Evening star., 1932-10-04
ALABAMA CONTEST
IS GOLDEN CHANCE
|CoIoniaIs, However, Will Be
Underdogs in Tilt With
One of South's Best.
BY H. c. BYRD.

BY H. c. BYRD.
FORGE WASHINGTON has
the greatest chance in its
history to win an abiding
place in the foot ball sun.
In meeting Alabama here Satur-
day the local university gets a
golden opportunity to achieve that
which should give it greater grid
iron prestige than all its previous
accomplishments. What the day
may bring forth for the ColonialS
cannot be foretold, but none can
deny that the opportunity exists.
Alabama undoubtedly has real foot
ball team. 1t is to bring here this
week one of the best elevens in the
South, among the members of which are
some OF the South's most brilliant play
erS. 1t should be an Overwhelming
favorite to win, despite the known
strength of George Washington, but in
| all such cases the opportunity exists
for the underdog to turn the tables
and win a renoWn all the more pleas
ing for its very unexpectedness.
Against the Alabama eleven, George
Washington will throw team probably
every bit as experienced as that which
represents the Gulf State school,
Whether or not though, the George
Washington men are as good foot ball
players, whether or not they are welded
into as strong a unit, as the visitors
appear, is conjecture the truth OF
which will not be known until the two
teams are in action against each other.
TEORGE WASHINGTON unquestion-
" ably has a good foot ball team,
team made up of capable play
ers. These same men went out to Iowa
last year and gave the University OF
. Iowa a scare, losing by only one touch
down. These men as individuals and as
team have improved. and it may be
that a great battle will result from
the meeting with one of the big elevens
from another section of the Nation.
Coach Jim Pixlee is likely to keep his
| team intact. and start the same lineup
as that which played against Washing
| ton and Lee The eleven has been i'm
proving, although apparently it did not
| do as well against Westminster as Pix
. lee thought it should have done. How
ever. after being keyed up for the Wash
I ington and Lee contest it was only nat
ural that the following week should
find slight slump.
Alabama will bring to Washington
great team. George Washington is
certain to place against Alabama an
eleven of veterans who should give
wonderful account of themselves.
George Washington has real job
ehaad OF it. but followers of the Colon
ials are hoping their school may win
its place in the sun
NALE, after opening its season last
/ week with nothing better than
O-to-O tie with Bates, the coming
Saturday entertains Chicago at New
Haven. A year ago the Dark Blue
visited Chicago and won easily. How
ever, word comes from the Middle West
that Chicago is far stronger this sea-
son, and, if so, Yale may find itself
against unexpected strength and may
have to content itself with defeat.
Then again, Yale, stung by the Bates
failure may rise in its might and be-
come new team.
PRINCETON goes to New York Sat-
II urday to meet Columbia, and, like
Yale, apparently does not hesitate
to turn out against strong team IN
its second game The Tigers Whaled
Amherst in their opener, and are said
to be a good deal different foot ball
team from what they were during the
1881 debacle.
Columbia should test Princetons
mettle and, unless the Tigers have
progressed a good deal more rapidly
than might be considered probable,
NAV win. 1t hardly seems possible
that the Princeton squad could be
developed sufficiently in such short
while to take the measure OF Columbia,
| II Columbia has as good team as
1t has expected to represent 1t. Prince
ton wins Saturday, it would be dis
tinct triumph for Fritz Crisler, the
new coach, and. incidentally, Prince
tons first coach other than its own
alumni.
NUT in the Middle West two games
~ are to be played that may take
a place among the seasons great
est. and it will be something OF sur
prise if one Of them does not. In fact,
the an-Northwestern contest at
Ann Arbor may decide the Western
Conference championship. Northwestern
should have a fine team. while Mlchl-
gan. by whipping Michigan State SO
decisively last week. gave evidence of
even greater strength than it ordinarily
has and usually that is enough.
The game between Michigan and
Northwestern should provide one very
Interesting test Fielding Yost OF M1chl-
gan says that the double wing back
system of oTense is the easiest offense
in foot ball to stop and Dick Hanley,
Northwestern coach, uses the double
wing back formation. A good many
people who know the foot ball opinions
prevalent around Michigan will watch
the results of this contest with more
than ordinary interest.
NHIO STATE and Indiana, Purdue
~ and Minnesota should be games
far better than usual this early in
the season, except in organizations such
as the Western Conference, where the
member teams begin to meet one an
other early.
VIIHAT formerly was one OF the most
w colorful games Of the Middle West,
is the annual meeting between
Nebraska and Ames. as Iowa State
college is known in that region. That
used TO be the Thanksgiving day clasic,
but Nebraska has gone further in the
foot ball world than Ames and the
game now is being played as one OF
Nebraska'S early season affairs.
LEADS TIGER HARRIERS.
PRINCETON, N. j., October 4 Dr.
William r. Bonthron of Detroit, q
iunior, has been elected to captain
Princeton's cross-country team this
season.