Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-30
SHEPHERD COLLEGE
IS FOE TOMORROW
Georgetown Pessimistic Over
B. c. Came. U. Hopeful
Against Duquesne.
BY II. c. BYRD.

4 \ Is the only local university
with foot ball game
scheduled on its home field. It is
30 meet Shepherd College tomor-
row at 2:30.
Just what kind of an opponent
for American University Shepherd
will be is not known. The West
Virginia school has never been
strong in its gridiron activities,
but that means little as far as the
local game Is concerned, because
this year American u is woefully
weak.
s A week ago It was felt that Shen-
andoah, which also has been wiped up
pretty regularly by Washington schools,
offered the Methodists their best
chance for victory, but just the OPP
poSite proved to be the case.
Coach Young Of A. u. Is hoping his
charges have progressed far enough to
pull out victory. but is not making
any predictions. He knows better than
any one else how weak his own team
is, and consequently cannot be very
optimistic in regard TO a game with
any CollekS eIeFeN.
A S far as the other local colleges are
"A concerned, they all are either away
or leaving tonight or tomorrow
morning. Georgetown Is at Boston for
its annual setto with Boston College,
George Washington is at Iowa City
to meet the University of Iowa, Catho-
lie University is playing Duquesne
University at Pittsburgh tonight, Uni
versity Of Maryland leaves tonight for
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Gal
laudet tomorrow morning goes to
Chester, Pa, TO face Pennsylvania Mil
itary College.
Georgetown is not very optimistic
over its chances against Boston Col
close TO an even chance. As matter
OF fact, 1t would not be . surprise II
the Blue and Gray takes the measure
of the BoStoniaIis. Georgetown, while
1t has some injuries in its backf1eld
still is a powerful eleven, and we'll able
to take care of itself against a mighty
good foot ball team, as the game it
put up out at Michigan State last
week well atteSts.
Catholic University is hoping for a
victory at Pittsburgh, although it knows
it will be against a team that was
strong enough to battle Georgetown and
Western Maryland TO 90 ties. Coach
Bergman has lot OF confidence in his
men despite the fact that he has an
exceptionally light backfield. In reality,
Bereman's backs are too light for coll
lege foot ball, twp of them being under
$50 pounds.
TEORGE WASHINGTON is meeting
~ q Western Conference eleven for
the FIRST time and Is anxious to
make q good showing. The Colonials
feel that they are stronger than they
seem to be If judged on basis of their
contest with Tulsa University and hope
70 show this by holding Iowa to close
score. with slim outside chance of
bringing back scalp. Iowa is not as
strong as usual, not having recovered
from its difficulties of two years ago
with the Western Conference.
Maryland apparently will be against
the strongest Virginia Polytechnic Irsti-
tute team 1t has faced in years. If the
showing of the latter against Kentucky
is a good criterion. The Old Line school
despite the fact 1t tied Kentucky, while
v. p, I, lost to the same school. did not
make such q record in the statistics as
the Blacksburg school made. v. II.
made is first downs against Kentucky
while Maryland got only six, and dur
ing the first half had Kentucky backed
up against its goal line practically all
the time. This bids fair to be the best
game OF the year between schools in the
northern end OF the Southern Con-
ference
Gallaudet is meeting q Pennsylvania
military college team which seems to
be not anywhere near as strong as some
OF the teams turned out by that school
However, the local institution Is In the
same boat and probably does not have
much OF q chance for success.
TWO Southern schools play in the
i North tomorrow-V Virginia at Har-
ward and Mississippi College at
Colgate. Neither seems to have any
chance whatsoever to win. Virginia has
the powerful and physical qualifications
TO play great foot ball any time it finds
itself, and its followers are hoping
against hope that tomorrow will be the
day. However, as far as any suggestion
in past games indicate that Virginia has
a chance against Harvard is concerned.
such a suggestion simply does not exist
And. while virtually nothing is known
Of what kind OF a team represents Mis-
SiSSippi College, 999 chances out Of q
thousand it will go back to Mississippi
with q defeat attached to 1t by Just
about the size OF score that Colgate
cares to run UP. Mississippi College is
q UNCONVENTIONAL school and should
not be confused with either Of the two
State institutions Of that State. Univer-
sity OF Mississippi and Mississippi A
and NJ.