Evening star., 1932-11-15
BY TOM DoERER.

7 VERE is a hot towel for
II George towns foot ball
L i headache.
He is just a wee Sprig
of an Irishman. But when he
explodes in the back of Jack
Hagerty's defeat-stunned forward
wall he pops like an arsenal hit
by a shell.
His name is Paul Kennedy.
He is 1s, and a junior He came down
from Scranton, Pa, few years ago
down from that hard coal belt Of East
ern Pennsylvania from which has come
a long line Of bellicose and talented base
ball and foot ball players.
This baby is q fighting, noisy
young man His chin sticks out
from behind that tDdUertng Hoyd
line like the prot0 OF a gun boat.
When he bdrkS out signals the line
mems ears Sti6en. And tGhen ne
driUeS of l1ith that leather pine
apple snuoged under short, knotty
left arm things really begin to hap
pen, gentlemen.
I saw him electrify a sluggish G. q.
line Saturday afternoon in the West
Virginia Wesleyan game by the mere
manner in which he came tearing onto
the field to substitute for Quarterback
Costello.
Up until Paul's appearance on the
striped griddle the Hoyamen had played
logged but defeatiSt foot ball, punctu-
ating it on occasions with errors which
can only come from slow thinking. With
the arrival of the pugnacious little
Irishman the game assumed a more
livid color.
Kennedy beloved the signals, hit
the line, did the most vigorous
blocking Of any man on either
eleven, took breath taking chances
with passes, and before the whistle
had blown caused the Georgetown
team to give 20 minutes of real fight.
Paul did not inspire his mates to
score. but he did make the team show
that it is not to be rated as door
mat of foot ball. but an eleven which
has plenty of fight when stirred.
Paul's foot ball experience at George
town has been meager. He played with
the frosh, got in a few minutes OF play
with last years eleven and was permit
ted to lug the leather for few more
minutes in the West Virginia game sew
eral weeks back.
But his showing last week should give
him some more minutes in the Hoya
backfield this season and plenty hours
next year.
"Kennedy is nelD to me-" says
Coach HGgerty. But he ShoWed
plenty of fght and splendid ability
to block in the West Virginia WeS-
IeUdn game. M task is finding out
1Uhdt these boys can do. There may
be fen more KennedyS on this
outfit. II there are, they are going
to get chance to SllotU their StH1."
Kennedy is a chance -taker on team
which does not seem to care to take
many. Beaten so often this season, the
Hoyamen must feel that each game is
going to be just another beating. They
refuse to get thrilled over the prospect
Kennedy, however, appears to be the
type that will fight the hardest with
| the vertebrae pressed against the wall
paul drew my attention by bis
constant asking of questions about
plays and foot ball situations" said
Hagerty. HE is not only anxious to
know all about the game. but seems
TO have plenty of foot ball instinct"
There is no doubt but what Coach
Tommy Mills, Hegarty's predecessor
| had Paul in mind for steady berth
at the helm Of his offense. During the
drills before the season opened Ken
nedy was calling signals in the No.
backfield, one of four sets Of backs then
available.
A little more polish, some more ex-
perience for Paul, and Hagerty is go
ing to have a young man in his back
field who will go places either on the
defense or offense.