The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-15
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VICTORY
BY Juno Kinerk

starter, Coach Curley Byrd S
maryland University football
Eteam may yet get going and
turn in some surprising per-
kormances before long.
The only "breather" in the Old
Miners schedule comes this Sat
surday. when Gallaudet furnishes the
Imposition to Coach Byrd's re-
mamped team. And from the per
Mormance Gallaudet gave against
Est. Johns. the "breather" Classifl-
scation may be just bit far-fetched.
Nevertheless Maryland should de-
Meat the Kendall Greeners handily'
kBut it's not the victory insofar as
Rpoints are concerned the team
kneeds so much as it is the salutary
keffect which should follow in boost
Ang the team spirit and morale.
Having already dropped two or
nhree games played, all but the
First one, the Old Liners have been
Sslower than ever getting started
kthis year. Lack of a punch in the
hSckfield and weakness against
forward passes has been the chief
handicap in the play of the team
Mus far. Both North Carolina and
SSouth Carolina capitalized on these
1.-TWO vulnerable spots and accounted
Handsome victories for themselves.
| Keep playing a weakness and it
/ eventually will be turned into a
! strength is an old axiom of base
ball, and the same may also be
I said of football. If this change
] can be accomplished by Maryland
the team will be improved so
j per cent, and if the Improvement
! comes about soon Maryland Will
be plenty tough November
: t&am.
, Added confidence in both defen-
awe and offensive departments
should be Maryland's lot following
saturdays game. Even through
Il2llaudet may give trouble the
bd Liners should be perfectly
Eapable of putting it down. And
they should also see their own
ho1ays function better. Once this eff
feet makes itself felt the team may
make a habit of it, reason Mary
land supporters, and for this lea
son they think their team will be
tough picking in November pro
vided injuries do not riddle it.
Coaches McAuliffe and Gagnon
nails in top shape for perhaps the
thougest foe on their schedule, Vii
1anova, which thew meet in Phila
delphia Saturday. Coached by Harry
Stuhldreher, All-American quarter
back of the Four Horsemen Notre
Dame team, the Villanova team is
said to be just as tough this year
as it was last season when it easily
conquered the local eleven.
Comaratlve score give Villanova
a touchdown margin over Catholic
~. the basis being the Boston Col
aege games of each But compare
tive scores mean nothing in foot
3baA. The G.. L. mentors actually
believe the Philadelphians are much
Istronger than the comparative
score edge gives them. and for this
treason are leaving no stone un
Burned in getting their men at
peak form for Saturdays clash.
Captain Jack MaIevich may
be able to accompany the team
] TO Philadelphia but it is doubt
full if he'll be able to play. Gene
! Murphy, however. is back in
! harness and it's problem
whether he'll be used with Oliver
alternating at quarterback or
4 used at halfback with Oliver
! calling the signals. Practice
sessions this week will deter
mine this.
Bob OConnor also has returned
to the G. E. squad and it's barely
4. possible that he NAV be pulled
back of the line to play fullback.
! His added weight would help ma
qterially on the offense, for he could
he big help cracking into the
line Or heading the interference.
Extensively he should aid greatly
in backing up the line, too. If |
Malevich is out Bob may fill his
place, Or he may go back to his
left tackle berth. In any event he
s1s ready and will be used Wher
lever needed.
Georgetown players are facing
d hard weeks practice preparing
flor West Virginia Wesleyan, which |
comes here Saturday. Coach Little
fis hf the opinion that the Bobcats
win be plenty tough and is not |
sparing any of his men in the