Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-03
Outlook Dark for Facing BuckneH Cornell May Sit at Top Grid Hea

back to Charlottesville victor.
Then IN the Kentucky game he en-
tered in the first half in place of Pop
pelman and after Woods was hurt and
Poppelman went back in, May stepped
up in Woods place and did equally
we'll in both positions. Then last week
against V. p. l., after weeks layoff,
he jumped into Woods place and play
ed Just as well as any coach could have
asked.
And before the end of the season
May will play some more good foot BAH
iii he doesn't get too good an opinion
OF himself after he reads this. And he
will not, because he is not that kind OF
a chap.
GEORGE WASHINGTON has post
~ poned its game with Salem College
from Friday night to Saturday
night. The shift was made because
Salem is a Seventh-day Adventist in
stitution and keeps the Sabbath day
from Friday evening until Saturday eve
ming.
Coach Pixlee is not bothered much
about the meeting with the West Vir-
glnians, as he feels his team fully
strong enough TO win with comparative
ease. Pixlee is pleased over the result
of the game with Iowa and will spend
most of the week getting his men back
not only held Iowa to a single touch
down, but 1t had chances to tie up the
count
The Colonials came through the con-
test fairly well except for the bruises
and stiff muscles that naturally come
from playing against a team more
powerful physically.
TT may be that Catholic University will
i miss Johnny Oliver more than 1t
now expects. He has been calling
signals all year and calling them very
successfully. as the results Of games so
far will attest.
To take him out of the lineup means
that Coach Bergman win have to find
another with the same fire, the same
inspirational worth and Just as good
judgment, and that is not easy. Ten
yards from the goal line the right
plays mean score or that the oppos-
ing team will kick out of danger, which
Is the difference between victory and
defeat.
TALLAUDET and American Univer-
" sity are up against tough PROPOSE
lions this week end, and It Is
likely that both will lose by good size
counts. The former meets the Marines
here on Friday and it in no way com
pares to the group of foot balIers rep
resenting the service organization.
The Marines have in their lire-up a
former Maryland tackle two former
Navy backs and a former MILDLY end.
American University will find in
Johns Hopkins University an opponent
much too strong for 1t.
lDAN McGUGIN, coach of Vanderbilt
- University, in signed article says
that Georgia Tech has the poor
est foot ball material he has seen in
one of the leading schools in many
years. Certainly that must be true, or
something Is radically wrong, because
Bill Alexander is too good coach to get
whipped by Tulane one week by 80 TO o
and by Vanderbilt 40 to the next, II
he had material anywhere near as good
as his opponents.
Alexander has turned out some of
the best teams that have trud Southern
gridirons, and has lost none Of his cum
ming OF course. comparatively speak
ing, the other schools In the South are
getting more of the good material,
while Georgia Tech probably Is having
an of year In almost everything that
goes to make strong foot ball team.
THE best running back Vanderbilt has,
II Leonard, captain of the team, has
not been in the games with Tulane,
Georgia or Georgia Tech because of In
Iuries. The same thing Is true of
Thomas. rated last year by McGugin
as the best back in a Vanderbilt uni
form. Yet. without these men, Van
derbilt ran up 40 points against the
Georgia Tech eleven
What McGugin is doing Is easing his
team along to bring 1t to its zenith
against Tennessee a week from Satur-
day. OF course, he is by no means for
getting the Maryland game this week.
but 1T is Tennessee for which he has
been aiming all year Vanderbilt loves
Tennessee about as we'll as tarantula
loves rattlesnake. And Tennesses re-
turns the compliment, with some In
terest.
Last year Tennessee whipped Van
derbilt by two touchdowns. And for
Vanderbilt nothing can wipe that out
except for Vanderbilt to whip Tennes-
see. And inasmuch as Vanderbilt wants
the slate cleaned, 1t Is not difficult to
understand just why McGugin is so
careful of his stars and Is willing to
lose games rather than run the risk
of having their injuries aggravated.