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


the future. The Blue and Gray de-
feated West Virginia Wesleyan by three
touchdownS, but it was only after hav-
ing been fought almost evenly through
more than three quarters OF the con-
test. Had Georgetown scored two or
three touchdowns in the first half the
game would have been a much more
favorable indication of what may be
expected in bigger contests. One thing,
though, about the game that should
cause Lou Little to take heart is that
the team as whole had the courage
and reSourcefulneSS to rise in the
closing moments to wrest victory out
of what had seemed might result in an
unsatisfactory draw or defeat. Any
team that can do that has something
in its makeup that is worth while.
Maryland had a hard afternoon dis
posing of Gallaudet. The Kendall
Green eleven not only put up stub
born defense, but had in its backfield
man, Johnny Ringle, who would be
a menace to any eleven. There were
some encouraging aspects to Mary
lands play, but it has a long way to
go and good deal to accomplish be-
fore it can meet on even terms some
of the elevens 1t must face before the
season ends.
West Scores Again.
Count another triumph for Western
athletes-for another California group,
too. 1t was not enough that Glenn
Warner should bring the Stanford
eleven East to wipe up the Army at the
end of last year, but now right at the
beginning of this season, at a time when
it seemed almost impossible for an
eleven TO travel so far and lose vir-
tually whole week of practice and
still win, the University of California
dropped on Franklin Field and showed
Pennsylvania how the good old game OF
foot ball should be played. All OF which
recalls to mind that Harry Liversedge,
former California man, who helps coach
the Marines, knew pretty well what he
was talking about last week when he
advised the writer that his alma mater
was going to whip the Quakers. IRci-
dentally, Liversedge's INSIDE tip just cost
Tom Ready. heao coach of Marines, SIS,
because the former Californian teased
Ready into backing Pennsylvania to
that extent.
Gil Dobie seems to have another ma
chine working at Cornell. At least he
had one working we'll enough Saturday
to accomplish something that no other
Cornell eleven has in ABOUT a score of
years, beat Princeton. The Ithacans,
according to all accounts, have one OF
those elevens that made Dobie famous
as one Of the greatest coaches of all
time.
The one foot ball team that seems
to take no cogniZance of distance,
time nor place in playing and winning
foot ball games is Notre Dame. One
week it is one place and the next week
it is somewhere else a thousand or two
miles distant, but it seems to manage
to win no matter what the conditions.
In fact, so consistent have become
Notre Danes victories that 1t Is today
one of the most attractive teams in
foot ball Just little more than a
week ago it came to Maryland and
whipped the Navy. Last Saturday 1t
was out in Chicago to take a fairly
easy victory from Wisconsin. Any eleven
that can beat this years Navy team
on one Saturday and then the following
week lump out and trim Wisconsin by
three touchdowns needs nothing else to
commend 1t.
Wolverines Lose Again.
Michigan seems to be having some
hard shedding. 1t lost to Purdue and
then Saturday turned up and keeled
over before Ohio State. Michigan last
year lost couple of games and the
defeats were blamed on Yost, so this
ball, SO it is said. but Michigan has
twice been defeated. Wolverine alumni
and students probably will begin call
ing for YoSt to take charge again un-
less things change. Illinois failed to
beat Iowa and Minnesota jumped on
Northwestern with both feet in other
Western Conference contests.
Nays regulars must have felt rather
bad by being forced to sit on the
bench in the first half of their game
with Duke last week and evidently had
to vent their feelings on somebody. 1t
was a bad situation for Duke to be In
under such conditions, and when the
smoke cleared away at the end Of the
final half what those Navy regulars
had done to Duke was plenty.
Harvard seems to have made good
what has been claimed for it, namely,
that it would have one of its best
teams. The Crimson by gallant rally
tied the Army and scored three touch
downs in so doing. Three touchdowns
by Harvard against Army is SUFFICIENT
to indicate a greater offensive power
ony othor Crimson eleven of re-