Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-21

great reserve strength credited TO
ANY eleven that could come bacF
as Georgia did within week after
such a huzza game as it played
with Yale, after being carried t.
high point by every conceivable
means known to foot ball, anc
beat an eleven Of the caliber OF
North Carolina, must have rea.
merit. And North Carolina had
the advantage of one day more OF
rest between games, as 1t nau
played Georgia Tech the week be-
fore on Friday. ,
Georgia scored in the first period
then Carolina got a touchdown In tbs
second period and one in the third anc
Georgia went into the fourth perioc
behind. However, it had the power anc
courage to drive across Cardinals goa
twice more and achieve thereby Wha'
was little less notable in the way of
victory than its defeat of Yale.
Incidentally, Georgia will have &c
continue to be very good If 1t is TO &c
along successfully. It's Set-up from no"
on includes consecutiveiy Florioa
Tulane, New York University, Auburn
Alabama and Georgia Tech. 1t seems
lust too bad that Georgia could not
have added Tennessee to its list as that
SENS to be about the only school in the
South of exceptional strength that II
is not playing. On basis OF what the
teams have done so far, 1t would not
be much anliss to say that Georgia and
Tennessee stand out as the two pest
although some other school may come
along any day and knock one or ootn
Of them of its perch.
v, M. /. Shows Power.
Tennessee waterlogged Alabama IN
the Southern game Saturday that was
hailed as only second to that between
Georgia and North Carolina. And Ala
bama was thought to have an eleven
that stood a good chance to win any
game. Vanderbilt gave AUBURN a Ieai
trouncing and Georgia Tech staged
comeback from its defeat by North
Carolina by handily trouncing Florlda:
But the Southern game, aside from
the one at Chapel Hill, IN which WASH
inrton people were most interested was
that in which Virginia Military 1nstl-
tute completely outclassed Virginia. ~
is needless to say that V. M. l.: mas a
f7ne foot ball team, undoubtedly the
hest that ever has worn its colors. Pos
siblv one team, when White was playing
such great foot ball for the Cadets, may
have been as good, but certainly no
other. not even the one with which
PENNSYLVANIA was beaten some years
ago. ~ Ar r
eleven lies largely in one man, HAWKINS
Playing quarterback, he Is the elecIrlC
shark that ignites the gas and makes
the engine go. He would grace any
eleven. because he is hard, clever
runner and does about everything else
we'll that can be done on foot pail
field. Against Virginia he did most OF
the ball carrying, seemed the one man
In the backfield who could intercept
passes no matter where Virginia trleo
to throw them, and was the one mar
who could tackle Thomas, virginia nan.
hack. with deadly accuracy. II is naro
tn imagine how a man could be any
more valuable to team than Hawkins
Is to V. M. I.
Thomas Great Carrier.
The last sentence might be questioned
NV ANYBODY who sees Virginia play,
because Thomas, its 175-pound half
hack. Is about the best ball carrier IN
the whole section. That holds GOOD IN
comparing him with the fine array OF
backs North Carolina has, as well as
to Hawkins. Thomas Is not as good a
foot ball player as Hawkins, but as a
ball carrier he is a wonder. IhoSe
that see him play will not see any
better man in that respect anywhere.
Local elevens took part in lot OF
close games. and some of them put up
great battles Notwithstanding they lost.
Gallaudet, George washington, Catnoilc
University and American University de-
serve a good deal more credit for the
kind of foot ball they played tnan
either Georgetown or Maryland, even
though all four of those elevens lost
and Georgetown and Maryland won.
Take that game Gallaudet put UP
against Maryland, for instance. NC
team should get more credit Tor any
kind of a contest than that which rep
resented the Kendall Green school. II
fought from the starting whistle to the
finish against stronger combination
physically and one that had practiceo
and PLAYED under much more advan-
tageous conditions, yet finished with 9
lions share of the laurels, though not
with victory. 1t was felt after Gal
laudet's game with ST Johns College tina,
there was a much better eleven than usua
at Kendall Green, but nobody at Mary
land thought it was as strong and YER
satile at 1t was. Local people and Gal
laudet folk especially ought to feel
sense of satisfaction when Gallaude'
accomplishes something worth while
on the gridiron. because in no college
in the United States is athletics con-
Quoted on a higher plane, and nowhere
Is there a keener or finer sense Of
craftsmanship or a more gentlemanlJ
ar,preciation of the courtesies and vir.
tues that make human relationships
worth while.
COlOnials Put Up Fight.
George Washington, following a dis
astrous defeat by American University
went to Carlisle and put up rafting
good game against Dickinson. Tha
it lost by only one point, margin o
7 to 6. is indication that the system o
athletics under which the Colonial
now are working does not recognize
anything in the nature OF a word suci
as quitting.
American University put up grea
game in Baltimore against heav1e
and more experienced eleven and de
serves a lot of credit for so doing. Cath
Ole Uniyersity's performance agains
Villanova was not any the less com
mendable, even If it did lose by tW'
touchdowns The Brooklanders. &C
cording to reports of the game, not onl.
played good foot ball against one OF tn
strongest combinations in the East, blu
toward the end made magnificent OF
fensivs effort which carried the bal
from near its own goal almost to
touchdown.
Neither Georgetown nor Marylan'
did ANYTHING that could cffer to then