Evening star., 1932-10-12

York University. With It's
own team not working out any
too well, and certainly not up to
preseason expectations of the
coaches, and New York U. repre-
sented by some of the best ma
terial on the Nations gridirons
the Blue and Gray is looking for
ward to the contest as one in
which, at best, it has only an out
side chance. If it plays inspired
ball, Georgetown may win; but If
1t holds the score to a touchdown
or two it should not be very much
disappointed.
The N. Y. U. team was secuted lest
week by Frank KersjeS, line coach on
the Hilltop, and the information he
brought back was not comforting, to
say the least. 1t is Kersjes opinion
that Georgetown should be considered
as having done well if it holds the game
to a close score. N. Y. u, according
to Kersjes, has a great eleven in the
making, though it does not seem to be
clicking SO well just yet as a team.
"THosE fellows up there have the
i greatest lot of material I've seen
on one field in years" Kersjes
told Head Coach Tom Mills this morn
ing. From the general appearance of
that N. Y. U. team, it ought to whip
anybody. Take the backfield, for in
stance. This chap Tanguay is fine
back and so is Able, and the former
weighs about 200 and the latter about
210. Lamark and Mcnamara, both fine
backs. tip the beam at 1875. With a
quartet like that behind line that
averages over 200 pounds. you can
readily understand the punch that can
be developed and the consistent power
that any opposing eleven has to stop in
order to make even good showing.
We ought to go up there intending to
give those fellows a great battle, and
we may do it. but to win we shall have
to get some fine breaks
Mills plans to leave here with his
team at 4 O'Clock Friday afternoon, to
arrive in New York about 8. He plans
to return Sunday morning.
What Mills has hack in his head ne
is not saying. other than that he knows
he is against a powerful combination
which from the viewpoint of the ma
terial composing it seems good enough
to 60 through undefeated. In such a
position, there is not much that coacn
can say. But Mills is a dynamic KIND
of chap and it may be that he can
whip his men into the kind OF attltude
that carries long way, even Wnen
against seemingly impossible ODDS.
It would be a great thing for George
town to beat N. Y. U. Such result
would stand out as an achievement lar
beyond what might be expected, and
give the Blue and Gray a rating that
would mean much to 1t during tne re-
mainder of the season.
A FEW words with any OF the
II coaches or players OF the George
town eleven are sufficient to dis
mel any thought that the 14-to-6 score
hv which Georgetown beat Canisius is
a true comparison between the Two
elevens. The score apparently mlgnt
have been much larger, and, ACCORDING
to one Georgetown man, 1t could easily
have been five touchdoWns. II seems
that Bradley and PARCELS both ran M ior
touchdowns that were called PACK: tne
former that a penalty might be inflicted
and the latter because he stepped out
side. Canisius got its one opportunity
tn score because it recovered punt
that was accidently touched by a
Georgetown man, while Georgetown was
knocking at the goal line during almost
the whole time.
"It is INV firm belief that if we played
Canisius five times we would WIN every
game and at least four of the games
would be won by margins OF hVe toucn-
downs" is the gist of statement mace
by a Georgetown coach. TheX nave q
pretty fair foot ball team up there, and
a hard playing team. but as team
it is hardly a match for us IN any oe-
partment. except that one or two IN
dividlals might surpass in some special
things, punting for instance. anybody
we have. However, all things con-
sidered. we are much better foot ball
team"
CEORGE WASHINGTON is taking
" this weeks game in its stride, with
the thought that the Catawba eleven
should prove rather easy. and tnat
the real objective toward which ~
should work is the Tulsa University
game at Tulsa, Okla, the following
Saturday. Two years consecutlvely the
Coloniais have fallen before the Okla
homans. and last year the game here
was the only one of the whole season
In which the local school was decisively
whipped.
To win this time would atone almost
completely for those two defeats, and
Coach Jim Pixlee is bending his whole
effort to that end. Tulsa is said TO
have in harness again the same brilliant
hacks WHO could not be stopped here
in that night game last season, whlcn
means that Pixlee's task Is not very
easy.
EARYLAND spent Monday and yes
lVl terday experimenting in nne-uE
changes in an effort to strengthen
its end ard tackle positions. Several
players were worked in scrlmmaee
against the freshman eleven. VINO SO
fer have not had much chance ~
games, and some Of them IN entireiS
different places from those in Whlcn
thev have been practicirg For instance
Buscher and Hines, who have beer
used entirely in the backfield. were
showed up on the line at the two enc
positions. There is a strong probabllt!
that at least one Of them will be Kep'
there. and possibly both. In doing this
the Old Liners realize that they may
weaken their offense for the game this
week with Duke, but they are thinking
more IN terms of some of their Novem-
bef games than they are OF their pres
ent situation.
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY spent two
~ hours In scrimmage yesteroa!
against plays that are to be useo
SATURDAY. against it by Chattanooga
And that was not all. After that
Coach Dutch Bergman gave his mer
q taste of offensive work and then 2(
minutes of signal practice, whereupor
the Brooklanders were perfectly willing
to call it a day.
Bergman right now is worrying
good deal about having Charley NC
Vean, quarterback, on the sidehnes
There is not much chance that he vii
be able to play, and his absence may
affect the smooth running of the team
On odense. Gerald Gearty, one OF the
balfbacks. also Is in poor shape and