The Washington times., 1931-12-02
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the consensus of sporting opinion
placing his Leathernecks ION the
spot" Coach George w. Nc
Henry, sent his Marines through
stiff drill here today as he
nourished hopes Of upsetting the
old dope bucket all over the
Coast Guard Bears, when the
sea soldiers and Uncle Sans
Coast Guarders meet at Griffith
Stadium, December 5, in a tiff
which will determine the annual
holder Of the Presidents Cup.
A cherished bit of silverware.
that trophy. as some 10000 Capt.
tai fans who saw the Marines
and Coast Guard teams battle to
a TO Leatherneck decision last
year, will testify.
For the first time in a number
Of football seasons the. Marines
are the under dogs on the eve
Of battle. tilt which will un-
doubleday be the bright spot in
WaShington's football year.
Comparative Scores
While the Bears have gone
through their season undefeated
and united they barely eked out
a TO victory over st. Thomas
(PaO College, an aggregation
which the Marines took into
camp by q Al score,
The best Davis and Elkins,
high scorers of the nation, could
do with the scrappy Pennsyl-
vanianS was 13-0 win, while
Coach McHenry's team made D
and e work hard to push over
7-point win.
On paper this should place the
Marines and Bears on an even
footing, and while the teams are
meeting on the gridiron, where
pencil and paper don't count, it is
still possible for stalemate, which
would be different from any score
turned in so far in President Cup
competition.
Earlier in the season the Marine
eleven looked like a sure winning
aggregation but huge all.Star
team composed of former all
Americans and former college
stars wreaked havoc among the
Leatherneck leaders linemen in
an Armistice Day game.
Two Marines Missed
o. K. Presley, one of the finest
pivot men to ever man that pc.
slGion on a lIarine team, sui.
fered an injured vertebra, and
Willis Shew, a great tackle, re-
ceived a broken ankle in this
game, which placed both men on
the injured list for the remainder
Of the season.
In losing to D and E the sea
soldiers showed the loss of these
two men on their power plays,
and although the line functioned
in fine shape it was evident that
Presley and Shew would have
strengthened the Marines forward
wall considerably.
Rising to the occasion the sea
soldiers took the next game from
scrappy John Carol eleven Of
Cleveland into camp by a 13.to-0
tally. With the team back in
gear the Marine mentor is striv.
ing to keep his men in winning
fever. but with the Coast Guard
eleven going like a whirlwind it
will take a heavy barrage of heat
to burn up the Bears winning
aspirations.
Shakes Up Line
Revising his forwards in an ef-
fort to send a strong line against
the Coast Guard tutors football
pupils. Coach McHenry used Hal
Terrell, former all-Marine player,
at end; Duda and Dupler at
guard and tackle, respectively,
while Grin Hostad, regular cen.
ter with the local post team last
year. performed at the pivot
berth.
Charley Gam, a fine guard:
Lee Popple and Bill Adams man.
ned the right side of the line.
Using the Bears pet running
plays the second team did little
more than annex a few bruises
against the Marine varsity. Con-
tent that he has built his frontal
attack to it's highest degree Of
efficiency the Leatherneck men,
tor will probably ease off his
drilling to nothing more than .
light signal drill prior to the de-
parting for the Capital City, for
his supreme test of the season.