Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
CARDS, TERRAP|NS,
BLUES EVEN BETS
Providence, w. & L, Shop
herd visiting-G. W. Has
Fine Material.
BY H. c. BYRD.

THREE local schools do battle
in foot ball on their home
4 fields this afternoon. Cath
~ ole University. Gallaudet
and Maryland encounter worthy
foes, Providence College being here
to meet the first mentioned, Shep-
herd College the next and Wash
ington and Lee the last. The
visiting teams seem to be strong
enough to warrant the statement
that local schools, at best, have
nothing more than an even
chance to win.
Georgetown and American University
are away, the former at VillanoVa and
the latter at Randolph George
towns seems to be an even bet, at least,
while American U. Is likely to take q
whipping.
pecially are anxious to get the long
ends Of their scores, as both have made
good records so far this year and have
no desire to see those records ruined by
bad finishes. Both schools, however,
have been under the handicap Of hav-
ing to prepare for hard games this aft
ernoon and yet not overdo 1t, so that
Thanksgiving day struggles I'VE days
later.
Providence College is reputed to be an
exceptionally good foot ball team.
However, in this day Of foot ball there
Is no telling what any team may do,
whether 1t be strong or weak, and al
most any game Is puzzle unless one
team so far outclasses the other as to
admit of no question as to their COM
parative strength. Catholic University
hopes to win, but II Providence is as
good as 1t Is said to be, then the local
school may be up against it good and
hard.
WASHINGTON AND LEE is going to
w prove q tough nut for Maryland
to crack, even II the Generals
submit to the cracking process. The
team has been coming along rapidly
since the hrSt of November and has not
been scored on in its recent contests
with Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute and Princeton. Washington and
Lee won all three games, the scores be-
6 to o. Against Princeton 1t played fine
foot ball and actually was much stronger
in comparison to the Tigers than the
score shows.
Either the C. U.-Providence game or
the Maryland Washington and Lee bat
tie should be well worth seeing. Both
ought to be well played, and both should
develop foot ball of the most interesting
type.
Gallaudet may whip Shepherd Col
lege but, due to Gallaudet'S poor record
so far. If one were compelled to give the
edge it would have to be given to Shop
herd. However, the Kendall Green
eleven started 70 show something
against the Marines short while back,
and they may come through their final
game with a victory.
GEORGETOWN hopes to avenge the de-
feat it suffered last year from Villa
nova. The Blue and Gray Is just as
good a fighting outfit on a foreign field
as on its own sward, and because 1t is
mentally and physically in much better
shape than it has been, It is confident
of the outcome.
CEoRGE WASHINGTON has about
~ as good a group of foot ball ma
terial as there is anywhere In the
South Atlantic section. There really is
no particular reason why it should have
to take a back seat against any OPP
ponent. Fast and hard running backs
behind big line give the Colonials a
very-much desired combination. There
are two unusually clever ball carriers
IN the lineup.
Last night @. w. gave Butler Uni
versity q good trouncing, and II George
Washington scouts, having watched
Butler play, brought back stories Of
the dangers that beset the local school
In this particular game, then they must
have been trying to create an impress
sion in the minds Of the squad mem
bers. Certainly, there could have been
no other reason for it, because the But
Ter squad seemed no more to be COM
pared on even terms with George Wash
ington than q band of pygmies to an
impi Of Zulu warriors.
Butler not only did not have as
good material as George Washington,
but 1t did not play as sound foot ball.
For instance, all during the game the
Butler tackles played inside the wide
George Washington end and directly
In front of the hAlfback who played
In the hole The natural result was
that Buffers tackles were boxed con-
tinuously being almost helpless in
that position, and George Washington's
backs ran wild on plays between tackle
and end. They gained anywhere from
3 TO 80 yards almost every time they
carried the ball through this position.
Butler had one real foot ball player,
Booz, at halfback. That young man
could tote q foot ball with real effec-
tiveness and also could pass we'll. How