Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14
SATURDAY, CLASH
FIRST OF SEVERAL
Others, Maryland Especially,
Sure to Have Hands Full .
This Week End.
BY H. C. BYRD.

the season, but this is only the be-
ginning. Next week it has another
difficult contest, the week after
that another, and so on until the
season ends. The Blue and Gray
so far has met opponents that
have been little more than set-upS,
but from now on the story is diff
ferent. Not one of the contests
remaining on the Blue and Gray
schedule holds forth any prospect
other than that of a grueling
struggle, with the chances little
better than even either way.
Saturday the Western Maryland game
will try the mettle of Mills play
ers, and If the Blue and Gray winds
up its first hard test with a victory it
viii be open to congratulations for
having done remarkably we'll The
Western Maryland eleven is strong and
Georgetown is going to know it has
been in foot ball game. irrespective of
the result. But the local eleven gets
no respite after that as it must face
West Virginia here the following week.
and West Virginia always is strong
enough to give any of the major teams
great fight. It was weaker perhaps
last season than it has been in Is
years.
Michigan State Strong.
On November l Michigan State Col
lege comes here and Michigan State Just
q little more than week ago held the
University of Michigan to 0-to-0 tie
That indicates severe enough opposi-
ton, because the University of Michi-
gan, even if it is weaker than usual.
is not set-up at any time or under
any conditions. Following the Michi-
gan State game, Georgetown goes to
Boston to play Boston College, and
Boston College right now apparently
has one of the strongest combinations
In its history. After that comes New
YORK University at New York, and that
eleven hes in the last few years offered
Just about as high-class gridiron prod
ucts as any CT the Northern schools.
This Saturday before THANKSGIVING
Gay yllianova Is to be met at Philadel-
phia, and for the last two or three
years Villanova has been so strcng that
most schools steer shy of it. Anyway.
the great majority Of schools have not
peen showing any overanxiety to
meet it. The last game of the year
takes place on November % at Detroit
with the University of Detroit. The
past record of Gecrgetown's best teams
against Detroit is suficient to indicate
what is to be faced this time. While IL
seldom gets much publicity outside its
own city. the University of Detroit an
nuallT turns out just about as good
eleyens as are turned out anywhere.
Chance for Limelight.
Another thing about GEORGETOWN, e
remaining games is that they are with
lot Of schools that offer Just about
the toughest kind of opposition. but
they are not schools that will afford
Georgetown very much credit if it wins.
The Blue and Gray is in the unen-
viable position of having to play games
which, II IL loses. will cause its alumni
TO lift requiring chances with whats
the matter while II it wins the same
alumni will take it lust about as mat
ter Of course. This kind of a game
makes the most difficult kind for q
team TO meet; it is the most trying
test that a coach faces. because If he
wins he gets no credit-his school takes
1t as result only to be expected
while If he loses the anvil chorus rings
loud and persistently.
Georgetowns task for the remainder
Of the foot bali season is anything but
easy. Coach Tom Mills problems are
many and dificult Both Georgetown
and its coach, in playing through such
a schedule as they now are facing
should have the kind of consideration
that reasonable judgment, based on
facts as they are, produces.
MOT only Georgetown of the locsI
IN schools face stern opposition thi,
week. The Blue end Gray is likely
TO have its troubles before the sur
has set this coming Saturday. but il
also Is pretty sure to have company
among the other schools that have theil
homes here. Maryland, for instance
meets st. Johns and from all account.
there was little difference between ST
Johns and Western Maryland in thei
game in Baltimore last week in fact
virtually none, until the heavier West.
ern Maryland aggregation had battered
the Annapolis men into submission
toward the end of play.
Maryland also meets in St Johns
tough, hard playing eleven agains
which it will get little credit for a vic
tory. but a whats the matter" If i
loses And st. Johns has a good foo
ball team. II played Virginia Militar
Institute to standstill and then Tough
through game with Western Marylan,
for which it got good deal of praise
Incidentally. st. Johns kept out Of it
game with Western Maryland its hes
back, so that he would be certain Il
be available for the game with Mary
land st. johns would rather win from
Maryland than from any other school,
+. and last Spring it did win in lacrosse
: It won by such wide margin that /
made Maryland seem a second-rat
twelve.
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, American
~ University, Gallaudet and Georg
Washington all play games whicl
are pretty sure TO test them to the limit
II they win, they may consider tina
they have done remarkably well.
Loyola of Baltimore comes here I
meet the Brookland eleven, and 1t wa
strong enough to defeat washington
College by a comfortable margin ]
will be strong enough to give Catholi
University all the trouble it wants an
more in all probability.
Gallaudet goes to Delaware to pla
the University bearing the name of tina
State. The Kendall Green eleven seem
to have a fair chance to bring back tn
laurel wreath, despite the rough tim
George Washington had in defeatin
the same school Gallaudet has bette
foot ball team than it is getting cred
for
George Washington is to play its fir:
intersectional contest, South Dakota be
ing listed to appear here Friday nigh
Reports have It that South Dakota hs
A good foot ball team. American On
versity goes to High Point to meet til
Eigh Point College.
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