Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
BY H, c. BYRD.

Il laurelS III won IN us VlCIOTy
over Navy Saturday-not
with the University of Kentucky
just in the offing. Kentucky is
due here Saturday to play Mary
land at College Park, and indica-
tionS are that it is what it has
been the last three or four years,
one of the strongest Of the big
Southern elevens. Despite Mary
lands defeat of Navy, Kentucky
probably will be favored to win.
So far Kentucky has taken part in
two games, and won both easily. It's
first was a set-up, but its smashing
45-to-0 defeat of Washington and Lee
is SUFFICIENT indication of what Mary
land must face. In all probability
Kentucky will be considerably stronger
than Navy, Notwithstanding that it has
been little in the limelight as far as
local newspapers are concerned. Early
this Fall Kentucky was picked as one
OF the five strongest teams in the South,
the others being Vanderbilt, Georgia,
Tulane and North Carolina, and it ap-
parently is making good the estimate
then held of it.
Maryland came through the game
with Navy in surprisingly good shape.
With the exception of a few minor
bruises and some stiff muscles, the Old
Liners are in just as good condition as
when they first went on the field
against the service school, Which is
remarkable, in view of the rough, hard
play throughout the whole contest
However, 1t was clean play, and in that
type Of game, no matter how hard and
savagely the teams drive at each other,
injuries seldom are sustained.
Kentucky has secuted Maryland in all
three of the games played by the loca,
school and 1t probably has a good line
on the offense and defense it must face.
Kentucky is the school that Maryland
beat out in the final game for the
Southern Conference base ball cham
pionShip in the tournament at Atlanta
last Winter.
GEORGETOWN is back from its game
~ with New York University in just
about as poor shape as it could be
almost. Both its left halfbacks are on
the shelf with injuries. one of its full
backs, Bradley, has broken collarbone,
and several of the other players are in
such condition that Coach Mills may
have his troubles bringing them around
in time for the game with Duquesne
University at Pittsburgh this week. IN
der ordinary circumstances DuQueSne
would be rather easy picking for George
town, but as things stand right now the
Blue and Gray may encounter a lot of
trouble.
Coach Mills has only praise for the
New York University eleven He says
he doubts if it will be defeated this
year.
New York University has a great
team, the greatest it has ever had 1t
was better than I expected 1t won
were, and I doubt if any of its oppo-
nents will prove strong enough to take
its measure"
While Mills had no alibi for his teams
defeat. Georgetown supporter who
went to New York for the game saws
that Georgetown was not nearly so badly
outclasSed as the score would seem to
show. According to this man, George
town made Is first downs against IT for
New York u. but did not click in its
ground gaining at the right time. Some
OF the scoring Of the New York team in
the second half was due to desperate
tactics on the part of Georgetowns Of
tense.
GEORGE WASHINGTON is back
~ from Boston with another scalp at
its belt and will spend this week
getting ready for its first big game here.
to be played Friday night With Tulsa
University of Tulsa, Okla. The Colo
mails went down before the Tulsa eleven
last Fall at Tulsa by two touch
Gowns to one, but believe they have an
even chance to win this time. It was
not thought that Boston University
would prove strong enough to beat the
local eleven, and it did not. George
Washington played much better brand
OF foot ball than the Beantown team
and deserved its victory.
Catholic University has no game this
week, but will spend the time making
special preparations for its battle with
North Carolina State College at Raleigh
next week. The Brooklanders will give
lot OF time to their workouts for this
particular contest, feeling as they do
that to set down Southern Conference
eleven would add considerably to their
foot ball prestige.
American University plays High Point
eleven here and Gallaudet goes to Lang
ley Field to meet the Air Corps team
1t is hardly probably that either Of
the two local schools will be strong
enouSH 10 VIII,
THE Navy puts up great show at a
L foot ball game. Interest in what
1t does In the stands and along the
sidellnes is almost as great as in the
game itself. Saturday. when the regi-
ment OF midShipmen marched into Grit
nth Stadium and actually filed the grid
iron with their ranks, they presented
spectacle we'll worth long trip to see.
And between halves their card displays
In the stands, when by showing bright
~ colored cardboards they brought out
In relief such features as the Maryland
flag. not only was unusual and bea1Iti
full, but tribute to somebody's technic
and creative ability.
something more: it would be almost
unfair were brief word of praise not
spoken for the fine craftsmanship an5
attitude of those who manage Naval
Academy athletics. It was not an easy
game for Navy to lose. vet Immediately
after it was over Capt. Wilcox. Comdr
Hall and Head Coach Miller paid visits
to the Maryland dressing room to ex-
tend their congra tulations and to say
I'VE did our best and gave you all we
had. You deserved to win, and you won
fairly. We haven't a single excuse to
OFFER. and you have our heartiest con-
gratulations"
Not an element of the "alibi" spirit in
that attitude. but plenty of that element
OF sound strength which distinguished
real men. And there is no wonder that
the Naval Academy. under the direction
OF such men. stands out as one of the
worlds finest institutions of its kind.
Southern Conference schools that
went North Saturday to show their
foot ball wares in competition with big
universities in that section Jared we'll
too well, in fact, for the comfort of their
Northern brethren. Georgia took Yale's
measure by the most decisive score by
which any Southern school has ever
whipped the Dark Blue; Vanderbilt
trimmed Ohio State. Is to 81. and