The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-05

FIVE GAMES
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backfield. And their line also Is
made UP of veterans. all but the
center being regular last year.
The line Is big and heavy and the
backfield alert and fast. They
combine the aerial game with a
strong running attack SO efficiently
that they are looked upon as po'
tential Southern Conference champs,
not excluding the fact that Georgia
Tech is known to be powerful again
While Maryland would thus seem
to; be up against it today, the
best that can be said for them Is
that they have an outside chance.
Coach Byrd. of the Old Liners. is
not ready to concede the game to
North Carolina by any means.
Though his team Is somewhat Grip
pied, yet the Old Liners will battle
from the start to repulse the in
yaders. It is hard to see how they
can beat them. but they say every
year when a favorite goes down to
defeat, How did it happen"
Next Saturdays local schedule
also is bound to draw. The Old
Liners are host to South Carolina.
while st. Louis u. is here to test
Georgetown. The st. Louis team
Is coached by Hartley CHunk'l
Anderson, former line coach at
Notre Dame who in his playing
days was one of the best forwards
Rockne had. This is Anderson's
second year at~the st. Louis school
and his team Is reputed to be
plenty strong.
In addition to these two games
tanning Baltimore University. Amer
lean u. and George Washington
will meet in the first of the strictly
hometown team games and Gallau'
Diet will see It's first college op:
ponent when 1t TACKLES st. Johns IN
Annapolis.
Georgetown today is meeting
Western Maryland, team that
NAV give it a real. bruising
battle. The Green TerrOrs are
q husky team of great potential
strength. In fact, they may be
one OF those teams that wastes
its football i'm comparative OBJ.
security despite the fact that
they are as good rs many OF
the rated top-nOtchers simply
because they are generally un-
known and do not meet many
OF the big elevens.
Coach Little is taking no chances
with the Westminster collegians to-
day and is sending his strongest
team onto the field to oppose them
Johnny Scalzi Is calling the signals
instead of Leary because he is the
better passer of the two and If the
Hoya attack is halted by land the
chances of launching a successful
aerial attack are much better with
him in the lineup.
Although expecting tough strug
gle, Coach Jack MeAuliffe is hope.
full of seeing his Catholic U. team
inaugurate it's home season with
a victory. The full strength of the
Cards will be used against the Mt.
st. Mary's team with Capt. Jack
Malevich bearing the brunt of the
c. u. attack. Champa, Oliver and
DeMello are expected to aid him
materially.
Coaches Walsh and Connaughton
Of George Washington are hopeful
that their team will make a good
showing against Manhattan College
today. Babe Clapper and Blackie
Hoffman are the big guns of the
g. w. -backfield. The former Is
veteran while the latter is only a
soph, but from whom great things
are expected. The G.. W. team, on
the whole, is untried and inexperi-
enced and the game should help
them lot for their encounter with
American U. next Saturday.
The American U. team and Shen.
andoah Valley battled to a tie last
year. This year, with new coach,
Walter Young, the Methodists are
hopeful of gaining the verdict. Capt.
Milton Crist. quarterback, and Field,
halfback, are the veterans, while La
Favre and Targee, new men, round
out the quartet of backs. which
the Eagle supporters hope will give
them the necessary punch to out
score the Virginians.