Evening star., 1932-09-27
GREEN OLD LINERS
FACING EXPERIENCE
Cavalier Forward Wall Has
Edge-CoIIege Park Backs
Versatile and Fast.
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of Maryland may have the
most difficult contest of it's sched-
ule. Virginia probably is not by
any means the strongest eleven
Maryland will meet this season,
but it is group Of veterans
against which the Old Line school
must throw virtually an untried
lineup.
The first test for the inexperienced
eleven is the hardest, and no matter
what the opposition for the local school
may be during the remainder of the
season. there will be no opposition quite
like the Virginia game, especially the
early part of it.
AS far as Maryland is concerned, it
wonders if its untried forward wall can
stand up under the terrific battering it
is certain to receive from a powerful
veteran Virginia line and from heavy,
hard-driving Virginia backs Also
whether or not it can cope with Vir-
ginia's line sufficiently to allow its fast
backs a chance to get under way.
The game should be interesting in
many ways. MARYLAND in all frankness
is wondering what its team can dc
against line of tried warriors. And,
on the other hand, Virginia probably
is giving no little thought as to what
course 1t can adopt to prevent two or
three of Maryland's fleet backs getting
In the open.
IF one had to make an analysis be-
i tween Virginia and MARYLAND, that
analysis probably would be that
Virginias line is more powerful big
ger and far more experienced, while
Maryland's backs probably have some
thing Of an edge on the men behind
Vrginia's line. Virginia's backfeld Is
much bigger than Maryland's. but does
not have the versatility nor the speed.
Virginia has about as powerful a line
as any team should desire Its ends
are both around 200 pounds and over
feet. Thev are indicative of the re-
mainder Of the forward wall. CT which
Rels5 at center is the brilliant star.
That chap, who formerly was a full
back. is one of the best men playing
the position in tie country and that
bars none. ReisS stands about feet
and probably weighs 100 pounds. He
IS playing his third year on the varsity
and is allowed to do about as he pleases
on defense. And as a free lance. Reiss
probably is not everywhere at once. but
he certainly seems to be-
The game should develop a real duel
between defensive centers, as Webb.
holding down that position for Mary
land, fast is developing for. despite the
fact that he is a sophomore against a
veteran senior. the former Western
High School player is likely to give
good account cf himself.
In the game played last week by Vir-
E.nia and Maryland, the former beat
Hampden-Sidney. 80 to 0. and the latter
Washington College, 63 to 0. The diff
ference between Hampden- Sidney and
Washington College accounted for the
difference in the size of the scores.
Actually, Hampden-Sidney was strong
enough to make the going rough for
the Cavaliers, although on offense it
was absolutely helpless against the pow
e~ful group of men it faced It is
doubtful if any foot ball game ever was
Played anywhere in which one team
was held SO helplessly at bay.
V1R+aGiIINSIIA ol,a has t. the best team it has as
playing the kind of foot ball tnat
indicates it should be consistent in
whatever it accomplshes. The chances
are that Virginia is going to be diff
cult for any opponent to whip, and
what Maryland can accomplish against
1t is only matter of conjecture.
Maryland's squad, with good many
students and others, including the uni
versity band of more than fifty pieces,
will leave Washington Saturday morn
ing at 9 O'Clock on a special train The
special is due to leave Charlottesville
to return shortly after tha game. In
all likelihood Good many Virginia
alumni, az well as Maryland, will jour-
ney to Charlottesville on that train. A
special round-trip rate of 50 has been
fixed for the trip.
WHILE Virginia and Maryland are
w battling away at Charlottesville
North Carolina and Vanderbilt
will be engaging in a young war at
Chapel Hill The Tarheels lost to Van
derbilt last year at Nashville, 13 to O.,
and have had hopes of reversing the
situation this Fall, although the show
ing against Wake Forest last week
would not seem to indicate very good
chance. This contest may develop into
one CT the best of the year and Ger
tainly. if North Carolina By any chance
were TO win. one of the most important
However, it would seem that Vanderbilt
has all the odds in its favor.
Duke University trips up to Lexing-
ton, Va, o.play Virginia Military In
stitute. The Durham eleven ought to
take the long end of the score, unless
V. NJ. I. is considerably stronger than
its score with Kentucky indicates.
"Bif" Jones' Louisiana State eleven
got off fairly well last week to wind up
its opening game with tie with Texas
Christian. The former Army coach
when he took charge of the Baton
Rouge eleven last Spring, was any
thing but optimistic over the possible
outcome of the contest.
Army and Navy open their schedules
this week, both with Southern schools.
Army plays Furman and Navy meets
William and Mary. Navy beat William