Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-24
BOTH ELEVENS USE
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Michigan State Host to G. U.
V. M. !. Is Out to Avenge
Defeat by Maryland.
BY II. c. BYRD.

- GEORGETOWN and Mary
land are far from opti-
~ miStic over the probable
outcome of their foot ball
games today at East Lansing and
Richmond. Both are sending into
their contests crippled teams, and
apparently are meeting opponents
at top form physically and men
tally. Georgetown left Thursday
for the scene of its struggle, while
Maryland went to Richmond this
morning on a special train.
The Blue and Gray line is in good
shape, but Coach Mills has not been
able to get his backtield ready since
the New York University game. Unless
some substitute back plays much bet
ter foot ball than anybody has right
to expect. Mills feels that it will be
something of a complete upset for
Georgetown to win. Georgetown scouts
have brought back information that
Michigan State is even stronger than
garded as one of the best elevens in
the Middle West.
But even so, Georgetown may bring
back a scalp. Going into a game
against an exceptionally powerful out
fit, and crippled at that. the outlook
is not bright. to say the least but
stranger things have happened than
Georgetown victory over Michigan
State Very, very few persons expected
Georgetown to win last year. but 1t
won just the same. Almost anything
may happen in this game of foot ball
as now played.
Maryland has out one regular line
man and regular back, keenan, and
Woods. And in this crippled condi-
ton it will face Virginia Military
Institute seeking to avenge defeat II
last year. v. NJ. 1. against Virginia
played just about as good foot ball as
any other eleven in this section has
produced in a long while, and If it per-
forms as well against Maryland, then
Maryland will have to play better foot
ball than it has so far shown to keep
Its slate clear.
At best neither Georgetowen nor
Maryland has any reason for feeling
overly optimistic.
American University plays the only
game on local field today. being sched-
uled to meet Shenandoah College at
2:30 pm. The A. U. team has grad
ually been improving and seems to
have its best chance OF the season
for a victory.
A DETERMINED effort is being made
"A to get things in shape to put on
a nationwide intensive drive for
funds for the Rockne Memorial Field
House. proposed as lasting tribute to
the late Notre Dame coach. The
country is being divided into districts
and a drive for funds is to be carried
out in each district under the leader
ship of chairman. A plan is being
worked out whereby a memorial service
is to be held between the halves Of
every foot ball game in the country on
November IA. Envelopes with donation
cards inside are to be distributed to all
foot ball crowds on that date with a
request for voluntary offerings to be
dropped into a box as the crowds leave
the various fields.
LOOT ball officials are more earnestly
4 trying to better themselves than
ever before in the whole history of
foot ball. Apparently the officials have
come to the conclusion that there is
more to officiating than merely standing
around on the field while gam: is
SOIlS OH ana alIST CIlS game drawing
down SIS and expenses. In some places
foot ball teams have been used to
demonstrate various plays, notably at
Cincinnati, where st. Xavier players
were got out and, with all the officials
in that section gathered around, almost
every conceivable position and occur
renee en- the field of play was gone
through with.
officials here in the District of Col
umbia are holding an Interpretation
meeting every Monday night and prob
lens OF the previous week gone over
thoroughly. Certainly with such meet
1ngs there should be little excuse for
@ local official not knowing the rules.
Johns HOPKINS and ST. Johns are
meeting today in Baltimore in what
may be quite fracas. The Hop
kinS students went to Annapolis the
other night to disturb the Johnnies as
much as possible, but the Johnnies were
on the alert for the coming and many
free for all battles ensued, according to
report. With that kind of thing going
on between students of rival lnstitu-
tions, the tension is very likely to be
shown at one time or another durina
the game. st. Johns land Hopkins are
old rivals. having been playing foot bah
from back in the early nineties