The Washington times., 1930-11-13
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Everything
BY JOE HOLMAN

BY JOE HOLMAN
Yale's famous football thunder
bolt, Albie Booth, is attracting
worldwide comment nowadays.
The erstwhile Mighty Atom,
whose performances with Old Eli
have been outstanding for two
years now, is pictured daily as a
little man who does big things.
While intending in no way to
detract from Albie's well-merited
recognition, Francis C'DocO Far
rell finds occasion to remind us
Of an oId-time Georgetown Uni
verSity flash, who, though even
smaller than Booth, predomi-
mated In the days Of rough and
tumble football.
Jackie MaIOncy, In his hey.
day, weighed exactly 135
pounds. Yet he today Ii con.
sidered the greatest quarter.
back in GeOrgetown's history
and one Of the finest triple
threats ever developed at the
Hilltop. Also he stood out
on the diamond, playing sec.
Ond base on some really
great HOya mines.
Frankly speaking, Maloney was
no Booth in ball-running sense.
But his all-around qualities. old
timers claim, made him even more
valuable to Georgetown than Albie
is to Yale.
Primarily, Jackie, as q sopho-
more, directed the memorable 1915
Gilroy, McQuade and Wall back.
field superbly, averaged between
SIS and so yards on his punts,
passed accurately and for distance
and ran the ball expertly. Too, ne
was a defensive power who was
seldom jolted by men twice his
size.
For four years he carried on
against rough and ready oppo.
nents without casualty, took his
beatings like a major and amazed
hosts of admirers with his daring
courage and headwork.
MaIoney's most noteworthy
achievement was his 1919
stand against Navy. Then .
senior, Jackie not only out
smarted the enemy but event
uaIIy drOp-kicked two beauti-
full field goals to account for
his teams s to 0 verdict.
AS a second baseman Maloney
was Of the Bluege type. He was
an expert fielder and timely,
though not sensational, batsman.
Following his graduation from
the Hilltop Maloney served as an
assistant to John .. O'Reilly, who
was turning out some splendid
baseball teams at the time.
In 1922 Jackie was appointed
Freshman football coach and i'm
mediately impreSsed-so much so
that he was appointed to sue
ced AL Exendine as varsity mentor
the following year.
The Hoyas, confronting q
formidable 1928 schedule, were
stripped of their aces. Such men
as Comstock. Flavin, Goggins,
Sullivan, Kenyon, Florence, WertZ,
Malley and others equally talented
had been lost by graduation.
MaIOney tried gamely to
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rial and an injured squadron
but, quite naturally, was un-
able to click. He was replaced
by Lou Little the following
year.
Yes, they're still talking about
Jackie Maloney at the Hilltop
Football players of his stripe, they
tell us, are few and far between
That's why an Albie Booth-in
these days of courtesy football
stands out above all the beef and
Drawn opposing coaches can mus
ter.
Another former Hoya gridirone1
of the Booth type, Harry Costello
is acclaimed far and wide as the
greatest running back in George
towns history.
Harry, in the old days, was a
veritable midget, never topping
14O.
Today, however, the one time
midget scales well above zoe
pounds and bears little resem'
blance to the streak who once
substituted speed and skill for the
heft he low possesses.