Evening star., 1932-10-03

overwhelming VlClOI III lllt IWo
games already played, while the
> latter won overwhelmingly in its
opener and Saturday surprised
the gridiron world by toppling the
University Of Georgia.
: Alabama is to meet George Washing
ton and v. P. l. to play Maryland. And,
II one should ask, both the local schools
will be on the short end of the odds.
If George Washington is to get away
with the long end of the score against
the Crimson Tide it will have to be a
whole lot stronger than any George
Washington team ever has been. And,
as far as Maryland against v. P. !. is
concerned, no other conclusion can be
drawn than that the Old Liners are up
against 1t in meeting an eleven strong
enough to beat Georgia
A LABAMA for several years has had
"A great teams. Under Wallace Wade
it really started its brilliant grid
iron efforts. but under Frank Thomas
has continued. In its game Saturday
Alabama swamped Mississippi State
College 53 to 0. indicating that its
present eleven should measure we'll up
to the best that Wade turned out, with
the exception of one season. In Cain,
Alabama has probably the greatest full
back in the country, and while the other
members Of the team hardly can be eX-
pected to equal Gains achievements,
they nevertheless are among the best
in the South Alabama is well coached
in the so-called Notre Dame system Of
play.
NIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INsTI-
TUTE always has been noted for
its excellent material and whether
or not 1t has turned out good teams
has depended on the quality of its
coaching. This year Monk Younger for
several years at Davidson. took charge
under Henry Redd,. who for nine years
has developed brilliantA freshman
elevens. and it was freely predicted that
he would have great team.
Younger won his first game easily
then went down to Georgia with every
body expecting him to get wiped off the
map. However, people apparently
: reckoned without knowing the caliber of
: the v. P. I. squad and without taking
into account Youngers ability as a
coach. The traditional V. P. l. mate.
rial and Youngers good coaching did
the trick.
F.. George Washington and Maryland
have their work cut out for them, if
they are to do as well as they would
like. The Colonials have a veteran
eleven one that has been pointing for
two weeks especially for this game, but
even with all their reputed strength
they probably will enter the game on
the short end OF strong odds. Mary
lands task is rendered doubly hard bys
the fact that il is green and that it has
not been defeated by v. P. I. since 1928
Maryland also will enter its contest
with the4ssenemy rated much the
stronger.
In games last week George Washing
ton eaSily~defeated Westminster Col
lege, while Maryland lost to Virginia by
l point. The Colonials kept most of
their stuff under cover, yet demonStrat-
ed real power. Maryland, against Vir-
ginia's veterans, lost by the narroweSt
of margins because of its inexperience
when it apparently had victory in its
grasp. Both George Washington and
Maryland apparently are strong enough
to play good games, even against pow
erful opponents.
IF Saturdays scores may be taken as
i criterion, Maryland certainly has
picked three tartarS from among
Southern Conference eleveas. This
week it meets v. P. l.. victor over Geor-
gia. and the following week faces Duke
University, which defeated Virginia
Military Institute by 40 to 0. Then
;, three weeks later it entertains here
Vanderbilt which administered a nice
{ spanking to North Carolina by 80 to
II. the worst defeat any North Caro-
:: lima eleven has had in many long
day
However. the Old Liners have the
satisfaction of knowing that they have
team that should improve consider
ably as the season advances. Against
Virginia, they did everything well
enough to win, except the things that
probably only experience gives. For
instance. with only 4 minutes left to
play and leading to in the fourth
quarter, Maryland lined up to punt on
its own 25-yard line. Probably not SO
persons in the crowd of seven or eight
thousand had much idea that Virginia
could win but the unusual took place.
Maryland lined up to punt on third
down. The pass was bad and the
punter had virtually to pick the ball
up off the ground. Instead OF trying
to run with it and downing 1t. to gain
the opportunity to punt on the fourth
down, an attempt was made to punt,
with the result that the ball struck
mass of Virginia linemen and rolled 10
yards and then was recovered by Vlr-
gain put Virginia on the 8-yard line,
where Maryland suffered a 5-yard
penalty that put the ball on the 3-yard
line On the next play Virginia was
thrown for 2 or yard loss, but on
the next occurred what apparently was
a tumble, hut which probably was
trick play as old as foot ball. The Vir-
ginia back was struck before he reached
the line Of scrimnage, but the ball shot
AL, 10 orx-lo v,Flfc
line across the goal line where wager
and a couple of other Virginia linemen
were waiting for it. Wager fell on it
for a touchdown. 1t probably was an
intentional tumble across the goal line,
with Virginia hnemen coached to be
there ready to pounce on the ball. Such
a combination of circumstances prob
ably would not happen more than once
in a lifetime and then only In the case
of an inexperienced eleven.
VIIRGINIA has much better foot
v ball team than any other it has
turned out in recent years. Before
the season ends it will miss good deal
Thomas. last years star, but with
fine line and backfeld that IS better
than it is being given credit for being,
the Cavaliers ought to round out their
best season in long while.
GEORGETOWN and Catholic University
ACCOMPLISHED what was expected OF
them in their opening games, and what
they themselves expected to do. The
former took Mount st. Mary's over the
Jumps without much difficulty and the
latter not only took City College OF
New York over the jumps, but also left
it stranded in couple Of water hazards.
Both the Blue and Gray and Cardinals
gave plenty of evidence that they will
have to be reckoned with even by the
best OF their opponents.
vale did mt SDpnd a very ENJOYABLE