Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
SEVERAL SCHOOLS
HAVE EASY T|LTS
W. & l., Virginia, N. C. State
and Davidson to Play
Next Saturday.
BY HI. C. BYRD.

- EvERAL of the colleges in
what commonly is called the
South Atlantic section are
opening their foot ball
schedules a week earlier than
usual. In previous seasons a
game before the last Saturday in
September has been unusual, but
this Fall an even half dozen in
situations have games listed.
So, actually, the formal gridiron sea-
eon Is to be ushered in just week
ahead Of time, II the last Saturday in
the month be considered the usual
opening date.
washington and Lee and Virginia
both are playing games this week, the
former with Randolph Macon and the
latter with Roanoke College. Neither
the Generals nor the Cavaliers have
been accustomed to starting until the
last Saturday in the month. Down in
North Carolina. Davidson College Is to
meet Elon and North Carolina State
has a contest with High Point. The
two biggest schools in South Carolina
have games, Clemson playing Presby-
terrain, and South Carolina facing
Erskine.
None of these games is likely to prove
much more than a Setup for the bigger
Of the two contending schools, but they
will be foot ball games, all the same,
and as such are sure to attract atten-
ton They are just the kind OF con-
tests that Virginia. w, and L., South
Carolina and the others want to enable
them TO tune up for their later tests.
Rhode Island State is about the only
school In the so-called Eastern section
of the country with a game. Out on
the West Coast the Stanford eleven
meets the West Coast Army team. Ore
Ron State and Oregon University have
games with Willamette and Pacific Uni
versity. University of wyoming also
has . contest with a small team.
However, while South Atlantic schools
break into action Saturday, several
games are listed at other places on
Friday night, which now seems to be
coming somewhat into fashion. The
game Of greatest interest locally Is that
to be played between the Marines and
John Carroll University at Cleveland.
Tom Ready is to take his team out to
Cleveland Wednesday night for about
the earliest game he has ever played.
Local schools do not get under way
until September ~, when Georgetown
meets Mount st. Mary's on the Hill
top, Maryland plays Washington College
Mt College Park and Catholic University
goes to Boston to play Boston College
in what should be one Of its toughest
games Of the year.
Local schools are saying little about
what they are doing, but all seem TO
be saving wood in their efforts to work
together combinations of young men
able to hold their own against the best
combinations that educational tnstitu-
lions in other sections can offer.
daily in its training camp at Point
Lookout, George washington Is work
ing hard ct the Y. NJ. @. A. camp near.
Annapolis, while Catholic University,
American University and Maryland are
practicinR on, their Nhome fields. All
have Just about recched the stage
where they are likely to 60 through
some real scrimmages In the next two
weeks.
The University of Maryland squad
left Friday night Tor the League Island
Navy Yard, where it went through an
hour of scrimmage yesterday with the
Marines. The Old Liners figured to
benefit considerably from the workout
aRairgt more experienced players, eSpe-
eialiy as they have two or three posi-
taons which need q real test before the
season starts. Tom Ready also was
glad to have q practice session Of this
kind for his own men. The Marines
and Maryland have scrimmaged to-
getfer several times during the early
season training period for several years.
North Carolina University, TO Judge
by press reports of its practice, has a
tremendous problem on its hands
that Of trying to arrange its numerous
star backfield candidates into different
combinations. However, there are many
coaches In the South who probably wish
they were faced with Just such q prob
lem. One combination North Carolina
nov has Is Branch, Magner, Slusser
and House, and It is said that this viii
be held intact as IL was last season.
Wyrich and Nash, two members Of the
INST string quartet, soSfar are said not
TO have had picked their running mates.
Word comes from Chapel Hill that the
TarheelS have 30 many backs that they
hardly know what to do with them. It
10 expected that the Carolina team
again will have three backfields, each
Just about as good as the other, which
means some unfortunate and trying
moments for some Tarheel opponents.