Evening star., 1932-11-17
FORWARDS WORTH
WILL DECIDE ISSUE
Center Trio Has Done Great
Work for BrookIanderS.
Visitors Have Star.
BY H. C. BYRD.

Ad1lO CICFCAl 10 1lOL q O4AC-AIAd11 SAA
Gus, by any means, but is the re-
suit of the co-ordinated efforts of
IL players, nearly all of whom de-
serve equal praise in the successes
so far attained.
Tomorrow night, when Catholic U.
lines up against Duquesne University
of Pittsburgh in its Homecoming game
at Griffith Stadium, it will be that for
ward wall which will bear the brunt of
the battle, and 1t is that forward wall
which has carried the real burdens of
previous contests. And were it not for
the fine work done by the forwards,
Tom Whelan, Bus Sheary and other
backs would not be regarded as the
stars they are.
Ask any foot ball coach what makes
O backf1eld star, and what makes his
plays go, and the answer will be good
line play" Backs often are prone to
regard themselves as a whole foot ball
team, and when that feeling begins to
predominant they begin to slip. This
Is not true of Sheary and Whelan, be-
cause both have had drilled into them
the value of the men in front Of them,
and both realize that they would not
get anywhere we're 1t not for the fine
blocking that gives them opportunities
TO get started and which often car
ries them on long runs. However, 1t
is true, that in the presence OF such
fine performances as Sheary and
Whelan have given all season, the val
liable work of the linemen Is not given
the credit it deserves.
PTTHAT is true at Catholic University
i as In other places. 1t has been the
C. U. line which all season has
borne the great burden of offensive and
defensive play, and it is that line which
will either win against DuQuesne or
lose. Too much could not be said in
praise of the G. u. forwards. Their
play all season has been brilliant, ana
it is to them that the palm OF victory
should go just as much as to the packs
who have made touchdownS.
Take that center trio at G. o., Jim
Lyons and Bill Confer, guards, and
Eddie White, center. What these men
have done for their team this year has
not been the center Of praise and ac-
tually hardly has been mentioned.
Nevertheless, the value OF their per-
formances cannot be overeStimated: on
defense and ohense they nave played
brilliant foot ball, and from beginning
to end in every game they have carried
the brunt of battle. What they did IN
the game at Holy Cross, for instance. or
against Wake Forest or what they may
ACCOMPLISH tomorrow night against
Duuuesne may not be commemorateo In
song and story, but it should be re-
membered eternally by the backs whose
regulations as brilliant players In large
measure are attributable TO wnat
they do.
And what holds good for the three
center men also is true perhaps IN d
somewhat lesser measure Ior tne taS-
kles. Gross and Flynn, and for the enos'
FOR, let one say what he pleases aDoue
the brilliant performances OF pSchs, ~
Ss The line that make a foot ball team
And Catholic University has line,
real one.
TN the Duouesne backfield tomorrow
night will be seen foot ball player
Who Is said to be about as good
hack as there is in this sectlon: "a
Duoussne scout who watched the Z. y.
team play last week and tne Week
before. when somebody asked nm Il
Duoussne could stop Whelan, laugneo
and asked in reply, do you tninK Y. v.
the query as to who is Mcdonald.
And then the visiting scout opened up
with this: =. ~
mcdonald is one Of the best all
around backs in the East. He weighs
about ITS pounds and he can do every.
thing. I dent mind telling you that
he is better than Whelan. He is Just
as good a ball carrier, in which Wnelan
excels as Whelan, and in other ways
is a much better man. Yes, sir, unless
I miss my guess. Catholic University
had better be figuring on how to stop
Mcdonald than to be considering
whether or not we will stop Whalen."
All of which seems to indicate that
Catholic University may have some
thing of difficult proposition on its
hands, especially as it is said that the
Duouesne line is big and fast.
Catholic University students ana
alumni are to unite this evening in G.
huge bonfire on the university campus.
II will be a traditional pep" meeting,
and is to be featured by speeches and
songs.
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY scouts have
~ reported that DuQuesne is just as
strong as it was last year, Wnlcn
means a real struggle for G. U. Against
washington and Jefferson, which Du-
ouesne defeated, 10 to 0, it is said that
TIE Pittsburghers played masterful foot
ball That was their best game OF the
wear. and it may be that 1t will not be
in such top form tomorrow night. Un-
der any circumstances, 1t seems tnat
C. U. will have to be at its best to WIN
and even then it may not.
IN talking about line play, it is not
i amiss to say that a rather Significant
word has come down from the George
T.
feet that the Blue and Gray line play
has shown Improvement this week. Sc
much encouraged is Coach Hagerty by
the better work of his forwards that
he is inclined to believe they may hold
Bucknell Saturday.
It has been Georgetown's line that
has failed to measure up, ACCORDING
to definite opinion of those that have
watched it practice and seen 1t In
games. It could hardly be anything
else, as a matter or fact. On the
Georgetown eleven are two. fine backs
in Bradley and Purcells, both OF whom
would grace almost any eleven. Wnen
backs, with their ability, cannot gain
ground more or less consistently, ther
something is wrong with the line. Thai
is the only answer.
Out at Catholic University, Ton
Whelan and Bus Sheary, with a flnt
line In front Of them, are stars. UT
at Georgetown, Purcells and Bradley
just as good backs, with weak lint
in front of them, are not getting II
sight of the goal line.
CALLAUDET is bending its effort
" toward its game with Shephert
College Saturday, its final of thl
year So far this season, the Kendall
Greeners have not scored q point. ant
last year and this have been the mos