Evening star., 1932-11-07
BATTLE THIS WEEK
USED TO BUILD UP
Hope to Show Well Against
BuckneI|, Carnegie Tech.
G. W. Has Stiff Foe.
BY H. G. BYRD.

cuperate and time to build a fairly
solid offensive foundation for its
final big contests with Bucknell
and Carnegie Tech.
The Blue and Gray lost to West Vir-
ginia, which was not unexpected, but
came back determined to devote every
ounce of its energy in continuous effort
capable of greater things than SO far
shown
II Coach Jack Hagerty can develop
his of1enSe to a point where he can get
a couple of touchdoWnS he should win
from West Virginia Wesleyan The Blue
and Gray defense ought to hold the
West Virginians to certainly not more
than one touchdown. And it should be
q real struggle for the visitors to get
that.
MOT much is being said at George
~ town about the defeat at West
Virginia. The attitude seems to be
that 1T was about what we expected,
and there's nothing more to say about
II. There were some good spots in the
game at MorgantoWn, indications that
of1er encouragement for the remainder
Of the schedule.
The two contests for which George
town really is working are those pre-
viously mentioned, Bucknell a week
from the coming Saturday and Carnegie
Tech two weeks later. Both are to be
played here, and if the Blue and GRAY
can make the right kind of showing the
season will wind up with a good taste
left in the collective alumni and student
mouth
Georgetown has been taking its beat
1ngS without a murmur-an admirable
attitude. 1t has always done that. No
matter how dreary the hours, how de-
pressing the defeats the Blue and Gray
never tries to alibi itself into more
favorable light. 1t simply gets down to
earth and shovels hard in an attempt
to work itself, the best way it can, back
into the world of success That kind
or attitude usually merits and generally
finds the promised land
FRIDAY night George Washington
L entertains William and Mary Col
lege at ClaEk Griffith Stadium and
may have more of fight on its hands
than is anticipated. The Williamsburg
team was strong enough to beat Navy
In the opening game and also has
whipped every other opponent except
Amy, by which it was defeated 80 to o,
ana Y. P. l., which it held to one
touchdown. William and Mary beat
Washington and Lee by one touchdown
and Virginia Military Institute by three
touchdoWnS to one. In other words,
William and Mary has a team that,
given fair chance, can play rattling
good foot ball
1t is not likely, though, that the In
dams have a defense good enough to
stop that George Washington backfield,
and, that being granted, it would seem
that the ColonialS ought to chalk up
another victory.
MARYLAND and Navy meet in Bal
4'1 timore for what earlier in the year
gave every prospect of being a
walkover for Navy, but which now
seems almost certain to be great bat
tie. Navy has been playing execution
ally good foot ball against the strong
est opponents it could pick from the
Fest, and while it has been losing it
has acquitted itself with credit. 1t
bettled Pennsylvania almost to the limit,
and Penns fine game with Pittsburgh
shows conclusively its strength. And
last week Columbia, with victories over
Princeton and Cornell barely eked out
a 7-to-6 win at Annapolis.
Maryland will oppose the Navy with
q team that earlier in the year was
woefully weak, but which has been
coming along rapidly enough to give
Nanderbilt's veterans brilliant game.
Judging by the interest in the contest
throughout the State. one of the big
gest crowds to attend q game in the
Baltimore stadium is likely to be on
hand.
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY is finding,
~ like the other local schools, that
each week is just one hard game
after another. After battling through
q o-touchdown-to-on victory over
Wake Forest, the Brooklanders this
Saturday journey up to Providence to
lock horns with Providence College. AND
that game probably Will not DE a PINK
tea by any means.
American University. when Randolph
Macon plays here next Saturday, Will
lind itself against another small college
eleven that is stronger than one should
expect it to be. Saturday Randolph
Macon jumped over to Richmond and
played the University OF Richmond
6-to-6 tie, which is enough to show
that the local school will have plenty
to do shortly after 2 o'clock on Satur-
day. November II.
Gallaudet goca Up to Juniata Col
lege this week. Not mucA Is known
of the latter, but if it is as strong as
some of the small colleges in that
Pennsylvania section, the Kendall
Greeners can hardly have much hope
for success.
MOST surprising Of all foot ball re-
lvl suits last week was the big score
BY which Army almost wiped Har-
ofF 4Ia hor fnrnnNT1rilv
Nothing other than an Army victory
was looked for, but no one expected it
bv any such score as As to 0. If Navy
continues the gradual development that
has marked its play so far, the Army
Navy game of this year may be the
greatest of all Army-Navy meetings.
Harvard started its season with what
was expected to be great team. How
ever, since its contest with Dartmouth
1t seems to have slipped. The Crimson
will have to pull itself together If it
expects an even chance against the un-
successful team that represents Yale.
Probably both schools from now on will
stake their all on the result OF that
Anal clash. with the winner resting
content with a very satisfactory ending
and the only consolation for the loser
the thought of next year."
4 NY doubt as to the strength OF
Virginia Polytechnic Institute that
may have existed in anybody's
mind must have been dispelled by its
showing against Alabama. The Cob
blers went down to Tuscaloosa and lost
BY the margin of safety and point
after touchdown. The score was to 6.
The safety was made by v. P. I.
punter stepping back out of the end
zone.
washington and Lee won Saturday
for the first time this season at the
expense of Virginia. And it won a
game that apparently, from the statts-
ia Il had little real right TO wan.