Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-16
BY H. e. BYRD.

~ been few and far between
this season, and this week
is not an exception. According to
the signs by which gridiron COM
petition is judged, the teams
scheduled to face Georgetown,
Catholic University, George Wash
tngton, Gallaudet, American u.
and Maryland have more than
enough strength to disturb any CT
the coaches who may be disposed
to feel more or less at ease. They
give every indication of offering
perhaps just a little more compe-
tition than is good for the peace
Of mind of any coach.
Georgetown, barely over the rejoicing
of its triumph over West Virginia, must
get ready to face Villanova. one OF the
strongest teams in the Middle Atlantic
section. at VillanoVa. Villanova mas
not been setting the world on fire with
victories, for the simple reason that II,
like Georgetown, has been meeting
lot of powerful teams against Whlch
any school would find 1t difficult 10
clean up.
But whatever the Blue and Gray
must face this week. the whole un1ver-
sity is proud of the fine work against
West Virginia. The team came through
in great shape, and its victory was well
deserved. Coach Tom Mills is greatly
pleased over the result, as he feels thaC
the team indicated itself and measured
I'D to what he has felt all season could
be accomplished.
"Certainly, 1 am exceedingly pleased
over the result of the game with west
Virginia. Who wouldn't be? We have
worked long and hard under all KINDS
of disadvantages, and to begin 10 see
the culmination of such efforts natur-
aIlv creates very satisfactory feeling
We are capable of playing lou peIOeI
foot ball, though, than we showed SAL
urday, and I believe we VIII contlnus W
come along from now until 1i'e Gnu "a
the season"
GoACH DUTCH BERGMAN OF Cath
u oIic University says that he expects
providence College to be the
strongest eleven his team has met slnce
A. nIayed Boston College in the opening
rarne Providence has big strong line
and several big backs. ana all the re-
norts we have indicate that G. U. Is
going To be I'D against about as SItoils
1nnosition as it has faced this season.
providence College apparently Is by
far the strongest eleven we nave mel
here this. year" says Bergman, ano
exnect ii to be stronger thans Nortn
CarcIina state and almost as strong
as Boston College. The ProvloenCS
team played Holy Cross to stanoSsin
An the first half of their game, ana last
week whipped st. Johns OF Brookiyn'
80 to TO-
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY came
u through against st. Francis with
ont injuries Johnny Oliver, VINO
f,laved part of the game, got by Will
ont anv bad consequences and Is eH-
uected to GO the route against FroVl-
dence College.
Butler University, which comes here
rridav night to meet George Washing
ton is not so we'll known in athletlcs
in this section, but nearly always is
REPRESENTED by good teams. Last week
Butler lost to Marquette University
81 TO O. but that is not an indication
that Butler is weak. Nine chances OUT
of ten it was case OF Marquette peHls
strong. as it usually is.
If the ColonialS have been making
progress in their development since
fhey played so we'll against Iowa, one
of the best games of the year may be
played. 1t is very unlikely, to say the
least, that the game will not measure
up because Butler is not strong enough
TO make things interesting.
CALLAUDET, under ordinary circum-
" stances, would be picked to beat
Shepherd College, but because it
"a so considerably weaker than in for
mer years, and because Shepherd Col
lege seemingly is stronger, it probably
will have its hands full. However, the
IAn yfrif
O victory. Everybody hopes so.
American University is going up
against what apparently is the strong
est small college team In the section
when 1t faces Randolph-Ma College
at Ashland Considering its showing
in the previous contests, it hardly seems
possible that the local school can whip
its sister Methodist institution.
Four weeks ago. when Washington
and Lee was badly whipped by Ken
lucky and Maryland tied that school, it
seemed very much as If the latter
would have big advantage over the
Generals. However, the present situa
ton is entirely different. Washington
and Lee is playing good foot ball, in
fact, as good foot ball as any other
school in the section Recently it
whipped Virginia 18 to o, Virginia
Polytechnic Institute to o. and Satur-
day it took Princeton into camp to 0.
Not only do these results show scoring
strength but also a tight defense.
Princeton never had chance to score
against the Generals, except one oppor-
tunity 1t got as result OF completion
of two long passes two or three minutes
after the game got under way. Mary
land will have to play better foot ball
than it has so far if 1t is to place its
Homecoming game this week in the won
column.
1t seems too bad that the arrange
ment of schedules is such that three of
the best games that local schools have
provided this year should come the
same week end. The George Washing
ton-Butler contest is to be played Fri
day night, it is true, but even so, people
have only so much money to lay out in
the same week for admission to games
Anyway, there should be plenty of good
foot ball for partisan supporters, and
for the general public. too.
TODAY is Blue Monday at Cornell.
L The Ithacans, apparently greater
ground gamers and generally SEEM
ing to be a better foot ball team, &C
cording to reports, nevertheless went
down before Dartmouth to have their
ambitions for an indicated year
shattered. Gil Dobie will not have
many words off, praise for his squad
when practice gets under way this
afternoon. Cornell gained good many
more yards than Dartmouth, but could
not take advantage Of its opportunities
as Dartmouth did
Georgia Tech fought through a great
game against Pennsylvania, but failed
by two goals from touchdowns to win.
The Atlanta school went back home
whipped by 10 to IL, one of the most
disappointing defeats a team can suf-
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