of Virginia's ground gain
ing, but he also does the forward
passing and a good deal of the
punting. There certainly is no
other back in the section who
measures up to Thomas in ability
to advance the ball through his
own sheer strength and cleverneSS.
The other three members of the
Cavalier backfield are just as big and
strong as Thomas, but not as clever.
Hunter Faulkoner, who was Virgin1a'S
best ground gamer last year, weighs
around ITS pounds, Bryant around 1875
and Levy somewhere between 100 and
200. These three, with Thomas, con-
stitute just about as good quartet
as any college eleven in the section
possesses though there is not the re-
serve strength back Of it that North
Carolina has.
Some Big Fellows.
Virginia's tackles, Whalen and Day,
weigh, respectively, 221 and 205; Tay-
lor, center, tips the scales at 1870; Lam
ford and DeButts, guards. balance the
beam at 100 and 181, while Turner and
Byrd, ends, weigh 100 and 1877. If
Peyton is at end in place of Byrd he
will weigh 173. All of which indicates
that Virginia has power enough to do
almost anything it wants on foot
ball field.
Maryland will oppose to this Virginia
team. which by the way has far better
record than Maryland, much lighter
combination, although not childish in
its physical qualifications, at that.
Norris and Heagy, ends, carry 173 and
165 pounds, respectively. The two
L., 80 4a4
for Maryland, Lombard and Carlis, go
1875 and 100, while Madigan at center
weighs ITO. Mcdonald and Krajcovic,
guards, are 1876 and 1873. It is in the
backfield, though, that even greater
disparity occurs, as the quartet that
probably will start for Maryland, Chal-
merS, Miller, Radice and Evans, carry
far less poundage than the Virginia
men, weighing respectively, 16O, 165,
1872 and 157.
However, it is not always weight that
counts most in a foot ball game. Take
for instance, Turner of Virginia and
Heagy of Maryland among the ends.
These are by at least 10 pounds each
the lightest Of the ends who will be in
the game but they also are by far the
best. Virginia will have big advantage
in weight but Maryland should have
one or two advantages that may even
up this. In kicking, as an example, the
Old Liners ought to have a distinct
edge, as they have two backs both OF
whom will average much farther than
most hooters.
Thomas Stands Out.
Maryland will have no one ball carrier
capable of doing the things that Thomas
can do. 1t has no one man behind its
line who will gain anything like as
much ground as the big Cavalier back
has been covering in his games.
For the first three weeks OF the sea-
son it seemed that the game would be
walkaway for Virginia. Right now it
seems anything other than that. Mary
lands game against Virginia Military
Institute boosted its stock tremendu-
ously, and while v. M. I. probably was
not as strong against Maryland as
against Virginia, there is no doubt that
Maryland played good foot ball, good
enough foot ball to win the majority
of games. Indications are that the
contest will be just about as close and
hard as two evenly matched teams can
make 1t, with almost certain spectacular
pieces of individual brilliancy such as
only men like Thomas can produce.
Tom Ready will send into his Presi-
dents Cup game Saturday the weak
est team that has ever represented the
Marines in that contest, but despite
IIlhI, Will al DLODdUlllIy Win uP q
victor. The Coast Guard has better
record than the Marines for games won
and lost, but has not been meeting as
strong elevens. Marines will throw into
the game a team that has far less ex-
perience, but which will have the bene-
At Of as good coaching as could be
found anywhere.
Aside, though, from any physical
comparison of the teams, aside from
any condition that governs ordinary
play, the Marines will go into the con-
test with an intense desire to recover
that which they feel rightfully belongs
in their possession. The Presidents cup
was won by the Sea Soldiers for four
years and given up last year for the
first time to Navy. This FAN the
Marines want it back, and intend TO get
1t. no matter how good the Coast Guard
may seem to be on paper.
Georgetown has a far better chance
against New York University than
seems to be generally felt. The Blue
and Gray has an eleven that has come
through unscathed except for one game,
that one in which it met what probably
is one of the strongest eleVens in the
East. Had Georgetown not played
Western Maryland it likely would have
come through without defeat so Tar
md have had the normal development