Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18
STARED BY DEFEAT
IN CLOSING GAMES
Both, Though, Deserve Praise
for Way in Which They
Have Stuck to Guns.
BY H. c. BYRD.

GaIlaudet ana American
i University will blow Satur-
day. Both schools are to
play the final games of what
have been their most unsuccess-
full schedules in years, the former
with Shepherd College here and
the latter with Randolph-Macon
at Ashland. Gallaudet may have
an outside chance to wind up with
victory, but the chances are that
American U. will go down to an
other defeat. Neither has a VIC
tory to it's credit.
Gallaudet has a much better chance
to finish its season with victory than
American U. 1t might be said that the
Kendall GreenerS have a fair chance
to beat Shepherd College. Shepherd
College came here some time ago to
meet American U. and defeated the
local school. Is to 6. That does not
indicate such strength that as ordi-
narily might bother Gallaudet, but this
year for the latter is an exception.
Teams Gallaudet has turned out in
previous years would have walloped
Shepherd College by wide margin.
This year different situation exists
Rt Kendall Green. The stars of the fine
eleven of last year were lost by grad
uation. and with the small student
body available for material, teams are
not rebuilt in year. Gallaudet's situa-
ton IN foot ball Is largely, if not en-
trely, different from that of any other
school, and it really is marvellous that
Is accomplishes so much.
A MEXICAN UNIVERSITY also has
IA small student body, but it does
have more material to draw from.
However, the conditions under which
N must develop q team are diSadvan-
rageous, to say the least, especially
when compared to some other small
colleges, the word small being here
used in relationship to the numbers
OF undergraduate students available for
use on athletic teams
Down at Ashland it is almost a fore
gone conclusion that American U. will
meet another defeat, and finish its
season with straight string of losses
1t would be expecting too much even
to indicate the possibility Of a victory
over Randolph Macon, which is among
tie strongest schools in the section in
its class. Its most recent accomplish
ment was a victory over University of
Richmond.
1t would be great feather in the
cap OF the local school If it could trim
the Ashland school. Anyway, here's
wishing both it and Gallaudet the best
Of luck, with the added statement that
whatever they accomplish in the way
OF victories, or DO not accomplish, as
the case may be, they deserve all kinds
of praise for the way they stick to their
guns under circumstances that in many
cases have caused a good many other
colleges to abandon the game alto
gether.
TOACH DUTCH BERGMAN is not
~ the kind of chap who worries
very much about his games. or
maybe it might better be said that he
Is not the kind of chap who shows that
he worries; but this week he is sitting
on pins and needles, SO to speak. Berg
man has made fine record at c. U.
this year and he does not want to see
that record spoiled by q defeat or two
right at the end Of the year.
OF course, even If G. U. were to lose
both its remaining contests it still
would be so much better on the season,
as a whole, than 1t has been in years
that it could sit hack and contemplate
its accomplishments with good deal
OF pride.
Anybody who thinks that Catholic
University has an easy task in its two
final games should think again. Every
indication points to Providence College
as being strong enough to give any OF
the teams 1t meets hard rough battle,
and Providence Is to be played Satur-
day. And five days later, Thanksgiving
day, Loyola College of Baltimore will be
the opposing eleven, and Loyola tied
Western Maryland, which has been bat
ting some mighty good foot ball teams
on just about even terms.
OF course Bergmans most immediate
concern Is Providence College, but no
coach could afford to prepare entirely
for a game Saturday, when he knows
that Just few days later he must meet
an equally strong outfit. So Bergman's
problem is to so handle his men that
they can be successful against Provi-
dence, and at the same time keep them
working in such way that they VIII
be in shape to meet Loyola On even
terms, even after such a difficult test
as Providence seems sure to offer.
tom MILLS, Georgetown coach.
Il thinks his team will have to play
better foot ball against Villanova
than it did against West Virginia If it
is to win from the Pennsylvania team
this week. But Tom adds further that
he believes his team is going to measure
UP to that standard. Whether or not
that means Mills expects to win is
matter on which he does not cast light.
Georgetown seems to stand at least
an even chance to whip Villanova. The
Blue and Gray at times against West
Virginia had every appearance Of being
q great foot ball team, but 1t was not
as consistent as it might have beer.
Many opinions have been expressed that
the team was not directed on the field
as we'll as it might have been and that
If the power that undoubtedly lies in
the ranks of the eleven had been a
little better used, West Virginia might
have been whipped by bigger margin.
In Villanova Georgetown Is to face a
good foot ball team. Harry Stuhldrerer,
former Notre Dame quarterback. coach
ing at that school, has not turned out
q weak team since he has been there
and has had a strong one every year.
Georgetown was whipped last year by
two touchdowns.
Two Of the lon6est scrimmages it has
had since September have made up the
major portion of the practice at Mary
land the last two days. The Old Liners
have done little of anything fcr the last
week, and rough work is necessary Il
bring them back to foot ball conscious
ness.
To tell the truth. there has not beer
enough hard scrimmege at College Parl
to keep the tenn in the b-st p-ssibl:
shape, but for the last three weeks o.
the year, If yesterday and Monday ar
to be taken as a criterion, caution ha'
been thrown to the four winds.
washington and Lee will bring her,
a mighty good foot ball team. 1t VOL
from Princeton last week and won IA
more decisively than the score Of 6 to
SvAicated II won so easily as far a