Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12


- GEORGETOWN is in better
shape physically for its
~ game with West Virginia
Saturday than it has been
for any other this year and stands
q far better chance to win than
at any time since it met Western
Maryland. And this statement is
made because Coach Tom Mills
says that he honestly believes this
to be the situation.
AS a matter of fact, the Blue and
Gray coach is more encouraged over
his team right now than at any other
time since practice began in September.
One factor now present, which has
been sadly lacking is good punting.
Both Stanley and Shimmins can boot
the ball and boot it well, and both are
ready to go at top speed. In previous
games Georgetown's kicking has been
little better than miserable. and foot
ball team can be at no greater dIsad-
vantage than to be outkicked by yards
On every exchange of puntS.
1t is likely that both Stanley and
Shimmins will start Saturday the first
time they have got in the beginning of
a game together. On this pair Mills
banked heavily at the beginning of the
season, and that they have been on the
side lines practically all Fall has been
sore disappointment. That they have
been missed on the field goes without
saying. Stanley was in the Bucknell
game last week for few minutes, his
first play of the year, and will be certain
to start against West Virginia. There
is possibility that Bordeau may start
at full, which would keep Shimmins on
the bench. However, present plans are
TO send in the latter.
THE other two positions in the back
l. field are to be taken care Of by
Leoni and King, the former at
quarter and the latter at left half 1t
is in the backfield that Mills now has
real reserve strength for the first time
this season, as he can place two sets
of ball carriers on the field without
much difference between them.
The line as it will go into Saturdays
game is likely to be about the same
as it has been in most of the contests
SO far. Hudson and Carolan are to be
on the ends, Dyer and Katilinus ct
tackles. Dubofsk and Danner, guards,
and Callahan, center. These men
have made up a strong forward wall
since the season began, and there has
been little wrong with their play at
any time. And they are not likely to
be found wanting during the so minutes
of the game this week.
I'VE are in better shape than at any
previous time this season and stand
good chance to beat West Virginia" is
the way Mills briefly sums up his view
Of the game Saturday. Naturally, I'm
pleased to get my men back where they
can do what know they are capable
Of. and Saturday you will see hard
fought game against rugged West
Virginia eleven, no matter how 1t turns
out. But, as I said before, believe
we have a good chance to win, and
wouldn't say that If we had not been
up and coming in the last few days"
Most foot ball followers here will be
glad to see Georgetown beat West Vir-
GINA. The Blue and Gray has been
travelling a rugged road and not with
out credit to itself, despite discouraging
setbacks. 1t is said that all the world
loves lover, yet it is just as true that
all the world loves fighter and dur
ing this season the Blue and Gray de-
serves the respect of all for the game
way it has been making its fight
THIS West Virginia team Georgetown
i is to meet undoubtedly will prove
troublesome in more ways than
one. Not only Is it rugged outfit, but
is pretty sure to be more or less tricky
Earle Neale former Virginia coach, is
noted for his development of sucker"
plays, plays that for their success de-
pend almost entirely on drawing the
defense out of position, on trucking one
or more players. Down at Virginia one
year, Washington and Lee was Neale's
opponent, with supposedly a strong
team. The chances seemed about even,
yet Neale, largely through tricks, won
by a big margin. Neale developed one
great play he called his dance play, and
while nearly all his opponents had a
pretty fair idea of the play, about the
only one of them that ever stopped 1t
was Virginia Military Institute. Neale
is fairly sure to have two or three such
plays on tap for Saturday. incidentally,
Neale played on a West Virginia Wes-
leyan eleven that whipped Georgetown,
back before the war. He was an end.
Kellison, now head coach at William
and Mary, held down job at tackle
and Harry Stansbury, now director OF
athletics at West Virginia, was quarter
back on that same team.
IN the last five years, Georgetown and
i West Virginia have won two VIC
tories each, and one game was tie.
West Virginia's two victories were by
scores OF Is to 10 and IA to 7, while
Georgetown's were by IS to and IL
to O. Neither team scored in the other
game West Virginia took the long end
of the score last year, IA to Z, but that
was its first victory since 1926.
Some of the strongest teams in this
section of the foot ball world have been
turned out by West Virginia. In the
last two years II has not been so near
the top as it was fer several years fol-
lowing the war but even so has been
strong enough to give its opponents
tough battles. West Virginia usually
has a big line that combined with its
weight more than average speed, while
its backs generally are shifty as well as
heavy In other words, West Virginia
nearly always presents an eleven well
able to take care of itself in the best
of competition
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY plays its
~ game with st. Francis tomorrow
night at Clark Griffith Stadium
at 8:15. The Brooklanders think they
should chalk up another victory, but
realize there is many slip twist cup
and lip One big encouragement to
the local school Is the return Of Johnny
Oliver to his position at quarterback.
He was injured in the game with Du-
quesne two weeks agl and 1t was at
first thought that he had broken an
was only a bad bruiSe, which has
healed rapidly Oliver is not only a
good quarterback, but the best forward
passer on the squad, which means a
good deal in modern foot ball.
Catholic u. expects to win, but looks
for a real fight. The best back on
the visiting eleven is Brubaker, who