Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-22
SURE TEAM BETTER
THAN LAST SEASON
Series of Hard Games Will
Follow Opener With
Lebanon Valley.
BY H. c. BYRD.

the results OF our practice so lar
and over the outlook for the sea-
son, as I now s:e it," said Head
Coach Tom Mills this morning in
talking over some Of his plans for
opening the Blue and Gray sched-
ule Saturday afternoon at Clark
Grifith Stadium with Lebanon
Valley College.
"Of course, you know too much about
foot ball." continued Mills, Ito draw
any conclusion from what I've just
said that I expect to win all our games,
or, for that matter, that / know what
will happen IT. any game. The point ]
mean to bring out Is that in the prac-
tice sessions at Rehoboth Beach our
squad worked faithfully and Loyalty and
learned a lot OF foot ball, and. further.
that we will PUT on the field q stronger
and more finely developed eleven than
represented Georgetown last season, ir-
respective Of the results Of games.
IF we meet teams that arc far ahead
Of what they were q year ago, then our
superiority over our last years eleven
may not show up at all, but II our OPP
ponents run about the same strength
as last season. then we are likely to
bring home the bacon a good many
more times than In 1881. Anyway you
take It, foot ball has come to be a
tough game, as far as winning all your
games Is concerned. Witness, for In
stance. that not more than one or two
big schools do that in any year, and
sometimes none of them do. COMPETE
ton has become so keen and the good
teams are meeting other good teams so
consistently that the victories are get
ting to be pretty evenly divided.
However, one thing appreciate
and like to dwell on Is the loyalty of
squad, and in that regard have moth
ing but praise for our fellows. They are
trying to the last man, working to give
Georgetown their best and deserve all
the credit can possibly give them,
Yes, Georgetown win have good
foot ball team, don't worry about that"
CEORGETowN Is settling down
~ today to a real Today grind in
getting ready for It's hard games, which
begin next week The Blue and Gray
intends to take Lebanon Valley in its
stride, and then wade into Western
Maryland full tilt In an effort to avenge
the defeats of the last two seasons, one
by to and the other by 10 to 0.
Georgetown does not face an easy
series Of games from now until the end
OF its schedule, not by any means.
After the opening this week with Leb-
anon Valley and the game next week
with Western Maryland. 1t meets con-
secutively New York University. Du-
quesne, Michigan State College. Boston
College, Bucknell, West Virginia, Villa
roYa and Detroit And the worst
part Of playing this schedule IS that
Georgetown viii be against about as
tough q group Of foot ball teams as
could be found. yet not get the credit
It really should have II it gees smash
ing through the whole group.
Last year In New York the Blue
and Gray lost to New York Univer-
sity In O great game by q margin Of
a,safety. And most Of the people who
saw the contest thought the Blue and
Gray played the better foot ball.
Michigan State was defeated here in
an exceptionally wen played game.
probably when Georgetown was at its
peak. These two teams again are
strong. exceptionally 80. according to
reports. while Boston College, Buck
nell, West Virginia, not to speak Of
Western Maryland. Villaroya and
Detroit. are likely to be god enough
to test the mett.e Of any II no matter
how good it may be.
TT Is Mills intention to 60 along this
i week In preparation fer rs opening
game Just as III would in ordinary
preparation for what Is expected to be
his first hard test, q week from Satur-
day. Of course, Mills realizes that
Lebanon Valley may show unexpected
strength and put up great battle. but
he feels that under ordinary circune-
stances 1t ought not to be strong enough
IN RMifRa hfSSa vvI4nln Iaf lpf VRynFxv n
Is likely that Fridays practice may be
somewhat lighter than usual. In order
to avoid sending the PLAYERS into q
regular game with fresh bruises.
Most of the time so far has been
spent in development Of the defense
and right row the defense is far ahead
of the odense, so Mills will give the
lions share of the time from now on
to building up his scoring strength. In
this regard Mills finds himself in the
rather fortunate position Of having q
good deal more reserve strength IMAM
last season, which should enable him
to fling fresh strength into game e'
any time his ofiense falters through
physical CT mental WEAKNESS. And
reserves have Just as great value u
q defense.
Undoubtedly Mills is much more
optimistic tfSn he was last year q thu:
time, and probably has good reason tt
be. However, this optimism Is baSec
on how the situation looks at pres
ent. and accidents to one or two key
might easily chance Mills attitude t:
black pessinlism. II does rot take much
to make the difference bstve-n bril-.
liant success and rank failure, and
nobody knows that bitter than tn,
average foot ball coach. hence tn,
apparent hssitancv OF coaches to ex,
press optimistic opinions.
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY wen
~ through its last twc-d-ills "a -ds,
program yesterday. The Brookland
efs spent the morning in track suits
kicking, passing and psEfecting plays
In the afternoon they put on thei
heavy uniforms and worked on thci
PLAYS with everything they had.
Coach Dutch Bergman apparentl.
has developed line of more than ever
age ability. II. he's rangy set o
forwards. considerably heavier thai
those CT 1880. end apparently feel
that they should be able 70 take eer
OF themselves preGty well. However
1t is the light bsckfie,d which Is giyin
him greatest cause fer concern. Whales
In a fairly heavy back, tipping tn
scales Just q little over 10. and Blu
Sheary is not what might be terne'
real light man, but De MellO ant
Oliver could well carry considerable
more poundage. Both men weigh unde
$50 pounds. Oliver, however, has on
asset that makes up for his lack o
weight-abiiity TO shoot q forward pass
He can snap the bali through the e.
like q bullet, and usually fires true t
the mark.
Catholic University has a group @
nne-looking young fellows, men VIII,
would be credit to any college campus
They have good s.,irit and before tn
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