Evening star., 1931-11-26

IY UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
will bring here for its
~ game with us Saturday
one of the greatest back
fields that has ever been seen In
Washington" said Coach Tom
Mills of Georgetown this morning,
1.-THE main strength of the De-
troit eleven lies in the four men
it has been using as regulars and
in fifth who has played almost
as much as the other four. Two
fine ends also are in the lineup,
but the backfeld especially meas
ures up to about as good as there
is anywhere.
In Parsaca De.-cit has about the
best fullback In the Middle West. At
least, he is classed that way by the
majority of foot ball men with whom ]
have talked, and certainly that is my
opinion. Tooker at right half and Rel
kovitch at left are wonderfully good
men, while Shearer at quarter is clever
in everything that goes to make good
quarterback play. ONeil is the fifth
back who fills in at Cne of the halves,
usually at left, and is hardly in
ferior to the regulars. He is one OF the
fastest backs in the Middle West.
Two brilliant ends make up the re-
mainder of the outstanding players IN
the Detroit lineup. Sharkey and
Hackett can do everything on the flanks
that any other man can, especially the
latter, who, I understand, is to be
chosen this year by good many as the
best end in the Middle West. Sharkey
weighs 200 pounds and Hackett 190."
A CCORDING to all reports, Mills
"A opinion of the Detroit players is
not exaggerated in the least.
Detroit Michigan State game 10 days
ago say that Detroit is really stronger
than its victory over Michigan State
shows, which means nothing other than
that Georgetown is up against one of
the most powerful elevens in the Middle
West section.
This morning Mills was asked the
direct question as to what he thinks Of
Georgetown's chances. He was not par
ticularly optimistic nor was he especially
pessimistic. 1t is Mills feeling that the
game should be everything that close,
hard foot ball game usually is and that
Georgetown may win if 1t Is at its best.
There is not the least doubt that De-
troit is a hard, tough team, and that
we are going up against the real thing, y
is the way Mills puts it. That eleven
has everything that any eleven would
want. 1t is big and fast and plays hard,
aggressive foot ball. We are going up
against a jib saw, but stand chance
to win If we play the finest ball Of
which we are capable. If we do not
do that, we shall stand very little
chance. Under any circumstances,
though, we ought to put up real battle
and make out Of it a great game"
CEoRGETowN will go into the game
" without Stanley, the back who was
injured in early season practice
and was not available for regular use
until the game with West Virginia. He
was hurt last week against Villanova
and the injury did not develop to any
serious extent until Monday. 1t Is
feared that he has a bit of bone
Clipped. Stanley played fine foot ball
against West Virginia and just as well
against Villanova. He will be greatly
missed, not only for his general play,
but because Of his fine punting.
Donoghue, another back, will not be
ready for duty In fact, Donoghue has
turned in his suit. He has been the vic
tim of a succession of minor hurts that
have kept him ailing all year until
finally he decided that the best thing
70 do. with his real usefulness for the
wear ended, was to turn in his suit and
devote the time to his school work.
Both Georgetown and Detroit use a
very similar type of play. Mills follows
more closely after the Notre Dame sys-
tenn. so-called, and in general Gus
Dorias, Detroit coach. teaches the same
stvle. Dorias played in the backfeld
at Notre Dame when Rockne was an
end.
GEORGETOWN is anxious to finish its
season with q victory and such an END
to the game Saturday would make
brilliant ending to schedule that has
been especially troublesome because OF
injuries. The Blue and Gray, however,
knows what is cut out for 1t to accom-
plish that and will go into the contest
with such determination and tighting
snirit that Detroit will know it is in a
real foot ball game, no matter what
score may result.