Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29

SO spoke Tom Mills, head coach
at Georgetown, in summing up
his opinion of the game Friday
night at Clark Griffith's big
stadium.
And few coaches are willing to make
such statement. Most Of them sell
dom make commitments so definite, but
Mills Is just one Of the chaps who give
their honest opinion, no matter whether
to see happen. And there is no doubt
that Mills feels right now that George
town has Just about an even chance
to take the measure of the Michigan
State outfit. It was called to Mills
attention that the school his team Is
to meet defeated Colgate. y 0, which
whipped Penn State last week by 40
to 0, but to this Mills replied:
"Sure, I know that Colgate wiped up
things with Penn State and that Michi-
gan State beat Colgate, and also know
that Michigan State tied Michigan, Q
to o, but, nevertheless, and despite all
that, I still feel that we have q good
chance to win. We are improving with
every game we play. We still have q
lot to learn, but we were good enough
against West Virginia to win had we
not made the mistakes we did, and this
week we shall not make so many.
Michigan State Is coached by Jim
Crowley, one Of our boys from Notre
Dame. and we know their system about
a. well as they know 1t themselves.
Ours is supposed to be entirely Notre
Dame plays, but actually we are doing
things Just O little differently from
what they do out there. And, as q by
thought, am going to change our
whole shift idea next Fall and use Q
shift that will give us q good deal more
latitude than the Notre Dame shift
gives o team.
"As far as Michigan State is con-
cerned it has q fine. foot ball team.
Our scouts tell US that 1t has great
line and some brilliant backs and is
well coached. However, 1t has played
through some tough games and 1t can
not keep up forever the pace 1t held
against Michigan and Colgate. AS far
as I am concerned, we are going into
the game with just one thought--that
we have just as good q chance TO win
as they have, and believe We have"
MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE is To-
xs1 Gated at East Lansing, Mich, and
Is an entirely different institution
from the University Of Michigan. Mich
igan u one Of the several States In
which the State college Is organized
separately from the State university. In
Michigan the Michigan State College is
what commonly is known in educational
circles as the Land Grant College of
that State, being one of the colleges
founded under the Morrill, act Of 1862.
As q matter of fact, though, Michigan
State was founded six years before that
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Morrill, act. 1t was the first college
founded in this country for the purpose
Of teaching agriculture.
This Is not the first time Michigan
State has been represented by q strong
foot ball team, although 1t is doubtful
II 1t has ever before had one as strong.
It has previously met Cornell and also
Penn State on just about even terms.
when those schools had much better
elevens than represent them now. There
seems no doubt that the team that is to
represent Michigan State here Friday
night Is the best ever turned out at
that school and the strongest due to
appear here this season.
THE University Of Maryland picked
\ up the threads yesterday and began
70 take stock Of itself in prepara-
ton Tor the game with Virginia Satur-
day at Charlottesville. The result of
the inventory was not at all gratifying
70 those that have at heart the interests
OF the Old Line school. Several men
nave bruises that may keep them out
OF the lineup Saturday, although 1t Is
hoped that they will come around in
eooo enough shape to play. Virtually
In order TO try to bring the SQUAD
around, but today, tomorrow and Fri
day some real practice is scheduled
with 1t very likely that 80 minutes of
each day will be devoted to scrimnaee.
THE other local schools also are put
d ting In some hard ticks to get in
some kind Of shape for SATURDAYS
contents. The most satisfactory perform
ar1ce OF last week to any coach was the
improvement shown by Catholic Uni
versity IN the eyes Of Coach Bergman,
the Brooklanders started to play foot
ball against Duquesne University as II
they knew what they were out on the
grfdiron for, and are hopeful of win
ming from the New River State College
this week. However, New River State
College, which comes from West Viz
R1nia, may be a good deal stronger than
might ordinarily be expected.
II NEOr0E WA061NGION gets very
~ little practice this week, its long
train ride to Oklahoma taking up
far more time than 1t will spend in uni
form.
American University takes on another
tough game this week, being scheduled
to meet st. Johns College Of Annapolis
at Annapolis. The Methodists have lit
tie chance for victory, as st. Johns Is
entirely too strong for them. 1t would
be almost a foot ball miracle for the
local school to win.
Galaudet expects to attach another
scalp TO its belt at Carlisle, Pa, when
1t goes there to play the Medical Field
Service eleven. The victory the local
school won over Baltimore University
last week was so clean-cut that Coach
Teddy Hughes and his squad are much
encouraged over the outlook for the re-
mainder Of the season.
WITH the exception Of North Caro-
w lima State College all the schools
In the South Atlantic section will
have their hands full Saturday after
noon. Virginia, of course, has its game
with Maryland, and that should be nip
and tuck all the way. Down at Lexing-
ton Washington and Lee and Virginia
Polytechnic Institute meet in their an
nual setto in the afternoon contest,
while Virginia Military Institute and
Davidson play in the morning. North
Carolina University entertains Georgia
Tech at Chapel Hill, and any school
that faces Georgia Tech has plenty Of
trouble, even when the Atlanta school
10 not quite as strong rs usual. North
Carolina would appear TO stand little