Evening star., 1932-11-08
THREE TO INVADE;
ALL ARE CAPABLE
william and Mary Is Certain
to Worry G. W. U.-0thers
by No Means Weak.
BY Fl. c. BYRD.

the other, two of the three
~ college foot ball teams that
visit here this week are
strong enough to 9e much more
worthy opponents than nisat be
suspected we're it not for rather
close perusal of their records.
Randolph-Macon probably should
be rated better than American
University, and. while West Vir-
ginia Wesleyan and William and
Mary usually would not be re-
garded as much more than fairly
good games for Georgetown and
George Washington, in the actual
play they may prove more than
that.
William and Mary. for instance, has
once or twice not seemed to be very
strong, especially to those who saw
sNly its Army score, but when it is re-
nembered that Army the following
week whipped Harvard by two more
touchdowns than it won from William
and Mary, then that score does not ap-
pear so much to the discredit of the
Virginians. Also William and Mary
barely beat Washington and Lee, but it
played Virginia Polytechnic Institute
virtually an even game and whipped
Navy So. considered with the fact that
1t is a well-coached team. William and
Mary seems too good to be taken light
1y by George Washington.
WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN is
w another of those teams that
sometimes produces some remark
able upsets. It's record this year is
not particularly brilliant, but it does
have behind it some worth while vic
tories 1t defeated Duquesne. but, on
the other hand, Salem College. a small
eleven, was beaten only three touch
downs. This morning West Virginia
Wesleyan man called the attention of
the writer to the fact that West Vir-
Einia Wesleyan, while it hardly ever has
been rated in a class with Georgetown.
mas much better eleven than your
story CT yesterday would seem to indi-
cate. We may not beat Georgetown,
probably will not but we'll give it
real ball game So from that it may
be that Georgetown will not have by
anv means an easy game.
Randolph Macon tied Richmond Uni
versity last week, to 6, and before the
game felt it had better than an even
chance to win. Randolph Macon. both
last year and this, has shown rather
surprising strength for a small college
eleven, and should be the favorite IN
its game with American U.
TATHOLIC UNIVERSITY and Mary
~ land yesterday had virtually a
complete rest day, but this after
no-n plan to begin work in earnest in
preparation for games Saturday on for
eign fields. The Brooklanders meet
Providence College, which is not set
up for any opponent. while Maryland
engages Navy at Baltimore.
The Brocklanders think they have an
even chance to win at Providence, but
Maryland comedies Navy something of
an edge. Both squads yesterday had
blackboard talks and brief warm-ups,
but nothing more.
IT begins to seem that Western Mary
i land College, which supposedly
started the year with virtually no
material has had pretty rapid devel-
opment or has suddenly discovered some
men who seem to be about as good Is
Shepherd, according to report, is about
as good a back as is to be found behind
any line. and Schwieker also is a bril-
Liant performer.
The fact that Hoppe. star fullback of
the last two years, was moved into a
guard position at the beginning of prac-
tice should have served notice on
everybody as to the kind of material
that Coach Dick Harlow himself thought
he had for the backfeld. One man
who watched Western Maryland beat
Georgetown said, This man Shepherd
is one of the best hard-running backs
I've ever seen."
GEORGETOWN, Catholic University
" and Maryland will have back in
their line-ups this week men who
we're not able to play last Saturday.
Fraatz, star end. should be ready when
the Rrooklanders engage Providence,
and Kelly is expected to be in the line
UP for Georgetown against West Vir-
ginia Wesleyan, while Mcdonald, guard.
and Widmyer, halfback. who we're not
able to play against Vanderbilt. should
be ready for duty in the Maryland
1ine-,Io apaipst Navy