Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-23

w Y1TH Georgetown, Catholic
M University and Maryland
v v away for games on for
eign gridirons and George
Washington and Gallaudet with
out contests, American University
meets Shenandoah College in the
only college foot ball game sched-
uleo here this week end. And in
all probability it is the one game
that American U. stands an eX-
cellent chance to win. Shenan-
doah is not very strong, while the
local school has been coming along
slowly, until now it seems able to
give the teams in it's class a real
battle.
Working under disadvantageousc ircum-
stances, Coach Young deserves all the
credit that he can be given for what ne
accomplishes. With very little materiu!
and small group of boys to draw from.
Young plugs away in his earnest, ca
pable way until late in each year he
manages to develop very creditable
team. To such a team should go all
the plaudits that usually are heaped
upon the individual or the group that
builds successfully with only poor tools.
George Washington never had game
scheduled for this week. Gallaudet
originally was listed to meet Fort
Meade, but the game was called off.
NEITHER of the three schools that
IN play away is in a soft spot. In fact,
all are in rather difficult situations.
Catholic University is the only one of
the trio in good physical condition, but
is against an eleven much its superior
physically. 1t is said that North Caro-
lima State, which c. U. meets tonight at
Raleigh. is 20 pounds to the man heavier
in the backfleld.
Catholic University has been working
harder for this game and devoting more
special attention to it than any other
contest it has played in years. The
Brooklander realize the value of a VIC
tory over the Carolinians, and they have
left no stone unturned in their efforts
to get in shape to accomplish such an
end. OF course, they realize what they
are up against, but may be depended or
to put up one of the greatest battles
any c. U. team has shown in recent
years.
Il am hoping to make good show
Ing against North Carolina State" said
Coach Bergman just before his team
1-AS ySobNAAoy dllu 81 1dI as
I can see I believe we have a good
chance to do SO. The odds are against
us to win, but We do have an outside
chance, and you need not show any
great surprise if We come back with
q scalp"
Catholic University went to Raleigh
yesterday, to arrive there in time to
take workout last night under the
lights-under which it is to play tonight.
The Brooklanders plan to take in the
North Carolina Tennessee game at
Chapel Hill tomorrow
GEORGETOWN is out at East Lans-
~ ing, Mich, fer struggle with
Michigan State College. Coach
Tom Mills has been anything but OPP
tiinistic about the contest. All during
practice this week he has been up
against the proposition of injured back
field players and has been working in
the main with a makeshift quartet be-
hind his line.
Michigan State is said to have one
of the finest sets CT backs in foot ball,
and it must have a strong eleven.
Practically the same players who held
forth in the local ball yard last year
against the Blue and Gray are again in
the lineup and certainly there was
little lacking in their abilities. OF
course, it might be reasoned that
Georgetown won then and it may win
again. which is true. However, it also
is true that Georgetown is not in as
good physical condition as it would like
to be and that it is against an eleven
seeking to avenge the unexpected defeat
of last season. But it should not be
thought that Georgetown is q cripple,
not by any means, and the meeting out
in Michigan may result in a great
struggle.
MARYLAND goes to Richmond to-
1V1 morrow for its annual game with
Virginia Military Institute minus
two OF its regulars, Woods, back, and
keenan,, tackle. Both will make the
trip with the team, but Woods is certain
not to play, with only very faint posi-
bility that Keenan, may get in for few
minutes.
The Old Liners will meet far diff
ferent " M. I. team from the v. M. I.
team that walked out to make a poor
showing against two smaller schools
at the beginning of the season. It will be
an up and coming Cadet outfit or. per-
haps, better to say, it has been an up
and coming outfit since week before
Virginia was played. No team in the
section has played better foot ball than
v. M. l. did against Virginia last week
V. M /. beat Virginia, 18 to 0, while
Maryland barely eked out a 7-to-6 VIC
tory over the Cavaliers.
Maryland and v. M. I. have met
eight times on the gridiron. The Old
Liners have won four times, v. M. I.
has won twice and the other two games
were ties. Every game played has been
close, except last year. when Maryland
won, 20 to 0, because V. M I. had an
unusually weak eleven. v. M l. won
the first game, to O: Maryland the
second, Is to 8; the next was tie, IA
to IA; the next was won by Maryland,
7 to 6; the next by Maryland, 10 to Z;
the next was 0-to-O tie; the next was
won by V. M. l., z to 6, and the last
years game went to Maryland by the
score already mentioned
Marylands squad, with its band
leaves tomorrow morning at s 80 o'clock
for Richmond on a special train.
NORTH CAROLINA and Virginia
~ Polytechnic Institute are up against
powerful outfits in their games to-
morrow. At Chapel Hill the former en-
tertains Tennessee. and the 25-to-0
victory OF Tennessee over Alabama is
about all that is needed to indicate the
strength Of the Tarheels' opponent. It
will be something of surprise if Ten
nessee fails to- win. And anybody who
saw Kentucky out at College Park last
week will not have to stretch his mag
ination very much to understand that
v. P. I. has warm afternoon cut out
for it.
Washington and Lee entertains Vir-
GINA at Lexington in the annual setto
between these two schools. The Gen
erals have not shown especially well
this year themselves, but have done
better than the Cavaliers. Any team
that plays Virginia must reckon with
q back of the caliber of Thomas, as
f0r.