The Washington times., 1930-10-02
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Bx JUNO KTNERK

students, alumni and support
ers Of Georgetown await with ap-
prehension the outcome of to
morrow nights football game In
Chicago against Loyola, and they
have basis for viewing the game
with apprehension. The coaches
to put it mildly, are plainly pes.
sitnistic, some of the players
needed most are not in the best
physical shape, while still others
haven't come up to expectations
In their opener against Mt
st. Mary's last Saturday and IN
two scrimmage sessions before
departing for the West yesterday,
the Hoyas did not look any too
good. There were certain glar.
Ing weaknesses in defense that
must be remedied = the team is
to return with a victory. The
ends must turn in the plays bet
ter, also block better on offense,
and the guards must put forth
. better efforts. Capt. Bill Morris
will do his share at center as
backer-up o. K, and the tackles
also shape up pretty well.
As for the backfield, this
Is the only department in
which the HilItOppers seem
go be as strong as in former
years. And it is strong both
defensively and extensively,
perhaps better on Offense
than on defense. Tommy Mills
has at least eight reliable
backs whom he car throw
into action without weaken
ing this department a whit.
John Clipper" Smith, the line
coach. is far from satisfied with
the work of the forwards. The
boys are willing and courageous,
no doubt of that. But they Just
lack that polish and stiffness so
necessary to playing the stand-up
type of Notre Dame defense that
they now employ. The change
from the Little method of line
line play to the Irish system is
radically different and the boys
haven't mastered it yet.
Little Joe Alenti, the bet block
ing halfback on the squad, is one
on the ailing list. He has a verte-
bra injury, which may or may not
recur, In other words, he may be
able to play two minutes or
whole game, depending on how
lucky he is. Mills is hoping he is
lucky. Then Ed Leary has a bum
shoulder. Next to Johnny Bozek
he also Is the fastest,
Johnny Scalzi, Johnny Bozek
Emile "Shires'' Bozek and the
4ewrecking woodchopper," Leroy
Bordeaal, the fullback, all are II
Al condition. Bozek, Johnny, Is
ia shape to go. And don't be sur
prised if Johnny doesn't go tomor
row night.
The smarteSt, quickest-think-
ing and fastest man on the
SQUAD, Johnny will be the man
the Westerners will have to
stop. AND Bordeau will give
the LayOIa forwards a plenty
tough time of 1t stopping his
177 pounds of bruising, crush
ing flesh.
The Hilltoppers likely will re-
sort to mixed attack OF aerlals
and running plays to depend on
to outpoint their rivals. II they
can suck the Westerners in to
close up their defense, then Scalzl,
Mooney or Leary will start -1eav-
ing that oval. There is enough
diversification in the Hoya attack
to make this plan successful, zoo.
Should the Hoya attack func-
ton well and roll up two touch
downs, it's safe bet that the
local team then will resort strictly
to the defensive to hold their foes
safe. This will be quite a job.
Mills believes. Loyola has fine
team, a veteran team, in fact, and
one that will call for the best the
local boys have to hold safely in
check.
This game, to Mills way of
thinking, is the big game in
the schedule. A victory will
have a tonic effect on the
morale of the team and on
coaching staff, too. But to
accomplish this is a huge
task. The team must play
much better than it did last
Saturday, but it~can do this.
The warm weather prior to the
st. Mary's game was not conducive
to a gridder's best efforts. It's
. different now, the weather, but,
let us hopefully add, that the re-
suit may not be unchanged. We
look for practically an identical
score to that of the opener.
Personal nomination for the
Hoya hero besides Johnny Bozek
is Phil Mooney. The latter will
be playing before his home folks
and it will be his big chance to go
good. Under Lou Little he got
very little chance When he re.
turns he may be the campus hero.
Brpnf1DOOd HnIDkS