Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-03
G|RDED ALL SEASON
FOR ANNUAL JOUST
DISARMAMENT Rumored, Gy-
reneS Determined to Retain
Presidents Cup.
BY H. C. BYRD.

%dE Marlne corps anu GOdSI
Guard, which meet here
Saturday in foot ball
game, all receipts of which
go for local charity, arranged
their schedules and have gone
through the season so far with a
single purpose in mind - this
game. Holding a cup which is the
award of no less a parsonage than
the President of the United States,
the Marines are especially desir-
Gus Of retaining it. And, on the
other hand, the Coast Guard is
Just as anxious to take over its
keeping for a year.
Marines probably are more anxious
about the game than the Coast Guard.
II that were possible. Only once since
the Marines first won the cup has 1t
been out of their possession, and that
was when the Navy came forth with
an eleven that beat them after the
Marines had played on Thanksgiving
day and went into the Presidents Cup
game the Saturday after.
Then another factor enters into the
situation. It has been announced that
the All-Marine team as such Is going
through its last year, that after the
game Saturday It will be disbanded
and not brought together again and,
naturally, under such condition, the
Marines want to wind up their final
schedule successfully. Tom Ready, who
has been coaching the Marine team Tor
years, is anxious to win his final game,
as he almost looks upon the team as his
child.
1--WE have worked all season with this
Presidents Cup game In mind" said.
Ready over the phone this morning,
~and you may bank on 1t that we VIII
be In there giving all we can TO win.
with the announcement that this would
be the last year Of the An-Mar1ne team
our morale suffered considerably, and
the only thing that has kept 1t up has
Marine Corps hold on the Presidents
Cup.
q strong team on the field. Our team
may not be quite as good as one or two
that we have had but 1t Is much
stronger than the average college eleven
and Just about as good as the best. Our
line is big and our backheld pretty
well able to take care Of itself. We know
toughest games Of the season, as the
Coast Guard is just as big as We are,
just as fast and under ordinary circum-
stances Just as good foot ball team.
We expect the game to be an even strug-
gle, with the long end of the score go
ing to the team that gets fortunate
break or two. However, you are right
that we want to win, and are going TO
try hare to do Just that"
Roth fha Marines and Coast CHAD
SQUADS ere due to come to Washington
Friday. Probably the Marines will take
O workout on their own field at the
League Island Navy Yard at Philadel-
piia before leaving for Washington, but
the Coast Guard, from It's station at
New London, Conn, likely viii get In
here IN time for brief session Of prac-
fdce at Clark Grifhth's ball yard.
But aside from the fact that really
rood foot ball game is in prospect, a
game between two experienced, power
full teams with high morale and sum-
cient incentive to battle, the salient
factor in connection with 1t Is that the
proceeds 60 to Washington charities.
And there Is no overhead which goes
as Q percentage to professional collec-
tors, or as salaries to anybody; people
Of washington will be the benefctartes
Of every cent the game yields. And,
70 the credit Of Washingt be 1t
said that tickets are being sold rapidly.
The prospect is that the ball park will
be fiiled with spectators, as 1t Is now
expected that q total Of around 10000
tickets viii be disposed OF.
Which means that dark hours for
many viii be frightened.
NTHER schools may think somewhat
~ Of disseminating Spring foot ball
practice, but Catholic University's
mind Is running along other channels.
Coach Bergman has Just come out
with o statement that he expects to
get the gridders out next Spring for a
session that will last 10 weeks. Coming
from Notre Dame and having coached
in Middle Western universities. Berg
mann realizes just how valuable Spring
foot ball Is In building UP a gridiron
machine.
incidentally. it is understood also that
Catholic University will play its annual
game with George Washington on
Thanksgiving day instead Of the Satur-
day previous. The game this year in
no way was as satisfactory as 1t was
when played on the holiday.
TEORoE WASHINGTON is trying to
~ arrange q foot ball game next year
with the University Of Kansas, and
It thinks its chances are very bright, in
view Of the fact that Kansas may be
suspended from the conference Of which
It Is q member and consequently may
have q wide-open schedule. Coach
Ptxlee is making the trip TO Kansas City
In an effort TO arrange a contest with
one of the big schools in that section.
r UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND'S
~ squad made little effort yesterday
to get in anything much in the
way of practice. The Old Line squad
went through brief setting-up exercises
and. after q short talk in the dressing
room, called It a day. It 10 not likely
that much win be done this week, as the
team has been through too long q
schedule to take chances Of putting It
OF color by hard practice. Maryland
knows well the power Of the eleven 1t Is
TO face, and knows, further, that 1t
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