Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-10
BIG BATTLE PUT ON
BY NAVY, MARYLAND
Teams Seem Well Matched
for Foot Ball Clash In
Griffith Stadium.
BY H. C. BYRD.
BY H. C. BYRD.
n 7 ANY and Maryland TO-DAY
M hold the center Of the foot
/ \ ball stage in this part of

IN hold the center of the foot
i \ ball stage in this part of
the country. New York,
Atl6nta and Pittsburgh are the
nearest places where are to be
played comparable games. And it
is doubtful If either of these three
will show the color and partisan
interest sure to be seen here from
the moment the regiment of mid
Shipmen marches on the field at
2 o'clock until the last whistle
blows.
Navy is bringing to Washington an
eleven stronger than the one which rep
resented it last season, II reports are
| accepted at face value. The Sailors
are big and strong and fast and have
two teams Of almost equal strength. In
other words, it generally Is conceded
that Navy has a margin in reserve
power, in ebility to bring up fresh
strength to hurl into the fray at an
opportune moment. Just how much
this will mean remains to be seen. It
may count for a good deal and possibly
not for so much.
Maryland has virtually the same team
that wore its colors last year, although
1t lost two good men. It will place on
the field this afternoon against Navy
an eleven that should be stronger than
its 1880 representative. although so far
this Fall that strength has not been
shown. Costly mistakes in both the
games already played have kept the Old
Liners down to little better than q
mediocre level.
AS far as the game itself Is concerned,
pretty well everything that should be-
said has been said at one time or an
other or in one paper CT another.
About the only general summation
would seem to be that every indication
is the contest should be one of the
greatest of the year. with two strong
elevens struggling on pretty close to
even terms for the mastery. OF course,
an entirely different result may be the
outcome. but certainly no other seems
in prospect.
In general attractiveness, It is seldom
| that any game in which Navy plays Is
surpassed. Something about the Navy
adds glamour to its gridiron struggles
that nothing else gives, except that the
Army presents the same kind Of scene
on little smaller scale. The Navy
Band, the Maryland Band, numerous
sidelights and glamorous incidents,
people prominent in the public life Of
the Nation, will be on the side lines to
make as a whole the most attractive
and biggest gridiron combat the Ma
tons Capital has known.
GEORGETOWN is at New York for
" a game with New YORK University
that bids fair to be played before
the biggest crowd that any Georgetown
eleven has ever had watch it play. It
is thought that New York University
has one of its best elevens. that George
town possesses a brilliant team. and
consequently Gothamites are getting
ready to watch what they think should
be a greet contest. Coach Tom Mills
said yesterday morning just before he
left that he felt his team has fair
chance to win. Undoubtedly George
town is far better than last year and for
one reason or another it always has
been able to give N. Y. U. game 70
remember.
George Washington at Boston Uni
versity and American University at
Hampden-Sydney are the other con-
tests in which local schools take part
today The Colonials ought to come
back with a scalp at their belts, as Bos-
ton University has seldom been any
great shakes on the gridiron. 1t will be
something of a surprise II George
Washington fails to win. American
University, unless it shows far better
form than week ago, Is pretty sure to
come back defeated.
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY started on
~ a scoring spree in the first quarter
of its game with Gallaudet yester-
day, kept 1t up until shortly after the
second quarter began, then gave way to
the second-string outfit, which kept up
the point-getting. Any ordinary &C
count of the game ought to tell about
the brilliant offense Of the Brookland-
ers. but after watching the play one
was more inclined to give credit to
Gallaudet for being willing to take the
field in game in which it was so far
outclassed in material and everything
that goes to make up q foot ball team.
The Kendall Greeners simply did not
have the men to measure UP to the
Brookland eleven.
Catholic University swept the ends,
broke down the line, shot forward
passes and succeeded easily in about
everything it did. Gallaudet had some
good tactical maneuvers, but they were
useless without men capable Of putting
them through. Coach Teddy Hughes.
If he wins any game with the material
he now has, will be the greatest coach
in the world. At least, he should get
more credit than any coach ever got.
The most miserable part Of Gallau-
CeCS play was It's punClng. Inc boots
got off by its backs hardly ever did
more than cross the line of scrimmaEe.
In the whole first half Gallaudet's kicks
did not average more than or 10
yards, and that in itself would be
enough to lose a fairly close contest.
However. the coordination of the
Catholic U. eleven demonstrated one
thing-that Coach Dutch Bergman
knew just what he was talking about
at the beginning Of practice when he
said he would have a much better team
than last year. One look at the Brook
| thing more to make one understand
that Catholic U. Is on the upgrade In