Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-21

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when they meet on Thanksgiving
i day should put up one of the
year.
Both universities are counting on
having exceptionally strong elevens, and
both bend their energies toward one
main objective-their own contest, with
which they wind up their schedules.
That Tulane-Louisiana State struggle
Is the HarvardYale game of that sec
ton, and in any year when both schools
are strong and both have good rec
ords interest In 1t is intense, much
more intense than Is the interest in
any game in this part of the country.
Louisiana State lost some good men,
but, according to Russ Cohen, head
coach, has material for fast line and
a fast, heavy backfield. Just how fast
the team will be may be recognized
the halfbacks, weighs ITO pounds, yet
won the century and furlong daSheS in
the Southern ceetarancc track meet
last year and FlemmMg, one of the
ends, does the 100 at times in 10 fiat.
With two men as fast as these in the
lineup and the remainder Of the team
able to hold their own shows just how
much speed that Louisiana States OPP
ponentS will have to face.
Has Plenty of Material.
Despite its loss Of three star linemen
Of last season, the Baton Rouge school
Is going to have plenty of material.
Russ Cohen says his line may not be as
heavy as it ought to be, but he can
hardly expect to have such an excep-
tionally fast outfit and still maintain
such weight as was carried year ago.
Three linemen lost from the 1928 team
weighed a plenty, tackle 2l0, one
guard 200 and the other 260. From
statistics of the squad it would seem
that the line from end to end should
average close to 100 pounds and the
backfield more than ITO. 1t is prob.
able that Capt. Ellis will play one
tackle and Powell the other, and both
men scale over 100. Moore and Nc
respectively.
With lot of good men left from the
team of last season and fair lot of re-
serve strength, the team Is beneiting
from the fact that the freshman eleven
was one of the best in the history OF
the school, If not the best. The team,
according to Cohen. may not be as
experienced as 1t might be, hut will
be very fast and will have good passers
and punters. Cohen thinks he has the
men and the team and that the only
question IS how they will stand up I'M
der fire.
While the game with its State foe is
the big affair of the season, other worth
while games are scheduled. The sea
son will be opened September 2s with
Louisiana College and after that on
consecutive Saturdays follow South
western Louisiana Institute. Sewanee,
Mississippi A. and NJ, Louisiana Tech,
Arkansas, Duke, Mississippi and Tulane.
Tulane Schedule Tough.
Tulane plays a somewhat harder
schedule than Louisiana State does, and
generally takes in more Southern Cen
ference elevens. Tulane optns Septem-
Der 20 with Louisiana Normal at New
Orleans, and after that has the fol-
lowing:
october 5-Texas A. and M. at New
orleans.
October 12-Mississippi A. and M. at
New Orleans.
october 1s-southwestern Institute
at New Orleans.
October 26-Georgia Tech at New Or
leans.
November Georgia at Columbus,
Ga.
November 9-Auburn at New Orleans.
November 1e-Sewanee at New Or
leans.
November 28-Louisiana State at Ba-
ton Rouge.
Tulane has back the same line that
wore its colorS last year, which should
make its forward wall at least as good
as 1t was then, and has a backf1eld that
is expected to be much stronger. All
in all Tulane is looking for one Of its
greatest teams, perhaps its greatest.
Wilbur Smith. athletic director, says,
1.-The team should be mighty hard for
anybody to beat, notwithstanding it
plays q stiff nine-game schedule. It
ought to be harder to beat than it was
last year, and then it lost only three
games, and it lost those to Georgia
Tech, Vanderbilt and Georgia by close
scores.
Tulane is banking on having great
backfield anyway, but if it gets Seeuws
eligible, back who made his letter
two years ago but was not eligible last
Fall, it will have even better prospects,
because that young man knows how to
tote a foot ball in the most approved
way.
with both Tulane and Louisiana
State having what now seem almost
certain to be great teams, perhaps the
greatest the two universities have ever
turned out interest throughout the State
will be more intense than usual espec-
tally as it concerns the outcome Of
their annual Thanksgiving day clash.