Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03

n lex HARLOW, whose West
ern Maryland team plays
- Georgetown today, is one
of the best coaches in the
country, without the least cues
ton. In talking of this yesterday
among a group, one of the group
remarked that Harlow always had
good material and would have a
strong team even If he were only
a fair coach. AS a matter OF fact,
this is not right.
1t takes good coaching to turn out
successful elevens year after year, TO
matter how good the material may be.
Harlow has been successful at Penn
State, at Colgate and now is success
full at Western Maryland, and. while
he has mo.e often than not been blessed
with excellent material. that success
has largely been due to his own ability.
WHETHER or not Georgetown de-
w featS Western Maryland today,
and it probably WILL the game be-
tween them is likely to be a Slambang
kind of affair. Georgetown wants the
long end of the score and wants it
about as much as it wants anything
in the nature Of athletic achievement.
Western Maryland is in the same state
of mind, and such a situation usually
Is productive Of some Of the hardest
kind of play.
Backs will get hit hard today hit
hard enough to make them stay whe,e
they are dropped, unless all signs fail.
And linemen when they charge. will
meet the kind Of resistance which
sometimes causes the facetious physics
professor to ask the freshmen What
happens when an irresistible force
comes in contact with an immoVable
object?"
THE interest Virginia and Maryland
L alumni are taking in the game
today between these universities
seems to be much keener than usual.
In fact. most of the Old Line graduates
have expressed the opinion that they
feel the game with Virginia IS closer
to them than any of the contests played
with other institutions in the State. And
Virginia alumni this season are COED
deal more interested than they have
been in previous years.
In discussing the situation this morn
ing Virginia and Maryland elumnuS
view of the poor showing of both schools
last week AS matter of fact, though,
there is nothing surprising about it.
Take any two universities in a geo.
graphical position to be natural rivals
and all that is necessary for them to do
to build up big foot ball game is to
schedule games and keep en- playing for
awhile.
Interest in any foot ball game de-
Ve'ops with each year the game Is
played. If Virginia and Maryland con-
t-nue to play for five more years their
game will be among the three or four
biggest in the South.
GEORGE WASHINGTON and Cath
" clio University. playing on their
home fields this afternoon, should
wind up with victories. The Colonials
ought to take the long end of the score
by a big margin, but Catholic Univer-
sity is unlikely to run up so many
points. However on almost any kind
of comparison, George Washington is
far stronger than Elon College, and
Catholic University seems to have a
good edge on City College Of New York.
CALLAUDET probably will be up
" against a stronger team in meet
ing Loyola at Baltimore in its open
ing contest. The Kendall Greeners are
not as capable as they we're ct this
time last SEASON. and lack amcng other
things, such brilliant player as vas
Johnny Rirgle, who could have made
any team anywhere.
American University probably will
battle through a close game with Lynch
burg College at Lynchburg, and may
win.