Evening star., 1932-10-27

tngly optimistic.
Coaches of both elevens express
themselves as feeling they have a
chance 10 bring back victories,
and the morale of players of the
two squads yesterday afternoon
at practice was excellent.
OF course, we have lost the last two
games. and know We are going against
an exceptionally strong team at Detroit"
but We are likely to give those fellows
but We are likely to give those fellows
an awful battle. I feel We have
chance to win. To put it bluntly and
frankly, our fellows have the ability to
come through. and all they need is the
spirit and the will to do. At practice
yesterday we had better spirit than at
any previous time this season, and the
men, as individuals and as a team, were
good
If we keep up that spirit somebody
may be surprised when the score of
the Detroit game comes back to Wash
ington. We have a squad far more
capable than has so ear been shown,
and the very minute We get the right
kind Of spirit and the door die will to
succeed our team should come through
with cOlOrS Tying
Georgetown leaves this afternoon at
4 o'clock. Whatever may be the result
of the contest in the Michigan city,
the Blue and Gray PLAYERS apparently
are going cut there with every inten-
tion of playing the game of their lives
And if they play with that kind Of
spirit. Tom Mills may be right in stat
ing that the score may be a big sur
prise to some of those who are not CIV
ing the Blue and Gray very much credit
right now.
Not the least doubt exists in any
body's mind that Georgetown has a
squad Of foot ball men capable Of much
greater success than so far has been
achieved.
"TERTAINLY. I fgrfe we always
~ have a chance" was the way
Coach Dutch Bergman OF Cath
ole University answered q query this
morning just before he left Brookland
with his squad to catch the / o'clock
train for New York. I'VE have one big
disadvantage. which Is in the punting,
We are likely to contend with, but 9TH
eruise ought to get along pretty well.
If our defense fails. If our line is
not able to Withstand the driving tao
tics Of Holy Cross, and. with better
PuAeAAi6 al A4OilG VI IiS VIC SSG DdChtu
up against our own goal line, we may
have rough afternoon. We know that
Holy Cross has in Jarvis great punter.
and II McVean, our quarterback and
punter, IS not able to stick in the game.
that superiority in punting may hurt us
an awful lot.
II am hoping that we may get such
breaks as to discount somewhat Holy
Cross apparent superiority in that de-
partment. If our line holds tight. 1t is
likely to be great ball game"
In the face Of the powerful and versa
tile elevens they are to meet, beth Mills
and Bergman seem to lock forward to
the contests with considerably more
cheerfulness and optimism than the
average coach would under similar cir
cumstances. Both feel they have a
chance to win, and in saying that
neither discounts the strength OF the
other side.
CEORGE WASHINGTON continued
" its rounds Of practice in prepara-
ton for Iowa The ColonialS also
are in optimistic vein about their chances
tomorrow night when the first Western
Conference eleven that ever has played
in Washington appears in Griffith Sta
dium. Defeats by Alabama and Tulsa
have not In the least dampened the
ardor of the local eleven, and 1t is pre-
pared to take the field tomorrow night
to put up an even battle.
Last year George Washington went
out to Iowa and lost by one touchdown,
O to Z, and there seems no good reason
why it should not make an equally
good showing on its home fleld. any
way, that is George Washingtons way
of reasoning, and it seems to be sound,
Iowa has about the same kind OF
team as in 1881, while George Wash
1ngton certainly is not any weaker.
MARYLAND went through an hour
Nl Of scrimmage last night. all OF 1t
on the offense. The Old Liners
have not been lifting their opponents
out of the line as they should, II they
expect their running game to gain
ground, and the whole practice was
given over to an attempt to improve Of
fensive line play.
Whether much was accomplished
should be shown in the game with Vir-
ginia Military Institute at Richmond
Saturday. The Old Liners probably will
start the same team used last week
against st. Johns.
Callaudet plays another home game
IOIQOTIOW, Will oiA3SSAoAey oe
its opponent. The Kendall GreenerS
hope to win, but realize that they have
a green team and will have to get some
favors of Dame Fortune II they are to
attain their hope.
A FTER losing a grueling and heart
n breaking game last week to Har-
ward, Dartmouth this Saturday
makes its pilgrimage 10 the Yale Bowl
Against Harvard Dartmouth usually
has been fairly lucky, but against Yale
just the opposite has held true. Dart
mouth has never whipped Yale. and
even last year. when 1t scored 33 points,
Yale also scored 80, and wound up with
q tie at that figure.
Dartmouth should have whipped Har-
ward, but lost because the fortunes OF
war seemed with Harvard. Maybe that
Is an indication that Dartmouth's III
luck against Yale is about to change.
If the Big Green eleven fails to win
from Yale this time. it may as well give
that up as bad and almost impossible
job.
Morale in foot ball game Is q great
factor, and prestige almost as great
and it should indeed be interesting to
note the outcome Of the game this
week In the Yale Bowl.
Something of direct comparison OF
the Army and Navy may be gained
Saturday from the william and Mary.
Army game at West Point. In the first
contest for the Midshipmen they went
down to defeat before the williamsburg
school. Now the Middies are wondering
what Army can do to william anc
Mary.
AIAvY plays at Pennsylvania satur
~ day. With tie the result Of tn
Princeton game last week, Nav!
Is hoping for at least N eqyalH goo