Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-07


Navy and the possibility that it may
be victor. despite the great reputation
of the Middle Western school for grid
iron accomplishments.
Navy has been in two games. both
of which 1t won easily. Denison was
swamped little more than a week
ago. while William and Mary was
beaten Is to Saturday. Competent
foot ball judges, though, who watched
the Navy Saturday. are of the opinion
that Navy could have won by much
better score. In other words, the game
as it was played seemed to indicate
that Navy was covering UP in prepara-
ton for the contest with Rockne's
men.
Notre Dame took the measure of
Indiana by IA to o. 1t did not score
down in each of the third and fourth
quarters. Whether or not that was due
to Rockne using his second string
eleven in the first half or just ex-
cellent defense by Indiana in not
known. If the former. then Notre
Dame probably will be much stronger
against Navy than it has so far APP
peared; if the latter, Navy will give
Notre Dame real battle.
Coach Bill Ingram is hoping for
victory. If asked about that as a
probability, Ingram probably would
shake his head obviously with some
remark about the usual strength of
Notre Dame, but deep down in his
heart he feels that for the first time
he really has something of a chance
to win. And most everybody from this
section that watches the game will
pull for Navy. 1t is true that when any
eleven, any fighter or anybody else
sits in the seats of the mighty over
too long period, it seems to be the
American nature to want to see that
group or organization or individual
take a good hard bump.
Demands for tickets for the Navy
Notre Dame game have been almost as
heavy in Washington as around Balti-
more and it is sure that a big crowd
will leave here Saturday around noon
for Baltimore.
T OCAL college foot ball teams, with
the possible exception of Catholic
University and American University,
have little occasion to hold any self
satisfied attitudes. Georgetown was
whipped by team that, while undoubt-
edly strong, was figured by its own
coach and by it's own adherents to have
little chance to do more than hold the
Blue and Gray to two touchdowns. Inc
work of the Western Maryland back
field surprised its own people, because it
was far better than expected; George
town seems not to have measured up
to estimates of its proves.
Georgetown this week will spend most
of it's time in trying to find what is
wrong. Coach Little seems to have been
right last week in his realization that
the team was not playing the kind OF
foot ball it should. It is more than pos
sible, though, that the game could easily
be regarded as a show of great strength
on the part of the Western Maryland
eleven. rather than measure OF weak
ness of GEORGETOWN Dick Harlow is an
exceptionally good coach and there is
no question about him having about as
good material as any coach has, ana
these combinations undoubtedly produce
fine foot ball teams.
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SIM
- ply met a better foot ball team
It was not as strong as North Carollna
il anv department, and it made mis-
takes that team more advanced in Its
training would not have made. Mary
land though, is not as weak by COM
parison, as the 43-to-0 score which
North Carolina rolled up indicates. In
the first place North Carolina had eight
weeks of Spring foot ball, during which
1t divided its squad in four parts ana
played two regular foot ball games each
tice worthy of the name, and, conse-
uuently, North Carolina was far more
Of finished combination. Then again.
North Carolina had its full strength
available, while Maryland, with far less
potential strength, was not able to place
even that on the field because of in
juries.
problem in its backfield. Lack Of speed
is one of the biggest faults. and some
thing must be done to improve that or
Maryland will gain very little ground
at any time this year, as far as run
ming attack is concerned. Maryland,
having had no Spring practice, to eX-
pertinent in such factors, must continue
to make shifts behind its line until 1t
works out fairly capable combination.
Maryland's line played fairly creditably,
but it was in its backfield, especially IN
the secondary defense, that woetul
weaknesses were apparent.
GEORGE WASHINGTON lost its
~ game to Manhattan by four touch
downs to one. The Buff and Blue is OF.
fering no excuses for its defeat. 1t
realizes that this is going to be a sea-
son of take things as they come" and
and that it must worry along through
the wear the best way it can, satisfy
ing itself in the knowledge that better
things are in store in future seasons.
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY whipped
~ Mount st. Mary's, but the score
was hardly as good as the Brooklanders
would have liked to make. Victory is
victory, but a one-touchdown margin
against a team that Georgetown had
defeated by a much larger count is
not entirely satisfying to group that
wants as good as any other school has,
and especially as good as Georgetown.
However, Coach McAuliffe is building
a good team at G. u, a team that prob
ably will measure up to any that the
Brooklanders have had. McAuliffe will
get the best out of his material, and
whenever the c. U. material is as good
as the Georgetown material then c. u.
will have just as strong a team as
Georgetown.
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE
and Florida must have played a
great game at Jacksonville. The Cadets
went South with what was supposed
to be one of their best elevens, and
that they were able to give Florida,
rated among the four strongest IN the
South, such battle indicates that they
viii be more than formidable opponents
for South Atlantic rivals.
THAT e-to-o victory Virginia won
l. over South Carolina must have
been as sweet as the milk and honey
of the Land of Canaan. For two years
South Carolina had trimmed the Cava-
Tiers and Virginia had never been in
the habit, to say the least of taking
defeats from that source. Victory for
Virginia, in a measure, makes up for
its previous losses, and, bigger than
that, 1t is a pretty strong indication
that the Charlottesville School is be.