Evening star., 1932-11-03

\N/ about three strong foot
' Y ball teams that play here
tomorrow night and
Saturday, the one game in which
two local elevenS are to meet
seems to be have been somewhat
overlooked Of course, Gallaudet
and American University are not
as strong as Vanderbilt, North
Dakota, Wake Forest ct al, but
nevertheless both are Washington
schools, and, despite the fact that
there are six here, they are the
only two that play each other.
Georgetown, Catholic University,
George Washington and Maryland find
it nconvenient to schedule games with
one another, the distances the teams
would have to travel probably being too
great and the fact that Gallaudet and
American u do preserve the appear
ances of good relationship is one reason
why their game deserves support.
MO one can foreteil what kind of a
~ game Gallaudet and American U.
may play. but the chances are that
1t Will offer the same kind of difficulty
for each of these that the other games
offer for Georgetown. George Washing
ton, Catholic University and Maryland.
American University though it has lost
its last two contests. probably will be
something of favorite but that is not
saying it should win. Gallaudet. under
certain psychological conditions, can
show an almost unbelievably good style
OF play.
The two teams meet out on the
American University field, and when
they line up the problems of their
coaches. the difficult tests for players,
and everything else that goes to make
up foot ball game. with all the side
lights. should be just as difficult COM
paratively as the factors that exist for
Vanderbilt and Maryland, for George
Washington and North Dakota, for
Catholic U. and Wake Forest.
TT will be a foot ball game, with good
i runs, some hard tackling and block
ing, and thrills that should make the
NJ funny feelings that chase up and down
the spines of interested partisan spec
! tators just as pronounced as those that
make people in the stands at Clark
Griffith Stadium or at Brookland get
up with frenzied yells.
It is a foot ball game that deserves
support, not only for its own worth,
but because the financial Golfers of the
average small college is never filled to
the oyerfoWing, to say the least.
~EORGETOWNs squad is off for
NJ MOrgantoWn for its game with
West Virginia. AS far as its Of
fense is concerned. the Blue and Gray
ny a ahlyr will have q 1N+ Of HifflPnltV
gaining ground, as the task of teach
ing a team a new set of plays is about
the most difficult part of foot ball. De-
fensively, there is no reason why West
Virginia should not be held about as
we'll as it would have been had there
been no change in coaches.
The result of the game will be looked
forward to with unusual interest. 1t Is
likely to be regarded as something Of a
criterion Of what Jack Hagerty may
accomplish before the season ends. This
week Hagerty has put in some hard
Picks and apparently no coach ever got
better support from his men. These
two factors Conjunctively often produce
remarkable results in a short time and
every body at Georgetown hopes that
will be the case now.
3CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY is working
~ largely on the development of its
offense to fit the peculiar needs OF
the Wake Forest defense. Coach Dutch
Bergman feels that this is his best plan
Of action because Wake Forest has
shown unusual defensive ability. but
not so much of an offenSe. The North
Carolinians have made only two touch
downs this season, but on the other
hand have proved themselves capable
of stopping other teams. They tied
North Carolina State, 0 TO 0, held South
Carolina scoreless and Delaware score
less, and also Duke to 9 points, which
is less than Duke scored against Ten
noSsee. The BrooklanderS probably will
no. have much difficulty stopping their
oppCnents. but may have considerable
trouble getting somewhere themselves.
AHARYLAND. with a non-scoutine
lVl agreement with Vanderbilt, IS
somewhat puzzled about shift
the CommOdores are reported to be
using. The only wav that Maryland
can provide for meeting it is in plan
rirg generally way of coping with
anv type of shift.
MARYLAND has always felt that it
made a mistake in agreeing to a no
scouting arrangement with the Com
mCdores. Tho average group Of line
men out at College Park are hardly
ever as experienced as the lines they
meet. even in the most successful years.
end in going against an unfamiliar
OffenSe are not GS adaptable as more eX-
pprienced players. A large pert OF
4 Marylands defensive success. which
| has always been Ct a rather high at
tainment. has been due to the efficient
| scouting What it may accomplish in
the way of stopping a shift that it has
rever seen and Of which 1t knows
nothing will be interesting to note.
The shift probably is designed to
cover I'D the use Of Dixie Roberts in
various positions and from varying
distances behind the line. When one
man is so valuable to team, ana Is
used so consistently as in tie Notre
Dame system. a shift is very valuable
in covering his activities. About the
only other style of play in which one
man is very nearly as valuabie IS IN
the kick formation. used by Vanderbllt
and Michigan in about the same way.
To this Vanderbilt now seems to nave
added the shift. as this is the first year
it has attempted this maneuVer.
WHATEVER North Dakota may bring
w here in the way of good foot ball
PLAYERS, it is going to have real
task on its hands to stop this CHAP
McCarver, George Washington half
back. McCarver is one OF the two or
three best foot ball players in this i'm.
mediate section, and should rank well
with players of any section. He Is Dig
and fast and can cut about as we'll
and as quickly as anybody. In the
open there are menv shiftier men, but
for gains of 4, 5, 6, or yards, he is
remarkably consistent George WASH
ington should win, and largely through
the efforts of McCarver.
RACING STABLES FILL.