Evening star., 1932-10-07
COLON|ALS BATTLE
FOR PLACE IN SUN
Alabama Bent on Shielding
Great Name; V. P. |. Venge-
full Facing Terps.
BY H. c. BYRD.
BY HI. c. BYRD.
~ FORGE WASHINGTON VS.
1 Alabama, here.
MARYLAND VS.. Virginia

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Polytechnic Institute, here
Gallaudet VS.. Washington Col
lege, here.
Georgetown VS.. Canisius at
Buffalo Sunday.
Behind the cold type which lists
the foot ball games in which local
colleges take part tomorrow may
lie stories of brilliant effort, OF
triumph, tragedy, or travesty.
Within the hours in which athletes
representing these schools are to struggle
against representatives of other places
OF learning may be written epics Of in
dividual achievement, may occur feats
so great as to become legendary.
George Washington plays Alabama
A simple statement, yet it embodies the
ambitions and hopes of a big university
Whether it, by virtue of rising to I'M
expected heights, shall take its place
in the southern foot ball sun by de-
feating Alabama is all important to
George Washington. Whatever the
future may hold for either university
tomorrow there Is but one issue to be
decided at Clark Griffith Stadium.
With one eleven determined, if pos
sible, to rise to the heights, with the
other equally set to protect its own
place on the seat of wagon hitched
to star, it seems that the only result
should be that which happens when
two strong determined forces clash in
head-on collision.
And, what is true of the George
Washington Alabama struggle also is
true of that between Maryland and Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute. and in some
measure of the contests in which
Georgetown and Gallaudet are sched-
uled. Virginia Polytechnic Institute
avowedly sustained by an absolute con-
fidence in the ability of an eleven that
triumphed over Georgia, is coming
here to avenge the three years of con-
Secutlve defeats meted cut to it by
Maryland. Georgetown goes to Buffalo
to play Canisius College in a game in
which 1t may meet more opposition
than it expects, while Gallaudet re-
mains at home to face what probably
will be stronger team.
A LABAMA'S squad is scheduled to
"A arrive here early this afternoon.
Several sightseeing trips have been
scheduled for it, including one to the
Laurel races and another to Mount
Vernon. However. the squad is slated
to work out at o'clock and it may be
that festivities in the way of sightsee-
ing Journeys will have a taboo placed
on them by Coach Frank Thomas The
Alabama coach has too much at stake
to take many chances of not having
his team in good shape. Tonight, both
the Alabama and George Washington
squads are to be guests of local thea
ter, where something of a special pro-
gram is being worked out
George Washington has scheduled a
big mass meeting and general rally Of
all students and faculty for this eve
ming in the gymnasium Talks will
be made by President Marvin, men,
bers OF the faculty and coaches. Sat-
urday the Colonial students are to have
a parade through the downtown streets.
Saturday night the Alabama Society is
scheduled to give a formal dance at
the Willard in honor of the Alabama
players.
Alabama's squad is scheduled to leave
here Saturday night at II o'clock to
return to Tuscaloosa.
IT seems that Coach Frank Thomas of
i Alabama has been spending most of
the week building his defense against
George Washington's passing attack
Word from Tuscaloosa has it that Ala
ban1a scouts took back from the George
Washington Washington and Lee game
stories Of the passing ability of Johnny
Fenlon and the consequent passing at
tack that created some diSmay in the
ranks of the Crimson Tide OF course,
no person familiar with foot ball would
go so far as to say that Alabama fears
defeat at the hands of George Wash
ington, because in all probability it
does not, but the fact that 1t is working
seriously against forward passes it must
face is real indication that it is not
looking forward to an afternoon of ease
and comfort.
Alabama ought to win, although it
may not. 1t will bring here the strong
est eleven George Washington ever has
faced, and the result should be hard
uphill fight for the latter. The Co.
1onial followers, and many others, are
pulling for them to come through
though realizing the difficulty Of such
an achievement.
4 LABAMA has had greater success
n in games on the Pacific Coast than
any other school that has visited
that section. 1t made three trips out
there and in the first beat University
of Washington, 20 to 49, in the second
tied Stanford. 7 to 7. and in the third
won from Washington State, "a to O.
In three intersectional games it played
in the north, it defeated Penn State
and Pennsylvania, but lost to Syracuse
IT may be mentioned that the men
i making up the present Alabama
eleven have tasted defeat only once
in their terms of play for their un1ver-
sity. Two years ago, in 1880, Alabama
won every game it played, then early
In the 1881 season was badly beaten
by Tennessee, but since that has an 81,
uninterrupted record of victories. II
won all its other games last year ano
both it has played so far this season
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTI.
v TUTE is coming here as re-
juvenated outfit expecting to atone
for some of it's losses of the last three
years. 1t will bring here big team
In all probability just about as big as
Alabama. with a backfield that Is bigger
and just as fast. But Mel Jefries, who
Blacksburg, tells about the v. P. I
attitude about as well as anybody could
so let him do 1t:
"The way the v. P. I. men played
against Georgia would warm the heart
of any COACH" says Jeffries, "but We
realize that one victory does not make
q season. Our Maryland games have
always been tough and we don't ex.
pect this one to be anything else, ano
beyond that we have some more tough
ones. Kentucky and Alabama. tWc
strong teams, yet remain to be played
But what we are worrying about il
this matter Of newspaper clippings
Way down South those newspaper
scribes broke down and said some