The Washington times., 1929-09-25

1uS COdCIfeS anu dlIlellC du'hoi L
ties realize it is foolhardy to predict
that Mt. st. Mary's will upset the
Blue and Gray machine, while the
players are silent about the matter.
Inwardly the members of the team
cherish hopes of a victory over
Georgetown, but these hopes are
kept hidden.
Mt. st. Mary's chances of beating
Georgetown are extremely small, In
deed. First of all Georgetown has
been hard at practice since the first
of the month. while the Mountain
lads have hardly had two weeks or
preparation.
Secondly, Georgetown has
wide margin in number OF play
ers and the quality of material:
Compare Mt. st. Mary's limited
SQUAD of less than three COM
piete teams to Ge0rgetOwns
vast army. Then consider the
numerous lettermen and 1928 re-
serves available at Georgetown
against the handful of IL MEM
bers of the 1928 Mt. st. Mary's
team. These facts barely pre-
sent the almost unsurnOuntabie
task that cOnfrOnts the Emmlts-
burg c0llegians.
Nevertheless, the Mt. ST. Mary's
gridmen will not enter Saturday
combat resigned to an inevitable de-
feat They are going on the ileld OIL
battle with firm resolve to conquer
their more powerful foes and, failing
that, to keep the score down to
minimum figure.
Arthur Reds" Malloy, the Mt. St.
Marv's coach. prays that Saturday
will be A day similar to four years
ago, when the Mountaineers almost
tossed a monkey wrench into the
Georgetown camp, losing to the HILL
toppers by a 1913 score.
1t was the opening game for the
Hilltoppers and the day was sultry
and terrifically hot. Georgetown had
a great machine which included Tony
Plansky, Jack Hagerty, Lou Metz
ger. Babe ConnaughtOn, Frank Me-
Grath, Carl Waite. Dud Saur and
others, The heat affected the Blue
and Gray boys, but little Mt. st.
Mary's fought Georgetown to a near
standstill. Ed Abbaticchio, kislOski.
Campbell, Russo and Dolan were
some of those who played heroically
for Mt st. Mary's. kisloski gave
one of the greatest exhibitions of
end play ever seen here on that day.
He afterwards contracted heavy
cold which brought on the deadly
ravages of consumption w hi n
proved fatal
Ed Abbaticchio. later the
football idol of the Mohawks.
District Independent champions.
Is now acting as an assistant
coach to MallOy. He is regarded
as the best football player
produced at Mt. st. Mary's i'm
recent years. His father before
him was a leading football and
baseball star at Mt. st. Mary's.
Although Mt. St. Mary's was rid
died by graduations, District foot
ball fans attending the game Sat
urday afternoon on the Hilltop
field will not see a helpless eleven
by any means Far from such, as
they will have occasion to gaze
upon a higher than ordinary pair
in the Byscavase brothers. Ed, cap
tain and end. and Jerry. the center.
Ed Ryscavage flashed such a con-
sistent game last year that he
earned berth on the All-Maryland
State team. Jerry Ryscavage, the
snapperback. was praised by Dick
Harlow. Western Maryland coach.
Jim Topper. guard; Mike Mccall.
end Jerry Connell, halfback, and
Mike Tracy. quarterback and grad
uate of GonZaga High, are the only
lettermen on hand. Topper was
handicapped last year by a weak
knee and missed many games.
Coach Arthur Malloy's problem is
to rebuild his forward wall and
almost a new backfield. lie will
be compelled to use freshmen
against GEORGETOWN as he has onlv